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Judge Tarlika Nunez-Navarro – 60th Anniversary Gala Alumni Spotlight

Judge Tarlika Nunez-Navarro’s first name means “little tree” in Hindu. It fits. Judge Nunez-Navarro is deeply rooted in the law and her compassion for everyday people. After graduating from St. Thomas University’s College of Law,…
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Blake James ’94 – 60th Anniversary Gala Alumni Spotlight

Blake James made a startling prediction three decades ago. James was just 22 years old, and he had just graduated from Minnesota State Mankato, earning a Bachelor’s degree in marketing in 1992. He then traveled to Miami with the hopes of…
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Judge Diana Vizcaino ’00 – 60th Anniversary Gala Alumni Spotlight

Many law students struggle to find a job in their field -- even long after graduation. Not Judge Diana Vizcaino. She landed a coveted position as a prosecutor for the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office even before she graduated from St.…
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Patrick L. Cordero ’88 – 60th Anniversary Gala Alumni Spotlight

When others zigged, Patrick L. Cordero zagged. When lesser lawyers struggled, Cordero flourished. When less-creative lawyers saw failure, Cordero smelled opportunity. It all started in the Bronx, New York, where Cordero was born to a Chilean…
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Darin Harris ’93 – 60th Anniversary Gala Alumni Spotlight

Darin Harris is a study in perseverance. Looking for both a job and information on his thesis for his Master’s degree from St. Thomas University, Harris once called a Pizza Hut executive every week for four straight months. To be precise,…
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Teresa Resch ’06 – 60th Anniversary Gala Alumni Spotlight

Teresa Resch is the answer to a fascinating trivia question. Name the college or university that has sent two of its graduates on to become high-ranking officials on teams that have won NBA championships within the past decade on both sides…
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Father Jack Butler – 60th Anniversary Gala Alumni Spotlight

Jack Butler was not going to attend college. His one clear goal as a teenager – to play college football – was blown up by an injury. There was no backup plan. “Life wasn’t working out the way I wanted,” Butler said.…
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$3 Million Grant Awarded to St. Thomas University’s Center for Pandemic, Disaster and Quarantine Research from County’s CARES Act Funds

The Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners awarded $3,000,000 in Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) to St. Thomas University’s Center for Pandemic, Disaster and Quarantine Research (PDQ). The grant funds stem from a Coronavirus Aid, Relief,…

A Message to our Students on Curbing the Spread of Coronavirus

Dear STU students, Welcome to St. Thomas University! For those of you who are returning for the first time since on-campus instruction was disrupted in March, it’s great to have you back. We missed you. For freshmen and transfer students…

St. Thomas University President David A. Armstrong, J.D. marks second anniversary by looking toward the future

President David A. Armstrong, J.D. has a list of accomplishments in his first two years at St. Thomas University (STU) of which he can certainly be proud. But rather than reflecting on those successes, Armstrong marked the occasion of his second…