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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. His…
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STUdent Mental Health a Priority for Nicole Pera and Letitia Haywood

Mental health challenges across the country and at STU continue to rise, and the Division of Student Affairs is working to meet the needs of our growing student population. In a survey conducted in 2020 with 485 STU students, 21 percent of…
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The Science Fair Returns!

Serenity Mathieu, Alice Gutierrez, and Jakarri Hendricks were three of the more than 140 budding scientists who came to St. Thomas University on Monday for the 11th Annual City of Miami Gardens Science and Engineering Fair. Mathieu, a second-grader…
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STU MEN’S SOCCER TEAM HAS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP & WORLD CUP FEVER

The STU men’s soccer team has World Cup Fever … and National Championship Fever, too. Usually, the World Cup is held in June and July, and it does not conflict with the college soccer schedule. But this year, because Qatar is hosting,…
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STU names Gladstone I. Edwards as Marching Band Director

MIAMI GARDENS, FL; Nov. 9, 2022 – St. Thomas University (STU) has announced Gladstone I. Edwards as their new Marching Band Director. Mr. Edwards comes to STU via Palm Beach County Public Schools, where he served as Music Director for Royal…
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Love Fashion? STU Can Help!

To find proof that Ashlee Rzyczycki had the attention of her audience, all you had to do was listen. Rzyczycki, the director of St. Thomas University’s Fashion Merchandising program, recently hosted Hialeah Gardens High School’s fashion…
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STU Alumni Making Sports History

He’s from Venice, but yet he’s never been on a gondola. That’s OK, though, because Davide Favaro’s life has been a fun ride all on its own – from pro soccer player in his native Italy to earning a Master’s degree at St. Thomas…
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Student-athlete’s Passion for Wrestling Leads Him to Create a Popular Children’s Book

Wrestling has been a passion for Noel Fuentes since he was a freshman student at South West Miami Senior High School in 2014. In 2018, 19-year-old Noel Fuentes was trying to find a children’s book about wrestling to give to his five-year-old…