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Tourism & Hospitality Ready to Welcome the World

By Walter Villa – Special to St. Thomas University Just a few months ago, Sofia Volberg was living in her native Argentina, dreaming of one day owning her own restaurant. Now that she is a freshman in St. Thomas University’s Culinary…
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STU College of Law Naming Ceremony

Thu 2/9/2023 3:19 PM BY WALTER VILLA – Special to St. Thomas University View Photo Gallery from the Event Goosebumps. How else to explain the ceremony held on Wednesday afternoon to name St. Thomas University’s College of Law…
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Ricky Patel, ’09 – 60th Anniversary Gala Alumni Spotlight

Ricky K. Patel, a St. Thomas University College of Law graduate, is such a prominent attorney that – at age 26 – he was appointed to President Barack Obama’s National Finance Committee. Patel, 40, and his law partner Wesley Farrell,…
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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…
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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. His…