STU student runner-up in Startup Weekend Miami at FIU

Team Tip N' Go. Marcos Castillo is the seventh person from the right. Photo courtesy of FIU.St. Thomas University (STU) business student and Vice President of STU’s Student Government Association, Marcos Castillo, along with his team Tip N’…

STU Celebrates Asian Heritage Month with Gyotaku Prints Exhibition

“Gyotaku Prints: Sand Perch” is an exhibition of prints created by St. Thomas University students, faculty and staff during a Gyotaku Printing Workshop presented by Jaclyn Dematzo of the Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens in honor of…

St. Thomas and Lynn University Launch Accelerated Law Degree Program

Collaboration enables students to obtain bachelor’s degree and juris doctor in six yearsStanding L-R: Anthony Marino, St. Thomas Law 2nd year student; Peter Kelly; Jessica Fonseca Nader; Cecile Dykas; Karline Lee '09; Bill Smith, Jr.,…
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St. Thomas Law and Lynn University Launch Accelerated Law Degree Program

New academic collaboration enables students to obtain bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor in six years St. Thomas University School of Law and Lynn University have signed a new articulation agreement that will allow qualified students to earn…
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The Honorable Judge Peter Palermo Dies at Age 97

South Florida legal pioneer and retired Senior Magistrate Judge, Peter Palermo, died on Friday, November 13. He was 97. Judge Palermo was a generous supporter of St. Thomas Law's Peter Palermo Program; putting into action his belief that today's…
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St. Thomas Law’s Mock Trial Team Dominates at FJA Mock Trial Competition – Recognized for Distinguished Advocacy

The 2015 Florida Justice Association (FJA) Honorable E. Earle Zehmer Memorial Mock Trial Competition took place from November 13-15, 2015, in Orlando, Florida.  The competition, which was held at the Orange County Courthouse, had teams…
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St. Thomas Law Intellectual Property & Cyberlaw Society at Sixth Annual Patently Impossible Competition

Once again, the St. Thomas University School of Law Intellectual Property & Cyberlaw Society (IPCLS) had a strong presence at the Patently Impossible Project competition on November 5, 2015 at the Bakehouse Art Complex in Wynwood. Patently…
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St. Thomas Law’s 11th Annual Human Rights Symposium

On Friday, November 13th, the St. Thomas Law community welcomed a panel of esteemed, internationally-known law makers and human-rights advocates for a timely symposium, titled The Power of A Voice: Re-writing Policy and Implementing Changes…
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Professor Keith Rizzardi’s Scholarship Cited in Recent Judicial Opinion

St. Thomas Law professor, Keith Rizzardi's scholarship was recently used and cited in a legal opinion. In a November 4, 2015 opinion related to Florida’s public records law, 15th Judicial Circuit Judge Richard L. Oftedal quoted and cited…

STU Offers Unique Certificate Program in Ethics and Compliance

With the rising demand of ethics and compliance education in the United States, St. Thomas University (STU) has launched a professional certificate program in ethics and compliance, making it the second academic institution in the country to…