| St. Thomas held its annual Dean's List Dinner on Monday, November 2 in the Forest Hill Conference room to celebrate a number of exceptional students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.7 of higher on a minimum of 30 credit hours in the preceding academic year (September-April). Lieutenant Governor Graydon Nicholas was a guest speaker at the dinner. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| On November 18, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, Sue Gardner, delievered “The New Media Landscape” at the seventh annual Dalton Camp Lecture in Journalism. The lecture was broadcast nationally on the CBC's Radio Series Ideas. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| At the St. Thomas Open House, prospective students met and spoke with faculty representatives from all departments and current students about their experiences at STU. They also got the chance to take a full-campus tour, sit in on sample classes, and talk one-on-one with Admissions Officers about starting their path to St. Thomas University. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| Academic Transition Day has become an important community milestone for new students as it marks the transition between Welcome Week and the beginning of classes. The end of the day is marked by the T-Pin Ceremony. First-year students gather to be welcomed by the St. Thomas University community. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| A favorite Welcome Week tradition, the Cheer Off is the first chance new students are given to show their residence or off-campus pride. All residence and off-campus students learn cheers demonstrating their spirit. During the Cheer Off, students are given the chance to show off their pride by out-cheering the others. It is a coveted title, and an experience you will remember for all your years at St. Thomas. (Photos by Dave Smith, MDS Photography) |
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| Games are fun; inflatable games are more fun. First-year students spent the day bouncing around in celebration of their fundraising efforts for Camp Triumph. As day faded to night, students enjoyed a live concert in the courtyard by Two Hours Traffic. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| Moving into residence is a big step. To ease the transition, we make Moving In Day at St. Thomas University a community event. Our high-energy Welcome Week leaders greet first-year students and their families right in the parking lot, eager to welcome them home and even help them move in. (Photos by Dave Smith, MDS Photography) |
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| St. Thomas students celebrated their graduation at Summer Convocation on July 15. Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to nearly 140 graduates in arts, applied arts, and education. Honourary degrees were bestowed upon soprano Measha Brueggergosman and her voice teacher Mabel Doak. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World). |
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| Celebracion is a gift from Mario Dominguez Cruz in recognition of the 100th anniversary of St. Thomas University and the occasion of his son Raul’s graduation at Spring Convocation 2009. |
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| Parents, friends and faculty gathered to celebrate the success of graduating St. Thomas University students on Sunday, May 10 at the 99th Spring Convocation. Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to 490 graduates in arts, applied arts, social work, certificates of honours and certificates of native language immersion. Honourary Doctors of Letters were bestowed on fiddler Ned Landry, writer Lee Maracle and writer Ron Rolheiser, who delivered the address to graduates. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| Graduates, friends and family gathered in the STU Chapel for the Baccalaureate Mass before Convocation. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| St. Thomas University recently celebrated spring at its annual Primavera fundraiser. With matching funds from the Province of New Brunswick, the event raised $95,000 which will be directed to a special Millennium Bursary named in memory of John McKendy, professor of sociology, who died tragically in 2008. In the past nine years, the event has raised over $2 million. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World). |
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| April 6 was a special day for graduating students at St. Thomas. At the end of the semester and on the verge of Spring Convocation, the grad class of 2009 gathered for an evening to mark the end of their four-year journey together and to honour many outstanding student scholars and leaders. |
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| St. Thomas University’s Athletics Department recently hosted its annual awards banquet to honour the dedication, determination and leadership qualities of its 200 student athletes.
Congratulations to our student athletes who have the drive and determination to excel in both athletic and academics. For individual team summaries please visit www.stu.ca>athletics. |
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| This year's Relay for Life was a huge success! Over 170 participants, four survivors, and 25 volunteers came out and showed support at the all-night event. Walkers gathered in Sir James Dunn Hall to hear talks from organizer Matthew Sheriko and the other cancer survivors. Music and entertainment kept teams on their toes. In a remarkable display of Tommie team spirit over $10,000 was raised for cancer research.
*Photos by Alex Solak |
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| American philosopher and animal rights theorist Dr. Tom Regan delivered the Science and Technology Studies lecture at St. Thomas University in March. Regan is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, North Carolina State University in North Carolina and has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. He also co-founded The Culture and Animals Foundation, a non-profit. |
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| Facebook security, sexual harassment policy, adoption, cultural jamming in advertising, tourism promotion during wartime, and conservatism and environmentalism were some of the research topics presented by students at St. Thomas University's annual Research and Ideas Fair on March 21st. As in past years, two students were selected to travel to the University of St. Thomas at Houston to participate in that university’s fair. |
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| In an annual tradition, the graduating class gathered to remember their university experience and acknowledge their transformation as individuals, thinkers and citizens of the world. During the T-Ring Ceremony, they retired their T-Pins for the honoured T-Ring. Alumni Adam Robertson (BA '06) and Coleen Comeau (BA'93, BEd'94) were guest speakers. |
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| For the first time since 1993-94, the STU Tommies Basketball team are the ACAA Champs. STU were victorious over the defending champion MSVU Mystics by a score of 60-53. At the ACAA Awards Banquet, Alicia Sterling became the first STU Tommie to be named league MVP, while Hayley Doney was named a 1st Team All Conference and Kerrin Everett was named to the second team. Head Coach Fred Connors was named the ACAA Coach of the Year. |
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| Noted Canadian author David Adams Richards delivered the fourth annual Great Ideas Lecture on Jan. 22. Richards talked about the concept of the scapegoat in “Throwing the Second Stone - Taking Aim at the Scapegoat in Our Society”. While at St. Thomas University, Richards will also meet with several Great Ideas and Aquinas Programme classes that have studied his work this year. |
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| The STU Revue is an annual variety show that showcases the talent of the St. Thomas University community. On February 10, in the Kinsella Auditorium, many students, faculty, and friends gathered to show their support. Proceeds from this year's show went towards helping Kofi Ampong, a graduate of STU.
The event had performances by: STU Jazz, UNB/STU Dancers, The Station Agents, Matt Buckley, Jill Carlson, Jenna Barnes and Cam MacLean, Katie Malone, Jordan Sipprell & John Stymietst, Daniel Blais, Gemma Marr, Brittany Woodworth, and many more… |
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| On Jan 28, Kenneth Whyte, a veteran of the newspaper and magazine business shared his experiences dodging financial ruin while chasing headlines. Whyte’s talk, “Be Interesting, Or Else,” was taped for broadcast on CBC Radio’s Ideas. |
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| As the holidays quickly approach, students get together in the various study locations on campus in order to prepare for exams. St. Thomas wishes all students great success in finishing up their first semester courses and hopes all students will have a wonderful holiday vacation. |
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| Senator Noël A. Kinsella was the guest of honour as faculty, alumni, staff, and friends of St. Thomas University gathered for the official renaming of the auditorium in the award-winning Margaret Norrie McCain Hall. |
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| Trick or Eat put a new spin on Halloween when costumed students canvassed their neighborhoods collecting food for local social service agencies in order to help the 2.5 million people who go hungry in Canada each day. |
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| Goose Lane Editions celebrated the fall literary season with a launch party at St. Thomas University in the Black Box Theatre on October 30.
Featured authors included: Herb Curtis, author of The Americans Are Coming, Melynda Jarratt, author of Captured Hearts: New Brunswick’s War Brides, Philip Lee, author of Bittersweet: Confessions of a Twice-Married Man, Bob Mersereau, author of The Top 100 Canadian Albums, and Jacques Poitras, author of Beaverbrook: A Shattered Legacy. |
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| St. Thomas University recently held a celebration to honour student achievement and to recognize donors to the university.
The second annual Celebration of Excellence and Generosity was held on October 26, 2008 in McCain Hall. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| On October 7th, 2008, St. Thomas University invited voters and students to attend a forum discussion on topics of interest in the Fredericton riding for the recent federal election. The event was presented by The Daily Gleaner and St. Thomas University’s Political Science Department. The election buzz floated throughout the room as people from all walks of life presented questions to the candidates of each party for the riding. Moderator Peter Haggert kept the questions moving and all speakers represented their parties well. The packed auditorium was so engaged, in fact, that after the event ended talks and recaps continued in the lobby. (Photos by Alex Solak) |
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| On October 10th-13th, 2008, St. Thomas University hosted the Annual Maritime Open Chess Tournament. The top prize winner took home $300. As part of the competition, New Brunswick’s highest rated chess champion, Bill Bogle, played several opponents to heat up the event. (Photos by Alex Solak) |
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| The Cross Country Running Team began the season with their first ACAA meet September 20th at O’Dell Park.
The women’s team came in second overall, with St. Thomas athletes taking first and second place. Nicole Badry was first place winner of the women’s 5K race, with a time of 21:31. Olivia Long placed second with a time of 21:53. The men’s team placed third overall and Zachary Nicholson came in 5th place with a time of 33:00.
The women's team won the championship last season, and the men's team finished second place last year. (Photos by Alex Solak) |
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| A favorite Welcome Week tradition, the Cheer Off is the first chance new students are given to show their residence or off-campus pride. All residents and off campus students learn cheers demonstrating their spirit, and during the Cheer Off they are given the chance to show off what they have learned and attempt to out cheer all of the other groups. It is a coveted title, and an experience you will remember for all your years at St. Thomas. (Photos by Dave Smith, Dave Smith Photos) |
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| Games are always fun, but when the games are inflated the fun is bigger and better! First-year students challenged Welcome Week Leaders and friends in the Gladiator jousting ring and Sumo suits. Students participated in a fun-filled night of games and karaoke at Forest Hill ballrooms. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| St. Thomas' international students made dishes and meals to share their culture with other students. Many of the international students were dressed in traditional clothing from their homeland. Students also provided music and entertainment during the fair. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| Moving into residence is a big step. To ease the transition, we make Moving In Day at St. Thomas University a community event. Our high-energy Welcome Week leaders greet first-year students and their families right in the parking lot, eager to welcome them home and even help them move in. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| Academic Transition Day has become an important community milestone for new students as it marks the transition between Welcome Week and the beginning of classes. The end of the day is marked by the T-Pin Ceremony. First-year students gathered as our vice-president academic welcomed them to the academic world. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| More than 170 St. Thomas students celebrated their university graduation at the summer convocation on July 17, 2008. Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to graduates in arts, applied arts, social work, and education. Honourary degrees were bestowed upon educator Gerald Killan, Holocaust survivor Philip Riteman, and peace activist Gloria Paul, who also delivered the address to graduates. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| St. Thomas University established a Holocaust Centre, directed by Human Rights professor Dr. Michael McGown, to raise greater awareness of the plight of Holocaust victims during the Second World War, as well as other genocides throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century. The new centre will co-operate with other organizations such as the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, the Canadian Centre for Diversity, and Yad Vashem to deliver educational programmes for students and professional groups, provide scholarships, organize seminars and conferences, and sponsor public lectures by scholars.
Holocaust survivor Philip Riteman was awarded an honourary degree at summer convocation.
(Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| St. Thomas University recognized its faculty and staff at the Celebration of Excellence and Dedication on May 27, 2008. The university honoured faculty members who have won awards or secured research grants. It also thanked retiring staff and faculty for their dedication to STU over the years.(Photos by Dave Smith, MDS Photography) |
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| Parents, friends and faculty gathered in the St. Thomas University courtyard on Sunday, May 18 to celebrate the accomplishments of more than 500 graduates at the 98th Spring Convocation. Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to graduates in arts, applied arts, social work, certificates of honours and certificates of native language immersion. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| Graduates, friends and family gathered in the STU Chapel before convocation on May 18, 2008 to celebrate their faith at the Baccalaureate Mass. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| St. Thomas University recently celebrated spring and the success of its Millennium Fund student bursaries at its annual fundraiser, Primavera. With matching funds from the Province of New Brunswick, the event raised $115,687.50 which will all go towards scholarships for St. Thomas students. In the past nine years, the event has raised approximately $1.2 million. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| St. Thomas University celebrated its athletes at the 2008 St. Thomas University Athletics Banquet on April 8. During the evening, awards were handed out to players from every Tommies team, ranging from golf, hockey to soccer. Four major awards were handed to Matt Davis, Outstanding Male Athlete; Catherine Boudreau, Cathy Wadden Commitment Award; Sarah Braam, Outstanding Female Athlete; and Matt Seymour, John Frederick Walls. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| St. Thomas' 2008 graduating class gathered to celebrate their four years at St. Thomas at their grad dinner on April 10, 2008. This year, St. Thomas honoured some of its top students with various leadership awards. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| The St. Thomas community celebrated St. Partick's Day at the St. Pat's Day +1 benefit concert featuring celtic fiddler Kathleen Gorey-McSorley, keyboard and accordian player Carolyn Holyoke, guitarist Gary Pugh, pianist Meghan Underhill and step dancers Erin and Melissa MacDonald. |
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| St. Thomas University human rights students held the first annual Human Rights Conference on April, 5, 2008. The students explored topics ranging from humanitarian issues, contemporary forms of slavery, philosophical issues in human rights, and genocide. Conference participants also learned about student organizations and projects, and listened to the musical talents of student Saa Andrew Gbongbor. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| St. Thomas University hosted its fifth annual Student Research and Ideas Fair on Friday, April 4, 2008. More than 50 students showcased their research, ranging from the environment, residential schools, children overcoming bipolar disorder, intensive behavioural intervention for children with autism, New Brunswick’s forest policy, the United Nation’s intervention during the genocides in Bosnia and Rwanda, and special education plans in the province, among others. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| The conferral of T-Rings took place in the McCain Hall auditorium on March 14, 2008. The ceremony marks the end of our students’ academic studies and the beginning of their life as an alumnus. The T-Ring is a recognized symbol that unites our graduates as they branch out into the world. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| During her visit to Fredericton, internationally renowned guitarist Tali Roth taught musicians more than just a few chords. The Israeli-American guitarist was at St. Thomas University on February 27 and 28 for Latin American Guitar Week, and she shared the charm of Latin American music with students and members of the public. During her residency at St. Thomas, Roth visited classrooms, gave two master classes and performed a free solo recital. At the recital, she premiered a prelude and fugue composed by STU professor and Fine Arts programme director Martin Kutnowski. (Photos by Samantha Shea) |
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| Whether you’re enjoying a walk on St. Thomas’ picturesque campus, or making snow angels in the freshly fallen snow in the courtyard, one thing is certain: it’s winter time at St. Thomas. Although it’s time to bundle up in a few more layers of clothing, Maritime winters aren’t extremely cold. That’s what sets Fredericton, New Brunswick apart from other regions of the country. We enjoy a moderate climate and four very distinct seasons without the extreme temperatures of the Canadian North or the American South. That’s why, no matter the season, students ranked our campus among the most beautiful in the country in the 2007 Globe and Mail University Report Card. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| St. Thomas students were busy studying before the Christmas exams, and they took advantage of McCain Hall's new study centre. Leather-topped desks are lit by individual lamps, and comfortable upholstered chairs line the walls. Large windows offer a stunning view of campus and downtown Fredericton. If a quiet place to study is a must for your academic success, the McCain Hall study centre is a practical and beautiful option. But, there are lots of great places to study on campus, ranging from computer labs, to the cafeteria. (Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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| Canadian columnist and political commentator Chantal Hébert and CBC Radio’s Ideas producer Bernie Lucht spoke to St. Thomas University journalism students about reporting and storytelling in October.
Hébert was in Fredericton to deliver the fifth Dalton Camp Lecture in Journalism at St. Thomas University. The lecture was taped for national broadcast on CBC Radios’ Ideas on November 27.
This year’s lecture, Canada in the Post-Unity Era: How Quebec is (Once Again) Redesigning the Canadian Political Landscape, explored Quebec’s role in Canadian politics. |
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| Lights, camera, action! St. Thomas University students headlined CTV's Live at 5 and the 6 o'clock news in November when Bruce Frisko and Steve Murphy were on campus to film the two shows live.
Hundreds of students came out to meet the on-air personalities, say hello to their moms and show off their school spirit. Dawn Perrier won the Best 'Hi Mom' Sign Contest with her images of hands spelling out 'hi mom' in sign language.
St. Thomas University is home to many aspiring journalists. Its journalism department uses hands-on, technical training to teach future reporters about the craft of storytelling. After the show, Steve Murphy spent some time talking to the journalism students about his career and the journalism field.
(Photos by Keith Minchin, Faces of Our World) |
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