Posts by Dr. Richard Ludwick
President’s Letter
Greater things are happening at UST. Learn why it is a wonderful time to be a Celt.
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As UST celebrates its 75th anniversary, it is also looking into its future strategically. Four areas frame our conversations as a new strategic vision emerges. Read more.
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1947 was a year of innovation. Chuck Yeager … The first televised World Series … and our Basilian Fathers dove head-first into a bold new concept they had for higher education. It would come to be known as the “University of St. Thomas.”
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The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed us to learn new technology competencies at a rapid pace. Our enlarged digital existence can be scary but it also offers UST the chance to serve humanity at a larger scale, the ability to increase the impact of a mission or sometimes even to save lives.
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Richard Ludwick believes this pandemic has truly brought out the best in our students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends. As Celts, we are all unique in our passions and abilities, but there is something vital we have in common; we are called to use those gifts to make our world a better place. Read about the Spirit of St. Thomas.
Read MoreA Bold Vision: Catholic Higher Education – Truth, Innovation and Evangelization
It is often said that you can gauge the strength of a community by how it comes together in a crisis. UST faculty, staff, students and alumni have stood tall in the face of this pandemic and demonstrated the character and resolve that are hallmarks of a great Catholic university. Read more about the Spirit of St. Thomas.
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Dr. Richard Ludwick contributed a June article to Inside the Vatican Magazine that reflects on the pandemic and its human response, which provides both context and metaphor to grasp the challenges ahead for Catholic higher education. He writes, “Throughout each Christian millennium, the Church has innovated and prevailed over much worse. We will answer the call this time too and here’s how Catholic higher education will help lead the way.”
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It has been a season of great growth and positive change at the University of St. Thomas. Everywhere you look, the campus is alive and teeming with activity.
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It has been a year of amazing progress! The Celt community came together in 2019 and dreamed big around five priorities: culture, academics, enrollment, infrastructure and awareness. Take a quick tour of the Call Toward Tomorrow highlights with Lenny the Lion, our mascot, and read about our achievements in this issue of Encounter.
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Welcome to the winter edition of Encounter, the magazine of the University of St. Thomas. This issue highlights UST’s partnerships – people and organizations, who believed in our mission, and came together to leverage their collective resources to build something new.
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