Posts by UST Staff
In Memoriam
UST remembers alumni, a benefactor and a board member who passed away in 2018.
Read MoreSenior Explores Education Policy as Intern for the Governor
UST Senior Victoria Haddad put her education into action this summer after being selected for the Texas Governor’s Internship Program in the Policy and Budget Division where she saw firsthand how policy is created and implemented.
Read MoreEncounter Winter 2018
Read all about UST’s partnership with Methodist Research Institute to offer a masters of biotech, how a saint inspires innovation at UST, and the kickoff of a marketing campaign that promotes the message “be your bold self” in this edition of Encounter magazine.
Read MoreStopping Traffic
Sex slavery… forced labor… black market organ harvesting. These are ugly words for an ugly business—the multibillion dollar business of human trafficking—also known as modern enslavement.
Read More68 Star-Filled Galas Light the Way
Samuel Jordan, a fourth grader at St. Anne Catholic School, drew chuckles from a ballroom-full of guests when he posed this question at UST’s 68th annual Mardi Gras Scholarship Gala, held Feb. 10 at the Hilton Americas-Houston.
Read MoreWelcome to the Link Lee Mansion
In the early 1900s, what would become Houston’s Montrose area was considered the city’s “outskirts,” undeveloped land located a few miles from the city center. John W. Link, however, a wealthy financier, attorney and lumber tycoon, saw more.
Read MoreThe Shield we Carry
Since UST’s earliest days, the crest on the University seal has been a powerful symbol of our community. The imagery emblazoned on the shield tells the story of not only where we came from, but also the future toward which we are headed.
Read MoreIt’s All About the Journey – Celts Set Sights on New Division
The University of St. Thomas athletics program has been approved for exploratory membership in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Read MoreAlumni Success
Robert Cooper ’80 is an award-winning writer, actor, comedian, musician, public speaker and doctor based in Houston.
Read MoreIn Memoriam 2016 – 2018
Jim Booth, who served the University for 18 years as the vice president for finance until his retirement in 2014, passed away on May 4.
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