Posts Tagged ‘Summer 2020 Issue’
Encounter Summer 2020
Rising Stars Read More Frontline Heroes Read More Catholic to the Core Read More more from the Issue A 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…
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.
Read MoreStudents Rise: Education at Work
UST launches Rising Stars work-study program to help first-generation and low-income students attend college with little to no out-of-pocket tuition costs.
Read MoreA Different Take on Doing Good
At its core, impact investing is faith in action — the faith that requires us to drive change through bold moves. Learn how impact investing focuses on healing our planet and easing human suffering, and how it differs from pure philanthropy in that investors also achieve a desirable financial return.
Read MoreThe Basics of Impact Investing: Mike Menendez ‘03
Pope Francis has said that impact investing is his favorite form of investing. Here are 5 things to consider to make your investments go further.
Read MoreFrontline Heroes
From the frontlines of Covid-19, some of UST’s MBA and nursing program alumni are leading highly infectious disease units and filling crucial, high-risk roles at the bedside. Read about their expertise and bold commitment to caring for the sick. Also, learn how a frontline nurse jumped at UST’s offer to stay in campus housing to keep her immune-suppressed mother and friends safe.
Read MoreA New Basilian: Rivera Answers God’s Call
The Rev. Eduardo Rivera ’14, CSB, discovered his vocation to the priesthood “a little bit at a time.” His May 23rd ordination served as a beacon of hope and joy for the Basilian and UST communities against the background of coronavirus.
Read MoreSmaller is Smarter
When you ask students and faculty what is special about UST, they often mention the ‘spark’. They’re talking about that special something that exists between professor and class that you don’t find at other universities. As college classes across the nation were forced to go online because of the pandemic, UST was able to answer a vital question: Will the spark remain?’
Read MoreA Basilian Under Every Tree
The affable and wise Very Rev. Kevin Storey, CSB, stopped by campus to talk to the community about “What it Means to Be Catholic: Our Basilian Heritage & Catholic Identity.” He ended his conversation by answering audience questions. From the back of the room, a question was posed that is at the heart of this article.
Read MoreCatholic to the Core
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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