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Encounter Winter 2024

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To Many More Years// Honoring His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo Read More Eucharistic Revival// Re-igniting the Belief in the True Presence of Christ Read More We are UST// Celebrating our Community Read More more from the issue President’s Letter This edition of Encounter Magazine honors Cardinal DiNardo’s 75th birthday and glorious legacy, echoing the essence…

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President’s Letter

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This edition of Encounter Magazine honors Cardinal DiNardo’s 75th birthday and glorious legacy, echoing the essence of our University’s mission to create spaces for encounter and dialogue where ideas intersect. UST is committed to fostering a Catholic environment rich in dialogue that mirrors True Presence.

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True Presence In Lisbon

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World Youth Day World Youth Day is not for the faint of heart. Inevitably, participating will involve sore feet, heavy bags, uncertain weather events, irregular meals and intensely crowded public transportation. In Portugal, our UST students experienced all these things plus record heat, sunburn, wildfire smoke, getting lost, fatigue and waiting hours in line for…

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Amen

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“This new agreement is groundbreaking,” noted UST’s Associate Vice President for International Relations & Engagement Hans Stockton, “it launches the first academic collaboration between American and Mexican universities in which the academic focus is on masters degrees taught entirely in Spanish.”

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We Are UST

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We are the only Catholic university in Houston. We are special. We are unique. We are an inflection point for the world’s future leaders in medicine, engineering, business, entrepreneurship, marketing, diplomacy, cybersecurity, theology, and so much more.

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Profile In Giving

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On Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, UST recognized members of the Major Giving Society, philanthropists who reached a new level in their commitment to the University at the annual Heart & Soul Dinner celebrating extraordinary giving. While the event is typically hosted in some of the city’s most glamorous ballrooms, this year saw UST’s Guinan Hall transformed.

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Imagination To Impressionism

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Celebrating the realized imagination of a major partnership opportunity for the Art History Department, the University warmly welcomed the Allbritton Art Institute into the UST family at a special reception and inaugural lecture. With the new relationship comes a library of 4,000 art books and funding for students to study abroad, world-class art lecturers, scholarships, and a new faculty position in Art History.

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Theology Live

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The newly re-vamped Master of Arts in Theology program – created for laypeople- prepares graduates to guide people to the truth, defend the faith and deepen their spirituality. A new in-person, online (with live professors) and on-demand format keeps the conversations flowing. Experience TheologyLive.

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