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Legacy of Love

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Active as alumni, donors and students, newlyweds Connie Little ’61 and Lowell Davis, M.Ph ’10, worked with UST’s Planned Giving Office to handle Connie’s estate planning and now, Lowell’s will and bequest to UST through a new free tool, Freewill.

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Ad Multos Annos: To Many More Years

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On Saturday, May 4, 2024, the University of St. Thomas will host several hundred guests for its annual Scholarship Gala, this one honoring His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, in celebration of his 75th birthday. The event will transform the ballroom at the Hilton Americas Hotel in downtown Houston into a grand Italian piazza, in.

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It’s Official UST to DIII

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It is official! UST’s emergence as a full member in the NCAA Division III has energized the campus. Read about Athletics’ journey from one sport in 2006 to 19 sports today with more than 300 student athletes. And the program is growing.

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Created for a Purpose

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In this feature article, Dr. George Harne writes how we are created for a purpose. He explains why UST’s renewed core is the vital heart of a UST education.

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The Kolbe Connection

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The graduation of 19 students from The Kolbe School of Innovation and Professional Studies is a shared triumph and a history-making hero story – a tale that prompts cheers and tears…

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The President’s Circle

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Gifts made to the University at the President’s Circle levels — $1,000/yearly and above — are paramount to intentionally cultivating a campus that is as diverse and vibrant as the tapestry of the City of Houston itself. Learn more about these devoted benefactors.

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Alumnus Pioneers Dominican-Jesuit Collaboration at Oxford

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Center for Thomistic Studies Alumnus Daniel De Haan, M.A. Philosophy ’10, Ph.D ’15, is the first Frederick Copleston Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow at Oxford. His work explores the interconnection between Thomism and the sciences. See why he thinks it is an exciting time for Catholic philosophy.

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Lighting the Way

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The Center for Thomistic Studies continues to remain the only graduate philosophy program in North America exclusively devoted to studying the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas and the Thomistic tradition. Lighting the way as a source and guide for renewal of Catholic philosophy in the contemporary world are the Center’s distinguished faculty along with its graduate students.

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Powered by Engineering

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Students majoring in engineering now have four degree paths, state-of-the-art facilities, success coaches and scholarships thanks to generous donors, grants and the hard work of many, including Dr. Birgit Mellis. Two spring 2023 engineering students are celebrating job offers upon graduation.

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