{"id":866,"date":"2022-12-13T20:50:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T20:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/?p=866"},"modified":"2022-12-16T15:50:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T15:50:11","slug":"presidents-letter-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2022\/letters-from-the-president\/presidents-letter-4\/","title":{"rendered":"President\u2019s Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"867\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2022\/letters-from-the-president\/presidents-letter-4\/attachment\/blog_600x300_ludwick-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/12\/Blog_600x300_Ludwick.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/12\/Blog_600x300_Ludwick-300x150.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/12\/Blog_600x300_Ludwick.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/12\/Blog_600x300_Ludwick.jpg\" alt=\"Blog_600x300_Ludwick\" class=\"wp-image-867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/12\/Blog_600x300_Ludwick.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/12\/Blog_600x300_Ludwick-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear Friends&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Greater Things <\/em><\/strong>are happening at University of St. Thomas! That also happens to be the name of our community\u2019s new strategic vision, and it is sailing in on the winds of some truly amazing accomplishments; NCAA births and championships, new engineering programs, growth in our associate degree offerings, and something we are incredibly proud of, the renewal of our core curriculum. Those are just a few of the incredible early wins that are featured in this latest issue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To kick off our new vision, we asked everyone in our community to imagine what our future looks like, and we are undeniably off to the races in pursuit of that dream. The coming years will bring new residence halls and a transformation of our library; a strong international focus that will make our campus even more vibrant and dynamic; and a continued commitment to mission and the joyful sharing of our Catholicity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we are to truly achieve Greater Things, we need your help! Join us at one of our upcoming events or reach out to our Alumni Relations Department to stay involved. This is a wonderful time to be a Celt!&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Crescamus in Christo,&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Richard Ludwick<br>President, University of St. Thomas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greater things are happening at UST.   Learn why it is a wonderful time to be a Celt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":867,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[781,38,782,50,783,183,689,10],"class_list":["post-866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-letters-from-the-president","tag-greater-things","tag-ncaa-division-iii","tag-presidents-letter","tag-richard-ludwick","tag-strategic-vision","tag-university-of-st-thomas","tag-winter-2022-issue","tag-winter-issue"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>President\u2019s Letter - Encounter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What&#039;s happening at University of St. Thomas-Houston? 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