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LEADERSH I P
Kathy Arnold has been named the first vice president and chief human resources officer (CHRO) at St. Thomas. She began her role on July 30. As CHRO, Arnold will lead efforts to modernize and align human resources, compensation and hiring functions across campus and reward and retain talent. She’ll also help embed diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) priorities across the university. “I look forward to working with Kathy to further strengthen our culture so that we can continue to thrive as a university and grow the impact of our mission,” President Julie Sullivan said. NEW CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
Most recently, Arnold was at Willis Towers Watson (WTW), a global risk management, insurance brokerage and advisory company in Bloomington, Minnesota, where she counseled corporate leaders on workplace issues. “I’m excited to partner with the many diverse and important constituencies at the university – the leadership team, the faculty, staff and HR team – to make St. Thomas a leader in talent practices in higher education,” Arnold said.
ACADEM I C EXCEL LENCE
ST. THOMAS AIRS PRIME-TIME ADS Prospective college students have myriad higher education options, including nearly 200 in Minnesota alone. In the hopes of enticing more prospects to choose St. Thomas, the university rolled out four new student- centric TV commercials that used suspense, drama and intrigue, mirroring teasers for some of the popular prime-time TV shows in which they appeared. The videos, part of a “We Are Tommies” marketing campaign,
aired during morning news and prime time on all four Twin Cities major TV stations and Fox Sports North from mid- February through late April. They appeared locally during shows, including “Shark Tank,”
“The Voice,” “The Bachelor” and the Grammy Awards. Sports fans saw them during Gopher and Timberwolves games, as well as the NCAA Final Four National Championship.
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