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I VERSEN CENTER FOR FA I TH
NEW ART ON DISPLAY
Religious art lovers have yet another reason to flock to north campus. An eight-foot-tall bronze sculpture of St. Thomas Aquinas that was installed earlier this year now looms large outside of the Iversen Center for Faith. The university commissioned world- renowned Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz to design this 900-pound piece of vibrant art, which is the first permanent bronze sculpture on campus of the university’s namesake. The Iversen Center for Faith has interior permanent art exhibits as well. Mary Griep’s “Tell Me A Story” exhibit portrays 14 sacred spaces from around the world: seven Christian traditions and seven non- Christian, including Judaism, Buddhism and Islam. Artist Kelly Kruse’s two triptychs, commissioned as a set for the space, translate St. Paul the Apostle’s biblical descriptions of human beings into visual form. In addition, the Hoedeman Gallery of Sacred Art’s three alcoves display three separate exhibits, two of which will rotate on a biannual schedule.
STUDENT AND FACULTY AWARDS
TOMMIE AWARD AND PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR
Mechanical engineering major (with a peace engineering minor) Pascale Kunda ’21 was voted this year’s Tommie Award winner by students, faculty and staff, and Dr. Erika Scheurer was named Professor of the Year. Kunda was recognized as the senior who best represents the ideals of St. Thomas Aquinas through scholarship, leadership and campus involvement. She is the first engineering major to receive the Tommie Award. Kunda is also part of the engineering student alumni mentoring program. In 2019, she returned to her home country of Rwanda to repair hospital equipment through the Engineers for World Health program. The Professor of the Year is selected by the faculty to recognize excellence in teaching, scholarship and service. Scheurer, an associate professor of English, also is the director of the Writing Across the Curriculum program and the faculty liaison to the Project for Mindfulness and Contemplation.
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