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ENCOURAG I NG PROGRESS
THE CLASS OF 2025: MOST DIVERSE CLASS EVER
This year‘s incoming first-year class of students was more racially, globally and economically diverse than that of any previous year, according to the final count from the fall semester. The final tally shows year-over-year increases in the number of first-generation college students, and students who graduated in the top 10% of their high school class. Among this year‘s 1,274 new first-time, first-year bachelor‘s degree-seeking students, 25%
are students of color – compared to 19.2% last year. This jump marks encouraging progress for St. Thomas as it strives to continue diversifying its student population.
2 0 2 0 COMMENCEMENT
POMP AND PATIENCE Members of the Class of 2020 came back to St. Thomas during the 2021 Homecoming and FamilyWeekend for more than just a return to their stomping grounds. St. Thomas celebrated them in person with March Out of the Arches, Mass and a ceremony. Due to the pandemic, the graduates had to forgo celebrating in person in 2020.
“I was really happy to see the email about a day to celebrate commencement for the Class of 2020,“ said Karina Boos ‘20MS in systems engineering. “For me it is really important; it took me more than 10 years to return to do my master‘s degree after college and then it took me about seven years to finally complete all the classes.“ She added she was grateful to be able to have her husband and two boys, Ryan and Erik, see her cross the stage. “I shared with them this important moment and showed especiallymy kids that it doesn‘t matter howhard or howmany obstacles I had, I did not give up onmy goal.“
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