University of St. Thomas Magazine Fall/Winter 2020

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ADAPTING TO CHANGE THROUGH A PANDEMIC COVID-19 has caused departments across the university to reexamine how things are done. A HISTORIC MOVE TO DIVISION I ATHLETICS In many ways the shift to D-I falls neatly in line with St. Thomas’ long history of entrepreneurial evolution. A YEAR OF LESSONS As St. Thomas looks back on this challenging year, here are some ways university members moved forward with purpose.

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BUILDING ON A SOLID FOUNDATION

New construction shows us just how much campus has evolved in the past 50 years. ‘WE MARCH FOR JUSTICE’ LOOKS TO THE PAST TO INFLUENCE THE FUTURE A group of students are applying lessons from the civil rights movement to today's fight against racial injustice. TRAUMA-INFORMED TRAINING A new program helps educators spot trauma-related behaviors.

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UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS MAGAZINE. Volume 36, Number 2. No part of this publication may be reprinted without written permission. Contact us at ust_mag@stthomas.edu. EDITOR: Amy Carlson Gustafson ASSISTANT EDITOR: Brant Skogrand CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Pete Winecke ART DIRECTOR: John Mau DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Mark Brown CONTRIBUTORS: Liam James Doyle / Joanne Pauley / Jamie Proulx / Andy Ybarra BACK COVER PHOTO: Mark Brown

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