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ATHLETICS
SPREADING OUR WINGS
Wings Financial Credit Union became the exclusive banking partner of St. Thomas Athletics under a multiyear agreement. The partnership includes financial literacy programs for student-athletes, in-game promotions to give students an opportunity to win a $10,000 scholarship, co-branded Tommie/Wings Financial debit card offers and annual support to the 1904 Club athletic fund. Another outcome is the “Flight Path to Division One” mural on permanent display outside of
Schoenecker Arena in the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex. It depicts milestones in the history of St. Thomas Athletics. “Wings is fully committed to the future of St. Thomas Athletics and the comprehensive student- athlete experience,” Dr. Phil Esten, vice president and director of
athletics, said. “This partnership allows us to continue our exciting transition to Division I athletics through further investments in enhanced fan experience programming, student and alumni engagement and community involvement.”
INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY When Lisan Hasnain, a fourth-year computer science and entrepreneurship major at St. Thomas, was a first-year student at the Dougherty Family College, he downloaded an app the university was developing and realized the
usability and accessibility was poor for someone like himself who is visually impaired. After relaying concerns to Innovation and Technology Services, the team developing the app, he says they made an “offer to let me beta-test the newer versions of the app as they were releasing it. Three weeks later, they decided to hire me on part time to do accessibility testing – not just for the app, but also for other digital platforms that St. Thomas uses.” “Lisan is someone who has pushed the campus to make our systems – both ones we build and ones we license – usable for all,” said his supervisor, Ben Durrant. Hasnain is now one of several students who comprise the inaugural Digital Accessibility
Ambassador Leadership Team. The team educates St. Thomas faculty, staff and students about digital accessibility through Canvas courses they create. More than 60 people so far have completed the Digital Accessibility Basics Foundation badge and more than a dozen others are completing the badge to become an ambassador, armed with the tools and knowledge to educate others on accessibility.
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