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May 15, 2012 UST alumna lands coveted Baker Hughes position
 Otariya Folorunso monitors levels on her screen; should the levels fluctuate too much the chemicals in the 6,000 gallon tanks run the risk of becoming volatile. |
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May 11, 2012 Students Credit Mendenhall Summer Institute for Academic Success
 Balancing academics, student organizations and a new social life is challenging for freshmen, but for the past four years, the University of St. Thomas’ Mendenhall Summer Institute has provided students with the tools to succeed academically and become leaders on campus. |
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May 11, 2012 Gardens, Business Inspire Swiss Transfer Student
 University of St. Thomas international transfer student Annamarie Dober wants to focus on green marketing to combine her love for gardens and passion for marketing. |
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May 01, 2012 5th Ward Teachers Earn Masters in Leadership
 Esmeralda Padron and Enedith Silerio will graduate with Master of Education degrees in educational leadership from the University of St. Thomas this May. Both women teach at Houston Independent School District’s Sherman Elementary, in the 5th Ward community where they grew up in immigrant families. |
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Apr 30, 2012 Music Major Headed to Music Conservatory
 Ariel Deshotel, senior music major, comes from a musical background; nearly everybody in her family sings. Growing up, she sang in every church choir because that was what children at the parish did. As a result, having music in her life was not a decision to be made but simply a way of life. |
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Apr 27, 2012 MAFC Graduate Integrates Faith and Theater
 For eight years in Los Angeles, Sara Kumar worked as an electrical engineer by day and a theater artist, writer and director by night. In 2010, Kumar stumbled across the University of St. Thomas Center for Faith and Culture website and flew to Houston that weekend for a visit. |
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Apr 26, 2012 Tutors Advance to Esteemed Doctoral Programs
 Four peer tutors from the University of St. Thomas Tutorial Services Center, will advance to graduate schools this fall. The tutors, Sunita George, Eric Mabry, Michelle Rubin and Eduardo Mulanovich, join 323 undergraduates and 747 graduate students graduating during the 62nd Commencement Ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 12 at Reliant Arena, One Reliant Park. |
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Apr 19, 2012 Army Surgeon Sister Dede Speaks at Graduation
 A U.S. Army colonel, doctor and sister of Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts, Sister Deirdre “Dede” Mary Byrne, POSC, will address the 2012 University of St. Thomas graduating class at the 62nd Commencement Ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 12 at Reliant Arena, One Reliant Park. |
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Apr 19, 2012 Friends Tout Perseverance in Graduation Speech
 For the first time, two graduating seniors will present a joint speech, “Moment for Life,” at the 62nd Annual University of St. Thomas Commencement on Saturday, May 12 at Reliant Arena, One Reliant Park. Nicole Hickl and Priyam Shah opted to present a speech together because they had similar messages to share about perseverance and because of their friendship formed at St. Thomas. |
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Apr 19, 2012 International Development Grad Eyes the East
 International Development major Jaime Sepulveda has traveled throughout Europe, but she’s looking for an opportunity to immerse herself in a culture significantly different from her own. |
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Apr 16, 2012 Learn the Art of Gregorian Chant
 The University of St. Thomas Schola Cantorum, a group that sings Gregorian chant, has grown since its humble beginnings in 1981 when it provided chant for one Latin Mass a year. Today, the group provides chant for three Latin Masses each semester. |
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Apr 09, 2012 Students Explore “Knowledge Out of Chaos” at 2012 Research Symposium
 University of St. Thomas students will present oral and poster presentations of their faculty-sponsored research projects at the 2012 Research Symposium, April 12, 13 and 14. |
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Apr 09, 2012 Honors Students Takes a Bite Out of Food Research
 A cornerstone of the annual University of St. Thomas Research Symposium is the presentation by Honors Program students in the Contemporary Problems Seminar. They will present the fruits of their research, “Eating Away America” at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 13 in the Scanlan Room, Jerabeck Center, as part of the three-day Research Symposium. |
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Apr 02, 2012 Women STEM faculty chosen for ADVANCE program
 Three women faculty from the University of St. Thomas have been selected to participate in the National Science Foundation ADVANCE project “Advancing the Careers of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions through Professional Networks” (ASAP). |
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Mar 26, 2012 Rector Hits a High Note with Original Music, Films
 When not teaching music theory or directing the jazz ensemble, Dr. Malcolm Rector, University of St. Thomas assistant professor of music, can be found working feverishly on his latest project. |
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Mar 23, 2012 $2.5M Pledge Funds “Raye White Scholars”
 Students will have additional scholarships available starting in the 2012-13 academic year, thanks to a generous $2.5 million pledge by University friend Raye White. |
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Mar 09, 2012 AOS 4th-Graders Sell Lemonade at UST on May 6
 In collaboration with the University of St. Thomas School of Education and School of Business, fourth-graders from Annunciation Orthodox School will participate in Lemonade Day on Sunday, May 6, selling Lemonade from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on the UST Academic Mall. |
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Mar 08, 2012 President’s Day of Service Volunteers Beautify Campus
 On a cool Saturday morning, Senior English major Anthony Medina woke up early along with fellow students to help re-paint the 24-hour Student Lounge in the Moran Center. |
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Mar 07, 2012 Men’s Basketball Finishes First Winning Season
 The University of St. Thomas Men’s Basketball team completed its third season with an 18-13 record; it was the Celts first winning season in their short history. St. Thomas has improved every season, going 10-15 and 13-14 in the first two years. |
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Mar 07, 2012 Drama Alumnus Brings “SMASH: Make a Musical” to Houston
 Julio Morales received his first introduction to theater at Sharpstown High School before coming to UST as a drama major in 2005. Today, the 2009 alumnus said he’s excited to have returned to Sharpstown as the theater teacher and been chosen by NBC’s “SMASH: Make a Musical” program as one of 20 schools in the nation receiving funding and mentorship to build a new musical theater program. |
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Feb 29, 2012 UST Theologian Honored For Poetry
 In between his duties as a priest, theologian, professor and university administrator, Father Janusz Ihnatowicz would find time to scribble a few lines of verse, painstakingly revising and editing them to his satisfaction. |
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Feb 27, 2012 University of St. Thomas Mardi Gras Gala Raises “A Miller Million”
 The University of St. Thomas 62nd Annual Mardi Gras Gala raised $1 million for scholarships on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the InterContinental Hotel. The celebratory occasion was marked by a visit from former St. Thomas president, the Most Rev. J. Michael Miller, CSB, archbishop of Vancouver, who was honored for his passion for education and for molding the next generation of Christian disciples. |
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Feb 16, 2012 Tinnerman Prepares Chemistry Students for Pre-Health Fields
 In corked bottles and gallon jugs in Robertson Hall, students prepare wine or vinegar from fruits like grapes, strawberries or peaches (or any fermentable carbohydrate). The experiment is part of Dr. Bill Tinnerman’s organic chemistry lab, which requires students to prepare a wine alcohol from their own recipe and write a term paper on the chemistry involved in the preparation of wine. It is a way to show students how science is part of daily life. |
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Feb 13, 2012 UST’s King & Queen Demonstrate Service, Leadership
 The University of St. Thomas’ 2012 Mardi Gras King and Queen not only have a passion to help others, they have an ambition to do it on a big scale. And given their already sterling records of service and leadership, John Ruff and Rosemary Tran have demonstrated they have what it takes to make a difference. |
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Feb 13, 2012 Transfers Find Welcoming Environment At St. Thomas
 Steffani Rush doesn’t sleep much. There isn’t enough time with a schedule as tightly packed as hers. Rush understands the value of hard work and utilizing the gifts that God has given her. |
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Feb 09, 2012 UST Names Winners of UST/Archdiocesan Essay Contest
 Students, parents and teachers from Catholic schools in the Galveston-Houston Archdiocese gathered for the eighth annual University of St. Thomas/Archdiocesan Essay Contest Awards Ceremony on Friday, Feb. 3 at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. More than 500 people from 47 schools attended the events, which included a prayer service led by the Most. Rev. Daniel Cardinal DiNardo and a reception at the Cathedral Centre. |
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Feb 09, 2012 Center for International Studies Celebrates 30 Years
 The University of St. Thomas Center for International Studies celebrated three decades of excellence in education and service with a 30th Anniversary Reception on Jan. 27. |
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Feb 06, 2012 Fulton Benefits from First Generation College Student Resources
 Although national statistics show that 75 percent of first generation college students leave school before receiving a degree, UST student Erica Fulton has never been one to give up. |
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Jan 18, 2012 Honors Student Raises Money, Supplies for Peruvian Orphanage
 Brittany Garza, a junior math major and pre-physician assistant student, recently traveled to small towns or pueblos of Peru for a medical mission project. |
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Jan 18, 2012 MBA Alumna Provides Leadership in the Arts
 After more than 20 successful years in marketing for large corporations and a hospital, Terri (Engel) Golas ’86 decided she wanted a change. With an MBA in marketing and management from the University of St. Thomas, she sought out a leadership position in the arts. |
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Jan 03, 2012 Basilian Fathers Continue Legacy at UST
 In the first 20 years after founding the University of St. Thomas, the priests of the Congregation of St. Basil were so dedicated to the success of the infant University, that they worked for free. |
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Jan 03, 2012 Fr. Jeffrey Steenson Leads Anglican Converts
 University of St. Thomas School of Theology faculty member and former Episcopal Bishop Jeffrey Steenson was named by Pope Benedict to lead a national ordinariate for Anglicans who wish to become Catholic. |
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