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Frost Motivates Donor, Student to ‘Stay Gold’
Robert Frost's poetry touches lives around the world, especially University of St. Thomas alumnus and scholarship donor Vincent D'Amico '52. D'Amico, forever changed by meeting Frost, awarded the Robert Frost Endowed Scholarship in Secondary Education to senior Matthew Panozzo for his essay on Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay."
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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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Nominate Students for 2012 Mardi Gras King and Queen
The University of St. Thomas is accepting nominations for the 2012 Mardi Gras King and Queen.
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School of Education Students Take International Teaching Jobs
Two University of St. Thomas School of Education students will apply abroad the wisdom they gained at UST as they take international teaching positions in Vietnam and South Africa. |
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UST Students Volunteer at Muscular Dystrophy Camp
For one week in June, two University of St. Thomas students forged lifetime friendships and brightened the lives of children with neuromuscular diseases.
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Bilingual Education Student Comes Full Circle
University of St. Thomas junior education student Christina Vargas has a unique perspective on her bilingual-education teacher training. From kindergarten to her sophomore year of high school, Vargas took classes in Spanish and English at the Helms Community Learning Center, a dual-language school that had a unique partnership with UST.
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Dual Language Video
The Dual Language Immersion Program at Helms Community Learning Center was initiated as a partnership between University of St. Thomas and the Houston Independent School District in order to develop a model school for dual language in the Houston area. Started in 1996, the Helms Community Learning Center is one of the oldest and most successful dual language programs in the Houston area. |
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Students Travel Across The Pond to Observe The Brit’s Take On Education Firsthand
Education students from Houston-based University of St. Thomas recently touched ground back in Texas after a 13-day trip to the United Kingdom, to gain first hand experience of the country’s education systems for a course exploring curriculum issues in England. As part of their itinerary, the students visited ACS Cobham International School, one of three London-area independent schools that educates the children of many Houston-area executives transferred overseas on business.
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