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other | This was once the largest home in Houston. | ||||||
other | It contains the University's executive office. | ||||||
other | The Theology department is located in the childhood home of Howard Hughes. | ||||||
other | The campus is arranged in a square format, with the main focus of buildings on the north side of the campus which is called the Academic Mall. | ||||||
other | Composed of rectangular buildings, the Academic Mall is the symbolic architecture of Philip Johnson. | ||||||
other | On the south end of the Academic Mall is the Doherty Library. | ||||||
other | The Chapel of St. | ||||||
other | Basil is located at the opposite end. | ||||||
other | Four structures flank these two buildings on each side in a rectangular formation surrounding a courtyard. | ||||||
other | The setup is designed to display the methods of human knowledge (faith, represented by the Chapel, and reason, represented by the library) in dialogue regarding the various subject matters. | ||||||
other | The Chapel of St. | ||||||
other | Basil is the main location of Catholic worship on campus. | ||||||
other | The Chapel of St. | ||||||
other | Basil is a unique work of art that has won many awards for its architecture. | ||||||
other | Basil was a fourth-century bishop who was a proponent of both education and the monastic life. | ||||||
other | The Chapel sits at the north end of the Academic Mall, representing faith in the Academic Mall's artistic depiction of faith and reason balanced in dialogue. | ||||||
other | There is no artificial light inside the main section of the building during the daytime. | ||||||
other | There is sufficient sunlight to fully light the worship space, as a combination of smooth textures and reflective surfaces maximize all light shone in the building. | ||||||
other | At night, the lights from outside combined with candles inside the Chapel are more than enough to illuminate the worship area. | ||||||
other | The entry to the outdoor narthex of the Chapel is created with a tent-like flap extending over the entry, creating an enclosed space that is still outdoors. | ||||||
other | The architecture also shifts the focus the building: the entrances to the Chapel face away from the center of the building and towards the tabernacle to remind all who enter that the central point of the Chapel is not the altar or the crucifix, but the location of the Eucharist. | ||||||
other | During the 2005-2006 school year, the Gueymard Meditation Garden was built on the west side of the Chapel. | ||||||
other | The garden features three fountains, representing the persons of the Trinity, and benches for reflection. | ||||||
other | It also includes a replica of the labyrinth in the Cathedral of Chartres in France. | ||||||
other | Seen from above, the four arms of the pattern stand out as a clear image of the cross of Jesus Christ. | ||||||
other | Completed in September 1972, The Robert Pace and Ada Mary Doherty Library (located at the southern end of the Academic Mall) is one of the premier research libraries in Houston. | ||||||
other | It houses over 250,000 books, 80,000 periodicals, and 150 databases. | ||||||
other | In 2019 the university unveiled a mural created by Mario Figueroa Jr. (Gonzo247), the first such mural on this campus. | ||||||
other | The school of theology is in St. Mary's Seminary. | ||||||
other | The first phase of the Conroe campus is to open in fall 2020, with the Old Conroe Police building as a temporary site for up to three years. | ||||||
other | The permanent campus is proposed to be at Deison Technology Park. | ||||||
other | Class of 1952 alumnus Vincent D’Amico offered the university of land in east Montgomery County for the project. | ||||||
other | The university currently maintains a population of 1,609 traditional undergraduate students and 1,973 graduate students. | ||||||
other | Adding to this number are non-traditional, off-campus, study-abroad, special program, and seminary students that bring the grand total to 3,582 students. | ||||||
other | UST enrolls a diverse group of students with 61% of the total number of students African-American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian. | ||||||
other | UST also maintains a student body that is at least 25% Hispanic. | ||||||
other | The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities rates UST as an Hispanic-serving institution; it is the only private institution of higher education in Houston to earn this rating. | ||||||
other | 58% of the total enrollment is Catholic. | ||||||
other | University students come from 40 states throughout the U.S. as well as 54 countries around the world. | ||||||
other | UST offers several special programs within its curriculum, consisting of undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, and special preparation programs. | ||||||
other | The Philosophy Department of the University of St. Thomas offers masters and doctoral degrees in Philosophy, specializing in the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas and his commentators. | ||||||
other | In addition, professors in the department publish works on Thomist philosophy in conjunction with the University of Notre Dame Press. | ||||||
other | The University offers a strong pre-health undergraduate program with a liberal-arts foundation. | ||||||
other | Graduates experience high interview and acceptance rates at medical and dental schools. | ||||||
other | Advisers are very involved, from the First Year Experience to preparing for the MCAT or DAT. | ||||||
other | UST offers pre-dental, pre-medical, pre-optometry, pre-pharmacy, pre-physical therapy, pre-physician assistant and pre-veterinary medicine. | ||||||
other | In engineering, the University has cooperative agreements with Texas A&M University, the University of Houston, and the University of Notre Dame. | ||||||
other | Students earn a BA degree in mathematics from UST and a BS degree in engineering at the cooperative institution. | ||||||
other | During the three years at UST, students complete an individualized plan of study that combines a broad liberal-arts background with the prerequisites for the program at the chosen school. | ||||||
other | The UST cooperative engineering program has a 100% acceptance rate. | ||||||
other | Much like the pre-health professional programs, the pre-law program is not a major in itself, but an additional program which can be combined with any major. | ||||||
other | Pre-law students enroll in required pre-law courses that help prepare for the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), Socratic examination, and case briefing. | ||||||
other | To support UST students in applying to law school, the University participates in a cooperative admission program with South Texas College of Law. | ||||||
other | The Cameron School of Business is home to about 240 undergraduate and about 387 graduate students. | ||||||
other | Its programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. | ||||||
other | Programs include: | ||||||
other | Established in 1998, the Center for Business Ethics strives to educate students and the community on making good choices that benefit their businesses and the community at large. | ||||||
other | Through education and collaboration with the Houston community at large, the Center promotes "ethics in all things." | ||||||
other | The Center has amassed a community of students—undergraduate and graduate, faculty, alumni, and community members—to support an ethical business society. | ||||||
other | The Center offers: | ||||||
other | The CBE also hosts the Women in Business Forum and the Business Ethics Society; it is the signature program of the Amom Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by a Cameron School of Business MBA alumnus; and it participates in the annual President’s Day of Service. | ||||||
other | Learn more at www.stthom.edu/cbe. | ||||||
other | At the undergraduate level, the School of Education offers programs in general education (from pre-K through high school), bilingual education, and exceptionality. | ||||||
other | In addition to its undergraduate programs, the School of Education offers several masters level programs. | ||||||
other | One such program is directed towards Catholic educators. | ||||||
other | Following their undergraduate career, students enter into a two-year rotation in a masters program in conjunction with the University's Gulf Regional Academy of Catholic Educators (GRACE) program. | ||||||
other | Over the two years, students live in community as they learn skills needed in the classroom. | ||||||
other | All students are given a two-year teaching job for practical experience, which can become a permanent job during the school term following their completion of the program. | ||||||
other | UST also offers programs for teacher certification. | ||||||
other | Transition to Teaching allows students with a bachelor's degree to complete a few graduate classes to teach in Catholic or public schools. | ||||||
other | All Transition to Teaching classes can be used as part of a graduate degree upon completion of formal graduate admission. | ||||||
other | The UST Department of Fine and Performing Arts and the Glassell School of Art at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts collaborate in offering BA and BFA majors, a minor, and elective courses in Studio Art. | ||||||
other | This joint effort gives UST students access to the resources of the Glassell School and to instruction offered by the artists on its faculty while receiving credit at the University towards a degree. | ||||||
other | The Mendenhall Achievement Center, established in 2008, provides a professional support team to assist students in achieving their goals while enrolled at UST. | ||||||
other | Services include advising, mentoring, tutoring, and counseling. | ||||||
other | Additionally, the Mendenhall Summer Institute is a five-week program that allows incoming freshmen to complete six credit hours before their freshman year. | ||||||
other | The Institute for International Education Exchange has consistently ranked UST as one of the top 20 master's schools in the United States for study abroad participation by undergraduate students. | ||||||
other | Approximately 8% of its undergraduates choose to study abroad for a semester, compared to the national average of 2%. | ||||||
other | The School of Theology is located at St. Mary’s Seminary on Memorial Drive. | ||||||
other | Seminarians from various dioceses in Texas as well as the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter study here. | ||||||
other | The School of Theology also offers degrees for lay students. | ||||||
other | UST athletic teams are known as the Celts. | ||||||
other | The university is a provisional member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III, having joined the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) in the 2019-20 academic year. | ||||||
other | The university was previously competed at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) level as a member of the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC). | ||||||
other | Men's sports are baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, and track and field; women's sports are basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball; cheer competes as a co-ed sport. | ||||||
other | The University has two types of campus housing, both under the direction of Residence Life. | ||||||
other | Guinan Residence Hall is a three-story, 306-bed facility with private double-occupancy rooms. | ||||||
other | It is located near the Moran Parking Center and Crooker Center and provides a residential experience focused on community living. | ||||||
other | Young Hall, located on the south side of campus, offers apartments to upper-class students and graduate or adult students who want to benefit from a Residence Life community. | ||||||
other | An annual tradition dating back more than 50 years is the "Neewollah" Party (Halloween spelled backwards), held every year in October. | ||||||
other | Hundreds of students dress up in costume and party on campus as various local bands and DJs provide music. | ||||||
other | Students compete for prizes in costume and dance contests. | ||||||
other | The event draws about 600 people and is held on Crooker Patio, a large area in front of the University's dining hall. | ||||||
other | The Student Organizations Committee is a collective of student leaders from five major organizations that oversee many areas of student life. | ||||||
other | There is no presiding officer of the SOC. | ||||||
other | All SOC members have an administrative or faculty adviser. | ||||||
other | SOC members are allowed to petition for operating budgets before other organizations and/or clubs can request funds for the following school year. | ||||||
other | The University acknowledges 82 student organizations, most of which fall within SOC jurisdiction, but other organizations are overseen by other departments of the University. | ||||||
other | Honor Societies and Academic Clubs are often overseen by their departments, but some seek SOC approval for financial purposes. | ||||||
other | Other organizations are under the directorship of administrative offices such as Campus Ministry. |
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