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Featured on the front page of the Star Tribune, Dougherty Family College's Summer Enrichment Program highlighted how it is designed to help students "thrive in college and not just survive".

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Newsletter from Dougherty Family College

Check out the Winter 2024 Dougherty Family College Newsletter. Read about the following: 

• Dean's Corner
• STEM Club
• Alumni Connections
• Career Expo
• Transfer Events
• The Power of Internships: Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
• DFC Professional Mentor Program

Winter 2024 Newsletter

It is easy to be hopeful about the future when you work with phenomenal scholars and highly talented educators who are committed to increasing the college attainment levels within under-resources communities.

Dr. Buffy Smith, Dean

Dougherty Family College News

March 20, 2024

In the News: Buffy Smith on Access to Extracurricular Activities for BIPOC Students

The Sahan Journal recently published an article by Buffy Smith, dean of the University of St. Thomas Dougherty Family College (DFC), about why DFC is working to remove barriers to ensure all scholars have access to extracurricular activities, which can benefit their mental health and future employment.  From the story: Extracurricular activities – such as… The post In the News: Buffy Smith on Access to Extracurricular Activities for BIPOC Students appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.

• February 27, 2024

  In the News: Buffy Smith on Improving Access to Higher Education for Underrepresented Communities

  Buffy Smith, dean of the University of St. Thomas Dougherty Family College (DFC), recently spoke with WCCO Radio about how DFC helps make a college degree more attainable for underrepresented students and their families. From the story: Dr. Buffy Smith, dean of Dougherty Family College, has been trying to get the word out about the… The post In the News: Buffy Smith on Improving Access to Higher Education for Underrepresented Communities appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.

• February 22, 2024

  Paying It Forward: How U.S. Bank CEO Andy Cecere ’82 Leads With Compassion

  When a personally addressed email from U.S. Bank CEO Andy Cecere arrived in DeAmonte Block’s inbox his second month at his new job as an internal auditor at the bank, Block couldn’t believe it. “I was very surprised,” Block said. “I thought it was spam.” Although there are many CEOs who send well-crafted welcome messages… The post Paying It Forward: How U.S. Bank CEO Andy Cecere ’82 Leads With Compassion appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.

• January 19, 2024

  St. Thomas Faculty Co-Authors Broaden Understanding for Inclusion and Belonging

  Six faculty from the University of St. Thomas co-authored a book chapter titled “We're All in: Fostering Inclusion and Belonging Through Culturally Sustaining and Anti-racist Pedagogy." The faculty include Dougherty Family College Associate Dean of Academics Sarah McCann and Dr. Martha Alonzo-Johnsen, Anna Kurhajec and Amir Z. Mohamed also from the Dougherty Family College. They… The post St. Thomas Faculty Co-Authors Broaden Understanding for Inclusion and Belonging appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.

• January 16, 2024

  Dougherty Family College Appoints Sarah McCann as Associate Dean of Academics

  Sarah McCann, who has served since August as interim associate dean of academics at Dougherty Family College, the two-year college at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, has been appointed permanently to that role, effective immediately. “I am thrilled to appoint Sarah McCann as the new associate dean of academics at Dougherty Family College,”… The post Dougherty Family College Appoints Sarah McCann as Associate Dean of Academics appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.

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