First-year students have the opportunity to participate in Living Learning Communities (LLCs). These include Sustainability, Aquinas Scholars, Tommies Do Well(ness), Pathways to Engineering, eMedia, Bridging Divides, Catholic Studies, Major Explorers, and Business for the Common Good.
== Coat of arms ==
The college's arms were designed in 1958 by William F. J. Ryan. Several simplified logos based on the arms have been created and used by the university, most recently in 2016.
== Notable faculty and staff ==
== Notable alumni ==
=== Academia and education ===
=== Arts and entertainment ===
=== Athletics ===
=== Business and leadership ===
=== Law, politics, government, and military ===
=== Religion ===
=== Other ===
== See also ==
List of colleges and universities in Minnesota
Higher education in Minnesota
== Notes ==
== References ==
== Bibliography ==
Jarchow, Merrill E. (1973). Private liberal arts colleges in Minnesota: their history and contributions. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical …
