University of St. Thomas to open campus esports center this summer

After making its first foray into the competitive gaming world last year, the University of St. Thomas is building out a new esports center at its Montrose campus.

UST established its gaming club and competitive esports teams in September 2020. Around eight months into the program’s existence, student engagement has been strong, said Justin Pelt, UST’s assistant director of esports. The university has fielded competitive teams playing massively popular titles including Overwatch, League of Legends…