Faculty Center Named for Patron
Move-In Date Set for June
(Spring 2007 Newsletter)
After careful consideration, the College’s Instruction Committee
has chosen to name the new $7 million faculty center St. Thomas
Hall in honor of the College’s patron, St. Thomas Aquinas.
Given that the building will house the faculty and staff who carry
out the mission of the College, and especially considering that
the faculty are engaged in teaching just as was St. Thomas, it seemed
fitting to the members of the Committee to honor and invoke the
intercession of the Angelic Doctor in this way.
While workmen are putting the finishing touches on the building,
artisans in Mexico are constructing the front door of St. Thomas
Hall from the trunk of a redwood tree that some years ago fell on
the campus. (See photo, left.) In addition, the cupola, made by
Munn’s Manufacturing, Inc. in Utah, has been put in place,
and the dome with its gleaming tiles covered with gold leaf can
now be seen from far and wide. (See photos, below.)
At the same time, the College’s founding president, Dr. Ronald
P. McArthur, and his wife, Marilyn, have contracted for a statue
of St. Thomas to be placed prominently in the entrance lobby of
the building.
After nearly 30 years in temporary trailers, faculty and staff
are eager to occupy their new offices. A move-in date has been scheduled
for the end of June, and a formal dedication ceremony is planned
for September, after the start of the new academic year.
A remaining $2 million is needed to fund St. Thomas Hall and its
furnishings. If you would like to make a gift, please contact Vice
President for Development, John Q. Masteller, at 1-800-634-9797.
-- Qtrly Newsletter, Spring 2007
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