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February 2022
TAC Students cluster around the banner at the March for Life, with the Capitol visible in the background
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Students March for Life in Washington and San Francisco!

 
The students of Thomas Aquinas College have made the annual 375-mile trek to San Francisco to join the Walk for Life West Coast ever since the event’s founding in 2005. With the addition of the New England campus in 2019, this tradition of witness has become bicoastal, with East Coast students traveling 400 miles to the March for Life in the nation’s capital. Although the Covid pandemic precluded students from participating in either event last year, they were back in full force this January, praying, singing, and calling for an end to abortion alongside thousands of fellow Americans.

“I think it is important for all of us to be here and celebrate the gift of life,” Sam Peterson (NE’25) told a reporter from The Daily Guide. “I think it is also a joy to see so many young people all here for one common goal and be on the same page.” Or, as Maggie LaFond (’24), a sophomore in California, told the National Catholic Register, “We walked through the streets holding our signs and making friendly eye contact with the residents. Not only were we well received, but I’d say it was a life-changing experience.”


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Eastern Campus to Host February Open House


The College will host an Open House from Thursday, February 17, through Monday, February 21, for prospective students on its Northfield, Massachusetts, campus.

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Students Celebrate Feast of St. Thomas with Prayer, Scholarship, and Fun


On January 28, the California campus came together to celebrate the feast day and legacy of the College’s patron saint, St. Thomas Aquinas.

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Two of the Summer Program prefects: Hope Ascough and Dillon Raum
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Meet the Prefects of the 2022 High School Program!


The wheels are in motion for the 2022 High School Summer Program, and these are the young men and women who will help lead the way.

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“Prayer Chips”


In the St. Joseph Commons mailroom, students receive letters from family back home, invitations to the many dances throughout the year and — quite often — a small, plastic poker chip …

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Faith in Action

Isabel Cacho (’11)

Isabel Cacho (’11)


The creative director for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ digital team, Isabel Cacho (’11) helps develop outreach campaigns and social-media strategies.
Maj. Louis Conklin, USAF (’11)

Maj. Louis Conklin, USAF (’11)


Having been promoted to the rank of major in the United States Air Force, Maj. Louis Conklin, USAF (’11) will next pilot the F-15E Strike Eagle.
Siobhan Heekin-Canedy (’18)

Siobhan Heekin-Canedy (’18)


Olympian Siobhan Heekin-Canedy (’18) of the World Youth Alliance recently gave a career talk and ice-skating clinic on the New England campus.

Campus Life Multimedia

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Valentine’s Day Dance

Rev. Michael Sherwin, O.P, lectures
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St. Thomas Day Lecture: Rev. Michael Sherwin, O.P.

Dr. Bruce Marshall lectures
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St. Thomas Day Lecture 2022: Dr. Bruce Marshall

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Students Embrace Russian Theme for Candlemas Dance

Dr. Michael Augros lectures
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Dr. Michael Augros, ““All Men by Nature Desire to Know”

 
Dr. Elizabeth Reyes lectures
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Lecture: Dr. Elizabeth Reyes, “Longing, Lamentation, and Love in Lyric Poetry”

Upcoming Events

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Tutor Talk: Dr. Christopher Oleson

February 16
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Admissions Open House Weekend

February 17 - February 20
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Tutor Talk: Dr. Ronald Richard

February 23
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Presidents’ Day Lecture:
Dr. Russell Reno

February 25, 2022 
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Dedication of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel

March 7
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Admissions Open House Weekend

March 10 - March 13, 2022

In Memoriam

Leroy Steichen

January 21
Father of Laura (Berquist ’75), John (’81), and Margaret (O’Reilly ’84); grandfather of Maggie (Hayden ’98), John (’01), Theresa (Mastroieni ’01), Rachel (Montanaro ’04), James (’08), and Richard Berquist (’10); Mary (Steichen ’08) Kretschmer; and Thomas (’09), Cathleen (Ojeda ’11), Annemarie (’16), Kevin (’18), Clare (’21), Mary (’22), and Rosaleen O’Reilly (’24)

Wieslaw Marczewski

January 23
Father of California chaplain Rev. Robert Marczewski

Dr. Bernard Pegis (’94)

February 11
Husband of Melody (Stachyra ’95); brother of Barbara (’02), Mary (’82), Margaret (’84), Anton (’86), Caroline (’90), and Cecilia (’99)
 
 

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