California

On the eve of California Commencement 2025, Thomas Aquinas College President Paul J. O’Reilly hosted a late-afternoon reception for members of the Senior Class on the St. Gladys Patio. The graduates and their parents mingled with members of the College’s faculty and staff, delighting in the peaceful time together before the next day’s Commencement ceremony.

As a farewell gift, Dr. O’Reilly presented each family with a bound copy of its graduates’ Senior Thesis.

The graduating Class of 2025 celebrated the culmination of four years of friendship, learning, and formation at Thomas Aquinas College, California, this Wednesday at the President’s Dinner, hosted in their honor by College President Dr. Paul J. O’Reilly. 

Both the seniors and members of the College’s faculty and staff attended the formal dinner, held in St. Joseph Commons. Students and tutors shared tables, filling the Commons with the sound of laughter and conversation as they enjoyed their meal together. 

Every year, before the semester comes to an end and the Senior Class officially bids farewell to Thomas Aquinas College, the Junior Class throws a goodbye dinner and dance in honor of the soon-to-be graduates. 

Clearing the last hurdle on their journey to graduation, members of Thomas Aquinas College’s California Senior Class finished defending their theses last Friday, and, according to tradition, joined their tutors for a softball game and barbeque after classes on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate their achievement. 

For two decades, the student choir Chrysostomos has delighted the ears of the Thomas Aquinas College, California, community with its rich harmonies and beautiful voices. This year, the choir will celebrate the 20^th anniversary of its founding with a concert on May 4.