California

To help raise money for their class gift to the College, California seniors hosted a charitable poker tournament last Saturday in St. Cecilia Hall.

Participating students gathered in the Fritz B. Burns Auditorium in the early evening, looking their best, with the gentlemen arriving in ties, vests, and suits, and the ladies donning fine dresses and jewelry. To general delight, even Dr. Travis Cooper, the campus’s assistant dean for student affairs, joined in the fun.

Below, see photos from this year’s Eucharistic procession in honor of Divine Mercy Sunday on the California campus. Jesus, we trust in You!

The co-founder of Virtual Service Operations (VSO), John Birch (’92) recently returned to Thomas Aquinas College’s California campus to offer students advice about careers in IT — and how to leverage their Catholic liberal education in that pursuit.

On Saturday, the St. Genesius Players of Thomas Aquinas College, California, staged their 2023 Shakespearean performance, Love’s Labor’s Lost, directed by Alex Roberts (’25) and Jacob Temple (’24).

This past Sunday, Thomas Aquinas College, California, held its semi-annual Schubertiade, an informal concert nodding to composer Franz Schubert’s living-room gatherings, which showcased his and friends’ latest works.

During their mid-semester Don Rags break, students at Thomas Aquinas College, California, gathered one night last week to showcase their talents at the Spring Open-Mic Night.

With the arrival of Don Rags came the semi-annual blood drive last Tuesday on Thomas Aquinas College’s California campus. Vitalant, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing blood to those in need, serviced students at a temporary clinic in St. Augustine Hall. Donors gave throughout the morning and early afternoon, some walking in, others scheduled.