New England

Each year the president of Thomas Aquinas College hosts a dinner for members of the faculty and staff to bid farewell to the graduating class. On Wednesday night, the New England campus held this annual celebration for the very first time, honoring its first graduating class: the Class of 2022.

Address to the New England Class of 2022
By Dr. Michael F. McLean
President, Thomas Aquinas College

With their last-ever final examination behind them, the seniors of Thomas Aquinas College, New England, burst out of the Library this afternoon, embracing one another with cheers and hurrahs. In keeping with a tradition from the California campus, they then took a celebratory swim — in the nearby Connecticut River. 

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Thomas Aquinas College to Host First Commencement on New England Campus

Each spring, the younger classes take turns hosting events to bid farewell to the soon-to-be-departing seniors. This past week, the juniors, sophomores, and freshmen of Thomas Aquinas College, New England, pampered members of the Class of 2022 with late-night snacks, a formal dinner & dance, and a brunch to celebrate their impact as the campus’ first graduating class. 

“Although Thomas Aquinas College is not a music school, we are blessed to have enough students who are wonderfully talented to have our own orchestra,” said conductor Stephen Grimm (’75) to students of the New England campus last Friday. Moments later, the Thomas Aquinas College Orchestra performed a Spring Concert as part of the St. Vincent de Paul Lecture and Concert Series. 

“We began practicing for this concert last semester,” said Irene Collins (’23). “As the concert approached, any extra time outside of my studying would be spent in Olivia Music Hall, practicing.”