The students of Thomas Aquinas College celebrated Mardi Gras a few days early this year, with freshmen hosting Mardi Gras dances on both coasts.

Last week the Office of Career Advisement hosted a visit from Ray Walshe, a regional vice president and energy underwriter for Starr Technical Risks Agency, a Los Angeles-based insurance provider that underwrites some of the world’s largest and most technical industrial properties.

On Saturday evening the men of Thomas Aquinas College, New England, put their cooking and table-service skills to work on behalf of the campus’ women.

About a week earlier, the women received in their mailboxes surprise invitations to an event dubbed “The Rose Dinner.” The men were rather tight-lipped about the details, but on Saturday afternoon they took over the dining commons and the kitchen to prepare an exquisite feast.

For the latest installment of the Women’s Dorm Talks on the California campus, Dr. Jennifer Rosato presented a discussion titled “Raissa Maritain’s Adventures in Grace,” about the life of the French poet, philosopher, and wife of famed Thomist Jacques Maritain.

On Friday evening, groups of about 20 Thomas Aquinas College students from all classes — seniors and freshmen, sophomores and juniors — gathered in classrooms on both coasts for the All-College Seminar.

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Dialectic as a Way to the Principles

Dr. Anthony Andres
Tutor Talk
Thomas Aquinas College, California
January 22, 2020

In the second chapter of the Topics, his treatise on dialectical reasoning, Aristotle tells us that dialectic is useful for three things: intellectual exercise, conversation, and the philosophical sciences. He then divides the third use into two. He writes:

Last Saturday the College’s Office of Career Advisement hosted a Career Strategies Workshop for students on the California campus, who participated in person, and for New England students, who took part via video teleconference. “The goal of today is to give you a broad and overarching look at the process of discerning a career,” Director of Student Services Scott Benigar told students on both coasts. “That includes finding which job is for you, putting together a résumé and cover letter, and the interview process.”

On Saturday a group of some 20 students from Thomas Aquinas College, New England, and recent alumni took an evening ski/snowboarding trip to the Berkshire East Ski Resort in Charlemont, Massachusetts. Photos are available in the slideshow below:

The outing was the brainchild of sophomore Jean Guerreiro, who was looking for a fun way to celebrate his birthday the next day. Happy  birthday, Jean!

One is a junior; the other, a sophomore. One hails from Brazil; the other, Massachusetts. They live and go to school some 3,000 miles and three time zones apart. But on Friday, these two Thomas Aquinas College students plan, together, to take over Instagram — or at least a small corner of it.