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About
Fidelity & ExcellenceThomas Aquinas College is unique among American colleges and universities, offering a faithfully Catholic education comprised entirely of the Great Books and classroom discussions.
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A Liberating Education
Truth MattersTruth, and nothing less, sets men free; and because truth is both natural and supernatural, the College’s curriculum aims at both natural and divine wisdom.
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A Catholic Life
Under the Light of FaithThe intellectual tradition and moral teachings of the Catholic Church infuse the whole life of Thomas Aquinas College, illuminating the curriculum and the community alike.
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Admission & Aid
Is TAC Right for You?Do you enjoy grappling with complex questions? Are you willing to engage in discussions about difficult concepts, with the truth as your ultimate goal?
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Students & Parents
Mind, Body & SpiritThere is always something to do at TAC — something worthwhile, something fulfilling, and something geared toward ever-greater spiritual and intellectual growth.
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Alumni & Careers
What Can You Do with a Liberal Education?Nothing speaks more to the versatility of the College’s academic program than the good that our alumni are doing throughout the Church and the world.
Current Students
Over the course of the last academic year, a group of enterprising Thomas Aquinas College students worked to establish an on-campus organization that will benefit others like them for years to come — the TAC Business Club.
Note: On Friday, Los Padres National Forest officials declared the Thomas Fire extinguished, with no hotspots detected in the last two months.
“The launch of a student-led business club at Thomas Aquinas College has already begun to pay off,” writes Megan Mineiro of the Pacific Coast Business Times, “with two members recently landing summer internships with the health insurance provider Anthem.”
The full article is available, behind a paywall, at the PCBT website. Below are some highlights:
Photographs of the Class of 2018 and this year’s Commencement exercises are now available, for viewing and for purchase, at the Thomas Aquinas College Gallery Page of Timothy Teague, an Ojai-based photographer who has been capturing key College event
On the eve of Commencement 2018, Thomas Aquinas College President Michael F. McLean hosted a late-afternoon reception for members of the Senior Class in the newly completed St. Cecilia Hall.
Note: At its 2018 Commencement exercises, Thomas Aquinas College awarded its highest honor, the Saint Thomas Aquinas Medallion, to the Most. Rev. Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin.
Note: Each year the graduating class elects one of its members to present the Senior Address at Commencement. Upon graduation, this year’s speaker, Suzanne Urbancic of Chardon, Ohio, plans to apply to law school.
by The Most. Rev. Robert C. Morlino
Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin
Prepared text, Commencement Address
Thomas Aquinas College
May 12, 2018
Dear faculty, staff, students, family, and friends: It is an honor to be here with you today. And to you, my dear graduates, congratulations! What a beautiful occasion this is. And what a beautiful setting in which we find ourselves.
I. On Truth
On May 12, Thomas Aquinas College celebrated its 44th Commencement Exercises, honoring the 90 members of the Class of 2018. The day began with the Baccalaureate Mass of the Holy Spirit in Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel. The Most. Rev. Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin, served as the principal celebrant and homilist: