By the main door of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel, the chaplains of Thomas Aquinas College maintain a collections box marked “for the missions,” the proceeds of which go to the Missionaries of Charity in Nairobi, Kenya, under the care of Rev. Raymond Walsh, M.C. Periodically Fr. Ray sends letters to College Chaplain Rev. Cornelius M.

To help ease the financial burden on students and their parents, the Thomas Aquinas College Board of Governors voted at its recent annual corporate retreat to freeze the cost of tuition and room & board for the 2017-2018 academic year. This is the fifth year in a row that the College’s governors have kept the cost of the school’s classical liberal education at the same level.

On Saturday, December 3, the students of Thomas Aquinas College transformed St. Joseph Commons into a formal ballroom for the annual Advent dance:

As is custom at the College, a large portion of the evening was dedicated to student-produced entertainment, with songs, skits, caroling, and a dramatic reading of “The Night Before Christmas” for children of faculty members.

“The construction of St. Cecilia Hall is progressing rapidly,” reports Vice President for Finance and Administration Peter L. DeLuca. “The outside walls of the coffee shop and recreation-room area at the lowest level are complete. The concrete slab for the main floor has been poured, and the steel columns that will support the main roof beams are being erected.”

By Dr. Steven R. Cain

The following remarks are adapted from tutor Dr. Steven R. Cain’s report to the Board of Governors at its May 13, 2016, meeting. They are part of an ongoing series of talks about why the College includes certain texts in its curriculum.

A Tutor Talk by Dr. Andrew Seeley

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Note: Periodically members of the Thomas Aquinas College teaching faculty or chaplaincy present informal lectures, followed by question-and-answer sessions, on campus. These late-afternoon gatherings afford an opportunity for speakers to discuss topics of great interest to them and to share their thoughts with other members of the community. Tutor Dr. Andreew Seeley delivered the following talk on November 16, 2016:

On November 18 the Thomas Aquinas College Choir hosted a Thanksgiving concert in St. Joseph Commons as part of the St. Vincent de Paul Lecture and Concert Series. The Choir, directed by Daniel J. Grimm (’76), performed Mozart’s Requiem and Piano Concerto No. 12 (1st movement):

Immediately after the concert, members of the student orchestra and other musicians met up for an impromptu “jam session” in the Dumb Ox Café:

On Sunday evening Thomas Aquinas College hosted students, faculty, staff, and members of their families at an all-college Thanksgiving dinner. The evening included remarks from Dean Brian T. Kelly, music by the student choral group Chrysostomos and, of course, turkey and all the fixings.

In anticipation of this year’s Turkey Bowl flag-football game, the women of the freshman and sophomore classes got together on Thursday night to make uniforms for their classes’ team:

Their efforts paid off. On Sunday, underclassmen bested the upperclassmen, 15-6. See photos, below:

A Tutor Talk by Dr. Joseph P. Hattrup

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