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Saturday, May 16, marks the originally scheduled date for Thomas Aquinas College’s 2020 Commencement exercises, and even though the events will not take place as planned, the College will nonetheless celebrate and pray for its 95 newest alumni.

A Residential Director’s Letter to the Students of Thomas Aquinas College

by Mary-Catherine Froula (’19)*

“It is within our power to transform our deserts of isolation into fruitful gardens of solitude.”

Dear Students,

Today marks the 125th birthday of the Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, the late and beloved prelate, evangelist, and television pioneer. As such, it’s a fitting occasion to recall the Archbishop’s scathing critique on the elective/major system, which, in his view, crippled Catholic higher education — and which continues on most campuses to this day.

Among the many heartaches of the College’s having to send students home early this year was that those in New England — who had just braved the first winter on the new campus – had to depart before getting to enjoy their first spring. If it’s any consolation for them, Resident Director Isaac Cross (’19) has taken some beautiful photos of the flowers now in bloom across the campus:

“With so many families experiencing unemployment, loss of income, and financial hardship as a result of the coronavirus, many are understandably anxious that they won’t be able to afford the cost of tuition next year,” says Thomas Aquinas College President Michael F. McLean. “We want to relieve our families of this concern. The College’s Financial Aid office is fully prepared to make our program of Catholic liberal education affordable for all of our students and their families in 2020-21, regardless of their circumstances.”