On the afternoon of Sunday, November 3, 2013, Thomas Aquinas College students performed at the first of this year’s two informal concerts — “Schubertiades” — in St. Bernardine of Siena Library.

Posted: November 5, 2013

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To mark the close the Year of Faith, Thomas Aquinas College recently hosted Rev. Robert Barron, who spoke on the subject “David Dancing Before the Ark: The Liturgical Theology Implicit in 2nd Samuel” as part of the St. Vincent de Paul Lecture and Concert Series.

On Saturday, October 26, the students of Thomas Aquinas College hosted the 2013 Halloween Dance in St. Joseph Commons. The event’s costumes had a movie theme, complete with minions, Alice in Wonderland, and the Cat in the Hat. See photos below:

Posted: October 28, 2013

Kiplinger, the business and personal-finance publisher, has ranked Thomas Aquinas College number 41 out of just 100 schools on its 2014 Best Private Colleges list, while also naming the College to its list of the Top 10 Best Values in Private Colleges Under $20K (net).

Four decades ago, Dr. Ronald P. McArthur made an enormous leap of faith. Leaving his home and a good job behind, he moved some 400 miles to become the founding president of Thomas Aquinas College — an institution which, at the time, had neither a campus, money, nor students. What it did have, however, was a promising vision, based on fidelity to the Church and a restoration of Catholic liberal education. That vision, sustained by Dr. McArthur’s deep faith, was more than enough to inspire what, to most, seemed his audacious gamble.

This past weekend the women of Thomas Aquinas College enjoyed their annual campout with a night under the stars in Sycamore Canyon. Residential Assistant Jean Collins (’13) and Assistant Dean Steve Cain and his wife, Mary, led the group, which included students from all classes. The outing ended on the perfect note, with Chaplain Rev. Joseph Illo offering a sunrise Mass overlooking the ocean.

Posted: October 16, 2013

Catholic Guide Praises College for
“impressive intellectual rigor” and
“commitment to orthodox Catholicism”

Thomas Aquinas College is one of only 22 colleges nationwide recommended by The Cardinal Newman Society in its latest edition of The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College, which was published on October 7.

Timothy Teague, an Ojai-based photographer who has been shooting key Thomas Aquinas College events for some 20 years, recently visited the campus to capture a day in the life of the College. The result is a fabulous collection of some 300 photos — from the Chapel, to the residence halls, to the classrooms — that can be found in his online gallery. Highlights of the photos are available in the slideshow below:

Framing is under way for St. Gladys Hall! The College’s next classroom building is due to be complete in time for the start of the next academic year in August, 2014.

Each fall the sophomores, juniors, and seniors take turns hosting welcome events for the new freshman class. This past weekend, the seniors took their turn, holding an informal Saturday-night dance with a Willy Wonka theme — complete with Oompa-Loompas.

Posted: October 1, 2013