News Archive - Aquinas College
![Art by Holly Roberts blending photography and paint. Two similar house like shapes with one window each and a photo of a man's face in each house.](/_resources/images/Picture1.jpg)
Holly Roberts Exhibition Blends Photography and Paint into Surreal Stories
The Grace Hauenstein Library Gallery and Study Space at Aquinas College welcomes a new exhibition this week– Holly Roberts: Photography Reimagined. Holly Roberts is a prolific artist blending paint and photography into surreal works of art that captivate the creativity and curiosity of viewers around...
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A Welcome Back Letter from the President
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Celebrating 50 Years in Tully Cross: Writing and Visual Art from Ireland Study Abroad Program
For fifty years, Aquinas students and faculty have traveled a small Irish village called Tully Cross. Students, faculty and alumni took on the task of combining a selection of works written and created there into the book Where We Left Our Last Few Words: 50 Years in Tully Cross.
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Aquinas College Storefront Unveiled at Karl and Susan Hascall Junior Achievement Finance Park® Ribbon Cutting
As the sole college represented in the JA Finance Park®, the Aquinas College Storefront will host thousands of 8th-12th grade students as they bolster their financial literacy skills.
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Aquinas Students and Refugee Teens Build Community Through Treetops Collective
This semester, Aquinas students in Dr. Satya Lendrum’s Intro to Women’s and Gender Studies course were paired with teenagers in Kent County who had previously been displaced from their home country.
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Merry Christmas from Aquinas College - 2023
Aquinas College President Alicia Córdoba and First Gentleman George Blanchet would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season. Please know how grateful and honored we are to be part of the Aquinas College family.
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Aquinas Students Gather Truckloads of Donations for Mel Trotter Ministries
For the past three years, Aquinas Professor Mark O’Toole has assigned a special project to his fall classes. As they learn about the fundamentals of business, they also put those lessons into practice for a good cause: gathering donations for Mel Trotter Ministries, a nonprofit organization at the...
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Aquinas Performing Arts Center Celebrates 20 Years of Theatre on Campus
For the last 20 years, the Aquinas PAC has been home to not only productions by the Aquinas Theatre Department, but also Circle Theatre and the Catholic Secondary schools. In a collaboration unlike any in the country, these theatre organizations share space, support one another, and remind audiences...
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History Comes Alive for Students At Community Archives and Research Center
Longer class periods in Aquinas’ block model pilot program mean students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in each subject. For this history class, that means they have time to visit the Grand Rapids Public Museum’s off-site collections and see the past up close.
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AQ Cultural Learning Trip with Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
Immersive learning allows students to explore the culture of indigenous people in Michigan.