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St. Thomas Aquinas Week Schedule of Events
About St. Thomas Aquinas Photo Gallery: St. Thomas Week 2009
 
January 25 - 31, 2010
 
Schedule of Events:
 
Monday, January 25
St. Thomas Aquinas Birthday Cake; Jazz Combo; Chartres Labyrinth
All Day Faculty are invited to teach today in academic garb.
All Day
First Floor; AB
Dominican Sisters Display
Sponsored by Catholic Life Club
10:40 a.m.
Lobby, Academic Bldg.
Aquinas College Jazz Combo
Kick off the St. Thomas Aquinas Birthday Celebration
10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
First Floor of AB
Birthday cake served
Sponsored by Campus Ministry
Noon
Lobby Albertus Magnus
Birthday cake served
Sponsored by Tri Beta, GEO, ACS and AED
1 p.m.
Art and Music Center
Birthday cake served
Sponsored by the Music Club
2 p.m.
Jarecki/Lacks Center
Birthday cake served
Sponsored by the Grace Hauenstein Library
5 to 8 p.m.
First Floor of AB
Birthday cake served
Sponsored by the Office of Adult Student Recruitment
11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Wege Ballroom
Instruction Provided
Chartres Labyrinth Walk
Prayerful meditative walk upon a Chartres Cathedral replicated floor labyrinth (36 feet in diameter). Come and deepen your relationship with God through an ancient form of prayer. Time needed is from 30-45 minutes
7 to 8 p.m.
Wege Ballroom
Chartres Labyrinth Workshop with Walk
Presenter: TBA
8 to 10 p.m.
Wege Ballroom
Open Chartres Labyrinth Walk
Facilitator: TBA
 
Tuesday, January 26
Women's Center Lecture and Tea; Chartres Labyrinth
All Day
Wege Ballroom
Open Chartres Labyrinth Walk
You are welcome to walk during the day at any time. There will be instructions at the door
12:30 p.m.
Wege Student Center, Loutit Room (Third Floor)
Fourteenth Annual Jane Hibbard Idema Women's Studies Center Tea and Lecture
7 to 8 p.m.
Wege Ballroom
Chartres Labyrinth Workshop with Walk
Presenter: TBA
8 to 10 p.m.
Wege Ballroom
Open Chartres Labyrinth Walk
Facilitator: TBA
 
Wednesday, January 27
Dominican Heritage Mass
4:30 p.m.
Bukowski Chapel
Dominican Heritage Mass
A Celebration of our Dominican tradition in which we remember the Dominican sisters presently working at Aquinas and the Dominican and lay retirees who have served the college in the past.
 
Thursday, January 28
Annual St. Thomas Aquinas Lecture; St. Thomas Aquinas Birthday Dinner and Give a Gift to a Child in Need; Dine with a Dominican Sister
11:45 a.m. to 12:25 p.m.
Wege Ballroom
Light lunch for attendees of the St. Thomas Aquinas Week Lecture
It is very important that you RSVP to Dee Wagner at 632-2171 by Jan. 24 if you plan to eat.
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Wege Ballroom
Nineteenth Annual St. Thomas Aquinas Week Lecture
Dinner
5 to 7 p.m.
Wege Cafeteria
St. Thomas Aquinas Birthday Dinner: Give a Gift to a Child in Need
Everyone is invited to bring a gift to the cafeteria for "Healthy Start Kids" (Ages: Newborn to 3).
Co-sponsored by CAVA, Early Childhood Education Association.
Our guests for the evening are Dominican Sisters. Please give them a warm welcome.
Sponsored by Student Senate.
 
Friday, January 29
Aquinas Family Photo; Junior Saints Weekend Registration; Medieval Dinner Theater; AQ Game Club Night; Moose Lock-in
 
Junior Saints Events and Opportunities
Events for younger siblings will take place throughout campus during Junior Saints Weekend. Activities will include movies, games, the traditional morning cartoons and donuts and more. >>More on Junoir Saints Weekend
 
12:10 p.m. PRECISELY
Academic Building
Front Steps
AQ Family Photo
The photo will be taken at PRECISELY 12:10 p.m. Please gather from 11:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. to roast marshmallows and enjoy hot chocolate.
RHA will sponsor a drawing with prizes for photo participants.
5 to 10 p.m.
Regina/St. Joe's Front Desk
Junior Saints Weekend Registration

6:15 to 8 p.m.
(Doors open at 5:45 p.m.)
Wege Ballroom
Medieval Dinner Theater
Guest Directors: Will Bennett and Rachael Pineiro
Enjoy a dinner from the days of St. Thomas Aquinas and a theatrical performance by Aquinas students.
FREE for students on meal plan. Students with meal plans
may only use one swipe.
All others: $6.75 with reservations
Seating is limited! Sign up early!
Reservations Required for EVERYONE including students. DEADLINE is 5 p.m., Monday, January 26.
Sign up in the Cafeteria or in Campus Ministry
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NOTE: The Medieval Dinner Theatre is currently full. Thank you to the AQ community for the enthuastic response!
8 p.m. to Midnight
AB, First Floor
AQ Club Game Night
8 p.m. to Midnight
Cook Carriage House
A Night in Nelson's Dog House
Sponsored by Tree Top Productions
 
Saturday, January 30
Cartoons/Donuts; Craft Time; Dean’s List Ceremony; Pillowcase Shield Decorating; Monty Python and the Holy Grail Party
9 to 10 a.m.
St. Joe and Regina Hall Lounges
Cartoons and Donuts
10 to 11 a.m.
Performing Arts Center
Dean's List Ceremony
11a.m. to 1 p.m.
Regina Lounge
Craft Time
7 to 8 p.m.
Moose Café
Improv Show
7:30 p.m. Cartoons
8 p.m. Holy Grail
Ballroom
9th Annual Monty Python and the Holy Grail Party
Pythonites, participate in the annual interactive showing of this classic Monty Python film. Don’t forget your coconut shells! Snacks and prizes.
Sponsored by the History Club
 
Sunday, January 31
Brunch; Pictures with Nelson; The Mass of St. Thomas Aquinas
10:30 a.m.
Wege Cafeteria
Brunch
Students may use meal plan and swipe Junior Saints.
Have your picture taken with our mascot, Nelson.
Noon
Bukowski Chapel
St. Thomas Aquinas Patronal Mass
We invite faculty to dress in academic garb for the academic procession.
NOTE: Faculty, if you would like to join us for brunch before Mass, please RSVP to Campus Ministry (632-2488) so that we can have a complimentary ticket  for you in the cafeteria.
 
Campus Ministry would like to thank all the members of the St. Thomas Aquinas Week Planning Committee, whose hard work made this year's celebration possible.
Thanks to all our co-sponsors for their generous donations of time, effort and resources.
Special thanks to:
Aquinas College Dining Services
Aquinas College Set-Up Department
Aquinas College Conferencing Department
Aquinas College Media Department
Aquinas College Physical Plant Department
 
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