| Monday,
January 28 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas Birthday Cake; Chartres Labyrinth; Dominican Heritage
Mass; Monday Night Movie Night |
| 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 and Student Senate |
10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jarecki/Lacks Center
|
Birthday cake served
Sponsored by the Grace Hauenstein Library |
2 p.m.
Lobby Albertus Magnus
|
Birthday cake served
Sponsored by Tri Beta, GEO and ACS |
4:30 p.m.
Bukowski Chapel |
Dominican Heritage Mass
A celebration of our Dominican tradition in which we recognize
the Dominicans who have served the Aquinas community, our colleagues
on campus who have served the college for 25 years: Sr. Marie Celeste Miller O.P., Dr. Li-Heng Chen, and Doug Greenslate. A
reception will follow the Mass. |
11 a.m. to 7 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: Mary Clark-Kaiser, Director of Campus Ministry |
8 to 10 p.m.
Wege Ballroom |
Open Chartres Labyrinth Walk
Facilitator: AQ Student Liz Leduc |
10 p.m.
Moose Cafe |
Monday Night Movie Night
Presented by Tree
Top Productions *Clue: Fifth movie with this boy wizard |
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| Tuesday,
January 29 |
| Labyrinths; Women's Center Lecture and Tea |
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) |
Twelfth Annual Jane Hibbard Idema Women's Studies Center
Tea and Lecture
"Women Writers in the Middle Ages"
Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Coogin, Aquinas English Dept.
Free and open to the public. Tea, cookies and discussion will
follow. |
7 to 8 p.m.
Wege Ballroom |
Chartres Labyrinth Workshop with Walk
Presenter: Miriam Peterson and Terry Marshall |
8 to 11 p.m.
Wege Ballroom |
Open Chartres Labyrinth Walk
Facilitator: AQ Students Jessica Coffelt and Kinnith Artemus |
All Day
8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Loutit Room |
The Knot: A Contemporary Labyrinth
Join us in this contemporary approach to a medieval form of prayer. Time needed: 20 - 30 minutes. |
8 to 9 p.m.
Loutit Room |
The Knot Labyrinth Workshop with Walk
Creator and Facilitator: Lisa Klynstra Yarost |
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| Wednesday,
January 30 |
| Chartres Labyrinth; Mass and Blessing of Relic; Basketball Games |
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Wege Ballroom |
Chartres Labyrinth Workshop with Walk
Presenter: Pamela Dail Whiting |
4:30 p.m.
Bukowski Chapel |
Mass and Blessing of the First Class Relic of St. Thomas Aquinas
Donated by: William and Maria Wertz and Roberta Schultz |
5:30 p.m.
Fieldhouse |
Aquinas Women's Basketball Game
vs. Cornerstone University
Come in Aquinas Gear! |
7:30 p.m.
Fieldhouse |
Aquinas Men's Basketball Game
vs. Cornerstone University
Come in Aquinas Gear! |
9:30 to 11 p.m.
Wege Ballroom |
Open Chartres Labyrinth Walk
Facilitators: AQ Students Kinnith Artemus and Josh Fassett |
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| Thursday,
January 31 |
| Annual St. Thomas Aquinas
Lecture; St. Thomas Aquinas Birthday Dinner; Band |
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 |
Seventeenth Annual St. Thomas Aquinas Week
Lecture
"A Time of Change and Possibility: Critical Contexts for an Emerging World Catholicism"
Speaker:
Bryan Froehle, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Siena Center
Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois |
Dinner
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 Council for Exceptional Children, CAVA and AQ LDA.
Our guests for the evening are Dominican Sisters. Please give them a warm welcome.
Sponsored by Senate Student Affairs Committee. |
10:30 p.m.
Moose Café
Cook Carriage House |
Ryanhood Concert
Sponsored by Tree
Top Productions |
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| Friday,
February 1 |
| AQ Family Photo; Family
Weekend Welcome and Registration; Medieval Dinner Theater; Monty
Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail Party |
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| Siblings Events and Opportunities |
| Events for younger siblings will take place on and off campus during Family Weekend. Activities will include movies, ice skating, board games and video gaming, the traditional
morning cartoons and donuts and more. >>More Information |
| |
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 11:45 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. to enjoy a grill fire and hot
chocolate.
RHA will sponsor a drawing with prizes for photo participants. |
5:30 to 6:15 p.m.
Wege Student Center
Upper Level Lobby |
Family Weekend Welcome and Registration
Pick up your Family Weekend packet and dining tickets. |
6:15 to 8 p.m.
Doors open at 5:45 p.m.
Wege Ballroom
Loutit Room |
Medieval Dinner Theater
Guest Director: Nina Croll
Enjoy a feast from the days of St. Thomas Aquinas followed by
a theatrical performance by Aquinas students.
Free for students on AQ meal plan (*Students may swipe their
meal plan only once for this event. You still need to make a
reservation).
15 free tickets are available for students without a meal plan.
(Again you must make a reservation.) For others the cost is
$15.
Registration is required for everyone. Seating is limited - sign up early! Sign up through the Alumni Office (with Family Weekend Packets)
or sign up in front of the cafeteria or in Campus Ministry.
Registration Deadline: Noon on Monday, Jan. 28 |
8:30 p.m.
Donnelly Conference Center |
Seventh Annual Monty Python and the Quest for 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. |
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| Saturday,
February 2 |
| Aquinas Bookstore; Family
Weekend Welcome and Registration; Coffee Talk; Dean's
List Ceremony; President's Luncheon; Men's Basketball Game |
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wege Student Center
Lower Lobby |
Aquinas Bookstore Open
Take a look at the latest in Aquinas gear available only at
the AQ Bookstore. |
8:30 to 9:45 a.m.
Moose Café
Cook Carriage House |
Coffee Talk
An opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues,
share stories and offer suggestions regarding your student's
experience at Aquinas. |
10 to 11 a.m.
Performing Arts Center |
Dean's List Ceremony |
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cook Carriage House |
American Pop Star - Make Your Own Music Video
Sponsored by Tree Top Productions |
11:30 a.m.
Donnelly Center |
President's Luncheon
Pelase join President Ed Balog for lunch following the Dean's List ceremony. RSVP due by Jan. 21 to the Alumni Office. Cost: $6 per person; meal plan not available. |
3 p.m.
Fieldhouse |
Aquinas Men's Basketball Game
vs. Madonna University
Come in Aquinas gear and face paint! Half-time activities and entertainment! Tickets are included in the family weekend packet. AQ Students, faculty and staff are free. |
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| Sunday,
Feburary 3 |
| Brunch; The Mass of St. Thomas Aquinas |
10:30 a.m.
Wege Dining Hall
|
Brunch
Enjoy a traditional brunch with other Aquinas students
and parents. Tickets are $6 each. Students may use meal
plan. |
Noon
Wege Ballroom |
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. |
