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Peace Corps Draws AQ Grad to Philippines
Community service has been part and parcel of Julie Fredrick’s life for as long as she can remember. While attending Aquinas (1998-2002), Fredrick tutored students at St. Andrew’s elementary, worked with Campus Ministry and even volunteered at a national park in Maine. More... |
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Joppie Named Manager at Kane County
Aquinas alumnus David Joppie ‘88, a former Saints baseball player, was named the manager of the Oakland A’s minor league team, the Kane County Cougars, this past winter. The Rockford, Illinois based team plays in the Midwest League, also home to the West Michigan Whitecaps. More... |
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Students in Service - In Redwood City, California
“The charity of truth seeks holy leisure; the necessity of charity accepts just work.”
Upon reading this poignant line by St. Augustine in the Catechism recently, I thought, “My life exactly!” It expresses how I felt this summer as a recent college graduate and a CYO camp counselor, suspended between a state of leisure and work. More... |
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Students in Service - In Oakland, California
Brian Wallis ‘02 volunteered for a year of service through the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. He is stationed in Oakland working for a nonprofit organization called Sports4kids. Sports4kids sends one site coordinator to each of 50 different schools in the greater Oakland area. More... |
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Students in Service - In Baltimore, Maryland
I am spending a year volunteering with the Capuchin Franciscan Volunteer Corps in Baltimore. Using my education and mathematics degree from Aquinas, am now teaching algebra at St. Frances Academy. I work with inner city students, many of whom live in poverty and face the reality of violence, drugs and abuse daily. More... |
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Southard's Work Spans Many Genres
“Everyone in Heaven writes an autobiography sooner or later,” says Scott D. Southard ’88, explaining why he chose that theme for his first novel, 3 Days In Rome. In 2001, the Heeken Novel Writing Fellowship for Work in Progress honored his book about a young man who relates his earthly and heavenly travails while perched behind the Pearly Gates. More... |
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Alumna Designs Poster for Festival of Arts
Virginia Rose Kane ’84, and her husband Manuel Gentile, both artists, created the winning poster for Festival of the Arts 2003, a celebration of arts held in downtown Grand Rapids annually in June. Their poster is a three-dimensional collage of downtown landmarks with Alexander “Sandy” Calder in the center. More... |
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Adler Has the Look for Burt's Bees New Line
Tracy Lint Soltis Adler ’89, is the new face for Burt’s Bees Healthy Treatment skin-care products. And it all happened by chance when Burt’s Bees owner, Roxanne Quimby walked into the North Carolina restaurant Adler owns with her husband, Mitchell. Adler caught Quimby’s eye as a woman aging with grace and confidence—just the look Quimby wanted to promote her company’s new skincare line. More... |
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McWilliams Returns to Aquinas College
Matt McWilliams ’99 has come home. McWilliams was named assistant athletic trainer this past fall to aid Jo Anne Gorant in the Aquinas athletic/sports medicine program. McWilliams was a student athlete at Aquinas from 1995 through 1999. During that time, he participated in the cross country and track programs before earning his B.S. in physical education with a concentration in athletic training. More... |
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Muriel Ross '48, A Leader Among Michigan Women
For Muriel Ross ‘48, the best thing about being inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame was not the acclaim but the fact that one of her daughters introduced her during the awards ceremony in October. “I think that’s kind of unusual. I was pleased it could happen,” Ross said. Her work in the areas of medical research and social activism had brought Ross to the attention of Hall of Fame staffers... More... |
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Student and Alumna Win Coveted Addy Awards
To say it’s been an exciting year for Alicia Mey is an understatement. This December, Mey will complete her studies at Aquinas and receive her Master of Management degree. Earlier this year, she received a professional honor when the Ad Club of West Michigan selected her marketing project for Zondervan Books (Grand Rapids) for an Addy Award. More... |
