Aquinas College
Formed to Teach. Sent to Witness.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
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School of Arts & Sciences
The strength of a liberal arts education is that it provides formation of the student on a profoundly human level. The student is exposed to the finest minds in western civilization and learns to think critically and to aspire to a life that is wholly integrated. On a practical level, the liberal arts program encourages students to explore a variety of fields, rather than to specialize in a job preparation track. This flexibility will be the key to students who, experts predict, will change careers (not just jobs but careers) an average of eight times during their working lives. A student who has learned how to think is much better equipped to solve complex problems in shifting environments than a student who has mastered a quantity of narrowly defined technical information. Degrees offered include: Bachelor of Arts with majors in English, Theology, History and Philosophy.
School of Education
The Teacher Education Program at Aquinas College is committed to empowering teachers to develop fully the God-given potential of each student they teach. The curriculum is based on an interdisciplinary major in the liberal arts, thus providing the broad scope necessary for professional competence. Additionally, exposure to extensive classroom experience and volunteer activities enhance the level of confidence necessary to begin the practice of teaching. Our faculty view and profess teaching as a gift and a mission, not merely a profession or career. A Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies and a Master of Arts in Teaching are offered through the Teacher Education program.
Centers for Broader Community Learning
Aquinas offers two centers for broader community learning: the Center for Catholic Education and the Center for Evangelization and Catechesis. Aquinas College’s core principles are derived from the Catholic and Dominican moral and intellectual tradition. These include: --the dignity, freedom, and flourishing of every human person as made in God’s image--the complementarity of faith and reason as the basis for academic community--the prudent stewardship of God’s individual and communal gifts
Where we work
Accreditations
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges 2015
Awards
Affiliations & memberships
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) 2012
Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA) 2019
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Aquinas College
Board of directorsas of 02/25/2021
Mother Anna Grace Neenan
The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation
Term: 2018 - 2024
Sister Cecilia Anne Wanner
President, Aquinas College
Sister John Mary Fleming
Director of Education for St. Cecilia Congregation
Sister Ann Hyacinth Genow
Administrator for the Dominican Campus
Sister Maria Frassati Kieckhefer
Novice Mistress, St. Cecilia Congregation
Stephen Bachus
Clark Baker
Financial Development Consultant, YMCA
Sister Mary Peter Muehlenkamp
The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation
Mark Cordova
Centennial Bolt, Inc.
Paschal O'Dwyer
D.F. Chase, Inc.
Rebecca Hammel
Superintendent, Diocese of Nashville Catholic Schools
Mother Anna Grace Neenan
Prioress General, The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation
Mark Faulkner
President, BSI Companies and Vireo Systems, Inc.
Valerie Gore
Diocese of Charleston
Edward McFadden
Archdiocese of Washington D.C.
Michael Yopp
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP