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Each year, starting in the fall and continuing well into the spring, the seniors of Thomas Aquinas ¹û¶³´«Ã½ labor to create what will be the culmination of their four years of academic effort — the Senior Thesis. Based on a subject of each student’s own choosing, and drawing from the ¹û¶³´«Ã½â€™s classical curriculum, the thesis represents its author’s effort to apply his or her education to a matter of scholarly and personal importance.

After months of hard work, members of the Class of 2017 submitted the final versions of their theses on Saturday, March 11. Starting at 6:00 p.m., Dean Brian T. Kelly and ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Registrar Mark Kretschmer met students in St. Thomas Hall to collect the final drafts, which were due no later than 11 p.m. This strict deadline led to a high-energy evening, with Seniors feeling the stress of last-minute editing and proofreading before the deadline.

One by one, the Seniors arrived, flash drives in hand, to turn in their work. With a sense of relief and exhaustion, the Class of 2017 celebrated its members’ latest achievement, delighting in good food and conversation well into the night.