Nashville, Tenn., Oct 9, 2016 / 15:07 pm
Five decades into their establishment as a college, Aquinas College in Nashville is breaking ground on campus for the first time in over forty years, making a landmark addition to their school: a new residence hall.
"We are now able to house all full time students on campus, which allows us to draw from outside the Nashville metropolitan area," the school's president, Sister Mary Sarah, told CNA in an email interview.
"At present we are drawing from 28 states in the US and hope to increase that number in the coming years," she continued.
Aquinas College was established in 1961 as a two-year Catholic, liberal arts college, later changing to a four-year college in 1994. Rooted in the Dominican discipline, Aquinas College has been owned and administered by the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation since its beginning. Their mission is "to serve the Church by transforming lives for the Gospel of Christ," according to their website.