Tuesday, October 27, 2009

A New President and a Founder's Words of Wisdom

I was very pleased recently to learn of my alma mater's announcement of a new President, Dr. Michael McLean. Dr. McLean is a perfect choice on many levels, and I believe he will fill the shoes well of former President Tom Dillon and founding President Ronald McArthur. (Dr. McLean also taught my freshman Euclid class, and as excellent a tutor he was, I'm confident he will be a far superior President.) Please join me in praying for President McLean as he takes on this new role, and for the college.

As for our founding President (a truly spectacular and wise man), Dr. Ronald McArthur, here are his words addressed to the student body during lunchtime on his recent 85th birthday:

"My advice to you as a very, very old man now is study. Study while you're here. It will change your life forever. Don't take anything for granted. Pay attention to what you're doing. Learn, and learn from the great people. Become a disciple of St. Thomas Aquinas, and he will take care of you."

He is right on when he said "It will change your life forever." It does. It did.

1 comments:

Elizabeth K. said...

Kristen, I would love to know more about your experiences at your alma mater, if you ever cared to write about them. I'm a professor at a Jesuit university, which is a much different experience in many ways than the one you had at your school, and I've long wondered about what it would be like to go to or teach at Thomas Aquinas.