http://www.ai.edu RSS feeds for Aquinas Institute of Theology 60 http://www.ai.edu/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/53/AI-Freezes-Tuition-Rate-for-Newcomers-Offers-More-Scholarships.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=53 http://www.ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=53&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/53/AI-Freezes-Tuition-Rate-for-Newcomers-Offers-More-Scholarships.aspx To keep preparation for ministry careers as affordable as possible, Aquinas Institute of Theology has announced a three-year freeze on tuition for students who begin to pursue certain degrees in Fall 2007. In addition, the school will offer tuition breaks to students financially supported by another Catholic agency, add one more full-ride scholarship and increase by more than 75 percent the amount awarded for partial scholarships. “Our students aren’t here because they want to make millions,” said Fr. Charles Bouchard, O.P., president of Aquinas Institute. “They are here because they realize the need for well-qualified lay ministers in the Church today, and they feel called to serve. We want to do everything we can to help them respond to that call.” The tuition freeze means that degree-seeking students who enroll for the first time in August will pay the same rate through 2009-2010. Based on a typical annual increase of 4 percent each year, those students will save about $600 their second year of full-time study and about $1,200 their third year. The school also intends to offer a fifth Presidential Scholarship, which is a 100 percent tuition award to students who show academic promise and potential for ministry. The partial scholarship awards will offer several more students savings that range from 25 percent to 50 percent of tuition. Finally, students who secure a donation of 33 percent from their parish or diocese will receive a 33 percent grant from Aquinas Institute as well. Students already enrolled in most degree-seeking programs also will get a break next year. Tuition for them will stabilize at this year’s rate. The cost of higher education continues to rise nationally. According to data released by the College Board in October, tuition and fees are up 4.4 percent this year at public four-year universities and 5.9 percent at private four-year schools—a rate that exceeds inflation. “We’re among a handful of schools bucking a trend because we want to be accessible,” Bouchard said. “It is important not only to students who have gifts for ministry but to the Church.” Aquinas Institute is a Roman Catholic graduate school of theology in Midtown St. Louis where priesthood candidates study alongside vowed religious women and men and laypeople seeking careers in ministry or simply to better understand their faith lives. Find out more at www.ai.edu. For details about scholarships and academic programs, contact Jared Ainsworth-Bryson, director of admissions, at 314.256.8806, or ainsworth-bryson@ai.edu. SuperUser Account Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:38:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:53 http://www.ai.edu/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/54/Aquinas-Institute-Seeks-Nominations-for-Lay-Ministry-Award.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=402&ArticleID=54 http://www.ai.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=54&PortalID=0&TabID=69 http://www.ai.edu/AboutUs/PressReleases/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/54/Aquinas-Institute-Seeks-Nominations-for-Lay-Ministry-Award.aspx Aquinas Institute of Theology is seeking nominations for the St. Catherine of Siena Excellence in Ministry Award for 2007. The school will honor the recipient during a Mass and reception at Aquinas Institute on the feast day of St. Catherine of Siena, Sunday, April 29. Nominations are due by March 1. The school established the Catherine of Siena Excellence in Ministry Award in 2004 to recognize the increasingly widespread role of the non-ordained in the Catholic Church. St. Catherine of Siena was a 14th century mystic and a lay member of the Dominican order. She at times lived a quiet life of prayer and writing, and at other times lobbied the pope and worked actively with him to unite the powers of Christian territories. The award bears her name because she is a patron saint of Aquinas Institute and an example of what the Church can accomplish when it calls upon the gifts of all of its members. Through the award, Aquinas Institute seeks to highlight effective ministry rooted in theological education. Nominees, then, should have studied theology and have established themselves in long-standing roles as paid ministers of the Catholic Church. Nominating letters should describe nominees’ gifts for ministry. Please send nominating letters to Siena Award, Office of Institutional Advancement, Aquinas Institute of Theology, 23 S. Spring Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108. Or, you can send an email to nelke@ai.edu. Please include the phone number of the person submitting the nomination. For more information, call 314.256.8858. Aquinas Institute is a Dominican-sponsored seminary and graduate school in Midtown St. Louis where priesthood candidates study alongside vowed religious brothers and sisters and laypeople seeking careers in the Catholic Church or simply to better understand their faith lives. SuperUser Account Mon, 05 Feb 2007 18:39:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:54