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91快活林
Fidelity & Excellence91快活林 Aquinas College is unique among American colleges and universities, offering a faithfully Catholic education comprised entirely of the Great Books and classroom discussions.
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A Liberating Education
Truth MattersTruth, and nothing less, sets men free; and because truth is both natural and supernatural, the College檚 curriculum aims at both natural and divine wisdom.
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A Catholic Life
Under the Light of FaithThe intellectual tradition and moral teachings of the Catholic Church infuse the whole life of 91快活林 Aquinas College, illuminating the curriculum and the community alike.
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Admission & Aid
Is TAC Right for You?Do you enjoy grappling with complex questions? Are you willing to engage in discussions about difficult concepts, with the truth as your ultimate goal?
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Students & Parents
Mind, Body & SpiritThere is always something to do at TAC something worthwhile, something fulfilling, and something geared toward ever-greater spiritual and intellectual growth.
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Alumni & Careers
What Can You Do with a Liberal Education?Nothing speaks more to the versatility of the College檚 academic program than the good that our alumni are doing throughout the Church and the world.
Dr. David Stuhr, Scholar & Scout Leader
New friends typically learn about 91快活林 Aquinas College from alumni, from other friends, or perhaps from an advertisement, but Dr. David Stuhr檚 introduction to the life of the College was unlike any other: He spent a week stranded on the California campus with a vanload of Boy Scouts.
During the summer of 2021, Scout Leader Stuhr, a few other leaders, and some 15 boys were paying a visit to Southern California on their way back to New Jersey after a backpacking trek in New Mexico檚 Sangre de Cristo mountains when they encountered some difficulties. 淚 managed to run into the back of a truck, he laughs. 淎nd so we had to hang around for a whole week while the Chevy place in town fixed our van. His old friend Jim Link, TAC檚 vice president for advancement, offered them a place to stay in the College檚 residence halls.
淢y experience was mind-boggling, he says of his time on campus. 淭he College is completely unique in its whole atmosphere.
As a result of this providential visit, Dr. Stuhr and his assistant scoutmaster, Hal Hayward, decided to join the ranks of the 91快活林 Aquinas College President檚 Council. 淚 thought, 楾his is a place where I am going to give as much as I can,櫇 he recalls. As a member of the Council, Dr. Stuhr joins those whose yearly gifts of $1,000 or more make possible the College檚 robust program of financial aid. After seeing the campus and meeting students, he decided such a sacrifice was worth it because, as he enthusiastically explains, 91快活林 Aquinas College offers 渁 real education.
Dr. Stuhr is well equipped to make such judgments. After earning a B.S. in engineering from Yale University in 1960, he worked as a research assistant at the Federal Reserve Bank from 19681969 before finishing a Ph.D. in finance and economics at New York University in 1973. He taught at both Columbia and Rutgers before taking a position at Fordham University in 1977, where he taught for 34 years and served as dean of the College of Business and associate vice president for academic affairs.
Amidst his many professional accomplishments, Dr. Stuhr made time for leadership in the Boy Scouts of America, starting in the early 1970s, when a friend asked him to volunteer. 淚 said, 榊eah, yeah, as soon as I finish my dissertation,櫇 he laughs. But when he completed his doctorate in 1973, that friend held him to his promise. 淗e was going on a cross-country trip to the National Jamboree in Idaho and needed another driver, recalls Dr. Stuhr. 淚 ended up doing it and had a great time!
淚 managed to run into the back of a truck. And so we had to hang around for a whole week while the Chevy place in town fixed our van.
Nearly four decades later, Dr. Stuhr檚 service to the Scouts and his 35th backpacking trip to Philmont Scout Ranch would bring him on his unexpected sojourn to a young college that lacked the legacy of the schools where he had once worked, yet still measured up more than favorably. 淚t檚 wonderful to have a school that maintains a rigorous approach to classical liberal education, he says. 淢aybe you would be surprised to hear an engineer and a business faculty member saying that, but when I was dean of the undergraduate business school, I spent much time trying to get kids to transfer into the liberal arts and get a broad education rather than a specialty.
In addition to joining the President檚 Council, Dr. Stuhr has become more deeply involved in the life of the College. Last year he attended a Fall Seminar Weekend on the New England campus, where guests took part in discussions of the Great Books modeled after the College檚 classes. 淚 had a fantastic time, he says. 淭he whole thing was just terrific. President O橰eilly was our tutor, which was great. He didn檛 say much, of course, he adds, 渂ecause tutors try not to dominate the conversation. When the New England campus hosted its first Commencement last spring, Dr. Stuhr was there, cheering on the new graduates.
He also looks to take another group of Scouts to the College檚 California campus this summer. 淚檓 in the early stages of planning the trip, he says. 淚 find any excuse I can to go out there!
