/ en /summerblog/meet-california-2026-summer-program-prefects-part-ii <span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Meet the California 2026 Summer Program Prefects, Part II</span> <span rel="schema:author" class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang about="/users/peter-doylend" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>peter-doylend</span></span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2026-06-10T14:48:22+00:00" class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-06-10T07:48:22-07:00" title="Wednesday, June 10, 2026 - 07:48" class="datetime">Wed, 06/10/2026 - 07:48</time> </span> Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:48:22 +0000 peter-doylend 11117 at /events/residence-halls-close-noon <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Residence Halls Close at Noon</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang about="/users/peter-doylend" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>peter-doylend</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-06-08T12:55:56-07:00" title="Monday, June 8, 2026 - 12:55" class="datetime">Mon, 06/08/2026 - 12:55</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-add field--type-add-to-calendar-field field--label-hidden field__item"><span class="addtocalendar atc-style-blue" data-calendars="Google Calendar, Outlook Online, iCalendar, Outlook, Yahoo! 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Calendar" data-secure="auto"><a class="atcb-link">Add to Calendar</a> <var class="atc_event"><var class="atc_date_start">2027-05-06 00:00:00</var> <var class="atc_date_end">2027-05-12 23:59:59</var> <var class="atc_title">Second Semester Examinations for Seniors</var> <var class="atc_description"></var> <var class="atc_location"></var> <var class="atc_organizer">91¿ì»îÁÖ Aquinas College</var> <var class="atc_organizer_email">tacweb@thomasaquinas.edu</var> <var class="atc_timezone">America/Los_Angeles</var> <var class="atc_privacy">public</var> </var></span> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-start-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2027-05-06T07:00:00Z" class="datetime">Thu, 05/06/2027 - 00:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-end-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2027-05-13T06:59:59Z" class="datetime">Wed, 05/12/2027 - 23:59</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/image_style_350x200/public/2021-04/exam-book588.png?h=6e5de706&amp;itok=cqWNEGmf" width="350" height="200" alt="Exam Book" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-image-style-350x200"> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-show-end-date field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">On</div> <div class="field field--name-field-all-day-event field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">On</div> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:16:12 +0000 peter-doylend 11105 at /events/second-semester-examinations-freshmen-sophomores-juniors <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Second Semester Examinations for Freshmen, Sophomores &amp; Juniors</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang about="/users/peter-doylend" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>peter-doylend</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-06-08T12:14:54-07:00" title="Monday, June 8, 2026 - 12:14" class="datetime">Mon, 06/08/2026 - 12:14</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-add field--type-add-to-calendar-field field--label-hidden field__item"><span class="addtocalendar atc-style-blue" data-calendars="Google Calendar, Outlook Online, iCalendar, Outlook, Yahoo! Calendar" data-secure="auto"><a class="atcb-link">Add to Calendar</a> <var class="atc_event"><var class="atc_date_start">2027-05-08 00:00:00</var> <var class="atc_date_end">2027-05-14 23:59:59</var> <var class="atc_title">Second Semester Examinations for Freshmen, Sophomores &amp; Juniors</var> <var class="atc_description"></var> <var class="atc_location"></var> <var class="atc_organizer">91¿ì»îÁÖ Aquinas College</var> <var class="atc_organizer_email">tacweb@thomasaquinas.edu</var> <var class="atc_timezone">America/Los_Angeles</var> <var class="atc_privacy">public</var> </var></span> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-start-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2027-05-08T07:00:00Z" class="datetime">Sat, 05/08/2027 - 00:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-end-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2027-05-15T06:59:59Z" class="datetime">Fri, 05/14/2027 - 23:59</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/image_style_350x200/public/2021-04/exam-book588.png?h=6e5de706&amp;itok=cqWNEGmf" width="350" height="200" alt="Exam Book" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-image-style-350x200"> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-show-end-date field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">On</div> <div class="field field--name-field-all-day-event field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">On</div> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:14:54 +0000 peter-doylend 11104 at /events/senior-thesis-defenses-3 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Senior Thesis Defenses</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang about="/users/peter-doylend" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>peter-doylend</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-06-08T11:59:55-07:00" title="Monday, June 8, 2026 - 11:59" class="datetime">Mon, 06/08/2026 - 11:59</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-add field--type-add-to-calendar-field field--label-hidden field__item"><span class="addtocalendar atc-style-blue" data-calendars="Google Calendar, Outlook Online, iCalendar, Outlook, Yahoo! Calendar" data-secure="auto"><a class="atcb-link">Add to Calendar</a> <var class="atc_event"><var class="atc_date_start">2027-03-22 00:00:00</var> <var class="atc_date_end">2027-04-23 23:59:59</var> <var class="atc_title">Senior Thesis Defenses</var> <var class="atc_description"></var> <var class="atc_location"></var> <var class="atc_organizer">91¿ì»îÁÖ Aquinas College</var> <var class="atc_organizer_email">tacweb@thomasaquinas.edu</var> <var class="atc_timezone">America/Los_Angeles</var> <var class="atc_privacy">public</var> </var></span> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-start-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2027-03-22T07:00:00Z" class="datetime">Mon, 03/22/2027 - 00:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-end-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2027-04-24T06:59:59Z" class="datetime">Fri, 04/23/2027 - 23:59</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/image_style_350x200/public/media/event_featured_image/ThesisDefense.jpg?h=2e70d3e9&amp;itok=F7hsERVO" width="350" height="200" alt="Senior Thesis Defense" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-image-style-350x200"> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-show-end-date field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">On</div> <div class="field field--name-field-all-day-event field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">On</div> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:59:55 +0000 peter-doylend 11097 at /events/don-rags-evening-classes-only-10 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Don Rags ” Evening Classes Only</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang about="/users/peter-doylend" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>peter-doylend</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-06-08T11:51:50-07:00" title="Monday, June 8, 2026 - 11:51" class="datetime">Mon, 06/08/2026 - 11:51</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-add field--type-add-to-calendar-field field--label-hidden field__item"><span class="addtocalendar atc-style-blue" data-calendars="Google Calendar, Outlook Online, iCalendar, Outlook, Yahoo! Calendar" data-secure="auto"><a class="atcb-link">Add to Calendar</a> <var class="atc_event"><var class="atc_date_start">2027-03-02 00:00:00</var> <var class="atc_date_end">2027-03-04 23:59:59</var> <var class="atc_title">Don Rags ” Evening Classes Only</var> <var class="atc_description"></var> <var class="atc_location"></var> <var class="atc_organizer">91¿ì»îÁÖ Aquinas College</var> <var class="atc_organizer_email">tacweb@thomasaquinas.edu</var> <var class="atc_timezone">America/Los_Angeles</var> <var class="atc_privacy">public</var> </var></span> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-start-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2027-03-02T08:00:00Z" class="datetime">Tue, 03/02/2027 - 00:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-end-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2027-03-05T07:59:59Z" class="datetime">Thu, 03/04/2027 - 23:59</time> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Twice yearly during the Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years, each student sits with his tutors and hears their observations on his work. The primary aim of the Don Rag is not, like a report card, to state the degree of a student™s mastery of the material. It is, rather, an occasion for offering him specific advice on how to improve his class preparation and participation and to help him advance in the intellectual life. Tutors thus work with the student to enable him to pursue more successfully the wisdom offered by the <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="769d158b-a8d7-4373-b0e7-8bd933c8e348" href="/a-liberating-education/great-books" title="The Great Books">Great Books</a>.</p> <p>In the event that a student is in danger of failure in one or more subjects, the Don Rag also may be an opportunity to alert him and to make suggestions for improving his performance. The Don Rag takes place with nearly half the semester still to come, and subsequent classroom performance can strongly affect a student™s grades.</p> <ul> <li>Related:&nbsp;<a href="/a-liberating-education/assessment">Assessment</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/image_style_350x200/public/2021-05/don-rags.png?h=9a68b5b6&amp;itok=u0buovwr" width="350" height="200" alt="Don Rags" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-image-style-350x200"> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-show-end-date field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">On</div> <div class="field field--name-field-all-day-event field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">On</div> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:51:50 +0000 peter-doylend 11095 at /events/second-semester-classes-begin-8 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Second Semester Classes Begin</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang about="/users/peter-doylend" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>peter-doylend</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-06-08T10:25:16-07:00" title="Monday, June 8, 2026 - 10:25" class="datetime">Mon, 06/08/2026 - 10:25</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-add field--type-add-to-calendar-field field--label-hidden field__item"><span class="addtocalendar atc-style-blue" data-calendars="Google Calendar, Outlook Online, iCalendar, Outlook, Yahoo! Calendar" data-secure="auto"><a class="atcb-link">Add to Calendar</a> <var class="atc_event"><var class="atc_date_start">2027-01-11 00:00:00</var> <var class="atc_date_end">2026-06-11 23:16:19</var> <var class="atc_title">Second Semester Classes Begin</var> <var class="atc_description"></var> <var class="atc_location"></var> <var class="atc_organizer">91¿ì»îÁÖ Aquinas College</var> <var class="atc_organizer_email">tacweb@thomasaquinas.edu</var> <var class="atc_timezone">America/Los_Angeles</var> <var class="atc_privacy">public</var> </var></span> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-start-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2027-01-11T08:00:00Z" class="datetime">Mon, 01/11/2027 - 00:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/image_style_350x200/public/2021-05/classes-resume.png?h=9a68b5b6&amp;itok=UthHJ_B3" width="350" height="200" alt="Students chat with the tutor" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-image-style-350x200"> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-show-end-date field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-all-day-event field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">On</div> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:25:16 +0000 peter-doylend 11092 at /events/ca-residence-halls-re-open <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">CA Residence Halls Re-Open</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang about="/users/peter-doylend" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>peter-doylend</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-06-08T10:13:39-07:00" title="Monday, June 8, 2026 - 10:13" class="datetime">Mon, 06/08/2026 - 10:13</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-add field--type-add-to-calendar-field field--label-hidden field__item"><span class="addtocalendar atc-style-blue" data-calendars="Google Calendar, Outlook Online, iCalendar, Outlook, Yahoo! Calendar" data-secure="auto"><a class="atcb-link">Add to Calendar</a> <var class="atc_event"><var class="atc_date_start">2027-01-09 12:00:00</var> <var class="atc_date_end">2026-06-11 23:16:19</var> <var class="atc_title">CA Residence Halls Re-Open</var> <var class="atc_description"></var> <var class="atc_location"></var> <var class="atc_organizer">91¿ì»îÁÖ Aquinas College</var> <var class="atc_organizer_email">tacweb@thomasaquinas.edu</var> <var class="atc_timezone">America/Los_Angeles</var> <var class="atc_privacy">public</var> </var></span> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-start-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2027-01-09T20:00:00Z" class="datetime">Sat, 01/09/2027 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Residence halls re-open at noon (first meal served: dinner)</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/image_style_350x200/public/2021-05/residence-halls-open-for-freshmen.png?h=6e5de706&amp;itok=THoI8Lru" width="350" height="200" alt="Students walking afront residence hall" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-image-style-350x200"> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-show-end-date field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-all-day-event field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:13:39 +0000 peter-doylend 11090 at