Events & Lectures

Freshman Orientation in White Mountains
August 28-August 31

Upperclassmen return. Dormitories open at 12:30 pm
Tuesday, August 30

Registration for all Students
Wednesday, August 31

Classes begin; late registration
Thursday, September 1

All-campus Student Life Meeting/ Outdoor Film Night
Friday, September 2

Activity Fair & Ice-Cream Social
Saturday, September 3

Naticook Lake Trip
Sunday, September 4

Academic Convocation
Friday, September 9

Friday Night Lecture Series:
Fulton Sheen a Saint? Catalyst for the New Evangelization
by Msgr. Richard Soseman

Friday, September 9, 7:30pm
Open to the Public at no cost
RSVP by contacting Lucy Domina at (603) 880-8308 or at ldomina@thomasmorecollege.edu

Opening Dance: “The British Underground: Come As Your Favorite BBC character”
Saturday, September 10

Rosary and Meditation on the Ten-Year Anniversary of 9/11
Sunday, September 11

Constitution Day Debate
Friday, September 16

Virtus Football Game at Greeley Park
Saturday, September 17

Luau Dinner
Sunday, September 18

North American Martyrs Pilgrimage Trip
Friday, September 23 – Sunday, September 25

Official Screening of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen: Servant of All
Sunday, September 25

Walk for Life in Boston
Sunday, October 2

Cultural Trip: New England Aquarium in Boston
Wednesday, October 5

FRIDAY NIGHT LECTURE SERIES
Christopher Check
“G. K. Chesterton’s Lepanto”

Open to the Public
Friday, October 7

Ultimate Frisbee Tournament
Saturday, October 8

Afternoon Harvest Festival
Contra Dance & Dinner

Sunday, October 9

Fall Open House
Monday, October 10
Contact Mark Schwerdt at mschwerdt@thomasmorecollege.edu

FRIDAY NIGHT LECTURE SERIES
Fr. Thomas Kocik
“Singing His Song”

Friday, October 14
Open to the Public

Ladies Tea Party and Social with Mrs. Fahey
Sunday, October 16

Campus-Wide Assassins Game
Monday, October 17

Men’s Hiking Tour of Historic Hollis with President Fahey
Evening Oktoberfest

Saturday, October 22

Magdalen vs. Thomas More (Soccer), Greeley Park
Sunday, October 23

Trick or Treat “gift” exchange
Friday, October 28

Halloween Dance
Saturday, October 29

Hilaire Belloc’s Walking Tour in Groton, MA
Sunday, October 30

All Saints Day
Tuesday, November 1 (no classes)

Cultural Trip: Worcester Art Museum
Saturday, November 5

Thomas More College Drama Club performances
Kaufmann & Hart’s You Can’t Take It With You
Saturday, November 5 and Sunday, November 6

The Dating Game
Friday, November 11

Waltz & Swing Dance
Saturday, November 12

Bonfire and Poetry Night
Sunday, November 13

Kris Kringle Gift Exchange Drawing
Wednesday, November 16

Fr. Rale Thanksgiving Banquet
Thursday, November 17

Thanksgiving Break
November 19-27

President’s Council Dinner
Saturday, December 3

Messiah Sing in Concord, NH
Sunday, December 4

Vigil of the Immaculate Conception Banquet
Wednesday, December 7

Cookie Making at Professor Thompson’s home
Thursday, December 8

Mud Bowl
Saturday, December 10

Winter Formal
Saturday, December 10

Reading Day for Final Examinations
Tuesday, December 13

Final Examinations
Wednesday, December 14 – Friday, December 16

Christmas Break
December 17-January 14, 2012

———————-Spring 2012 Term———————-

Dormitories open at 12:30 pm
Sunday, January 15, 2012

Registration for all students
Monday, January 16

Classes begin; late registration
Tuesday, January 17

Cultural Trip: Astronomy Night at the Coit Observatory, Boston University
Wednesday, January 18

Sardines (the game)
Friday, January 20

March for Life in Washington, DC
Sunday, January 22-Tuesday, January 24

Winter Waltz & Swing Dance
Saturday, January 28

Trip: Cambridge Society for Early Music presents “The String Quartets of Franz Joseph Hadyn”
Sunday, January 29

Luminaria Party
Friday, February 3

Chili Cook-off
Saturday, February 4

St. Thomas More’s Birthday Banquet
Tuesday, February 7

All-School Theater & Poetry Match
Saturday, February 11

Snowman Competition & Bonfire
Sunday, February 12

Casino Night
Saturday, February 18

Robert Burns Banquet
Sunday, February 19

Winter Open House

Contact Mark Schwerdt at mschwerdt@thomasmorecollege.edu
Monday, February 20

Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, February 22

Stations of the Cross
Friday, February 24

Lenten Corporal Works of Mercy at Local Charity
Saturday, February 25

Cultural Trip: Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Wednesday, February 29

Spring Break
March 3 thru 11

Stations of the Cross
Friday, March 16

Lenten Corporal Works of Mercy at Local Charity
St. Patrick & St. Joseph Evening

Saturday, March 17

Stations of the Cross
Friday, March 23

Lenten Corporal Works of Mercy at Local Charity
Women’s Conference

Saturday, March 24

Annunciation Night: Best International Animated Shorts Film Festival
Sunday, March 25

Cultural Trip: Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, MA
Thursday, March 29

Stations of the Cross
Friday, March 30

Lenten Corporal Works of Mercy at Local Charity
Men’s Conference

Saturday, March 31

Easter Break begins after class
Wednesday, April 4

Classes resume
Tuesday, April 10

Easter Friday Banquet
Friday, April 13

Trip: the Cambridge Society for Early Music presents Music from the Eton Choirbook
Saturday, April 14

Trip to Divine Mercy Shrine, Stockbridge, MA
Sunday, April 15

Vaudeville and the Variety Show
Saturday, April 21

Ultimate Tournament
Sunday, April 22

Spring Formal
Saturday, April 28

Trip to Lost River Gorge and Boulder Caves
Sunday, April 29

Music Soiree
Saturday, May 5

Spring Lawn Games
Sunday, May 6

Reading Day for Final Examinations
Monday, May 7

Final Examinations
Tuesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 10

All-Campus Cleaning Party
Friday, May 11

Commencement Exercises
Saturday, May 12

Dormitories close at noon
Sunday, May 13