St. Thomas Aquinas College

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St. Thomas Aquinas College
Stac torch.png
MottoTo enlighten the mind through truth
Type Private college
Established1952
President Ken Daly
Provost Robert Murray
Students2,400
Location
Sparkill, New York
,
U.S.

41°02′32″N73°56′09″W / 41.04222°N 73.93583°W / 41.04222; -73.93583
CampusSuburban
Colors    Maroon & gold
Sporting affiliations
 NCAA Division II East Coast Conference
MascotSpartans
Website www.stac.edu
The campus of St. Thomas Aquinas College, showing Costello Hall in the background. 9.4.07StThomasAquinasCollegebyLuigiNovi.jpg
The campus of St. Thomas Aquinas College, showing Costello Hall in the background.

St. Thomas Aquinas College (STAC) is a private college in Sparkill, New York. The college is named after the medieval philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas. It was founded by the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, whose headquarters are in the town. The college offers 35 majors across three schools: Arts and Sciences, Business, and Education.

Contents

Facilities

Romano Center

Maguire Hall

Naughton Hall / Marian Gardens

Aquinas Hall

Costello Hall

Spellman Hall

Borelli Hall

Aquinas Village

McNelis Commons

Athletics

St. Thomas Aquinas athletic teams are the Spartans. The college is a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the East Coast Conference (ECC) for most of its sports since the 2000–01 academic year; while its sprint football team competes in the Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL). The Spartans previously competed in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) from 1965–66 to 1998–99.

St. Thomas Aquinas competes in 20 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, sprint football, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and triathlon. Men's and women's volleyball will be added in 2023–24.

Club sports are also available at the college, including cheer and dance team and volleyball. [ citation needed ] The Spartans have a cross-campus rivalry with the Dominican University New York Chargers since they are geographically a mile away from each other. Their mascot is The Spartan.

Notable alumni

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