The College is distinctive in American higher education, offering a single curriculum in literature, philosophy, theology, and the classical languages Latin and Greek. The curriculum also includes interterms in Rome, Oxford, and Greece. When asked what the principal influences on the formative year of the College have been, Dr. Patrick, Chancellor of the College, replied: “The Catholic Faith, with is emphasis on knowing truth and its insistence that in the long run the most useful activities are directed toward the Glory of God; the medieval curriculum in the liberal arts; and the small colleges that made up the English universities in the nineteenth century with their emphasis on a common conversation, the pursuit of the best, and engagement with one’s own time and place.” 1985 with the purchase of a residence at 3006 Merida, and has since expanded to include 9 properties on 1.78 contiguous acres on Merida and Lubbock streets. Dr. James Patrick said, “The purpose of the campaign is to provide a place that reflects what we do, an environment as beautiful as the books and ideas in our curriculum. We’ve spent a long time putting in place an academic program that encourages the love of truth. Beauty is the splendor that belongs to truth and it’s time to begin to build a beautiful campus.”

The new buildings will occupy the site at 3001 Merida, with the chapel facing west, separated by a courtyard from the library. The chapel will seat 120 and will serve as many as 200 on important occasions. The library, designed to house the James L. MacFarlane Collection in the Liberal Arts and Theology, will have space for about 30,000 volumes, twice the capacity of the present library at 3017 Merida. Mr. MacFarlane was an early friend of the college and its first financial officer.

The Bishop’s Office said:
Bishop Van supports the College of Saint Thomas More in its funds drive and sees it as an effort to give students an environment that will foster their intellectual and spiritual development.

The College was charted in 1981 with the dual purpose of providing the best in Catholic Liberal Arts leading to the B. A. and also providing adult education in the liberal arts through the Common Tradition curriculum. Each year the College teaches about forty undergraduates and several hundred adult learners.

Those interested in participating in the campaign are encouraged the call Dr Patrick or the College Development Counselor Mr. Francis Lukas at 817-923-8459.