Irish Culture
Aquinas College loves Irish culture! We’ve embraced Irish culture - offering a study-away
experience in Tullycross, Ireland, since the early 1970s. Aquinas is the only college
in Michigan to offer an Irish Studies minor.
| 1 | Outstanding Irish Studies Minor |
| 9 | Thatched roof cottages in Tully Cross |
| 47 | Years Aquinas has studied away in Ireland |
| 900+ | AQ students and faculty have experienced Ireland |
Research
Students in Dr. Michelle DeRose's Literature of the Black and Green Atlantic course: Maggie Rose, Lauren Heyboer, and Alyssa Noch (pictured with Dr. Michelle DeRose).
AQ Delegation
Dr. Jennifer Dawson, Ireland faculty director 2020; Dr. Michelle DeRose, Ireland faculty director 2021 and coordinator of the Irish studies minor; Dr. Heather Kesselring-Quakenbush; and Tim Ramsay, former director of international programs visited the U.S. embassy in Dublin, Ireland.
Community Partners
Connemara West (Ireland Partner) Michigan Irish Music Festival Sparta Celtic Festival