Thomistic Institute Chapter at Kean University
Our goal is to make the Catholic intellectual tradition vibrantly present at Kean University.
Catholic Truth in a contemporary world.
The Thomistic Institute exists to promote Catholic truth in our contemporary world by strengthening the intellectual formation of Christians at universities, in the Church, and in the wider public square. The thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Universal Doctor of the Church, is their touchstone.
The TI is an academic institute of the Pontifical Faculty of the
Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.
Thomistic Institute chapters are on-campus, academic clubs formed and run by students to bring top-notch Christian intellectuals to their university campuses. These chapters organize lectures, seminars, and reading groups to explore the riches of the Christian intellectual tradition.
St. Thomas Aquinas, one of the greatest philosophers and theologians of the Western tradition, stands at the heart of what the chapters do. TI chapters sponsor many talks from many different (and non-Thomistic) perspectives, but Aquinas’s thought remains a touchstone for the project of bringing top-notch scholars from around the world to speak on campuses in the U.S. and abroad- including Kean!
The TI began the campus chapters program in 2015, and it has now spread to more than 80 campuses. Each chapter is led by students, who organize themselves as a campus group and are the protagonists and main catalysts of their chapter’s on-campus events. We encourage undergraduate and graduate students to collaborate with each other, with the institute, and with their faculty to develop lectures, events, and programs built upon the Catholic intellectual tradition.
Meet our TI Campus Chapter Executive Board:
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Ezekiel Gonzalez
President
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Jadiel Racine-Martinez
Vice President
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Reuben Philip
Treasurer
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Anthony Cappello
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Sergio Olivares
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Jacky Ley
Staff Advisor
Contact Kean’s TI Chapter by emailing our President:
Ezekiel Gonzalez:
gonzezek@kean.edu
Join our chapter on CougarLink
CougarLink is Kean University’s platform for finding organizations, searching and attending events, and tracking your involvement on campus. Kean Students can subscribe to our events and updates by requesting to join our groups on CougarLink. In order to formally be considered by Kean Student Life a member of the Thomistic Institute, you must “join” our chapter’s CougarLink page.
