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Letter from the President In 1966, Holy Cross Junior College began classes simply, with 49 Holy Cross student-Brothers and Brother-candidates enrolled.

The academic building (now known as Driscoll Hall) consisted of four classrooms, a library, and an auditorium. The St. Joseph Chapel was still under construction while James and Basil Halls were also incomplete and only partially occupied. By the end of that first academic year, a free-standing faculty residence building for Brotherprofessors and staff (Andre Hall, now Anselm Hall), the maintenance garage, and a small gym were completed.

Now, 50 years later, recent issues of Connections have focused on highlights of our Global Perspectives curriculum, the expansion and maturation of our intercollegiate sports teams, new faculty hires enhancing our academic profile, and the physical expansion and beautification of our campus. As we celebrate our golden anniversary this year, we can look back and see how these exciting developments gave evidence to the energy and growth of Holy Cross College.

Today we are planning our growth through the next 50 years, and we are counting on your continued help. Ascend: The Campaign for Holy Cross College will provide critical financial investment and support to sustain and further our development. The Ascend Campaign has a goal of $10 million, which will move Holy Cross College down a path toward raising enrollment to 800 students, supporting academic and athletic programs, expanding our endowment and scholarship opportunities, and fostering the student life experience.

As we read in 1 Corinthians 3:7-9, “Neither the planter nor the waterer matters; only God who makes things grow. It is all one who does the planting and who does the watering, and each will duly be paid according to their share in the work. We are fellow workers with God; you are God’s work, God’s building.” I invite you all to participate in this transformational growing season for Holy Cross College and help us ensure that we are able to continue to educate our students in faith.

I hope you enjoy reading this edition of Connections. Thank you and God bless you.

Sincerely,

Br. John R. Paige, C.S.C. President

Connections Cover This statue of St. Brother André Bessette was dedicated on Sept. 19, 2016, Holy Cross College’s Founder’s Day. In this issue of Connections, we celebrate our 50th anniversary, and see how the welcoming mission of the Brothers, exemplified by St. André’s legacy of generous hospitality, impacts every aspect of the college.

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Connections, Holy Cross College’s official magazine, is published twice per year.

EDITOR Kristina Barroso Burrell STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ASSISTANT Alexis Petersen, ’18 STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT Lizzet Aleman, ’19 GRAPHIC DESIGNER Kristina R. Craig, Kreative Koncepts PHOTOGRAPHERS/PHOTO COURTESIES Lizzet Aleman, ’19 Br. Nich Perez, C.S.C. Br. James Leik, C.S.C. Adam DeBeck Mark Burrell Matt Cashore Emily Wack Cover photo: Emily Wack, ’16

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10 Ex Corde Ecclesiae

14 Expanding into the Future

16 Always Part of the Family

Holy Cross strives to increase its growing reputation as a dynamic Midwest college.

A well-loved theology professor shares his insights on the Catholic identity of Holy Cross College.

The demolition of one building will pave the way for a new Holy Cross academic path.

Twin brothers recall how attending Holy Cross introduced them to a new meaning of family.

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12 Leadership with Heart For Megan Santos, ’17, opening her heart has led to a world of opportunity and experience.

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ince Holy Cross College was founded in 1966 as a junior college, it has evolved into something much more: a dynamic and growing four-year college, known for excellence in the liberal arts, an emphasis on diversity and affordability, and a rich Catholic intellectual and spiritual tradition that is accessible to all.

Each year, the college enrolls a larger number of students and awards more degrees, over 95 in 2016, compared to the first baccalaureate class of 13 in 2005. One of the secrets to Holy Cross’s lively ascent as of the best small colleges in the Midwest is that it offers the personalized attention of a small college concurrent with a growing array of academic and research ventures enhanced through collaboration with the University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College.

As Holy Cross gratefully celebrates the blessings of its first 50 years, it is actively looking ahead to the promise of the next 50. Ascend: The Campaign for Holy Cross College is the foundation upon which the college is building its future. A $10-million fundraising venture, the most ambitious in the college’s history, Ascend will generate the resources necessary to strengthen the residential core of the Holy Cross experience. Ascend is also projected to facilitate the establishment of additional scholarships and new buildings to accommodate the expanding academic core.

From our humble roots grow our aspirations for Holy Cross College, and it is the loyalty of our alumni, parents, and friends through the Ascend Campaign that will nourish these efforts. Together, we are fueling the college’s ascent—and ensuring that Holy Cross is better able than ever before to foster in our students the competence to see and the courage to act.

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Specifically, contributions to the Ascend Campaign will: • Foster the growing residential character of the college that is so central to the student experience by intentionally building community spaces and enhancing residence life experiences;

• Reconfigure the physical campus to better support our mission to educate students in mind, body, and spirit with infrastructure that will integrate the college’s newest building, the St. Joseph Art and Science Building, into the campus;

• Fortify our financial infrastructure with a more robust annual fund to provide college leaders with the flexibility and resources to respond to critical yearly needs; and

• Deepen our pool of expendable and endowed scholarship funds, which will be managed through the Notre Dame Endowment, to ensure that Holy Cross is increasingly affordable to deserving students.

“The cost of tuition should never stand between a deserving young person and a bright future. Nor should our desire to do what is right for today’s students come at the expense of future generations.”

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New Seminar for Freshmen Multi-Disciplinary Introduction to College

Business professor Isaac Desta teaches his section of the Freshman Seminar course.

Fall 2016 at Holy Cross College marked a significant change in the way freshman are introduced to the college academic experience. The new College Seminar for freshman is a multidiscipline course taught by eight rotating Ph.D-level professors, designed to prepare students for more rigorous upperlevel courses. Dr. Dianne Barlas, director of the seminar, highlighted four areas the course will address in order to fully immerse incoming freshmen into academic life: encouraging students to ask questions about and engage with the world around them while introducing students to their peers, standardizing research methods, and honing written and oral communications skills.

Using Aldous Huxley’s influential dystopian novel Brave New World and Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si, students will examine the role of technology in the modern world. By focusing on four critical questions: “How does technology shape what it means to be human?”; “Are advances in technology

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and religious faith friend or foes?”; “How does technology serve the advancement of human potentiality while being attentive to the integrity of creation?”; and “What is the economic and cultural impact of technology on the poor and marginalized,” Dr. Barlas hopes that the seminar will provide students with the confidence and courage to ask challenging questions about the world they live in.

By employing their own unique methodology, the seminar professors will give students a unique, multidimensional look at one topic through a variety of lenses, all within their first year at the college. For instance, Dr. Angel Cortés, Chair of the History Department, says that his section of the seminar will encounter technology through the advent of “de-crafted, deskilled, automated” work employed by the Ford Motor Company at the turn of the century to mass produce automobiles, focusing on the implications those changes have had on society.

Students will be arranged in classes of twenty, and will remain in these classes through both semesters of their first year, giving Holy Cross freshmen the unique opportunity to receive personalized attention from accomplished professors. Seminar-style seating and discussion will encourage students to actively participate in class, a goal Dr. Barlas says is central to the seminar.

Ultimately, the new College Seminar will give students an enriching introduction to collegiate academics at Holy Cross.

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Second Chance Pell Program Holy Cross College was selected as one of 67 educational institutions in the country to participate in the U.S. Department of Education’s Second Chance Pell Program. The Second Chance Pell Program permits incarcerated students to be eligible for federal student aid while enrolled in a college degree program. Holy Cross College directs two prison education programs, one for men at Westville Correctional Facility in Westville, IN, and one for women at the Indiana Women’s Prison in Indianapolis, IN. Nearly 80 students are enrolled in Holy Cross degree-seeking programs at these two institutions.

To learn more about how this program fits into the college’s mission, visit www.hcc-nd.edu/second-chance

Br. John Paige, president of Holy Cross College, joined Jan Cervelli, president of Saint Mary’s College, and Fr. John Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame, on September 10, before the the University of Notre Dame vs. Nevada football game.

During the flag ceremony Br. John and Dr. Cervelli presented Fr. Jenkins with a United States flag, and Notre Dame recognized Holy Cross College for its 50th anniversary and Saint Mary’s College for its new president.

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New Advisors Ready to Guide Students Holy Cross College welcomed two academic advisors this year, Gwendolyn Higgins and Br. Patrick Sopher, C.S.C., to help students progress effectively through their college experience.

Higgins started at Holy Cross College in May, 2016. She spent the summer helping coordinate Saints Orientation, Advising, and Registration (SOAR) and enrolling new students in classes for the 2016-2017 school year. She will continue to organize SOAR and advise first-year students. Higgins received her bachelor’s in English and communications from Madonna University, and later earned a master’s in higher education from Grand Valley State University.

“The small size of Holy Cross allows me to have meaningful connections with students and get to know them individually,” Higgins says, “which is important to me.”

Br. Patrick is the newest addition to Academic Support Services. He will be the academic adviser for first-year students and a fill-in tutor for the writing center.

He graduated from Notre Dame in 1966 with a degree in history and has taught around the country. Most recently, he worked in Rome, Italy, where he served for six years as the executive director of planning for the Congregation of Holy Cross.

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Joshua Hamilton, Ph.D., is a new adjunct Spanish instructor. He double majored in English and Humanities at the University of Louisville as an undergraduate and received his doctorate in Twentieth Century Peninsular Spanish Culture and Literature from Indiana University. He currently teaches three courses: Beginning Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, and Introduction to Hispanic Literature.

Dr. Hamilton encourages students to develop themselves and become wellinformed about other fields so that they can compare ways of knowing. “When studying a new language, you’re also exploring a different culture – both of which foster mutual respect and cultural sensibility.”

Outside the classroom, Dr. Hamilton values his ability to compartmentalize by focusing on teaching while at school, then leading a blissfully simple existence at home with his wife and daughter. His mornings are fueled by an elixir of dark coffee, one spoonful of sugar, ¼ cup of milk, and two scoops of Ovaltine.

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“I have always known I wanted to be a Brother of Holy Cross,” says Br. Patrick, who attended a Holy Cross primary school.

“The Brothers at the school were very supportive and encouraging. I felt that I could help others in the same way they helped me.”

Their experience working with students and passion for the Holy Cross mission makes them welcome additions to the college. According to Brian Howard, dean of Academic Support Services, “First-year academic advisors offer the Left to right, Gwendolyn Higgins, Brian Howard, and Br. Patrick Sopher. necessary individual attention that both strengthens a student’s connection to Holy Cross and assists a student during his or her transition to the collegiate environment.”

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to every woman on campus, she was drawn to President Hesburgh’s vision of social justice. “I got to be part of a cohort of women that went on to do amazing things,” she gushes.

A published author, Dr. Kipp now teaches British Literature II and Composition I at the college and directs the writing program for the Westville Education Initiative. It’s an experience she finds inspirational. “The students have incredible stories. They’re just waiting to tell them.”

Dr. Kipp admires the experiential knowledge Holy Cross emphasizes. She believes a faith-based environment is the ideal catalyst to further understand diversity through mission work, service learning, and global research. Dr. Kipp has also raised five children – all college graduates – and reports with a grin that she takes her coffee “frequently!”

Melanie Page, M.F.A., was advanced to full-time professor from adjunct this year. She received her M.F.A. in Fiction Writing from the University of Notre Dame and both her master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Central Michigan University. She is teaching four courses this semester: three sections of Introduction to Composition and one section of Composition I. Page is a steadfast supporter of students considering English as an academic major. She stresses the daily need to communicate clearly, as well as successfully analyze problems, ideas and texts. “Analysis and communication are key. That’s what you’ll learn as an English major.”

Since 2013, Page has run a blog called “Grab the Lapels” where she interviews female authors and reviews their books. She has also been riding motorcycles for twenty-five years and knows standing like Superman for a full minute before leaving the house is good for morale. She drinks flavored coffee with two Sweet’N Low and a touch of cream.

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Picnic Unites Holy Cross Community

By Karen Eckrich, ’19

Holy Cross College celebrated its 50th anniversary in style at the second annual Welcome Home Picnic, organized by Alumni and Parent Programs. Over 300 students, alumni, faculty, staff, and families came to campus on September 17 to reminisce with friends, enjoy fellowship with each other, and see some of the changes Holy Cross has made over the years.

Campus tours featured the newly-added O’Connor Commons and North Hall and the recently updated Vincent Hall classrooms. After seeing the six residence halls, Mark VanderHayden, ’77, recalled that when he attended, he had to commute, as there was no on-campus housing for lay students. VanderHayden remarked, “It’s just amazing how they’ve expanded! Back then, we used to talk about how it was too bad it wasn’t a four-year institution.”

Families are an integral part of the Holy Cross community and many Holy Cross parents were in attendance at the picnic. Matt and Tami Kelty, parents of John Kelty, ’18, and David Kelty, ’20, attended the picnic and enthusiastically shared, “We are confident in the education our sons are getting. They love the life outside of academics as well!”

Other activities at the picnic entertained kids of all ages. Picnic-goers enjoyed the facepainting, candy corn, popcorn, and balloons inside the Vincent Atrium. Mark’s Ark, a petting zoo from Auburn, IN, brought a range of animals to campus, including chickens, snakes, and an alligator. Outside, a colorful bounce-house and a bountiful food tent sat near the Millennium Arch. Lawn games were available to play near Hesburgh Grove.

“We want our alumni, students, and friends to have this opportunity each year to meet and interact with each other,” said Michael Brach, vice president for Advancement. “This year’s successful Welcome Home Picnic is just another example of how the Holy Cross family collaboratively keeps the unique Saints experience alive and makes the college such a special place to call home.”

Top: Basil, the Saints’ mascot, proudly poses with two current students. At left, friends and family, such as this young Irish fan, also attended the picnic.

Founders’ Day Honors Welcoming Saint On September 19, Holy Cross College celebrated the unveiling of the new statue of St. Brother André Bessette of Montreal. Faculty, students, Brothers, and residents from Holy Cross Village came together to show support for the presentation of this iconic figure, sculpted by Jerry McKenna, who was also in attendance.

St. André, canonized in 2010, is the only saint from the Congregation of Holy Cross. He was a humble healer known for his welcoming hospitality as a porter at Notre Dame College in Côte-des-Neiges, Quebec. His legacy carries deep meaning for the Brothers and reaches into the heart of the college’s mission. As Br. John Paige, president of Holy Cross College, explained during the dedication ceremony, “A constant source of spiritual inspiration, courage and perseverance has been the patron of the Brothers of Holy Cross who is so prominently honored on this campus: St. Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. And among the most dedicated apostles of St. Joseph is our own Holy Cross Brother, St. André Bessette.”

Now when people come to the Holy Cross campus each day, they will be welcomed by St. Andre’s outstretched arms and be reminded of the faith and mission on which Holy Cross was founded.

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St. Brother André stands at the forefront of campus, welcoming all who enter.

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Upcoming Game Schedules Men’s Basketball 11/11 Simmons College of Kentucky 11/12 East-West University 11/16 Indiana University–South Bend 11/27 Saint Xavier University 11/30 Governors State University 12/3 Indiana University NorthWest 12/17 Saint Ambrose University 12/29 Lawrence Technological Univ.

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Women’s Basketball 11/5 Marian College 11/16 Indiana University–South Bend 11/30 Governors State University 12/3 Indiana University Northwest 12/17 Saint Ambrose University For a complete schedule and times, visit www.hcsaints.com

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Led by five returners with starting experience, the Holy Cross men’s basketball team aspire to make their first ever NAIA National Tournament this season.

Redshirt senior point guard O’Brien Hobbs will look to push the tempo and control the game for the Saints, while All-Conference Honorable Mention selection senior Madison McCaffrey will light it up from the outside.

Sophomore Ryan Lutz will continue forward after a successful freshman season, averaging 14 points per game, while sophomore guard Nate Miller is once again expected to be the team’s best defensive player.

With the addition of junior college transfer Brandon Lawler and freshman Robby Jimenez, the Saints will have a lot of depth in the back court. In the inside, alongside sophomore returning starter Bryce Crosen, juniors Jack Binegar and Ja’Mare Washington will add a much needed post presence this season. Although they have a tough non-conference schedule, the Saints men are prepared to battle it out in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC).

On the women’s side, the Saints are missing two crucial players who graduated last year—Kari Barnes, 1,000-point scorer, and Shelby Nelson, one of the nation’s leading shot blockers and rebounders. The team will have to rely on returners and talented newcomers to fill the void. Leading scorer Tagin Schultheis, ’18, averaging 14 points per game, will once again be counted on to pour on the points, while sophomore power forward Keysha Streater will be a force on the inside for a second straight year. Senior Shana Anderson will be counted on to play both inside and out for the Saints, while Eryn Leek, ’19, and Jessica Norris, ’19, will be threats from behind the three-point line.

The Saints women’s schedule is one of the toughest they’ve ever faced, as they will go up against nationally ranked opponents in over half of their 30 scheduled games. But thanks to a solid recruiting class featuring talented freshman and experienced junior college players, the Saints hope to make a push to the top quarter of the CCAC. For full rosters, updates, and schedules, visit www.hcsaints.com.

Holy Cross College Class of 2020 Fast Facts

33% 55% 45% Male to Female Student Ratio

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18 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

FIRST GENERATION 33% of our students are the first person in their family to go to college

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n his 1990 Apostolic Constitution on higher education, Pope St. John Paul II proclaimed that Catholic colleges are born ex corde Ecclesiae, from the heart of the Church. As I reflect on the 50th anniversary of Holy Cross College, I see these words as an apt metaphor for all that is coming-to-be here.

I came to Holy Cross in 2004 to teach the first cohort of the B.A. degree. My first real experience of the Church’s newest 4-year college was to take students across socioeconomic and global borders through my role leading two of the new program’s pillars: service learning and global perspective. The mission John Paul II commended in Ex corde Ecclesiae as “the promotion of social justice” was coming to life at Holy Cross; something deeply Catholic was being born. And when I encountered the vibrant Campus Ministry program that did and still does animate campus life, my impression was confirmed.

For the next five years, I led students to Ghana, Peru, and India. Not all were excited to travel, but they knew that this was part of their Catholic education. In each of these places where the Holy Cross Brothers hosted us, we discovered a church that was much larger, and

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more diverse, than we had imagined. At their local service learning sites, students began to ask deep questions about our own society, questions enhanced by required B.A. courses such as “Social Stratification” and “The Christian Vocation in the Modern World.”

Indeed, awareness of what the C.S.C. Constitutions call “networks of privilege, prejudice, and power” led to the next phase of our being born ex corde Ecclesiae.

From its inception, Holy Cross has been a place of wide welcome, but beginning in 2008 the college embarked on daring adventures that have helped to further affirm its Catholic identity and transform Catholic higher education in the U.S. We became one of the first colleges to welcome undocumented students through our San Juan Diego Scholars program. We became the very first Catholic college in the country to commit to the Iraqi Student Project, welcoming the best and brightest collegians whose university hopes had been dashed by the Iraq War. In 2012, we began work on the Westville Education Initiative, our now highlyacclaimed program of offering college to incarcerated persons through partnership with the University of Notre Dame and the Indiana Department of Corrections.

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By Michael Griffin, Ph.D., Chair, Theology Department

In Ex corde Ecclesiae, St. John Paul II taught that will determine our future not only within Catholic the Catholic college should “be capable of searching higher education, but also within the competitive world for ways to make university education accessible to all of small, liberal arts colleges. those who are able to benefit The recent addition of from it, especially the poor our St. Joseph Art and or members of minority Science Building, and groups who customarily accompanying new From its inception, Holy Cross has been have been deprived majors and minors, is an a place of wide welcome, but beginning in of it.” What a blessing important step. Another 2008 the college embarked on daring from God that we—this is our new Freshman adventures that have helped to further small but mighty college Seminar, in which all first affirm its Catholic identity and in northern Indiana—gave year students participate in a transform Catholic higher birth to these programs of year-long, eight-credit academic education. access. Still, lest we fall into the exploration of questions with great temptation of self-congratulation, I social importance—researching and wish to ask a final question: what is still in discussing them with a team of tenured or the process of being born among us? tenure-track Holy Cross professors.

The goals of a Catholic college must indeed Through these initiatives, our great hope is involve social justice, but the central work of the to strengthen the academic ethos of the campus. Indeed, institution is academic in nature, what John Paul II building on our vibrant commitment to Catholic calls the “higher synthesis of knowledge” that is the spirituality and social justice, growth in this area vocational domain of scholars and their students. How will deepen our identity as a Catholic college, born we can further grow in the area of academic excellence ex corde Ecclesiae.

Left to right: Bryce Crosen, ’19; Kaylee Ables, ’17; Brianna Gonzalez, ’19; Dr. Michael Griffin; Jonathan Boye, ’19; Karina Cain, ’17; and Robert Jimenez, ’20.

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egan Santos believes we’re all here to fulfill God’s purpose.

A native of Antioch, CA, the Holy Cross senior knew from a young age that she wanted to work in business. Living on the west coast, she didn’t always feel challenged to go outside of her comfort zone and pursue her goals. “I knew no one from Indiana,” she says, “except for a cousin who attended Holy Cross before me.” Attending college far away from home turned out to be a welcome challenge.

Initially, Megan chose Holy Cross because of the opportunity to network and experience culture in a different part of the country. But now, Holy Cross has become more than a place to satisfy her wanderlust.

“We’re a small college, but we’ve got a big heart,” Megan says. “We have a lot to give back to the community.” It’s a different environment than her hometown, which she attributes to the college’s roots in Midwest culture and Catholic tradition.

Megan is majoring in business. “It’s a major that’s open to many branches of work,” she says with a hopeful smile. Beyond that, she feels it’s a vessel to do good. As any business major knows, eagerness to help and work with others is just as useful as commercial knowhow. That’s why she admires a strong work ethic that combines personal determination and interpersonal affability. Doing volunteer work has allowed her to let that admiration shine through to practical application.

As a volunteer for Food for Thought, the Social Concerns Committee, Eric’s Promise, and St. Vincent de Paul, Megan has had the opportunity to build professional skills while giving back to the community. She can’t help but

“You only live once, . . . so you might as well do good.”

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In 2014, Megan traveled to Peru as part of the global perspectives program at Holy Cross.

smile when she recalls her volunteer experiences. “A simple act of kindness brings people happiness,” she says, earnestly. In the past, she’s coordinated fellow volunteers to deliver food to area families, including special baskets for the Thanksgiving and Easter holidays. She has also worked with adopt-a-family programs, which helps families in need during the Christmas season.

Megan is also a Resident Assistant on campus. This has helped her build a community among other Holy Cross students, some of whom she volunteers with.

Being responsible for a team, whether for charitable work or academic life, has given her a faith-based competence that she thinks Holy Cross has nurtured.

“You see everyone trying to do good here,” she explains.

“There’s patience and love.”

In Holy Cross, Megan has found a community that fosters her natural desire to do good while giving her a practical education. Her internship last summer, a required course for every Holy Cross student, has opened an opportunity for her at Lockheed Martin Space Systems. When she graduates next spring, she

Megan volunteers at St. Vincent de Paul with a group of students who take meals to local families in need.

will return home to California to work with the military defense and aerospace technology company.

There’s no doubt that Megan has been deeply affected by her Holy Cross experience. She has no trouble summing up her personal ethic with a quote – a task she immediately pounces on, with the kind of diligence you’d expect from a business major. “You only live once,” she says, succinctly, “so you might as well do good.”

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By Ashley Adamczyk, ’19, and Thaddeus Johnson, ’19

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Professor Tom Andreae joins the art department teaching graphic design.

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he Brothers of Holy Cross live their lives by seeing engineering and expanded the health services tracks to a need and filling it. Now, with its latest endeavor, include pre-med, pre-physician’s assistant, pre-physical Holy Cross College is following in their footsteps. “We therapy, pre-dental and pre-veterinary. These course are looking systematically to grow,” says Br. John Paige, offerings are a departure from the types of courses and president of Holy Cross College. “We do this first by majors traditionally offered by a liberal arts college, but staying within the mission forever, and second, by Br. John welcomes the challenge of these developments. looking at what is needed and desired for workforce “We want to provide personalized, experiential development.” Under the focused education,” he says. “It’s not just about yet collaborative leadership of the information, but formation. You have college, Holy Cross has experienced to learn to be a person. You need yearly enrollment increases, intelligence to do that, but you also expansion of the grounds and need relationships and experiences.” facilities, and new academic offerings Adding academic programs and majors. This year brings change necessitated growth in the physical and growth to both the arts and campus, as well. Earlier this year, Holy sciences.

Cross College signed a long-term lease Holy Cross will be offering its with the University of Notre Dame to – BR. JOHN PAIGE, C.S.C. students new majors in biology and use and manage the old Saint Joseph computer science, subject to accreditation from the High School building on the corner of State Road Higher Learning Commission in the fall. It has also 933 North and Angela Boulevard on the south side of added one- and two-year educational tracks in precampus. Over the summer, construction crews torn

“We want to provide personalized, experiential education.

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NG into the Future Work on the Saint Joseph building project lasted from May to September.

down much of the old building. What was left is now known as the Saint Joseph Art and Science Building, and has 13 faculty offices, three conference rooms, a faculty lounge with a kitchen, a reception area, a large new art room, a physics laboratory, and three classrooms.

Br. Jesus Alonso, chair of the natural sciences division, explains that the need to expand the college campus to accommodate these new academic offerings was imperative because “the arts and sciences are an integral part of a liberal arts education. By expanding opportunities to study and explore the arts and sciences, the college is able to contribute to the creation of a vibrant college community in which students can discover their interests and vocation.”

As technology evolves and the opportunities for careers in science grow, these new areas of study will undoubtedly continue to catch the interest of more and more Holy Cross students. But beyond the career possibilities these new majors will bring, Br. Jesus adds that through campus and academic expansion,

Dr. Yuhui Lu addresses his chemistry class.

“students are able to enjoy a more well-rounded college environment,” opening up even more possibilities for student involvement in new clubs, organizations, and activities.

Holy Cross strives to serve students’ utmost needs. In the future, the college plans to install more laboratory space in the Saint Joseph Art and Science Building, add additional science majors for students, create opportunities for students to engage in more varsity sports, and increase the interaction between Holy Cross, Saint Mary’s and Notre Dame students.

The vision of expansion at Holy Cross is being executed within the context of the institution’s purpose and mission. Service to the students, providing a personalized experience, and helping young people to completeness is of paramount importance to the faculty and administration at Holy Cross College. With this, the college continues its dedication to experiential learning with a distinctly faith-based core. Change may not always be an easy adjustment, but as Br. Jesus says, “this growth is an indicator of many good things to come.”

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Campus during the 1980s when the Carnesale brothers first came to Holy Cross Junior College.

use the Brothers’ Ho e Columba Hall, Th of r e. m rio Da pe e su tr as ft) w nded No Br. Paul Kelly (le n Louis (right) and John atte e th ness of whe anks to the kind p with the at Notre Dame, lumba Hall, th Co nshi at tio ed la re liv g fly d their lifelon brothers brie te en m ce e nc experie Brothers. That ly Cross. d started at Ho ha at th rs Brothe

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ach Holy Cross alum has a unique story of how they of their memorable experience, they chose to remain found Holy Cross College. Some alumni always connected to the Brothers and the college. Louis is a knew they wanted to go to Holy Cross, and some current trustee of the college, and John and his father, become members of the Holy Cross family through also named Louis, have both served on the Holy Cross luck. Whether by kismet or design, Holy Cross is often board. “Holy Cross was a safe zone for us to develop— the start of a transformational experience that lasts a an open educational environment where it was safe for lifetime. us to explore religious and academic concepts,” John When they started looking for a college in 1981, explains. “As the college has changed and continues John and Louis Carnesale had never heard of Holy Cross to grow, it is the Brothers who keep it rooted in that Junior College. Star high school wrestlers, the twin mission.” brothers were thrilled to find out that the University Even after leaving Notre Dame and earning a master’s of Notre Dame wanted to recruit them to wrestle for and Ph.D. (John), and a J.D. and LLM. (Louis), the the university. Their elation turned to disappointment, brothers never forgot where they began. In 1996, many however, when they found out that admission had years after graduating from Notre Dame, the brothers closed for the upcoming school year. Notre Dame had returned to Holy Cross with a proposal. “We had found a solution, though: Holy Cross Junior College. The the Holy Cross identity and experience so distinctive, brothers made the quick decision to attend the little we wanted others to know how much it meant to us,” school across the street for a year and then transfer as John says. “So we asked President Br. Richard Gilman soon as they could. They didn’t expect Holy Cross to be if he would apply our Notre Dame credits and grant anything more than a placeholder while they waited for us associate degrees from Holy Cross. He agreed, and Notre Dame, but reality exceeded their expectations. that generosity made our experience at Holy Cross even It was at Holy Cross Junior College that the more meaningful.”

Carnesale brothers met the Holy Cross Brothers, and The Carnesales have always been independent, it changed their lives. “We bonded with self-sufficient, and able to quickly adapt the school and the people like no other to any situation. Their father was a man place we’d been,” John remembers. “You of practical skills, and he passed that “We bonded with can be so influenced by certain times in knowledge on to his sons, which made the school and your life, and Holy Cross turned out to them confident in their own abilities. people like no other be one of those times.” During their time That, along with their dedication to place we’d been.” at Holy Cross, they found themselves education, has made each brother —JOHN CARNESALE fostered by the care and attention of the capable of making his own way in life, Brother- and Priest-professors they met. and both have been independently “We immediately connected with Father successful, starting and leading Tower Merwyn Thomas [professor of mathematics],” John Realty & Development and Taylor Financial in Las says. “He was such an influence on us that we started Vegas, NV. And, perhaps because they’re twins, they a scholarship in his name at Holy Cross. We were also also understand the value of relationships acutely. The honored to know Br. John Driscoll [the first Holy Cross close-knit Holy Cross community, particularly the president],” he continues. “He was a caring man who connections they built with the Brothers, has continued was deeply committed to the students.” to resonate with them in the decades since they left the The brothers stayed true to their plan and transferred college. They know they will always be welcomed by to Notre Dame after a year at Holy Cross, but because the Holy Cross family.

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Alumni Announcements BIRTHS, BAPTISMS, AND ADOPTIONS

CLASS UPDATES

Whitney Witkowski Baughman, ’09, Josh Baughman, and their son Marcus welcomed a daughter, Ruby Irene, to their family on February 24, 2016.

Brian Welch, ’95, was recently named the Associate Dean of Student Success and Retention at Ancilla College in Donaldson, IN. He is also the first ever head coach of the men’s lacrosse program which will begin their inaugural season during the 2016-2017 school year.

Amanda Ayala, ’12, and Ryan Ayala, ’11 welcomed their son, Liam Joseph, on March 21, 2016.

Andrew Helms, Holy Cross College Advancement Services, and Emily Helms, ’14, welcomed their first daughter, Olivia Rae, on August 8, 2016.

Aimee Niespodziany, Holy Cross College Athletics Director, Steve Niespodziany, and their son Bo welcomed Waylon James, born August 1, 2016, 8lbs. 6oz. and was 20.5” long.

Br. Chris Dreyer, C.S.C., ’74, recently celebrated 40 years being a Brother of Holy Cross. He lives and works at Columba Hall in Notre Dame, IN. Michael Novitzki, ’13, is now working as a director of business development for First Financial and is in the process of applying for graduate schools.

John Kush, ’78, was promoted to senior manager of Endowment Fund Accounting at the University of Notre Dame.

Adam DeBeck, Senior Associate Director of Admissions at Holy Cross College, and Tori DeBeck welcomed the newest Saint, Kate Marie, September 18, 2016.

DeBra Lotsbaich, former Holy Cross College Math Center supervisor, was honored as an employee of 25 years at Lake Michigan College, where she worked concurrently with Holy Cross.

Kate Marie DeBeck

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Annual Stewardship Report 2015 - 2016 Giving to

HOLY CROSS

$1,962,311 Total Number of Donors 578 Annual Fund $265,338 Total Dollars Raised

Making Higher Education

AFFORDABLE

Total Cost of 2015-2016 Holy Cross Education Financial Aid Awarded to Students Average Financial Aid Package

$27,810

$6,168,543 $11,423

Special thanks to members of the

DRISCOLL SOCIETY

The Driscoll Society welcomes members making a minimum annual gift of $1,000, with various programs of recognition and stewardship available for benefactors based on their giving levels.

A special giving level for young alumni—$100 for each year after commencement up to $1,000—encourages our newest graduates to lend their support to those students following in their footsteps.

Gift by Level Category Total Amount # of Donors Partners $47,238.00 42 Founders $38,400.00 11 Scholars $89,182.25 14 Legacy $58,474.68 4 Presidential $570,479.48 8

Total

$803,774.41 79

Type of Gift Category Total Amount # of Donors Unrestricted $175,882.72 66 Restricted $627,891.69 23

Total

$803,774.41 79

Donor Source Category Alumni Friend HC Employee Parent Trustee

Total

Total Amount # of Donors $100,264.74 12 $157,258.42 18 $7,025.00 3 $68,016.25 23 $471,210.00 23

$803,774.41 79

All Driscoll Society Gifts listed are from Fiscal Year 2015-2016.

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For your impact on the college,

Thank

The Honor Roll of Donors includes the names of the alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends, and organizations that financially supported Holy Cross College between July 1, 2015, and June 30, 2016.

DRISCOLL SOCIETY Presidential

$25,000+ Dan Fitzpatrick Br. Robert Fontaine, C.S.C. Lisa Hofmann Morgan Lucille and Richard McKenna Barbara O’Connor The Robert Pfeil Family Mark and Julie Pulte

Legacy

$10,000 - $24,999 Mark and Dana Foley Maggie and Al Gutierrez Gregory and Sue Hoffman Mary Naquin Brian Regan and Kathy Beeler Tom and Joyce Sopko

Scholars

$5,000 - $9,999 David and Susan Bender Marilyn and Gary Blanchette Elizabeth and Thomas Borger Richard and Arlene Burke John Carnesale Louis V. Carnesale Matthew and Sharon Edmonds Tom and Patricia Gryp Patricia and David Hogan John and Terry Larrere Tom and Sally McGovern Br. John Paige, C.S.C. Pete and Lois Rumely

Founders

$3,000 - $4,999 Kirk ‘78 and Renee Barbieri Barbara Dillon John and Mary Anne Hardesty Phyllis Hojel Tina and Pete Holland Steven and Debra Kessler Jake Mascotte Joseph and Susan Power Don and Janie Reese

Partners

$1,000 - $2,999 Ryan ‘11 and Amanda ‘12 Ayala Michael and Patty Brach Deanna Coleman William and Diane Corbett Michael and Catherine Coscia Robert and Karen Cullen Gerry Dickey John Donovan Philip Driscoll Nathan Durkes ‘10 Charles and Renee Emma Dennis and Merlyn Fruin

Robert and Stevie Giel John and Gwen Gildea John and Carol Grieco Liam and Alice Guiney Kevin and Sarah Harnisch Earl Heller Jim and Mary Hesburgh John and Jackie Hilderbrandt Roberta Hill Thomas and Susie Horn Jacky Huber Tina Jankowski ‘85 Kelly and Bert Jordan John ‘76 and Gail Kelly Edward and Denise Lynch Nelson and Mae Madrilejo Thomas and Mary McKenna Nicholas Melone David Miller Michael and Claire O’Grady Rick and Patty Rice Christopher Ruhe Anthony Serianni Hastings and Dianne Siegfried Frank and Kay Slocumb John and Lindsey Suddarth Joseph and Sally Tobin Mary Uebelhor Michael and Susan Willis Franklin J. Yensel

Young Alumni

$100 - $900 Steve ‘12 and Marie-Louise ‘12 Bridgeman Ryan ‘10 and Cassie Kelley

Individuals

Patrick and Judith Adamo Pat Adams Louis Albarran Jane Allen Br. Jesus Alonso, C.S.C. Kathleen and John Anthony Lupe Arango Ryan Aranowski ‘16 Jose Armengol Jose and Susana Armengol Christopher ‘93 and Suzy Ashby Douglas and Suzanne Ashby Alton and Alice Backs Jodie Badman Terry and Barbara Baird Charles Baldinger ‘95 Pat and Kathy Bannon Dianne Barlas Mark Burrell and Kristina Barroso Burrell Linda Barry ‘84 JoAnn Battista Karen Bautista

Diane Beach Louis Behre Michael and Mary Beiting William and Mary Benedict Br. Roger Berg, C.S.C. Dean and Cindy Bergeman Paola Bernardini Dolores Berry Michael Berster ‘84 David Blackburn Cynthia Blair Doug Blair Anna and Adolph Bolanowski Margaret ‘77 and Richard Bond Karen ‘95 and Mike Bonelli Chris and Maria Booth Katie Bowen ‘16 Brigidanne Brennan ‘16 Dennis Brennan James and Patricia Brennan Shawn Brown Maureen ‘72 and Brad Buckner Paul Burger Joseph Burt Tom and Ann Burzycki Joseph and Elberta Caito Patrick and Deborah Callero Gene and Rosalie Campanale Patrick and Claudia Campbell Tom and Mary Ann Campbell Don Carlile Shiloh Carlock Beau Casazza ‘16 Thomas Cassady Gene and Pat Cavanaugh Isabel Charles Ches Chesrow Sandra Ciccarella Marjory Cleveland Brian Colville ‘99 Paul and Tonya Condry John and Joanne Connaughton Peter and Judith Connolly Juan Constantino ‘16 Emerson Corbat Angel and Marcy Cortes Misael Cortez Barajas ‘14 Alyssa Cramer Erin Crane ‘16 Colin Crawford Katy and George Cressy Charles and Rosemary Crowell Jacquelyn Curran Basia Czajkowski Jack Czajkowski Valerie Dainelli Edward and Kellie Damstra Adam and Torrie DeBeck Victor and Pamela DeCola Tim and Pamela DeGeeter Tom DeHorne Anthony DelGallo ‘92

Gwen and John DeMaegd Robert and Judy Denney Tom and Jeanne Derksen Matt DeSantis Isaac Desta Eileen Dial James DiBernardo Franklin and Delores Dietzler Robert ‘75 and Linda Diltz Steph DiNella Frank Diorio ‘94 Ron and Janet Dippold Brendan ‘87 and Jennifer Doran Jack Doyle ‘16 John Duckett Emily Duff ‘16 Alex Duffy ‘16 Shawn Dugan ‘95 William and Kathleen Dugan Frank Dunham Michael and Maureen Dunne David and Judy Eckrich Mirta Evans Br. James Everett, C.S.C. Phil Faccenda Andrea ‘91 and Jeffrey Faltynski Wini Farquhar Candi Faulk Angela Fitzpatrick Br. Brian Fitzpatrick, O.S.M. ‘74 Mark Flores Michael and Sharon Franz Philip and Mary Fuentes Barbara Fulnecky Betsy Fulnecky Nancy Gallardo Omar Gallo Larry and Anne Gamble Jazmin Garcia Lang ‘16 Edward and Terry Geldermann Hank and Megan Gettinger David ‘86 and Kelly Ghyselinck William and Adrienne Gillen Marion Gillespie Gregory Girsch ‘98 Rocky Gizzi ‘16 Thomas ‘73 and Mary Ann Golden Rick Gonsiorek Evelyn Gonzalez ‘16 Jim and Blanche Greene Mike Griffin Anthony and Carol Griffith Andrew and Jill Grimes Charles and Jeanette Haddix Tim and Karen Hake Thomas and Nancy Hanlon Michelle and Kyle Hansen Nathan ‘96 and Natalie Harlan Joseph and Julie Harmon Patrick ‘82 and Margaret Hartigan Sam and Nancy Hartle Laura ‘90 and Matthew Hartz

JudeAnne Hastings Thomas and Alberta Haunert Dan and Laurie Haverty Bonnie Hay ‘76 Beth Hayes Robert Hayes Anna Heck John and Sue Heck Mary Ellen Hegedus Andy and Emily ‘14 Helms Matthew and Erin Hendrick Kevin ‘02 and Gina Hennessy Mary Hennessy Celia ‘16 Hernandez James Hernandez Nick ‘16 Hernandez Jessica Hiler ‘16 Mark Hill Tim Holewczynski ‘09 Craig ‘85 and Lisa Horvath Kenneth and Nancy Horvath Jim and Jane Hough Harv Humphrey Caitlin Hurley ‘02 Thomas and Barbara Jemielity Nick Jewell ‘16 Alan Jones Steven Kalisik ‘06 Finda ‘16 Kamanda Marcia and Robert Kamiak Robert and Kelly Kamm Robert and Lisa Kelley Brendan Kelly Amy ‘88 and Timothy Kenesey Matt and Jennifer Kenny Grant Kercher Richard Keyser Carrie Kinsella Br. George Klawitter, C.S.C. Gerald and Elaine Klein Kelly Klitzner ‘16 John and Linda Knapp James and Kathleen Knopick Thomas and Carolyn Koepp Peter and Mary Kogge B. J. Kolcz ‘16 Richard and Susan Kolcz Sarah Kolda Lawrence and Mary Kruse Jacob and Deborah Landry John Lantz ‘01 Gabriel and Mary Lara Brooke LaRue Br. Robert Lavelle, C.S.C. Bill and Sharon Leahy MacKenzie ‘02 and Brian Ledley Mike and Karen Leep John and Mary Leicht Robert Letherman Charles Lippert Barbara Lockwood Daniel Loding

Brandon Loulan ‘10 Carmen Lowe ‘16 Thomas and Lori Luchetta Steve and Tonda Luckey Marie Lukas ‘77 David Lutz Vinny Lynch ‘14 Anne Lyons Tommy Lyons ‘14 Carmen Macharaschwili Susan Maddelein Edward and Carol Madigan Roger and Lisa Mahoney Terrance and Jan Mahoney Gerald and Patricia Maloney Thomas Mannen Rachel ‘84 and Charles Martin Madelyn Martinec ‘16 Marijo Martinec Paul and Becky Martinez Lisa Matejka Alex Mathiesen ‘16 Greg and Carleen Mathiesen Philip Maynard Michael and Heidi McAuliffe Robert McAvoy Mike McBride Richard and Irma McCall Michael ‘86 and Ana McCann Shirley McClinton Maureen McDonald ‘15 Patrick and Mary McDonald Eugene and Clare McEnery Terence and Laurie McFadden Tom and Joyce McFadden Patrick and Mary McKay Robert McKelvey ‘78 Bill McKenney Kevin and Kelly McKeough Nancy Meers ‘91 Chris Merrill ‘16 Mary and Gary Merrill Edward and Janice Mertz Martha Mihalovits John Mohnke ‘10 Massimo and Adele Molinaro William and Ruth Molnar Richard and Norma Monhaut Dan Monk ‘16 Michael and Jennifer Monk John and Tamara Moody Peter and Margaret Moody Haley Moore ‘00 Kimberly Moore ‘16 Omar and Liliana Morales Joseph and Angela Moran David and Bonnie Morrissey Craig and Rebecca Mortell John Mortell ‘06 Joseph and Mary Mulka Jon ‘00 and Carrie Mumaw Dorene and Michael Muszer

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You! Lynn Nelson Christopher ‘06 and Nicole Nichol Tom and Lucile Nichol Jim Niespodziany Sarah Niespodziany ‘16 Brian Nordan ‘97 Shane Norris ‘15 Alexis Nugent ‘16 John and Tina Nurkowski Richard and Mary Nussbaum Caryl O’Connor Patrick O’Connor Michael Ognar-Pettersson ‘16 Marie Oliva Kate O’Neill Timothy and Jayne O’Neill Catherine Osowski Katherine Oswald David Paige John and Patricia Pearl Michael and Karla Pedue Matt Pepe Br. Nich Perez, C.S.C. Mel Perias Brett Perkins Bill and Jill Perri Mark and Margaret Phelan Terron Phillips ‘14 Amanda Piegza Anne and Conrad Pillai Joelle Poettgen ‘16 Robert Polis Joseph Pozsgai Edward Prusinski ‘11 Andrew Querciagrossa Margaret and Peter Querciagrossa Charles and Judith Quinn Howard and Vickie Radde Elizabeth Raven Paul and Cyndi Raven John Raymer Terence ‘94 and Ellen Reilly Harold and Gloria Reinke James and Mary Rhodes Megan Richards Michael Riley ‘80 Miguel Robledo ‘16 William and Andrea Roche Michael Roman Robert and Cynthia Roth James and Cheryl Roy Jennifer Ryan ‘97 Raul and Manuela Salazar Michael Salvatore Megan Santos Tony and Deborah Sawyer Christopher and Majella Scheer Robert and Linda Schermerhorn Mike Schmaltz Kenneth and Mary Anne Schuster Anne Marie Scibelli Phyllis Scott

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50th Anniversary 2017 Justin Seng Joseph Serge Alesha and Thomas Seroczynski Clifford Seyfried Sean and Amy Shamany Gary and Bernadette Sheehan Andrew and Pamela Shenk Danny Siberell ‘02 Donald and Jean Siberell Michael and Theresa Sidrow Martha Siping ‘01 Ann Smith Scooter Smithburn ‘13 Louis Somogyi James Speirs Stacey and William Sperow Donald and JoAnn Sporleder Casey St. Aubin ‘03 Martin St. Aubin Susan ‘03 and Ross Stanforth Holly Sterner Brian Studebaker Martin Sulkanen Fr. Mike Sullivan, C.S.C. Marilyn Sullivan Steven and Monica Summers George Sutherland Jim and Teresa Sweedyk Joseph and Theresa Sweeney Joanne Swenson-Eldridge Louis Tabit Ethan Tanis ‘13 James and Patricia Taylor Patrick Taylor ‘76 Thomas and Dianne Taylor Manette Tepe Esther Terry Hiroko Harrison Daniel and Yvette Thompson Linda Thorpe Gordon Catherine Thurin Richard and Gail Tognarelli Sr. Kim Tran, O.P. ‘13 Leah Trattles ‘14 Brandon Turk ‘16 Katherine Turk Sheila Twomey ‘05 Daniel and Lisa Tychonievich Danya Tychonievich ‘16 Christopher Uebelhor ‘82 Tony ‘81 and Shelley Uebelhor Br. Lawrence Unfried, C.S.C. Mark ‘87 and Elizabeth Urbanski Matthew and Carrie Urbanski Jerry and Janine Uzas Hugh and Doris Van Auken Gary Vanderbeek Margaret VanDerGracht Robert VanGoey ‘74 Rebecca VanHuffel Kevin and MIichele Vanlue William and Shirley Veach

Salvatore and Michele Vecchio Pamela ‘99 and Bernie Veldman Adam Vizard ‘16 Michael and Gail Vogel Margaret and Rex Voorheis Nancy Voss Jim and Joann Wack Vickie ‘75 and Jan Warner Justin and Carlotta Watson Zane ‘94 and Stephanie Way John and Katherine Weiland Elizabeth Welch ‘92 Eugene and Geri Welter Andrew and Maureen White Molly White ‘14 John and Kay Wilbraham Bob Williams Tamara Wingenger Rob Wolfle ‘97 Robert and Mary Wolfle Carolyn and David Woo Daniel ‘79 and Barbara Wood Edward and Mary Wray Tim Wright Kyle Zaber Damian Zurro

Gold Business Partner Ace Plumbing & Drain Cleaning Papa John’s Pizza MPA Architects The Showersleeve and Castcover Company Willis Law

Jan. 16

Civil Rights Academic Symposium

Mar. 24

Donor Appreciation Event

Join students for an afternoon of rotating academic talks focused on the history of civil rights in the nation and locally.

This special event is for our previous year’s supporters.

Invitations will be sent the first week of February.

Apr. 21-23 Homecoming Weekend

Come to campus to visit friends and experience Holy Cross with faculty, staff, administration, and students. RSVP* to attend.

Apr. 22

Campus Race

May 19

Holy Cross Faith Walk

June 22

Through the Eyes of Faith Gala

Run a 5k or take a family-friendly walk with the Saints around campus. More details and registration available soon.

Explore the faith, history, mission, and sites of the Congregation of Holy Cross in the Notre Dame, Indiana, area.

Our final 50-year celebration event, and a chance to support Global Perspectives. This year’s Fidelis Award will be presented to His Eminence Cardinal Timothy Dolan.

*When requested, RSVP to alumni@hcc-nd.edu to join us for these events.

For more details, visit our website at www.hcc-nd.edu/50years

Silver Business Partner

Lake City Bank Waterford Estates Lodge & The Bend

Bronze Business Partner Cressy and Everett, Inc. Realtors Inn at Saint Mary’s

Organizations

1st Source Bank ADMA 2 Inc, DBA The UPS Store Sodexo, Inc. Aldridge Insurance Bank of America Charitable Foundation Basney Honda Brothers of Holy Cross Moreau province Campus Housing at South Bend Cardinal Buses, Inc. Cedar Lake Golf Course Coerver Coaching Community Foundation of St. Joseph County Congregation of HC Pulte Comm Corporate Graphic Solutions CTM Sales, Inc.

Dave Talboom Lawncare & Landscaping, Inc Elkhart County Community Foundation Estate of Delores and Franklin Dietzler Estate of Louis R. Tabit Faegre Baker Daniels Ficel Transport Four Winds Casino Francee, Inc. Gordon Food Services Gurley Leep Nissan Headers Car Care Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame Hyatt Place Mishawaka (SHP) IBM International Foundation Independent Colleges of Indiana Foundation Indiana University Jake Mascotte Family Fund at Aspen Community Foundation

Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley Koch Foundation Inc. FLORIDA Lilly Endowment Inc. Lyons Industries, Inc. Maggie’s Place Markel Corporation Maynard Family Foundation McKesson Foundation Merck Company Foundation Notre Dame Federal Credit Union Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation Omicron Biochemicals, Inc. Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. Pyramid Equipment, Inc. Radde Investigative & Security Agency, Inc. Regional Radio Sports Network Rick’s Auten Road Phillip “66”, Inc. Ritschard Bros., Inc.

Robert and Rosemary Baffi Family Fund Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Salon 301 LLC South Bend Medical Foundation South Bend Orthopaedic Associates Spencer’s All Pro Soft Water TCU Insurance Agency The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven The Judd Leighton Foundation Inc The Phyllis Hojel Revocable Trust

If you notice an error in the way your name is listed or would like to make a change to the way your name is listed, please contact Holy Cross College by sending an email to collegerelations@hcc-nd.edu or by calling 574-239-8344.

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Starting in the

Right Direction

By Br. George Klawitter, C.S.C.

In the nineteenth-century, when the Congregation fledgling grade-school military academy in Wisconsin of Holy Cross acquired the property on the St. Joseph into shape in the mid-1950s. He was the perfect choice River where Holy Cross College now sits, the land to start the college off in the right direction. was a pristine prairie. It remained home to And so in 1966 Holy Cross Junior College goldenrod and wild daisies, butterflies and opened its doors. Only student-Brothers deer, until 1966 when the Brothers needed filled the four classrooms that first year—an the land to build Holy Cross Junior College. exciting beginning for the little college on the The college was the vision of Br. Donatus, river. In the second year, a male non-Brother provincial superior in the 1960s. He wanted student was admitted and soon after, the all new young Brothers to be trained for the college’s first coed. first two years of their college studies by Br. John was a shrewd administrator, experienced Brother-professors at a college and totally devoted to the college. His Br. John Driscoll, C.S.C. of their own, taught by their own. Br. Kieran, firm standards and strong work ethic were the provincial treasurer, financed the construction of balanced by his sensitivity to student needs. He was a the college by selling property to Notre Dame that the man of deep Catholic faith, expressed not only in the Brothers owned on the western edge of St. Mary’s Lake. college goals, but in his appreciation of each student.

The Brothers selected Br. John Driscoll to be the Although he wasn’t comfortable as a religious speaker, college’s first president. A man who had served in the his spirituality was evident in everything he did, from armed forces, he also successfully whipped the Brothers’ teaching, to organizing, to being present every day.

Above, Br. Hausman, Br. Fishnick and Br. Andrews head into the original academic building in 1968 before its name was changed to Driscoll Hall to honor Br. John.

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The original entrance to the college was through these pillars in front of the St. Joseph Chapel. Br. John was a part of the college from the moment it began (pictured standing in front of the St. Joseph Chapel the year it was completed with Br. Juszcjak, Br. Schmitz, Reverend LaLande, Br. Miller and Br. Bailer).

Being accessible and down-to-earth were key aspects of Br. John’s leadership. He knew of all the students by their names, backgrounds, and academic records, and he spent hours every day standing in the same spot in the student lounge, surrounded by studying students.

Although Br. John had no hobbies, he did keep a summer vegetable garden behind the student lounge, from which he would talk to passersby. He practically lived at the college, and he lived the philosophy of the college he had shaped.

We have come a long way in 50 years, but we still keep the philosophy of education that Br. John demonstrated day by day. We still put students first, keep classes small, and have faculty available to students when students need them. Br. John started Holy Cross College with a vision of community in mind, and we remain committed to his educational ideals many years and many new buildings later.

Br. John was accessible to his students, teaching classes on a range of subjects, but also willing to present golf trophies (pictured here with Thomas Jordan and Marc Senesac), counsel a student in the hallway outside his office, celebrate his birthday, or even pose for a picture at the annual picnic.

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