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Letter from the President During the 2016-2017 school year, Holy Cross College will celebrate our 50th anniversary. However, to borrow from a catchy automotive advertisement, “This is NOT your father’s (or mother’s) Holy Cross Junior College!” Let me remind you of how significantly we have advanced.

Holy Cross College is now a four-year, residential, co-educational, liberal arts institution and offers a variety of opportunities that today’s college students need and their parents desire: academic excellence in the liberal and practical arts, educational opportunities for professional internships and global immersion, and a strong spiritual formation in a distinctly Catholic environment that is open to all.

Furthermore, through extensive tri-campus collaboration between Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s, and Holy Cross, there is access to opportunity for those students who would prosper in a tier one research environment, for those who desire a single gender education, and for those who aspire to do more than they and other people think they are capable of achieving, all in an atmosphere with the activity and blessings of a huge campus and the intimate oversight of a small one.

As we celebrate our 50th year of service and continue to grow our academic offerings, residence life, student activities and facilities, some essential qualities of Holy Cross persist. We choose students wisely and provide the personal and transformative support that allows even later-blooming students to prosper in graduate school or the work force.

We help students discover how to learn, to persist, to work hard, to gain confidence in their intellect and social skills and graduate to great things. And we intend to cap our enrollment at 1,200 students, an optimal size for our distinct educational mission and the outcomes we expect and demand.

Thank you for being part of our family. Please plan a trip back to campus during our Golden Anniversary year to celebrate gratitude for our first 50 years, and to join us looking forward with enthusiasm to our next 50!

Sincerely in Holy Cross,

Br. John R. Paige, C.S.C., Ph.D.

Connections Cover John Sebastian Gutierrez, a Holy Cross Postulant, visits children at the Holy Cross International School in Salem, Tamil Nadu, during the 2015 India Global Perspectives trip. This issue of Connections explores some of the ways the Holy Cross family makes an impact globally and locally.

Connections Holy Cross College Alumni & Friends

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

EDITOR Kristina Barroso Burrell CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Karen Eckrich, ’19 Thaddeus Johnson, ‘19 Laura Boykins, ’17 Natalie Treadwell, ’19 JudeAnne Wilson Hastings GRAPHIC DESIGNER Kristina R. Craig, Kreative Koncepts ADDITIONAL GRAPHIC DESIGN Josue Tapia-Martinez, ‘17 PHOTOGRAPHERS/PHOTO COURTESIES Br. Nich Perez, C.S.C. Br. James Leik, C.S.C. Betsy Fulnecky Cover photo: Br. Nich Perez, C.S.C.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to College Relations Holy Cross College P.O. Box 308 Notre Dame, IN 46556 Copyright 2015 Holy Cross College, Notre Dame, IN 46556.

Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited without written permission. The opinions expressed are those of the authors or their subjects and are not necessarily shared by the College.

ALUMNI ANNOUNCEMENTS Send your updates to: College Relations Holy Cross College P.O. Box 308 Notre Dame, IN 46556 Email: collegerelations@hcc-nd.edu Web form: collegerelations.hcc-nd.edu/ class-notes

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10 Engaged and Aware

12 Getting to Know the Pfeil

14 Saints Supporting Saints

Theology faculty start a summer program to challenge the hearts and minds of high schoolers.

Joelle Poettgen, ’16, found her own way to bring awareness and make a difference at Holy Cross.

It isn’t just a building: the Pfeil is where students, faculty and community connect.

Students and faculty give thanks for the gifts that make a Holy Cross education possible.

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Campus Updates 4 Healthy Student Body | Showing Support 529 Plan | New Alumni Director | Spring Play Retiring Professors | Commencement

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Alumni Announcements Births | Marriages | Updates | In Memory Alumni Profile

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From one acre to 70, the Holy Cross campus has changed.

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Student Body Gets Healthier On January 11, 2016, a new student health clinic was opened in the Pfeil Center. Tom DeHorn, director of student counseling and health services, was charged with bringing this service back to campus. “Whether you live on campus, or you are a commuting student, this excellent new campus feature is here for your benefit,” said DeHorn.

Beacon Health System provides the medical services offered at the Tom DeHorn, Dr. Jill Tirabassi and Nurse Amy Michels. clinic. A registered nurse staffs the clinic three days each week for four hours each day. She can administer basic first aid and immunizations, dispense over-the-counter medication, treat respiratory ailments, and execute onsite testing for certain illnesses. If a medical condition

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requires a higher level of medical care, the nurse can write referrals for students to see the physician. A doctor is on site each Wednesday for four hours and can write prescriptions if necessary.

In the future, DeHorn hopes to expand the hours of the clinic and the availability of the on-site nurse. In the interim, the school has assumed the cost of the service, and the administration is encouraging students to take full advantage of it. However, students who wish to use the clinic must complete the student health form, vital to the medical staff’s ability to provide efficient and effective care. In a medical emergency, the student health form will also allow the medical staff to refer to a student’s medical history, which is protected by federal HIPAA Privacy rules.

DeHorn encourages students to stop in at the clinic to ask questions and check out the facility. “Student well-being is of paramount importance, both spiritually and physically. Take advantage of the great services that are offered.”

Additional information for the medical clinic is available on the website at www.hcc-nd.edu/studentwellness. The student health form may be found on the HCC Portal.

Students Able to Show Support

by Karen Eckrich, ’19

On Friday, January 22, pro-life advocates from around the country marched to the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington D.C. at the annual March for Life. Holy Cross College has participated in the national March for Life for the past seven years. This year, the 43rd anniversary of the passing of Roe v. Wade, nearly 800 students from the tri-campus area of Notre Dame, IN, planned to attend the national march. However, dangerous travel conditions forced organizers to cancel the trip. As a compromise, hundreds of students from Holy Cross, Saint Mary’s and Notre Dame marched around the University of Notre Dame campus. A handful of Holy Cross students joined the St. Joseph County March for Life in downtown South Bend.

Alyssa Cramer, ’19, was one of the students who marched in South Bend. “I found it empowering to see people of all ages come out in the cold to show support for the pro-life movement,” she said. Indiana Governor Mike Pence made an appearance in front of the Robert A. Grant Federal Building in South Bend and was kind enough to take a picture with some of the Holy Cross marchers, thanking them for standing up for the cause.

“With so many students looking forward to the March for Life in D.C. this

Holy Cross Joins Private College 529 Plan

Left to right: Jonathan Hake, ’17, Karen Eckrich, ’19, Governor Mike Pence, Alexis Lolmaugh, ’19, Alyssa Cramer, ’19, Carey Moran, ’19, Marie Oliva, ’19.

year, the snow definitely brought a great deal of disappointment,” said Saints for Life co-president, Christa Tarala, ’17, who attended the Notre Dame march.

“However, in true pro-life spirit, hundreds of those same students chose to gather for mass and a campus march and rally as an awesome substitute.”

Holy Cross College has become a member of the Private College 529 Plan, a pre-paid tuition plan that locks in current tuition rates for up to 30 years. “Holy Cross is already celebrated as a great value in Catholic higher education,” says Br. John Paige. “We’re pleased to have the chance to do even more for our students and their families.”

To learn more about how Private College 529 works at Holy Cross, visit www.hcc-nd.edu/privatecollege529.

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Holy Cross Welcomes New Alumni and Parent Director Holy Cross College is pleased to announce that it has appointed JudeAnne Wilson Hastings as its new director for alumni and parent programs. Hastings brings 15 years of experience in higher education advancement to the college. Most recently, she was the director of development for St. Thomas Aquinas—The Catholic Center at Purdue in West Lafayette.

Holy Cross plans to expand its alumni and parent programs, and Hastings will be a key leader in that effort. “We are blessed to have found someone with so much experience who is dedicated to the Holy Cross mission and will help the parents and alumni we value so highly develop even deeper and more meaningful connections with the college,” said Br. John Paige. Hastings will work to develop partnerships with local and regional alumni organizations, establish a parents council, and plan many of the college’s upcoming 50th anniversary celebration events. In addition, she will oversee the Alumni Advisory Board, chaired by Timothy DeGeeter, ’89, mayor of Parma, OH. As a graduate of Saint Mary’s College and Indiana University South Bend, and as a former director for the Saint Mary’s College annual fund, Hastings understands South Bend and the Holy Cross JudeAnne Wilson Hastings family. She is excited to come back to the area to join the Holy Cross advancement team. “It is a privilege be part of an institution that provides Outside of work, Hastings has been an active volunteer, serving on the a liberal arts education within a Catholic context,” says Hastings. “I am looking alumnae board for Saint Mary’s, working with United Way of Elkhart County forward to reengaging our alumni and parents with the college and working as a grant reader, and serving on the board of the Association of Fundraising with our current students to create an even stronger alumni network.”

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Spring Play Merges Film and Stage Last year, the Holy Cross College spring play successfully merged film and stage elements into a single creative project. “Reinterpreting Pablo Neruda,” drew students, faculty and the community to campus and was an official selection to the North by Midwest Film Festival. This year, the spring production will once again combine live and filmed performances on an even larger scale.

Directed by Br. Nich Perez, C.S.C., and David Kempher, creative director of Pickapart Theatre in South Bend, “Where the Heck is Dicky,” is a collaboration between nearly 50 Holy Cross students and actors from the South Bend area.

It follows Joni and Manni, two out-of-luck friends in need of cash. They try to borrow it from a very shady character, Dicky, but find themselves getting deeper in trouble as they bump into a hilarious range of characters who are also trying to find Dicky.

The film portions of this production were shot and edited within the South Bend area, and will be used during the play to give context to the story and characters. The cast includes Mariano Gomez, ’18, Mike Adamo, ’18, Ryan Romkema’16, and Natalie Treadwell, ’19, in starring roles, Br. Jim Kozak as an Italian mob boss, and many other Holy Cross students as members of the cast and crew. Brian Beckwith and Izzy Martin from the Pickapart Theatre also volunteered their time and talents.

Performances will be April 21 and 22 at 7 p.m., and April 23 at 2 p.m. in the Driscoll Auditorium at Holy Cross College. Admission is $1 for students with ID, and $3 general admission.

Mariano Gomez, ‘18, Mike Adamo, ‘18, and Ryan Romkema, ’16.

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Next Steps

by Kristina Barroso Burrell

Two Beloved Holy Cross Professors Retiring This Spring JOHN RAYMER

ROBERT WILLIAMS

Since his arrival at Holy Cross College in 1990, Professor of English John Raymer has been a beloved and integral part of the college’s humanities faculty. Indeed, he was the first Holy Cross faculty member to be promoted to full professor in recognition of his outstanding service to the college. At the end of this school year, Holy Cross will say to goodbye to Raymer when he retires after 26 years of service to the college.

Raymer has supported hundreds of students over the years, and his advice to future generations of Holy Cross students is short and simple: “Do more reading!” He explains, “There is value in challenging yourself with literature, and it is a good habit for the rest of your life.” There’s no doubt that Raymer has practiced this philosophy of challenging himself, too. He taught a range of English classes at Holy Cross College, served as a freshman adviser, chaired the English department and Humanities division, helped design and implement the first BA program, and taught at the Westville Education Initiative.

Justin Watson, academic vice president of Holy Cross College, sums up Raymer’s impact perfectly: “I have known Dr. Raymer since 1995, and I can attest that no professor has been more dedicated to the success and enrichment of his or her students than Dr. Raymer.” Holy Cross will always appreciate the time and effort Raymer spent to make sure each student he taught left the college with greater knowledge and a richer heart.

From the time he was in graduate school, Robert Williams suspected that he might want to be a communications professor, but he wanted to work in his field first. After 40 years in radio, television and marketing, Williams retired from his first career and almost immediately began teaching communications at Holy Cross College. Now, after seven years as a professor, Williams is going to try to retire again.

Although he had a long career outside of academia, Williams never found it difficult to shift gears into education. “I’m still taking ideas and communicating them, but now I’m teaching students how to do that.” At the heart of Williams’ expectations for himself and his students is learning to change and adapt. His students receive a diverse education in business rules, real communication skills and practical problem-solving. “College isn’t just about books,” Williams states emphatically.

“What would be the point of teachers if it was? I challenge my students to solve problems with their knowledge.” He is also responsible for starting Practical Lessons in Success, a speaker series that brings professionals to Holy Cross to share their insight into being successful in a variety of careers.

Williams has plans to travel, garden, and restore old furniture.

“I’m looking forward to sitting on the porch and watching the sunsets,” he says. Then he leans forward, and with a conspiratorial smile, adds, “But only until I get bored.” And when that happens, Williams is prepared to change direction again.

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Baccalaureate Mass

Commencement Weekend Commencement Speaker: Rev. Canon Hugh R. Page, Jr.

Alumni Speaker: Nathan Durkes, ’10

Rev. Canon Hugh R. Page, Jr., professor of theology and Africana studies at the University of Notre Dame, was appointed vice president and associate provost for undergraduate affairs in 2013. He is also the dean of the First Year of Studies. An Episcopal priest, and honorary canon of the Cathedral of St. James in South Bend, IN, Page holds a bachelor’s in history from Hampton University, two master’s degrees from The General Theological Seminary in New York, a doctorate in ministry from the Graduate Theological Foundation, and a master’s and doctorate in Near Eastern languages and civilizations from Harvard University. He is also a poet, musician, photographer, martial artist, and certified tennis professional. He strives to live according to the Renaissance Ideal of broad learning and full engagement in life.

Nathan Durkes graduated from Holy Cross College in 2010 with a double major in business and theology. Following graduation, Durkes entered the clinical research industry where he spent many years working with Indiana-based Cook Medical. Currently, he serves in a senior-level role with biotech giant Medtronic’s clinical quality compliance team. Now living in Minneapolis, Durkes spends his free time studying theology and exploring the countryside on his bicycle, passions which were nurtured during his time at Holy Cross.

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St. Joseph Chapel Academic regalia required.

Graduates and guests of all faiths are invited to worship together during this special service.

Saints Send Forth Ceremony

Immediately following Mass Hardesty Plaza / Millennium Arch Holy Cross College Academic regalia required.

All graduates and their guests are welcome. Graduates will receive their gold crest pin.

Celebration Reception

Immediately following Saints Send Off Ceremony Hardesty Plaza / Vincent Atrium All graduates and their guests are welcome.

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One Last Week Together for Seniors For the first time in its history, Holy Cross College will send its seniors off into the world with a Senior Week celebration prior to commencement. “We’ve always had a few days between the end of finals and commencement,” says Hank Gettinger, coordinator of student programming, “But this is the first year we’ve had a full week, and we’ve put in a lot of work into creating a uniquely Holy Cross College experience for these students.”This year, Senior Week will combine fun events sponsored by the Holy Cross College Student Programming office, networking events and events planned by students themselves. “Just as SAIL is a transition into Holy Cross College,” Gettinger adds, “Senior Week eases the transition from student to alumni.”

While some of the events will be in the South Bend area, others will take participating seniors north into Michigan and west to Chicago. The first event, Sunday, May 8, is a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field.

Monday will bring a luau and bonfire on campus. On Tuesday, May 10, a bus will take seniors to Baroda, Michigan, for an afternoon at the

Round Barn Winery, Distillery and Brewery, and on Wednesday, the group will return to Michigan for a day at Lake Michigan in Saugatuck.

The week will wind down with a relaxing movie on Thursday.

Commencement events begin Friday, May 13 at 11:00 a.m. with the Champagne Brunch, to which graduates may bring their families.

The senior class officers are excited to be able to offer these events to their classmates. Corleone Desimone, ’16, senior representative to the student government Senate, was elected by the senior class to assist the Student Programming with planning Senior Week. “After graduation, we will most likely venture out to completely different regions of the country and even cross international borders,” he explains. “Without the distraction of final exams and school work, senior week will provide us with an unmatched opportunity to create everlasting memories before we say goodbye to our school and the close friends we’ve established during our time here at Holy Cross.”

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49th Commencement Ceremony 11:00 a.m.

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to ‘do good’ requires intellectual formation as well as intent,” he explains. “The Christian tradition can be the first place to look for answers to social justice problems.

The unique thing about theology at Holy Cross is how it seeks to prepare students to answer those big questions.”

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So deep is this conviction, last year Griffin decided to find a grant that would allow him and his colleagues in the Holy Cross College theology department, Dr. Dianne Barlas, Dr. Louis Albarran, and Dr. Miguel Romero, as well as Andrew Polaniecki, director of Campus Ministry at Holy Cross College, to begin a summer program designed to explore the intersection of the sacred and secular with high school students. “High school students are approaching a crossroads in their education, and so many of them want to know how to make a difference in the world,” he explains. “I want to help them see that their spiritual formation in college is something the world desperately needs.”

In November, 2015, Griffin received confirmation that the Lilly Foundation, Inc. High School Theology Institutes had awarded him a grant to begin a week-long summer theology institute and maintain it for at least three years. This decision created a flurry of excitement in the theology department followed quickly by the recognition that this project would take an enormous amount of work to launch. Along with assistance from the staff at Holy Cross College, the Saints & Scholars team received invaluable assistance from the leadership of Notre Dame Vision, a similar program established by the University of Notre Dame. As a result of this collaboration, the Saints & Scholars team decided to organize its program to alternate with weeks three and four of Notre Dame Vision, allowing students to attend both programs for an even more meaningful summer experience.

In July, 2016, Saints & Scholars Institute will begin what Griffin hopes is the first of many exciting weeks of education and discovery. More than just a summer camp, Saints & Scholars is designed to be immersive theology experience. Students will engage in smallgroup discussion, volunteer service, academic instruction, and recreation time that encourages them to find their own answers to the big questions about integrating God and faith with today’s global concerns.

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Institute is that it is organized into four tracks based on major world issues: public health, media, human rights, and sustainability. Each member of the team will lead the discussion of one of the tracks and engage students in practical study that relates to the track. “Rather than looking at theology from an abstract point of view, we want kids to see its practical impact,” says Albarran, leader of the track studying the intersection of theology and contemporary media. Barlas’s group will study human rights and volunteer with Catholic Charities. Another track, led by Griffin, will study of theology and public health. His students will assist the St. Joseph Health System with an affordable food program. Romero’s team will study sustainability and care of creation, named by Pope Francis as urgent needs of the human community, and will work with Unity Gardens, a network of community gardens in the South Bend area.

Romero believes passionately that Saints & Scholars will support the spiritual and intellectual journey of the next generation of Christian saints. “Christian holiness is not an elite status of superhuman intellect and moral purity,” he says. “Christian holiness is a journey that unfolds in the everyday and mundane aspects of ordinary life. The ordinary lives of ordinary persons is where extraordinary saints are forged.”

So what kind of saint will you be? The Saints & Scholars Institute is here to help each student who attends find their own answer to that question, an answer that will expand their minds and enrich their faith.

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oelle Poettgen, a current Holy Cross College senior, first heard about the Syrian refugee crisis from a visiting speaker to her global perspectives class her sophomore year. The stories of family loss, separation and displacement moved her deeply and reminded her how removed her college experience was from tragedies occurring around the world. She was inspired to do something tangible to bring awareness to an issue many of her friends had never even heard of.

During the Fall 2015 semester, Joelle built a display in the Vincent Building atrium to inform students and faculty about the Syrian refugee crisis. The display included first person accounts of refugees making the long journey from the Middle East to Europe and the United States and allowed the viewer to “move” a person and their personal story across a border on the display. This interactive component helped students find empathy and understanding for the stories of these refugees. There was also a section to “Get Involved.” The project remained in the atrium until after Las Posadas on December 10, a Hispanic tradition that honors Joseph and Mary’s search for refuge, a perfect holiday to reflect and pray for all refugees in our world.

Joelle is no stranger to activism. When she first came to Holy Cross College three years ago, she was drawn to its close-knit, family atmosphere. Growing up in a small town in southern California, Joelle was raised to value Catholic education and community involvement. These traits she learned from her father, who uses his pizza restaurant as a tool to give back to the local community and her mother, who teaches second grade.

However, Joelle discovered that many of her peers weren’t as engaged in humanitarian issues as she was, and instead spent their time talking about pop culture and personal drama. Then she realized that they weren’t talking about the big issues impacting the world because they didn’t care, but because they didn’t know about them. Joelle decided to act and created an organization that would engage students with the global community as well as reflect the Holy Cross pillar of service learning. Thus SAGE: Student Advocates Globally Engaged, was born. The mission of SAGE is to create events on campus to build awareness outside of the campus

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Joelle explains the CRS Rice Bowl fundraiser to the leaders of SAGE. Every year during Lent, SAGE asks students to donate their spare change and more to help Catholic Relief Services alleviate hunger caused by poverty locally and around the world. The campaign ends with SAGE Rage, a food and dance party celebrating international culture.

bubble and challenge each student to reflect on the problems in our global community and share the responsibility every person has to help find solutions.

SAGE is a part of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the official international relief and development agency of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The partnership links Holy Cross College with a broader network of action-based clubs on campuses nationwide.

By working alongside CRS, Joelle was able to build a bigger platform for SAGE and create an internship program for Holy Cross students. Each year a new student can hold the SAGE internship, which fulfills the school’s internship requirement for that student, and pushes the student to be engaged and aware of global and campus-wide community issues. It also opens up future opportunities for the intern to work with CRS across the world. Through the internship, students have been able to make a lasting impact by engaging in mindful conversation, displaying important news, and even starting healthier and greener trends within the student body. One of the most recent changes to come to Holy Cross through the CRS and SAGE partnership has been to make Holy Cross more sustainable by securing recycling bins for the Vincent Building and Pfeil Center.

As for Joelle, she was recognized by her peers and teachers this year with the Holy Cross St. Joseph Service Award for her sincere dedication to serving others. She will be graduating in May, and has plans to work for a nonprofit so she can continue her passion for outreach and education. But she’ll never forget that it was here at Holy Cross College where she learned how interacting and engaging with her community allowed her to make a real difference in the world and a lasting impact on her school.

This project brought awareness to the difficulties Syrian refugees face searching for safety.

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rown brick, four steps, and four doors. Inside, the outside of the Pfeil’s doors, you will find the soccer field. focus is speed, strength, agility, and community. At It is used all throughout the year to allow the soccer Holy Cross College, the Pfeil Center is a place where players to hone their foot work and increase their speed. students, athletes, parents and faculty come together.

Even for those who do not participate in sports, Movement is an inevitable and important component the Pfeil Center is integral part of daily life. “This is of our daily lives. Whether you are on a sports team, where students come to interact with each other,” says or just walking across the campus quad, somehow you Drew Schauss, sports information director. “The whole are participating in physical activity. The Pfeil Center is student body comes here with the common goal of composed of many resources that make it possible for supporting each other and representing Holy Cross.” student athletes to perform their best. For instance, just Any given day, students can be found in club meetings, outside the basketball court watching games, working lies the new golf simulator, out in the fitness and weights “I spend a large amount of my time in the an innovative space where rooms, or even playing pickup Pfeil whether I am there for games, practice, the golf team can practice basketball. Recently, an onor just hanging out with my teammates. and develop their skills campus health clinic was It is my favorite place on campus.” indoors. All the varsity added to the Pfeil, so medical —Tagin Schulties, ’17 teams can take advantage staff can meet with students of the training room, with free of charge on certain week ice bath and hot tub, after days. their long, hard practices. Treatments for muscles are For many students, the Pfeil Center was where available and an athletic trainer is on call to oversee their college career began. Before submitting their the athletes during, before, and after practices. Directly applications, students from around the country visit the

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The whole student body comes here with the common goal of supporting each other and representing Holy Cross.

college for Shadow Days. In the Pfeil Center boardroom, Holy Cross student ambassadors and faculty personally meet with these prospective students, to share the college’s benefits from many different perspectives.

For students writing the last chapter of their college experience, that same Pfeil Center boardroom is where all seniors at Holy Cross present their Capstone presentation. This is the last major requirement to successfully graduate. Students dress their best to share their experience about how the college has allowed them to discover who they have become. It can be nerve wracking due to all the familiar and unfamiliar faces, and possible employers, watching, but the Pfeil, at least, is familiar ground.

The Pfeil Center is a place that encourages growth and promotes excellence in the larger Michiana community as well. There are athletic camps that take place in the Pfeil Center during the summer, and on winter Sundays, the Pfeil is filled with elementary and junior high school students who are part of the Northern Indiana Basketball League program. Started in 2013 by Mike McBride, men’s basketball coach, as part

of the Club 1 basketball league, NIBL is a community experience that brings 35-60 school teams to the Pfeil Center to play basketball for 15 weeks in the winter.

“The Pfeil has the potential to be a powerful community space,” says McBride, “Bringing these kids here is a great way to increase awareness of Holy Cross College.”

No matter if you are a student, athlete, faculty, or community member, the Pfeil Center serves as a foundational space to bettering one’s self. It is also where friendships are formed. “It is the perfect place for me to express my personality and interests with many other students,” explains Tagin Schulties, ’17. “I spend a large amount of my time in the Pfeil whether I am there for games, practice, or just hanging out with my teammates. It is my favorite place on campus.”

Holy Cross invites you to take advantage of all the Pfeil Center has to offer: great workout facilities, sports games, camps, student events, and Shadow Days. You could even attend a senior Capstone presentation.

Brown brick, four steps, and four open doors. Which one will you chose to enter?

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SAINTS Supporting SAINTS On February 17, 2016, students, faculty, and staff took pictures and wrote personal notes to thank donors during Holy Cross College’s second annual “Tuition Runs Out Day.” Hosted by the Student Philanthropy Council, this event raises student awareness that tuition dollars only cover 68% of the cost of a Holy Cross education. The rest is subsidized by gifts from generous alumni, parents, and friends of the college. By educating students about the impact of donor gifts, SPC hopes to create a culture of Saints supporting Saints, inspiring students to give back to their Holy Cross College community in the future.

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Alumni Announcements BIRTHS, BAPTISMS, AND ADOPTIONS

MARRIAGES AND ENGAGEMENTS

Kevin M. Hennessy, 2002, and his wife Gina, welcomed their daughter, Samantha Grace, 6 lbs. 4 oz, 20 inches, into the world on June 11, 2015.

Emily Ford, 2010, got engaged on January 2, 2016, to Kyle Lechlitner. They are extremely happy; let the wedding planning begin!

Michael Hodge, 2008, and his wife Meghan, welcomed a daughter, Hannah Marie Hodge, on January 26, 2016.

Emily Wack, 2016, and Adam Vizard, 2016, got engaged on December 25, 2015. They plan to be married December 30, 2016.

Adam Onderdonk, 2012, and his wife Samantha, welcomed their beautiful daughter Ellie Angeline on January 12, 2016.

CLASS UPDATES Daniel Allen Perry, 2003, and wife moved to Nashville, TN, in February 2015 from Cincinnati, OH. He took a new job as an estate planning attorney and director of operations for the Nashville office of Rabalais Law, a multi-state estate planning law firm.

CPT Jeffery D. Clarkson, 2006, has been accepted into the Norwich University International Relations Graduate Program.

Ellie Angeline Onderdonk

Amber Jacob, 2012, recently made a major career change. She started a new position at Physicians Immediate Care in Chicago where she is a patient care technician. She is working on gaining patient care experience to get her master’s degree as a physician assistant.

Amanda Miller, 2012, accepted a physical therapist assistant position at Courtyard Healthcare Center in Goshen, IN. In May, 2015, she graduated with an Associates in Physical Therapist Assistant from the University of St. Francis, and in July, 2015, she passed the National Physical Therapy Exam.

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Michelle Sheehan, 2012, has been working as a health and wellness coach for Jenny Craig since February, 2015.

Clint G. Green, 2015, accepted a position with Permanent General Insurance Corp. headquartered in Nashville, TN, as an underwriter in August, 2015.

Jonathan Mehall, 2015, has been working at Hewlett Packard Enterprise since September, 2015. His responsibilities are parallel to his major in communications. His Capstone and eFolio impressed the hiring managers.

PLEASE REMEMBER Laura E. Fitzgerald, 2011, passed away January 30, 2016.

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Holy Cross Mission If you ask Andrew Weiss, ’12, what he loves most about Holy Cross College, his answer will invariably involve both the mission and the culture of the college. He initially came to Holy Cross because it was near the University of Notre Dame.

However, he chose to stay because of the welcoming faculty and staff, the college’s strong Catholic culture, and the spectacular liberal arts education that challenged him to dig deeper.

While at Holy Cross, Andrew fully embraced the college’s mission to educate students and form global citizens with the competence to see and the courage to act. He was part of the Student Government Association, Campus Ministry, and the Admissions Student Ambassador program. Andrew also volunteered in the community as a Student Ambassador to the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Ethics and Culture and as a “Take 10” volunteer at Meussel Primary School in South Bend, IN. He traveled the world as a UNIV Forum attendee at Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome and worked as an English teacher in Liepkimis in Vilnius, Lithuania.

by JudeAnne Wilson Hastings

Andrew continues to live the Holy Cross mission as a financial advisor with the Knights of Columbus Insurance.

Just like Holy Cross, the Knights of Columbus aim to evangelize the world through service and charity.

Andrew credits his experiential, liberal arts education from Holy Cross for providing him with the skills necessary to effectively communicate with his clients. He also continues to be active in his community as a 4th Degree Member of the Knights of Columbus, member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, a member of St. Joseph County Right to Life, and co-founder of the downtown South Bend Theology on Tap. He also volunteers as a football coach at St. Joseph High School in South Bend.

Andrew remains an advocate for Holy Cross locally, even returning to campus to speak at the college’s Sophomore Anchor Day retreat. He hopes to encourage more alumni to support Holy Cross by giving their time, talent, and treasure. By staying connected and involved, Andrew knows he will make a lasting and direct impact at Holy Cross as an alum, just like he did as a student.

The 6th Annual Golf Outing Benefiting Holy Cross Athletics

July 15, 2016 at 1 p.m.

Erskine Golf Club Park $100/player, $400/group of 4

Includes: Green fees, golf cart, driving range time, lunch, dinner and a FREE ROUND at Erskine Park to use at a later date.

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In 50 years, Holy Cross has changed its name, its enrollment numbers, and its physical size, but never its heart or its mission. The original three-building footprint on less than an acre of land in Notre Dame, Indiana, still serves its students, even though the Holy Cross College campus now covers nearly 70 acres of land between the St. Joseph River and the University of Notre Dame.

With all of this growth so far, we can’t wait to see what the future holds.

1960s

1970s

1966

September: The original Holy Cross Junior College buildings were constructed between 1965 and 1966, and included four classrooms, an unnamed library, and an auditorium. Use of the St. Joseph Chapel was acquired from the Brothers of Holy Cross.

1980s

1970

September: The gymnasium was leased from the Brothers of Holy Cross.

1967

Modular Building

September: The unnamed classroom building that would later become Driscoll Hall was expanded to include a student lounge, bookstore, and space for the faculty and administration.

1984 Gymnasium

June: A modular building was installed, adding three classrooms and 11 faculty offices.

1979

June: Basil and Andre Halls were connected so students and staff wouldn’t have to brave the Indiana winters for meal times.

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1990s 1995

September: Vincent Atrium and Vincent Hall, bringing classrooms, labs and some new faculty offices to Holy Cross, became operational.

The library was finally given a name: McKenna Library, after Richard and Lucille McKenna.

Vincent Atrium and Vincent Hall

2000s 2000

April: The Millennium Arch was completed. In 2002, the area around the Arch and the walkway to the Vincent Atrium was named Hardesty Plaza, and dedicated in memory of John Hardesty III, ’98.

August: South Hall was completed.

2010s 2015

August: The O’Connor Commons and North Hall were completed, along with the south parking lot and a variety of student recreation areas.

2001

August: Vincent Hall was expanded with classrooms, labs, faculty offices and the student lounge, now known as The Max.

2003

1997

September: Students began to live at Holy Cross College. The first dormitory the school leased was James Hall, followed in 1998 by Basil Hall and in 1999 by Andre Hall, renamed Anslem Hall.

Students begin living on campus

August: Pulte Hall, named for Mark Pulte, ’83, trustee and friend of the college, was completed. Pulte Hall is now the home of the CSC Brothers, postulants and aspirants.

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2004

October: Three flagpoles were erected in front of the Vincent Atrium, and the area was named The Col. Brian Regan Flag Complex after Col. Brian Regan, trustee and generous friend of the college.

2005

1999

August: A patio was added to the west side of James Hall.

September: The entrance road was changed and signs were added for Holy Cross College and Holy Cross Village.

August: The kitchen and dining room were renovated and expanded, and the cafeteria received a new name from its benefactors: The Siegfried Family Dining Room.

2008

May: The Hesburgh Grove was dedicated.

The bronze bust of Fr. Hesburgh was added in 2014.

December: The Pfeil Recreation Center was completed.

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