Spring 2006

Why choose a Holy Cross education?

"We shall always place education side by side with instruction; the mind will not be cultivated at the expense of the heart. While we prepare useful citizens for society, we shall likewise do our utmost to prepare citizens for eternal life"... read more

Fast Track to success: Saint Mary's – Holy Cross Linkage Program

Senior Tai Baird's journey to Saint Mary's follows a path familiar to many current students and alumnae: "I learned about Saint Mary's through my mother's friend, Sister Elizabeth Panero, a Holy Cross nun and seminary librarian. We used to visit her and stay at the guest house. Ever since I was little I knew that I wanted to become a part of the Saint Mary's community."...read more

"There's a woman in the band"

They are in the dark tunnel with the ghosts of Notre Dame football legends Knute Rockne and Ara Parseghian. Excitement erases their consciousness until the world disappears. Then the signal comes and they run into the sunlight and fan across the stadium's green field, making their way through the towering, obliterating roar of 80,000 screaming fans...read more

Listening and leading: a conversation with two Holy Cross presidents

Both Carol Ann Mooney '72 and Rev. John Jenkins, CSC, grew up in Catholic families. Both earned graduate degrees, taught, and served as administrators at the University of Notre Dame. In 2004 and 2005, they became the presidents of their respective undergraduate alma maters. Recently, Father Jenkins crossed the street for a conversation with his former colleague. Edited excerpts from that interview follow...read more

Called to contribute

Amy Cavanaugh '96 is director of career services at the University of Portland. At first glance it may seem an ordinary position. Because of who she is and the values she embraces, she brings anything but the ordinary to her work at this Holy Cross institution...read more

Viewpoint

When I was a senior at Saint Mary's College, many years ago, I was one of the fortunate students who had the opportunity to take an elective class in the philosophy of education from Professor Willis Nutting. By this time, Professor Nutting was retired from Notre Dame but continuing to teach at Saint Mary's. I still remember, with great intellectual fondness, Professor Nutting's words to us that first class day. He said that his goal for the class was to break our cultural shells. Being the young, self-important student that I was, I wondered to myself, what have I gotten into? What is he talking about, "breaking our cultural shells?" ...read more

*Exclusive Content - (only available online)

* AlumnAscent - Saint Mary's Grads Doing Great Things: Regina Diaz '02...more

* Design for new academic building unveiled, approved...more

* "The Religious Studies Major" By Therese J. Borchard...more