The Experience Matters

Leading Lives of Impact and Success

Holy Cross College offers you a distinct learning experience with our Four Pillars education. Your senior capstone presentation lets you reflect on your service learning, global experience, professional internship, and classroom experience. By graduation, you will be ready to take on the world—professionally, intellectually, personally, and spiritually.

The close-knit community Holy Cross offers is unmatched. Here, we say, “The experience matters,” and my experience has, without a doubt, been a great one.

“I get the chance to be the first-ever Holy Cross mascot, Basil the Saint Bernard. My major in communications and minor in sports management have given me many great lessons both in and out of the classroom. And I have gained the competency to succeed in the professional world.

“Last semester, I took Public Speaking, and it gave me the interview skills I needed to talk confidently and with fluidity in my interview this past summer when I landed a summer job with the Baltimore Orioles. Wanting to find a student job as well, I contacted a Notre Dame sports blogger and eventually got a job as the 2013–14 beat writer for Notre Dame men’s basketball. This job allowed me to dive headfirst into the world of sports journalism and gave me the chance to sit up in the press box during Notre Dame football games and interview players and coaches.

“With postgraduation plans of moving back to Baltimore and getting a sports journalism position in that area (hopefully with the Orioles), Holy Cross has helped me get my foot in the door in my desired field of work.

Mike Franz ’16

Hanover, Pennsylvania

As part of the Four Pillars, you will participate in service learning throughout the local and global community. Activities include helping community members with their taxes, teaching children, providing companionship to the elderly, and more.

“The most significant part about the Holy Cross experience is growing and developing into a well-rounded individual who is an asset to the future of our society. I am confident that no matter what stage of life I am in, I can always rely on the gifts Holy Cross has given me to help me through any situation.”

“It was my dream to be the next Rudy and make it into Notre Dame, but after my first semester at Holy Cross, I had already declared my major and decided I wanted to stay. I fit in here. I felt like I was meant to be here. You can only put into words so much what it’s like to live the Holy Cross experience. It is beyond any other I’ve ever had. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

Karlee Dillon ’15

Melbourne, Florida

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‘‘the Beginning of your SucceSSful future

One hundred percent of our students complete an internship in their field of study.

ABC 57

BLASTmedia

CBS Radio

Center for Community Justice

Cintas

City of Indianapolis’ Mayor’s Office

The Villages Daily Sun (FL)

Downtown South Bend

Fanning Howey Architects

Ficel Transport

Greenlight Media (Ireland)

Hilltop Wealth Solutions

IU Health La Porte Dental Center

Knights of Columbus

Ladies of Charity

LehmanBrown International Accountants (China)

Lighthouse Autism Center

Northwestern Mutual

Obsidian Financial

Phoenix Suns

Quicken Loans

Quinlan & Fabish Music Company

Radio Sabor Latina

Regional Radio Sports Network

RE/MAX North Central

Sanel NV–Panasonic (Belgium)

Signature Healthcare

Sodexo

South Bend Silver Hawks Minor League Baseball Team

Southern District of New York United States Probation Office

St. Joseph County Jail

Studebaker National Museum

Terre Haute Police Department

Tiffin University Football Office

VIP Mortgage

Wuesthoff Health System

Zimmer Medical Supplies

finding your career PathWe take a special interest in helping you determine your career direction. In fact, you won’t leave campus until you’ve explored an internship in your area of study. To make that happen, we collaborate with businesses and organizations to make sure you get the best learning experience possible. At the end of your internship, you may even be offered postgraduate employment, like so many other Holy Cross students.

Recent Internship Sites

U.S. News &

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graduation.

My time at the Lighthouse Autism Center allowed me to see the variety of therapy that can be done with individuals on the autism spectrum. It confirmed that I want to work in the field of applied behavioral analysis therapy. Also, I was able to travel to Prague, Czech Republic, to attend the World Psychiatric Conference. This was an eye-opening experience I wouldn’t have had elsewhere; Holy Cross was one of the only student groups in attendance. The various travel and professional opportunities I’ve taken advantage of have helped me discern what I want to do as not only my job but also my vocation.

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Bridget McCullough ’15

Munster, Indiana

Studying: Psychology and Communications

Internship: Lighthouse Autism Center in Mishawaka, Indiana

The most exhilarating part of my summer internship was shadowing the director of business development. I learned how creating partnerships generates new business opportunities. I also learned how to provide innovative ideas to improve company efficiency and proactively find ways of generating new streams of revenue. I was even offered a position with the company when the summer was over. If you aspire to be a leader or effective communicator, you need to be a master of all trades. Holy Cross offers you that holistic approach to education.

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Robert Lulgjuraj ’15

Sterling Heights, Michigan

Studying: Philosophy and Business

Internship: Quicken Loans in Detroit, Michigan

Zoe Bauer ’15

Culver, Indiana

Studying: Business and Communications

Internship: Phoenix Suns in Phoenix, Arizona

fulfilling careerS that make a difference

Holy Cross alumni thrive as account executives, university admissions counselors, teachers, business owners, managers, lawyers, and more in businesses, nonprofit organizations, and the military. They enter respected graduate programs to continue their education. Most important, they take the values, skills, and knowledge they learned here and share it with others, showing the world what it means to be a Holy Cross Saint.

A Selection of Recent Alumni Graduate Schools

Ball State University

Drake University Law School

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law

Indiana University South Bend

Louisiana State University

Montessori Institute of America

Moreau Seminary

University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law

University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame Law School

A Selection of Recent Alumni Employers

Advantage Home Services

AmeriCorp

Aquinas College

Atlantic Trust

Caesars Entertainment Corporation

CBS Radio

Center for Women in Transition

Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend

Fifth Third Bank

Fusion Logistics

Habitat for Humanity

Hawaii Escrow & Title

Indiana Renewable Energy Association

Indiana State Fair

InterCall

Knights of Columbus Insurance

Memorial Medical Group

Meridian Title Corp.

Minnesota United FC Professional Soccer Team

RelaDyne Midtown Petroleum

St. Edwards University

St. Joseph County Sherriff

St. Thomas Moore School

Sustained Quality

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Tire Rack Corporation

Trinity Academy

United States Army

United States Postal Service

Universal Bearings LLC

University of Notre Dame

Vrdolyak Law Group

Wells Fargo

Williams Aerial & Mapping

WW Technology Group

While at Holy Cross, I interned at the retirement house of the Sisters of the Holy Cross. I went on the Latino Immigration and Culture experience in South Bend. I served boys at the Juvenile Correctional Facility. I have learned many things through each experience, and I had devoted professors to guide and support me. Holy Cross College prepared me to continue to study theology at one of the most outstanding Catholic universities. I cannot even express all of the ways Holy Cross College has formed me. I have been warmly welcomed and loved there. I have felt at home. I always smile as I think of Holy Cross College, where I am loved and love people.

Sr. Kim Tran, OP ’13

Vietnam

Current Graduate School:

University of Notre Dame, Master of Divinity Program

Studied: Theology

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Approximately 85% of our graduates are employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation.

I had an internship with the Phoenix Suns, primarily in the premium sales department. I learned that to be successful in sales, you must be a good relationship builder. The experience provided me with insight into the business world but also made me realize that this is the type of work I can see myself doing in the future. I was fortunate enough to obtain a job through this internship, and I am very excited to see where my career will take me. Holy Cross has helped shape the man I have become. Not only have I grown up significantly, but I have been given a job. If not for the internship experience, I am not sure if I would have had this unique opportunity.

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• Shadow Days• Game Day Saturdays• Saints Saturdays• Customized Visits

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