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Stories of Philanthropy
Robert Iannone
Robert Iannone, B.S. 1989
2019 Alumni Achievement Awardee
May 07, 2019
“Campus life was great but the greatest learning was absorbed from the city. What a great city! […] It was really the opportunity of our lives. That really was the time of our lives – the best of times in Washington, D.C.”
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Carolyn Rickard-Brideau
Carolyn Rickard-Brideau, B.S.Arch. 1983
2019 Alumni Achievement Awardee
May 01, 2019
Carolyn Rickard-Brideau, B.S.Arch. 1983, understands how spaces affect people mentally and physically. As the corporate president of Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, she is at the forefront of salutogenic design, which focuses on creating spaces that improve human well being.
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Jeffrey Moreland
Jeffrey Moreland, J.D. 1970
2019 Alumni Achievement Awardee
April 29, 2019
Attending night classes at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, Jeffrey Moreland, J.D. 1970, could have earned his degree and moved on to the next stage of his career. But through the years, he came to understand what makes Catholic University so special.
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Kim and Marsha Pearcy Sperduto
Serving on the Parents Council
Still engaged — from a distance
April 17, 2019
The Parents Councils is made up of highly engaged parents — like Kim and Marsha Pearcy Sperduto — dedicated to the mission of Catholic University and who seek to expand student opportunities.
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Kari Mastro, B.S.N. 1990
Kari Mastro, B.S.N. 1990
2019 Alumni Achievement Awardee
April 17, 2019
Kari Mastro, B.S.N. 1990, is a leader and innovator in the healthcare industry. By reorienting the missions and goals of hospitals and their nursing staffs, Kari has made trips to the hospital less stressful and more transparent to young patients and their anxious families.
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Luigi Alvarez
Luigi Alvarado, B.S. 2009
2019 Young Alumni Merit Awardee
April 17, 2019
Many young alumni know him for his tennis prowess. For eight years, Luigi Alvarado, B.S. 2009, was an integral member of the Catholic University tennis team. As senior, he held the second-best singles record in NCAA Division III. For five years after he graduated, he served as the assistant coach and, with the late Marty Dowd, B.A. 1960, led the team to a Landmark Conference Championship in 2014.
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Students participating in the Way of the Cross
God Is My Light
Lenten Reflections with Fr. Frank Donio
April 16, 2019
At Catholic University we come together every day as a community that is called and animated by faith, service, and love of our neighbor. During this most holy and solemn season of Lent, we are called into prayer and reflection in a special way, whether on campus or online, as one Catholic University.
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Catholic University alumni, students, and staff at Mass
What are we capable of? What brings us glory?
Lenten Reflections with Fr. James Sabak
April 05, 2019
At Catholic University we come together every day as a community that is called and animated by faith, service, and love of our neighbor. During this most holy and solemn season of Lent, we are called into prayer and reflection in a special way, whether on campus or online, as one Catholic University.
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Archival image of Caldwell Hall
Our future is you... but what about our past?
A Founders Day Quiz
April 03, 2019
In advance of Founders Day and The Founders Day Giving Challenge, which honors the University’s founding in 1887, we present the following quiz.
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NCSSS students and staff at the celebration
A centennial celebration of the National Catholic School of Social Service
March 27, 2019
This year, the National Catholic School of Social Service (NCSSS) celebrates a milestone — the 100th anniversary of its founding. Over the course of the last century, NCSSS has endeavored to serve others by preserving human dignity, seeking justice for all people by meeting them where they are, and preparing students to change the world.
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The Founders Day Bash
Six facts about The Fund for Catholic University
Did you know?
March 27, 2019
Here at Catholic University, our future is you — the many varied individuals who, through the years, have called the University home, sent your children to school here, or simply love and support the many programs Catholic University offers.
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Donors in the audience during the Maloney Hall opening
The University celebrates the new home of The Busch School of Business
March 20, 2019
Nearly 175 members of the Catholic University family gathered on March 18th to honor donors who made a grand vision possible—the renovation of Maloney Hall, the new home of The Busch School of Business.
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Steve Means
A gift of faith
Couple’s pioneering support key to The Busch School’s new home
March 13, 2019
Steve and Maryanne Means first heard about Catholic University and The Busch School of Business from fellow University benefactors Tim and Steph Busch, for whom the school is named.
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Students at a Mass
The Springtime of Hope
Lenten Reflections with Fr. Jude DeAngelo
March 06, 2019

At Catholic University we come together every day as a community that is called and animated by faith, service, and love of our neighbor. Today, we are called in a special way, whether on campus or online, as one Catholic University, to enter into this

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Students studying in Mullen Library
Check out our libraries!
(Yeah, that's an awful pun...)
February 27, 2019
No holds barred! Discover the hidden secrets of the University Libraries at The Catholic University of America. The University Libraries offer resources to students, faculty, staff, and alumni, enriching instructional, research, and service programs.
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Liz Friden
Serving on the Student Philanthropy Council
Making an early impact
February 20, 2019

Liz Friden, B.A. 2018, former alumni/advancement liaison for the Student Philanthropy Council (SPC), joined the group as a student because she was “looking for different ways to get involved” at Catholic University.

Formed at the beginning of the 2017-2018 academic year, SPC helps

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Student with John Mosby Russell
Alumnus Gift Establishes Endowed Scholarship at NCSSS
February 13, 2019

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the National Catholic School of Social Service (NCSSS), John Mosby Russell, B.A. 1950, M.S.W. 1952, has made a gift that will fund graduate scholarships to the school in perpetuity.

Russell’s generous gift of $100,000 establishes the

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Therese Nguyen
Scholarships: Therese Nguyen, Class of 2022
Did you know?
February 06, 2019

Sixteen million dollars would change your life, right? What would you do with it? Travel the world, pay off credit cards, or maybe buy a house?

At Catholic University, $16 million can — and does — change lives. Nearly 400 of them, to be more

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Msgr. Thomas Green
Msgr. Thomas Green’s legacy to the School of Canon Law
January 30, 2019

Learning was always important to Monsignor Thomas Green, 79, the Stephen Kuttner Distinguished Professor of Canon Law who specialized in penal law and in the law on particular churches, which focuses on how dioceses and local churches are organized and operate within the Church’s

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Shoah statue
11 statues at Catholic University
Can you solve the mystery of #2?
January 30, 2019
You can’t deny the beauty of Catholic University’s 176-acre campus: Gothic architecture, cherry trees exploding with spring blossoms, and inviting green spaces. Over the years, benefactors to the University have donated more than 80 statues.
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