Student Success Archives - Holy Cross

�鶹��Ƶ Student, South Bend-native, Jelani Cotton, Named Fulbright Scholar

Matt Palmer — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:49:02 +0000

�鶹��Ƶ student Jelani Cotton has been named a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Program, earning the opportunity to spend a year in Spain as an English Teaching Assistant, where he will teach, serve, and engage in cultural…

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A Class Assignment That Became Something More

Matt Palmer — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:59:03 +0000

What began as a class assignment quickly became something more. At �鶹��Ƶ, a student-led effort to support Our Lady of the Road Homeless Shelter grew into a community-wide donation drive, bringing together campus, parish, and local…

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�鶹��Ƶ Student Lilian Holmer Receives Indiana’s “Realizing the Dream” Scholarship

Matt Palmer — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:45:09 +0000

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�鶹��Ƶ Celebrates December Graduates at 2025 Graduation Reception

Matt Palmer — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:13:38 +0000

�鶹��Ƶ honored its December graduates on Dec. 10, during a warm and joyful Graduates Reception held inside the Atrium of Vincent Hall. Surrounded by faculty, staff, family, and friends, students gathered for food, conversation, and celebration…

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First-Year Student Grows In Compassion on Medical Path

Matt Palmer — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:21:02 +0000

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Giving Back Where It All Began: Holy Cross Student Reflects on La Casa de Amistad

Matt Palmer — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 18:11:46 +0000

For �鶹��Ƶ sophomore Oscar Quijada ’28, standing at the podium during Noche With La Casa on September 17 felt like coming full circle. The annual fundraising dinner celebrates La Casa de Amistad, a South Bend youth…

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From Muppets to Museums: Holy Cross Student Is Always in Motion at the Studebaker

Matt Palmer — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:51:17 +0000

When Mataya Watson ’27 walks into the National Studebaker Museum in South Bend, she’s stepping into a space that feels that might be her career’s “natural habitat.” A junior at �鶹��Ƶ majoring in history on the…

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Serving Up Experience: How a Holy Cross Senior Aced Her Marketing Internship

Christopher Gowin — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:30:59 +0000

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A Flourishing First Gen: Maribelle Rivera ’26 Channels Faith and Baking Into Artwork

Matt Palmer — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:03:55 +0000

Rising Holy Cross senior Maribelle Rivera never expected her first gallery show to bring people to tears, particularly her parents. On the evening of July 8, in the Driscoll Lounge at �鶹��Ƶ, her exhibition “Where Two…

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From Holy Cross to the Jungle Cruise: How a Business Major Learned Hospitality, Disney Style

Matt Palmer — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:09:17 +0000

When Austin Diodene first stepped onto the dock at Disney World’s iconic Jungle Cruise attraction— microphone in hand, skipper’s uniform crisp, boatload of guests staring back at him — he had a decision to make. Diodene remembers thinking.…

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