SSLP_2015

Summer Service Learning Program
2015
UNIVERSITY of
NOTRE DAME

“… to act justly,
to love tenderly,
and to walk humbly
with your God.”
Micah 6:8

Table of Contents
Letter from Fr. Paul Kollman, CSC .............................................................................2
Overview of the Summer Service Learning Program
The Summer Service Learning Program .............................................................3
Course Syllabus ...................................................................................................4
Directed Readings: Research and the SSLP .......................................................5
SSLP Calendar …..…............................................................................................6
SSLP and Center for Social Concerns Staffs .......................................................9
The James F. Andrews Scholarship Fund
The James F. Andrews Scholarship Fund ........................... ……………………..10
2015 Andrews Scholars ......................................................................................12
2015 Summary of Student Immersions
2015 Statistics ....................................................................................................13
Student Index .....................................................................................................14
Site Descriptions and Quotes from SSLP Students ..........................................15
Additional Summer Immersion Courses
International Summer Service Learning Program ............................................47
Social Enterprise and Microfinance Internship ..................................................50
Cross-Cultural Leadership Internship Program .................................................52
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September 2015
Dear Friends,
As you may recall, last winter was an extraordinary time on Notre Dame’s campus as thousands assembled to celebrate the life
of Notre Dame president emeritus of Fr. Ted Hesburgh, C.S.C. His enduring legacy to higher education, service to the Church,
and the promotion of justice includes the Center for Social Concerns, which he helped to establish in 1983 at the heart of
Notre Dame’s campus. This past spring, I shared two lesser-known aspects of Fr. Hesburgh’s biography with the 230 students
preparing for the Summer Service Learning Program (SSLP). First, Fr. Hesburgh’s adventures took him around the globe working
alongside presidents and popes alike, but his daily rhythm was noteworthy above all for its routine discipline. Most nights Fr.
Hesburgh worked until 4 am responding to correspondence and reading a new book each night. In this same spirit, I challenged
our SSLP students to commit this summer to a spiritual discipline – such as spending 10 minutes in silence each day, limiting their
use of technology, or praying daily. Secondly, Fr. Hesburgh was a man of obedience able to hear what was asked of him and
to go where needed. He aspired to become a Navy chaplain, but instead his superiors kept him on campus to work among the
many recent veterans arriving for studies at Notre Dame. Although disappointed at first, Fr. Hesburgh soon realized this work
was hugely formative for him and fulfilled some of his deepest desires.
As site supervisors, Notre Dame Club contacts, parents, host families, faculty, and many other supporters of the program, each
of you this summer played a vital role fostering in our students greater habits of disciplined action and selfless obedience. For
this we thank you. We are fortunate to collaborate with each of you as co-educators in forming these young men and women.
Since our beginnings with Fr. Hesburgh’s support, the Center for Social Concerns has developed in size and depth as the
community-based learning and research institute of the University of Notre Dame. We provide educational experiences such
as the Summer Service Learning Program that are inspired by Gospel values and the Catholic social tradition. Our hope is for
students, faculty, staff and alumni to think critically about today’s complex social realities and about their responsibilities as they
face and experience them.
Special thanks are owed to Kathy Andrews and John McMeel who established the James F. Andrews Scholarship Endowment
to honor Kathy’s late husband. Jim’s legacy of drawing out the gifts and talents of young people continues each year as students
enter into new communities across the country. Thanks, too, to the SSLP staff—Andrea Smith Shappell, Felicia Johnson O’Brien,
Ben Wilson, and Emily Garvey—who so capably manage this innovative program. We are also grateful for graduate student
assistants Philip Lomneth, Chris Gattis, and Lillie Romeiser as well as undergraduate student assistants Tessa Laubacher, a twotime
SSLP participant, Owen Tuite, Lauren Pate, and Karin Miranda who bring their own experiences working on the margins of
society as they attend to the many details of the program.
As we meet the students back on campus to hear their stories and process what they have learned, our prayers continue, in
gratitude for all of you, and in hope that together we will help forge the peaceable kingdom and the fulfillment of God’s dreams
of a world made new.
Sincerely yours,
(Rev.) Paul V. Kollman, C.S.C.
Executive Director
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THE SUMMER SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM
THEO 33936: KINSHIP ON THE MARGINS
The Summer Service Learning Program, a collaboration of site partners, Notre Dame Clubs, faculty, staff, and donors,
offers students an experience of displacement from which to discover and deepen an understanding of kinship,
resilience and hope. In the words of the University’s mission statement, the SSLP “seeks to cultivate in its students
[…] a disciplined sensibility to the poverty, injustice and oppression that burden the lives of so many. The aim is to
create a sense of human solidarity and concern for the common good that will bear fruit as learning becomes service
to justice.”
Since 1980, the SSLP has focused on three goals:
1. Involve Notre Dame students in service with people who are on the margins of society in cities of Notre Dame
Clubs in the United States;
2. Initiate discussion of social concerns and the Catholic social tradition between students, alumni and alumnae,
and community partners.
3. Engage students in a service-learning pedagogy, integrating the experience with academic readings,
reflection and writing.
As a three-credit course, the Summer Service Learning Program seeks to integrate the community-based learning of
students’ summer experience with readings in theology and social analysis. The program aims to foster in student
participants the ability to:
Reflect theologically, through journaling and conversations, as a means of understanding and interpreting
one’s service experience, particularly relationships, and the readings of the course.
Become culturally competent through the exploration of what it means to respect the diversity of communities
and cultures encountered in the SSLP.
Become conversant about the principles of Catholic social thought, identify the principles in the SSLP
immersion, and apply the principles in one’s life and in society.
Learn about and engage the method of social analysis to interpret and expand knowledge of social issues that
arise from the SSLP experience.
Develop tools to discern one’s call, drawing upon the practice of the Examen, conversations with people at
the site, and the integration of the readings with one’s experience. The hope is for a continued integration of
faith and action beyond the SSLP.
Before the SSLP begins, the students attend three classroom sessions. The first presents an overview of Catholic social
thought and introduces students to the major theological themes of the summer readings. The second and third
sessions address the complex causes of poverty and prepare students for working with specific populations.
During the SSLP, students complete weekly reading and writing assignments. The readings begin with articles on the
meaning of service, compassion and the relationship between images of God and service. The second half of the
course deals with the issues of poverty, race and violence and ends with readings that address discerning one’s call.
A separate syllabus is prepared for students who work with people who have developmental disabilities. Students
participating in a second SSLP take a directed readings courses with a professor in the discipline of their major or
minor.
At the end of the summer, students are required to write a final paper that is shared with the site, the Notre Dame
club, special scholarship donors and the Center for Social Concerns. In the fall, the students complete the course
with a one day workshop, a series of three facilitated small group discussions, or an additional three-credit course.
SITES
Notre Dame Clubs, with the Center for Social Concerns, choose sites that have opportunities for students to immerse
themselves for eight consecutive weeks in working with and building relationships with people who are living in
poverty. There are a variety of sites in many areas of social service and parish work.
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SCHOLARSHIPS
The Notre Dame Clubs, the James F. Andrews Scholarship Fund, and other scholarship donors provide a $2200
Social Concerns tuition scholarship as well as a $500 stipend to the students at the completion of the academic and
service requirements of the program.
HOUSING
Room and board are provided by Notre Dame Club host families or by the sites. In some cases students live at
home and serve in their local communities.
SYLLABUS
BEFORE THE SSLP:
Three Mandatory Evening Sessions:
April 7 or 8 – Cultural Competence, Professor Jessica Collett
April 15 or 16 - Kinship on the Margins: Grounding in theology and Catholic social thought
April 21 or 22 – Understanding Poverty and Strategies for Change, Bonnie Bazata and Wanda Wheat
WEEK 1: Kinship on the Margins
Readings from the Gospel of Luke, Les Miserables, Fr. Greg Boyle, and Pope Francis
WEEK 2: Jesus: God becoming Human
Readings from McNeill, Morrison and Nouwen, Dorothy Day, and Christopher L. Heurtz and Christine D. Pohl.
WEEK 3: God as a Relationship of Love
Readings from Gustavo Gutierrez, Graham Tomlin, Michael Himes, Ben Wilson, and Collen Mayer
WEEK 4: Catholic Social Thought: Solidarity
Readings from Jennifer Reed-Bouley and Ken Reed-Bouley, Thomas O’Brien, Pope John Paul II, and Ben Wilson
WEEK 5: Social Analysis
Readings from Fred Kammer, SJ, Joseph Holland and Peter Henriot, SJ; Genesis Santana, Mariangelis Fuentes,
Ashley Melendez, Nelmaris Laureano and Soledad Velazquez; Melody Gonzalez.
WEEK 6: Barriers to Recognizing Our Kinship: Racism and Unearned Privilege
Readings from Bishop Edward K. Braxton, Ph. D., S.T.D; George Yancy and Naomi Zack; and Michelle Alexander
WEEK 7: Suffering
Readings from either: James Martin, SJ, Jean Vanier, and Lille Romeiser; or from Howard Zerr, Jennifer J. Llewellyn,
and: http://rjoyoakland.org/videos/
WEEK 8: Vocation Through the Lens of
Kinship
Readings from Edwina Gately and Robert
Lentz, David Hollenbach, and Rodica
Stoicoiu
RETURN TO CAMPUS
AUGUST 29: SSLP Follow-up Workshop
at the Center for Social Concerns. This is
one of the follow-up options.
FIRST WEEK in SEPTEMBER: Facilitated
small group discussions begin this week
and meet for three sessions. This is
another choice of follow-up options.
Ben’s visit with Clark Park students and staff.
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Second-time SSLP Students
Students who participate in a second SSLP are encouraged to explore ways to integrate the work of their site
with research or study related to their major or minor. The students enroll in a Directed Readings course,
meeting with a professor to plan the reading list for the summer, converse with the professor throughout the
summer, and complete a research paper in the fall semester.
The following students enrolled in Directed Readings courses this year.
Student Title of Study Professor Discipline
Taylor Kelly Summer Enrichment Jay Brandenberger Psychology
for At-Risk Children
Kaitlyn Kennedy The Mutuality of Caregiving: Dominic Vachon Theology
Why the terminally ill and
their caregivers need each
other and God
Tessa Laubacher Acculturation and the Role of Laura Miller Psychology
Nonprofit Organizations
Katrina Linden Orange County Housing Crisis Stuart Greene Latino Studies
Caitlin McDonnell Alternative Andrea Christensen Psychology
Communication
Elle Newcome Poverty and Preventative Connie Mick Poverty Studies
Healthcare
Sean O’Rourke A Serach for Better Healing Fr. Jim Foster, C.S.C. Pre-professional Studie
Melchior
Perella-Savarese Affirmation Stuart Greene Education, Schooling
and Society
Videotaping at Maggie’s Place.
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THE SSLP CALENDAR
The Summer Service Learning Program is made possible by the collaboration of Notre Dame Clubs, site
supervisors, host families, donors, students, and SSLP staff. All partners have responsibilities throughout the
calendar year in order to create the best possible experiences for all parties.
The central role of the Notre Dame Clubs distinguishes the SSLP as a unique model for summer servicelearning
in higher education. The over 110 Clubs who participate each year select sites, arrange room/board,
and engage students in discussions about faith and social concerns.
We look for sites who offer direct service to people who are economically poor, or people who have
developmental disabilities, so that students may develop relationships. The students work full-time for eight
consecutive weeks of the summer. We ask that no more than 20% of the student’s time be with clerical tasks
or data entry. Building relationships is the key component of the summer immersion experience.
NOVEMBER
CLUB COMMITMENT
Clubs commit to sponsoring a student by November 15. They make arrangements with a site for eight
consecutive weeks of fulltime service. The Clubs establish a positive working relationship with the agency
before, during and after the eight-week SSLP.
SITE DESCRIPTIONS
Site supervisors provide a job description for the student by November 15 and, if possible, one that is flexible
and able to adapt to student talents and site needs. Students learn the most when they are given significant
but appropriate responsibility. We are aware that hosting students for a short period of time can be an added
burden to an already overworked staff. We hope our students are quick learners who can expand the work of
the staff so that the experience is beneficial for all.
STUDENT APPLICATION, INTERVIEW AND PLACEMENT MEETING
The student application process runs from November 15 through February 15. Applicants participate in group
screening interviews conducted by graduate student assistants. If they are good candidates for the SSLP, they
move to the second step, a group placement meeting with Felicia Johnson-O’Brien, Assistant Director of the
SSLP.
ND Club of Sarasota SSLP Event
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JANUARY- MARCH
CLUB - ARRANGEMENTS FOR
ROOM AND BOARD
Clubs arrange room and board for the student with Notre Dame Club families or at the site. This includes
providing all meals with host families or at the site. Sometimes students serve in their local communities and
live at home.
STUDENTS - CONTRACT SIGNING
When students are matched with the qualifications for a particular site, they receive an email offer for the
site. If they are ready to commit, they meet with Andrea Smith Shappell, Director of the SSLP, or Ben Wilson,
Assistant Director of the SSLP, and Emily Garvey, Administrative Assistant of the SSLP, to sign a contract,
waiver, and discuss the next steps of contacting the site supervisor and club contact person.
APRIL
CLUB – ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION
In anticipation of the summer, clubs make arrangements for meeting the student upon arrival and the
student’s transportation to and from the worksite, if necessary.
STUDENTS - COURSE WORK
The majority of students take the course THEO 33936: Kinship on the Margins, which includes three classroom
sessions in April, reading and writing assignments in the summer, and in the fall semester either a daylong
workshop or three follow-up discussions.
Students who choose to do a second SSLP take a Directed Readings course in their major or minor. The
students meet with their professor in the spring semester to prepare a reading list, write responses to the
readings over the summer, and complete a research paper in the fall semester.
SSLP students are encouraged to consider enrolling in Fr. Kevin Sandburg’s course, Discipleship: Loving
Action for Justice which is offered only to students who have completed a summer immersion experience,
domestically or abroad.
Tim Bennett, Ben and Karen Schlicher at Bay Cliff Health Camp.
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MID-MAY THROUGH AUGUST
CLUBS - HOSTING IN THE SUMMER
The Club Contact Person maintains communication with the SSLP student(s), confirming arrangements for their
arrival, offering a welcome orientation when they arrive, and meeting with them every two weeks during the
SSLP. Our hope is for Club members to discuss issues of social concern with the students and visit the student
at the site. Clubs also send the scholarship check to the Center for Social Concerns by July 1.
SITES
Site supervisors are integral in the service-learning pedagogy. Students learn from relationships and discussions
at the site and hopefully contribute toward the mission and work of the site, too. Students need an orientation
to the site so that they understand the mission of the organization as well as their specific responsibilities.
During the summer students need regular check-in times with their supervisor. If a problem arises, supervisors
communicate the concern to the Notre Dame Club contact person and the SSLP office.
STUDENTS
Students are expected to maintain an attitude of service during the eight weeks of working with the site as well as
while living with families or in community at the site. For the eight weeks, students need to keep the expectations
of the site, Notre Dame Club events and the readings and writing for the course as their top priorities. All other
activities in their life are second priority.
LATE AUGUST- SEPTEMBER
CLUBS - EVALUATION AND PAYMENT
Clubs complete the electronic evaluation form at the end of the summer.
SITES
Sites complete the electronic evaluation form at the end of the summer.
STUDENTS - RETURNING TO CAMPUS:
Students submit their final paper to the Center for Social Concerns and send a copy to their Notre Dame Club
contact person and their site supervisor. SSLP staff and graduate student assistants meet with the students
for individual debriefing meetings as well as the small group discussions of the course. All students are
encouraged to continue the learning of the SSLP by getting involved in the local community, taking relevant
courses, or doing research related to the work of their site.
Kathy Andrews and Andrews Scholars at the Sharing Dinner.
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2015-2016 SSLP Staff
We are grateful to the staff and student assistants who contribute to the administration of the Summer Service Learning
Program. From left to right, back row: Andrea Smith Shappell, Director; Ben Wilson, Assistant Program Director; Philip
Lomneth, Graduate Student Assistant; From left to right, front row: Chris Gattis, Graduate Student Assistant; Felicia
Johnson O’Brien, Assistant Program Director; Emily Garvey, Administrative Assistant; Not Pictured: Lillie Romeiser,
Graduate Student Assistant (2013-2015), Tessa Laubacher and Owen Tuite, Undergraduate Student Assistants.
The Center for Social Concerns
The Center for Social Concerns provides community-based learning courses, community-based research, and service
opportunities for students and faculty and lies at the heart of the University of Notre Dame. It is a place where faith
and action, service and learning, research and resolve intersect. The SSLP is one of the many offerings of the Center.
Over the past three decades, the Center has offered educational experiences in social concerns inspired by Gospel
values and the Catholic social tradition so that students and faculty may better understand and respond to poverty
and injustice.
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The James F. Andrews Scholarship Fund
After Jim Andrew’s death in 1980, his partner at Universal Press
Syndicate, John McMeel, his wife, Kathleen Andrews, and Richard
Conklin, then Assistant Vice President for Public Relations and
Information at the University, established the James F. Andrews
Endowment as a unique and fitting memorial for a compassionate
man who studied, wrote about, and acted upon the social
problems of his time. Jim was known as a person who drew out
the gifts and talents of young people. Contributors to the fund
have included a number of the creators and writers associated
with Andrews McMeel Universal.
Notre Dame Clubs sponsor students with a $2200 Social
Concerns Scholarship and a $500 stipend. Many of the smaller
Clubs are unable to generate enough funding for the full amount of
the scholarship, so the Andrews Fund provides up to $1400. Larger
Clubs have asked for assistance so that they can sponsor multiple students.
Since 1981 the James F. Andrews Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded a
total of 2,834 Social Concerns Scholarships to students who have participated in
the Summer Service Learning Program (SSLP). The hope is that the SSLP affirms
the students’ sharing of their talents and gifts in service with others. In this way,
the SSLP continues what Jim Andrews began, drawing out the gifts and talents of
young people in response to social concerns.
Reflection by Kathleen Kollman, Andrews Scholar,
at the Andrews Mass September 17, 2015
On what was probably the most memorable night of my SSLP experience, I sat in a car with a woman
about to give birth and tried to comfort her while my coworker sped through the empty, downtown
Houston roads at 4 a.m. in the morning to get us to the hospital. It was dark in the car and we were all
quiet. Every few minutes, small, young Raaya from Eritrea would have a contraction and she would tense
up, making just the smallest of noises as pain rippled through her. My heart would jump and I’d squeeze
her hand or rub her shoulder. The atmosphere in the tiny car felt a little bit breathless, claustrophobic,
as her situation weighed heavily on us all. This woman, whom we lived with and loved, was alone in this
city and country. She was twenty-seven years old and having her third child, while her poor husband was
locked up in an immigration detention center a few states away. She was about to give birth by herself
in a hospital very far from home.
Every time Raaya would contract, I would watch her face scrunch up in pain and feel a surge of
desperation. Although I felt too tired and overwhelmed to form coherent prayers, a small part of me
automatically reached out to God, saying, please, God, do something for her. Be with her. Although I was
right there with her I felt very helpless. Although I was near to it, I could not enter into her many layers
of pain. But I prayed that somehow my presence and my small gestures of care meant something.
I think I can safely say that we have all had this kind of experience at our various sites. We have all
at some point thought, “this person needs so much more than I can give them,” or prayed the prayer,
“Lord, please help this person, because I can’t in the way that they need.” We have all come to know that
what we have to give never seems like enough, and have wondered whether our small efforts have meant
anything. We have all had these moments of being very near but very far from other peoples’ suffering.
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I think I came to a deeper understanding of those kind of moments through the experience of Mass
at my site. At the Houston Catholic Worker, which serves undocumented immigrants, Wednesday nights
were the time when the entire community would gather for Mass in the garage of the men’s shelter.
About 50-100 people from all over central America and other parts of the world gather in this humble
space to give thanks to God for their presence in this country and to celebrate God’s presence among
them. To some, this compulsory part of living at the Catholic Worker felt like a chore, but to many, it
was a very meaningful part of the week. Some of the guests would pray beside me in the rows of fold up
chairs so earnestly, their heads bowed, their expressions betraying the gravity of the prayers they were
lifting up to God. Seeing this, I would wonder what sort of hardships they were remembering from their
lives or their journeys to the United States.
The sight of a person praying so fervently, clearly remembering hardship, might have elicited in me
the same reaction as Raaya’s face did that night, when she would clench up as each contraction hit her.
It could have made me feel helpless and unable to touch their suffering. But as the Mass continued, I
realized that I was not feeling that at all. Especially when we were all bent in prayer before the Eucharist,
I felt remarkably close to these people who had very different experiences from me. Although each lifting
up our individual sorrows and joys, we were united in one remembrance of Christ’s sacrifice – the world’s
greatest sorrow and joy. And we were each uniquely touched in our places of brokenness and suffering
in the most mysterious of ways – and yet united by God’s love for all of us as expressed on the cross.
In receiving the Eucharist, we were each drawn nearest to Christ – and thus nearest to one another. We
were gathered in the Body of Christ.
I can say I learned that in the Eucharist, we come to know how very right it is for us to be near to the
suffering, for it mirrors God’s drawing near to us, and our coming nearest to each other at the table of
life.
Our summer experiences can be deepened and remembered every time we come to Mass. Thank
you to the Andrews and McMeels for this occasion to remember our experiences in light of what we
experience at this table.
Kathy Andrews talks with Andrews Scholars.
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Danielle Aase
Vanessa Acosta
Grace Agolia
Cecelia Allison
Stephanie Amo
Jennifer Andre
Alexandra Arguelles
Margaret Arriola
Kevin Auslander
Abigail Awodele
Andrea Bae
Amanda Ball
Katherine Baltes
Tessa Bangs
Catherine Baxter
Caitlyn Booms
Laura Boykins
Conor Bradley
Samuel Bradley
Luke Brennan
Bridget Bruns
Barry Bryant
Sarah Bueter
Anna Burbank
200
175
150
125
100
75
50
25
1980
5
Katrina Burgos
Rory Burke
Steven Burke
Hannah Butler
Meghan Cain
Margaret Calcutt
Ashley Calvani
Adriana Cantos
Gavin Chamberlain
Tegan Chesney
Grace Choe
Grace Chow
Daniel Cohen
Annemarie Coman
Micaiah Copeland
Nicholas Courtney
Carlos Covarrubias
Serrano
Hanna Crooks
Michael Dang
Isaiah Danielson
Connor Davis
Alexis Dorsey
Bonnie Du
Andrews Scholars
included in totals:
Student
Participants:
1985
1986
1984
1982 1983
1981
17/4 35/7 35/9 48/16 63/21 59/23
Regina Ekaputri
Rodolfo Feliciani
Ojeda
Veronica Feliz
King Fok
Rohit Fonseca
Robert Gallant
Kara Gasparrini
Katherine Girdhar
Jessica Gomez
Sean Graham
Madeline Hagan
Ralph Hauke
Laura Heiman
Kyle Hendrix
Katherine Herila
Katricia Herring
John Higham
Shannon Holley
Marc Horvath
Elizabeth Horwath
Rachel Iverson
Margaret James
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
72/24 86/24 94/25 105/30 120/35 133/44
Steven Jessen-
Howard
Jaewon Jung
Kaitlyn Keffler
Taylor Kelly
Kaitlyn Kennedy
Molly Knapp
Kathleen Kollman
Marissa Koscielski
Monika Kress
George Krug
Maria Kunath
Danielle L’Heureux
Teresa Laubacher
Kassidy Lawrence
Esther Lee
Kevin Lee
Michelle Lee
Monica Lee
Joseph Lemna
Madeline Lewis
Katrina Linden
Amelia Lindstrom
Erica Loberg
1997
1996
1995
1993 1994
142/48 142/52 168/67 175/73 195/78
1998
198/78
Alison Lodermeier
Reynaldo Lopez
Katherine Lumetta
Luisa Mader
Jacob Maginn
Kerry McCartan
Kevin McCarthy
Seamus McConville
John McCready
Dylan McDonough
Michelle McGrath
Natalie McNerney
Ryan Meder
Marco Medina
Clare Meland
Ellyn Milan
Michael Morris
Elle Newcome
Anthony Nguyen
Anna O’Connell
Sean O’Rourke
Kelly O’Shea
Monica Ochoa
Daniel Olivieri
1999
2000
2001
2002
204/86 189/76 190/90 185/74
2003
185/84
Jane Pangburn
Candice Park
Madeleine Paulsen
Melchior Perella-
Savarese
Gabriela Perino
Selena Ponio
Gabriela Portmann
Micaela Powers
Christopher Pulmano
Cynthia Qu
Emma Qualy-Pearson
Rahul Ramani
Emily Reeve
Alexandra Rice
Melissa Ricker
Krista Roberts
Samuel Roden
Gabrielle Rogoff
Michelle Roy
2007
2008
2006
2005
2004
190/91 200/93 207/120 236/150 210/148
Grace Saalman
Caroline Sawn
Tracey Schirra
Anna Schluckebier
Margaret Schmid
Keon Schmidt
Emily Schneider
Amanda
Schoenbauer
Joseph Schudt
Salonee Seecharan
Mary Shi
Katherine Sisk
Alexander Slavsky
Amy Smikle
Kelly Smith
Annmarie Soller
Amanda Sosnowski
Regina Souder
Molly Stewart
2009
2010 2011
2012
237/166 226/163 227/165 220/165
2013
218/163
Taylor Still
Moira Stotz
Leigh Anne Tang
Xiao Tang
Jasiris Tapia
Gabrielle Thivierge
Rachel Thome
Daniel Thompson
Zoe Timmermann
Owen Tuite
Catherine Valentine
Martha Villegas
Natalie Vos
Nhi Vu
Janelle Wanzek
Jazmyn Weaver
Brett Whalen
Joseph Wolf
Allison Zimmer
Jana Zuniga
Taylor Zwickl
2015
2014
217/161
230/176
Andrews Scholars 2015
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2015 Summer Service Learning Program:
Summary Statistics
Student Applicants .............................................................................................................320
Student Participants ...........................................................................................................230
Female .......................................................................................................................163
Male .............................................................................................................................67
Student Year:
Junior ...............................................................................................................................41
Sophomore ......................................................................................................................73
First Year .......................................................................................................................116
College:
Arts & Letters ...................................................................................................................90
Architecture .......................................................................................................................0
Business ..........................................................................................................................27
Engineering .....................................................................................................................26
Science ............................................................................................................................72
Undeclared ......................................................................................................................15
Number of U.S. Notre Dame Clubs ...................................................................................220
2015 Club Sponsors of SSLP ...............................................................................................115
2015 Sites ...........................................................................................................................181
Andrews Scholars ...............................................................................................................176
Special Donor Sponsored SSLP’s ..........................................................................................35
Additional Programs from the SSLP model:
International Summer Service Learning ...........................................................................54
Cross-Cultural Leadership Program ...................................................................................4
Microfinance/Social Venturing Interns .............................................................................12
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2015 SSLP Students
Danielle Aase ...................29
Vanessa Acosta ................17
Grace Agolia ....................46
Cecelia Allison ..................39
Stephanie Amo ................37
Jennifer Andre ................27
Elizabeth Anteau ..............39
Alexandra Arguelles ........43
David Arney ......................20
Margaret Arriola ..............41
Kevin Auslander ...............24
Abigail (Doyinsade)
Awodele ...........................17
Kiera Bader .......................26
Andrea Bae ......................38
Amanda Ball ....................29
Katherine Baltes ..............42
Tessa Bangs .....................35
Richard Barrow .................35
Catherine Baxter ..............21
Caitlyn Booms ..................29
Laura Boykins ...................46
Conor Bradley .................33
Samuel Bradley ...............32
Luke Brennan ...................27
Bridget Bruns ...................32
Barry Bryant ......................21
Sarah Bueter .....................22
Anna Burbank ...................26
Katrina Burgos ..................24
Rory Burke ........................17
Steven Burke ...................17
Hannah Butler ..................25
Madeline Buynak ..............43
Madeline Caballero ..........47
Meghan Cain ....................47
Margaret Calcutt .............46
Ashley Calvani ..................19
Adriana Cantos .................25
Gavin Chamberlain...........41
Tegan Chesney ................36
Grace Choe ......................23
Tsz Yan (Grace) Chow .....41
Daniel Cohen ...................46
Annemarie Coman ...........31
Micaiah Copeland ............20
Nicholas Courtney ............37
Carlos
CovarrubiasSerrano ..........23
Hanna Crooks ...................25
Michael Dang ...................43
Isaiah Danielson ...............28
Connor Davis ....................47
Elizabeth De Lucia ............18
Alexis Dorsey ....................32
Sarah Drumm ...................47
Bonnie Du ........................15
Madeleine Egan ...............16
Kathleen Egan ..................38
Regina Ekaputri ................40
Elizabeth Escobar .............27
Rodolfo FelicianiOjeda .....24
Veronica Feliz ...................18
King Fok ...........................28
Rohit Fonseca ...................26
Nicholas Furnari ...............17
Thomas Gallagher ............44
Robert Gallant ..................15
Kara Gasparrini .................24
Madeline Gent .................16
Katherine Girdhar .............39
Jessica Gomez .................39
Sean Graham ....................32
Melissa GutierrezLopez ....42
Madeline Hagan ...............36
Ralph Hauke .....................38
Mallory Hawksworth .........28
Laura Heiman ...................46
Kyle Hendrix .....................18
Katherine Herila................37
Katricia Herring ................42
John Higham ....................44
Shannon Holley ................40
Marc Horvath ....................23
Elizabeth Horwath ............22
Rachel Iverson ..................25
Margaret James ...............47
Daniel Jasek .....................19
Steven Jessen-Howard .....33
Yoo Jung ..........................18
Jaewon Jung ....................32
John Kalmanek .................29
Kaitlyn Keffler ...................45
Sydney Keller ...................20
Taylor Kelly .......................25
Kaitlyn Kennedy ...............31
Sarah Khan .......................24
Michelle Kim .....................19
Molly Knapp .....................34
Kathleen Kollman .............28
Marissa Koscielski .............45
Eric Krebs .........................39
Monika Kress ....................45
George Krug ....................19
Joshua Kuiper...................44
Maria Kunath ....................45
Danielle L’Heureux ...........42
Teresa (Tessa)
Laubacher .........................18
Kassidy Lawrence .............38
Monica Lee .......................15
Brennan Lee .....................17
Seung Yoon Lee ...............27
Kevin Lee ..........................43
Jugyeong (Esther) Lee .....47
Joseph Lemna ..................43
Anna Levesque .................19
Madeline Lewis ................38
Katrina Linden ..................38
Amelia Lindstrom .............25
Erica Loberg .....................17
Alison Lodermeier ............40
Hannah Long ....................15
Reynaldo Lopez ................23
Robert Lucian ...................19
Katherine Lumetta ............21
Luisa Mader ......................25
Jacob Maginn ..................36
Krysta Mapoy ...................20
Ilse Martinez .....................34
Kyle McCaffery .................44
Kerry McCartan ................41
Kevin McCarthy ................37
Seamus McConville ..........41
John McCready ................17
Caitlin McDonnell .............32
Dylan McDonough ...........21
Michelle McGrath .............25
Natalie McNerney ............24
Ryan Meder ......................21
Marco Medina ..................15
Clare Meland ....................39
William (Dean)
Merriweather ....................43
Ellyn Milan ........................39
Imanne Mondane .............35
Margaret Moran ...............19
Courtney Morin ................18
Michael Morris ..................41
Elle Newcome ..................28
Anthony Nguyen ..............21
William Niermeyer ............19
Anna O’Connell ................31
Deirdre O’Leary ................27
Sean O’Rourke .................34
Kelly O’Shea .....................26
Iciar Ocariz-Elsen ..............15
Monica Ochoa ..................30
Ijeoma Ogbogu ................43
Daniel Olivieri ...................27
Jane Pangburn .................36
Candice Park ....................40
Amit Paul ..........................26
Madeleine Paulsen ...........35
Melchior
Perella-Savarese ...............43
Gabriela Perino ................31
Selena Ponio ....................22
Gabriela Portmann ...........16
Micaela Powers ................36
Christopher Pulmano .......17
Madison Purrenhage ........26
Sizhen (Cynthia) Qu ..........32
Emma QualyPearson ........42
Rahul Ramani ....................28
Emily Reeve ......................18
Stephanie Reuter ..............35
Alexandra Rice .................16
Melissa Ricker ...................30
Daniel Riley ......................32
Krista Roberts ...................26
Sam Roden .......................37
Gabrielle Rogoff ...............35
Michelle Roy .....................33
Grace Saalman .................21
Kenneth Sabacinski ..........43
Caroline Sawn ..................45
Tracey Schirra ...................40
Anna Schluckebier ............28
Maggie Schmid ................23
Keon Schmidt ...................15
Emily Schneider ................35
Amanda Schoenbauer ......16
Liesl Schroedl ...................24
Joseph Schudt ..................28
Salonee Seecharan ...........43
Guohui (Mary) Shi .............40
Katherine Sisk ...................37
Alexander Slavsky ............35
Amy Smikle.......................45
Alexandra Smith ...............22
Kelly Smith .......................23
Annmarie Soller ................28
Amanda Sosnowski ..........37
Regina Souder ..................30
Matthew Spittler ...............20
Alexis Stefaniak ................30
Molly Stewart ...................42
Taylor Still .........................16
Moira Stotz .......................31
Xiao (Flora) Tang ..............34
Leigh Ann Tang ................41
Jasiris Tapia ......................16
Emily Tessitore .................45
Gabrielle Thivierge ...........30
Candace Thomas .............35
Natalie Thomas ................30
Rachel Thome ..................36
Daniel Thompson .............37
Zoe Timmermann .............31
Owen Tuite .......................17
Catherine (Casey)
Valentine ..........................23
Julianna Vidales ................39
Martha Villegas .................42
Natalie Vos .......................29
Nhi Vu...............................45
Janelle Wanzek ................18
Jazmyn Weaver ................22
Lindsey (Brett) Whalen .....23
Philip Wilson .....................38
Joseph Wolf .....................21
Ji Hee (Rosa) Yoon ...........20
Allison Zimmer .................44
Jana Zuniga ......................17
Taylor Zwickl .....................30
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Akron, Bonnie Du, Camp Christopher.
Alabama, Marco Medina, Eastlake United
Methodist Center.
Atlanta, Ocariz, Iciar, Catholic Charities.
Akron
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Bonnie Du, 2017
Hometown: Brownsville, TX
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Robert Gallant, 2018
Hometown: Arlington Heights, IL
College: Science
Site: Camp Christopher
Site Contact: Amanda Schuster
Notre Dame Club Contact: Brian Davis
CYO Camp Christopher offers a residential
camp for adults who have disabilities,
providing quality programs structured
around nature, community and spirit.
The students work as counselors leading
activities and caring for the campers who
need help with eating or person hygiene.
“Service in its truest and purest form is an
ongoing act that is fully integrated into one’s
life and way of thinking,” Bonnie. “One
day when I (hopefully) become a physician,
my experience at Camp Christopher
leads me to look forward to exhibiting
the understanding and compassion
necessary to work with individuals with
disabilities as my patients,” Robert.
Alabama
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Marco Medina, 2018
Hometown: Lewisville, TX
College: Holy Cross College
Site: East Lake United Methodist Church
Site Contact: Cheryl Hinnen
Notre Dame Club Contact: Connie
O’Brien
East Lake United Methodist Church
provides a low-cost summer youth program
and day care center, offering supervised
academic programs and recreational
activities. As camp counselors, the students
oversee and participate in activities for the
children, including working on reading and
math skills, playing sports, arts and crafts,
and field trips. “My SSLP experience has
provided me an opportunity to gain an
inside perspective to the issue of poverty
and thus better understand it,” Marco.
Ann Arbor
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Monica Lee, 2016
Hometown: Yongin, China
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Keon Schmidt, 2017
Hometown: Appleton, WI
College: Science
Site: Hope Clinic
Site Contact: Jim O’Neil
Notre Dame Club Contact: Katie Madden
Hope Clinic provides comprehensive
medical and dental care for people who
do not have insurance. In addition to
assisting in the daily operations of the
clinical office, students interact with
patients during intake procedures and
translate for Spanish-speaking patients.
“I was able to learn about the reality of
the fields I was interested in,” Monica.
“Hope Clinic provided me the foundation
for discovering the integration between
faith and health care in a notoriously
impoverished area and the insight for
effectiveness of adaptive clinician care in
a culturally diverse community,” Keon.
Atlanta
Student: Iciar Ocariz-Elsen, 2017
Hometown: Spooner, WI
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Catholic Charities Atlanta, Refugee
Resettlement Services
Site Contact: Margaret Prickett
Notre Dame Club Contact: Kara Miller
The Refugee Resettlement division
of Catholic Charities assists with the
reception of families who have suffered
religious and political persecution in their
home countries by providing employment
services, home management, crisis
intervention and health care management.
The student serves as a Case Aide, assisting
clients with public transportation, getting
social security cards, learning English,
and finding housing. “I have learned how
resilient the human spirit is even in the face
of tragedy, as exemplified by my refugee
and Central American clients,” Iciar.
Atlanta
Ed and Lori Fisher Scholarship
Student: Hannah Long, 2017
Hometown: Eastampton, NJ
College: Science
Site: Atlanta Community Food Bank
Site Contact: Rob Johnson
Notre Dame Club Contact: Ed Fisher
The Atlanta Community Food Bank fights
hunger by educating, engaging and
empowering the community. The student
interacts directly with clients through the
distribution of food to over 700 community
partner agencies, is involved in agency
education and advocacy activities, and
leads a week-long youth leadership summit.
Atlanta-Fishers, Hannah Long, Atlanta Community Food Bank.
Atlanta Pakenham, Amanda Schoenbauer, Sheltering Arms.
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Aurora, Taylor Still, Hesed House. Black Hills, Madeline Gent, Rapid City Club for Boys. Blue Ridge, Madeleine Egan, Roanoke Mission
Free Clinic.
Atlanta
Pakenham Scholarship
Student: Amanda Schoenbauer, 2017
Hometown: New Prague, MN
College: Business
Site: Sheltering Arms Early Care and
Education Family Centers
Site Contact: Blythe Robinson
Notre Dame Club Contact: Tim Pakenham
The mission of Sheltering Arms is to
empower families and strengthen
communities by providing high quality,
affordable early care and education,
comprehensive support services for
families, professional development and
community outreach. The student works in
the classrooms as well as with the resource
development team. “I learned so much
about early education, the administrative
side of a non-profit organization, and
about serving others in an uplifting
and encouraging way,” Amanda.
Aurora/Fox Valley
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Taylor Still, 2018
Hometown: Austin, TX
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Jasiris Tapia, 2017
Hometown: Dayton, OH
College: Business
Site: Hesed House
Site Contact: Neil McMenamin
Notre Dame Club Contact: Paul Patricoski
Hesed House is a coalition of religious
ministries concerned for the dignity,
survival and reclamation of people who
are homeless and hungry. Students
work and interact with guests at the
overnight emergency shelter and in
the Transitional Living Community for
longer-term residents. “To truly help the
homeless you must be willing to ‘hold
hands,’ sharing each other’s visions of
the way things are and the way they
could be so that your path becomes
the same,” Taylor. “The SSLP showed
me the importance of immersing myself
in another’s culture, rather than always
entering into a new environment with the
thoughts of ‘fixing’ everything,” Jasiris.
Black Hills
Student: Madeline Gent, 2018
Hometown: Wellman, IA
College: Engineering
Site: Rapid City Club for Boys
Site Contact: Mark Kline
Notre Dame Club Contact: Suzanne Feist
The Club for Boys provides positive
experiences for boys ages 6-17 to
develop self-esteem and character in a
safe and fun environment. The student
is responsible for assisting on trips
and outings during the day as well as
preparing and promoting the Summer
Jam Talent Show, performed at the end
of the summer. “I learned more about
life, poverty, and God than I could have
at any other summer program,” Madeline.
Blue Ridge
Kiefer Scholarship
Student: Madeleine Egan, 2017
Hometown: La Grange, IL
College: Arts and Letters
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Alexandra Rice, 2016
Hometown: Columbia, SC
College: Science
Site: Roanoke Rescue Mission Free Clinic
Site Contact: Helen Ferguson
Notre Dame Club Contact: Thomas
Fitzpatrick
The Rescue Mission is a primary and
urgent care clinic designed to meet the
needs of those who are uninsured by
providing comprehensive primary care,
mental health services, educational/
support classes, as well referrals in all
medical fields. In addition to providing
care for those enrolled in the substance
abuse recovery program, students answer
phones, set up appointments, arrange
referrals, take patients’ vitals, and shadow
doctors. “The relationships I formed, as
well as a newfound understanding of God’s
work in the world, far surpassed my wildest
dreams and have left me forever changed,”
Madeleine. “My SSLP experience has given
me a unique glimpse into the realities
of providing healthcare to individuals
who are homeless, uninsured, and
unemployed; I believe this opportunity will
serve to make me a better, more informed
physician in the future,” Alexandra.
Boca Raton
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Gabriela Portmann, 2018
Hometown: Vero Beach, FL
College: Science
Site: Caridad Center
Site Contact: Rosa Lores
Notre Dame Club Contact: Greg Henry
Blue Ridge, Alex Rice, Roanoke Rescue Mission Free Clinic.
Boca Raton, Gabriela Portmann, Caridad Center.
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Boston, Brennan Lee, Boys and Girls Club - Dorchester.
Buffalo, Steven Burke, Nativity Miguel Middle School.
The Caridad Center provides free medical
and dental care to the working poor of
Palm Beach County through the work
of licensed professionals and community
volunteers. The student serves as an
interpreter for Spanish patients, assists
with a day camp for children, takes
x-rays, completes eligibility screenings at
the dental clinic, and also makes home
visits to the families served. “Let no one
feel like a presence; everyone deserves
to feel special and alive,” Gabriela.
Boston
Hesse Scholarship
Student: Brennan Lee, 2016
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
College: Science
Site: Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester
Site Contact: Mike Joyce
Notre Dame Club Contact: Linda Douglas
The Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence offers
behavioral guidance to youth as well as the
promotion of health, social, educational,
vocational and character development.
The students serve as mentors while
organizing and participating in positive
and constructive activities designed for the
children. “One of the best things about
this summer was simply seeing the smiles
on the kids’ faces every day,” Brennan.
Boston
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Owen Tuite, 2018
Hometown: Dedham, MA
College: Business
Site: My Brother’s Keeper
Site Contact: Erich Miller
Notre Dame Club Contact: Linda Douglas
My Brother’s Keeper delivers food and
furniture to people in need. The SSLP
student goes with community volunteers
to various homes to accept donations and
make deliveries. The student also assists in
the site’s warehouse. “It is truly possible
to make an impact on others’ lives, as
the world is changed through many small
and unspectacular acts of love,” Owen.
Boston - Lawrence
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Vanessa Acosta, 2018
Hometown: Lawrence, MA
College: Science
Student: Doyinsade Awodele, 2018
Hometown: Bridgeport, CT
College: Science
Hesse Scholarship
Student: Nicholas Furnari, 2018
Hometown: Methuen, MA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Lazarus House
Site Contact: Hazel Navarro
Notre Dame Club Contact: Ted Gorrie
Lazarus House is a spiritually based
organization that provides a continuum of
care encompassing food, shelter, clothing,
advocacy, job training, medical and dental
care, the restoration of dignity and self
respect to the poor and needy. The student
works at the food pantry as well as in other
areas. “My SSLP experience was all about
seeking out the Christ in others, and
discovering the Christ in myself,” Nicholas.
Boston - Lawrence
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Rory Burke, 2018
Hometown: Andover, MA
College: Engineering
Student: Erica Loberg, 2018
Hometown: West Covina, CA
College: Arts and Letters
Student: John McCready, 2017
Hometown: Carlsbad, CA
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Christopher Pulmano, 2018
Hometown: Bloomfield, NJ
College: Engineering
Site: Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence,
MA
Site Contact: Manny Ayala
Notre Dame Club Contact: Ted Gorrie
The Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence offers
behavioral guidance to youth as well as the
promotion of health, social, educational,
vocational and character development.
The students serve as mentors while
organizing and participating in positive
and constructive activities designed for the
children. “I have learned that not everything
works out in service the way you expect it
to, which teaches you to think on your
feet,” John. “Over the last eight weeks,
I have learned that telling people to do
something doesn’t yield results: instead,
you must ask them- then sit back and
watch as they rise to the occasion,” Rory.
Buffalo/WNY
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Steven Burke, 2018
Hometown: Holland, PA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Nativity Miguel Middle School of
Buffalo
Site Contact: Nancy Langer
Notre Dame Club Contact: Mark Vilardo
Nativity Miguel students come from familiesat-risk
including refugees and asylees
fleeing from violence and persecution in
Africa. The SSLP student teaches and
mentors 5-8th graders at the end of their
school year and assisting staff in running
summer school programs. “Every child
has an innate desire to grow and succeed;
sometimes, they need someone to believe
in them to see it themselves,” Steven.
Central Missouri
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Jana Zuniga, 2016
Hometown: South Bend, IN
College: Saint Mary’s College
Site: Vitae Foundation
Site Contact: Bobby Aborn
Notre Dame Club Contact: Jacki Crider
Vitae Foundation encourages a culture of
life through research-based messaging
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Central New York and Syracuse, Veronica Feliz,
Hopeprint.
and mass media. The student works with
Vitae Foundation and a pregnancy help
center (PCH). The student greets clients,
conducts intake interviews, assists teachers
with classes, works in the Baby Boutique
and assists with special events. “I learned
what it means to work as a team under
a common mission, that each one of us
lead unique and irreplaceable lives, and
that we all belong to each other,” Jana.
Central New York & Syracuse
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Veronica Feliz, 2016
Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Teresa Laubacher, 2016
Hometown: North Canton, OH
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Hopeprint
Site Contact: Nicole Watts
Notre Dame Club Contact: Maureen
McGlynn
SSLP students work with refugee and
neighborhood children at Hopeprint’s
summer kids camp. Students also have
open hours for resettled refugees, teach
English, and assist with programs for
adults. “I have learned the true meaning
and incredible importance of diversity,”
Veronica. “In a single afternoon, I can
work on homework with a Somali woman,
bake a chocolate cake with an Iraqi family,
and sit on a park bench with a Nepali
grandfather and a Burmese monk, where
Central New York and Syracuse, Tessa Laubacher,
Hopeprint.
we recognize that we all have something to
teach and something to learn, and the only
way we can ever do either is by forming
relationships with one another,” Teresa.
Charlotte
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Kyle Hendrix, 2018
Hometown: Bourbonnais, IL
College: Science
Student: Janelle Wanzek, 2016
Hometown: Fargo, ND
College: Science
Site: Holy Angels
Site Contact: Dennis Kuhn
Notre Dame Club Contact: Jim Meagher
Holy Angels provides a home for persons
of all ages with developmental disabilities
ranging from mild to profound, offering
full-time medical attention, a wide range of
activities, and employment opportunities.
The student assists in the day-to-day life of
the residents in their classrooms, homes,
workplaces, and with recreation. “We all
have limitations holding us back, some
more visible than others; but God has
also provided us with the skills necessary
to accomplish everything we have ever
dreamed of achieving,” Kyle. “There is no
purer love than the love I experienced this
summer. All the residents love straight from
their heart and I was able to experience
healing from their love,” Janelle.
Chattanooga
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Emily Reeve, 2018
Hometown: Dayton, OH
Charlotte, Kyle Hendrix, Holy Angels.
College: Engineering
Site: Habitat for Humanity of Greater
Chattanooga
Site Contact: Dominique Brandt
Notre Dame Club Contact: Dave Pierman
Habitat for Humanity of Greater
Chattanooga builds decent, affordable
housing for those who otherwise would
be unable to experience the physical and
spiritual benefits of home ownership. The
student interacts with the home owners,
staff, and donors, and provides manual
labor in the construction of the homes. “I
had the opportunity to create friendships
with the staff and volunteers, serve a
community that now feels like home, look
for God in the everyday life around me,
and all this I got to do while learning
about engineering and practicing skills
that will help me in my career,” Emily.
Chicago
Student: Yoo Jung, 2018
Hometown: Glendale, CA
College: Science
Sargento Scholarships
Student: Elizabeth DeLucia, 2017
Hometown: Trumbull, CT
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Courtney Morin, 2018
Hometown: South Bend, IN
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Misericordia
Site Contact: Chris Hegg Krackenberger
Notre Dame Club Contact: Nora Bondi
Misericordia is a residential community
and day training program for children
and adults with various degrees of mental
and physical disabilities, providing care,
Charlotte, Janelle Wanzek, Holy Angels.
Chattanooga, Emily Reeve, Habitat for Humanity.
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Chicago, Courtney Morin, Misericordia.
employment, and social opportunities.
The students assist the residents with
activities and community outings,
participate in religious services, and
enjoy companionship with the residents.
“I have been humbled by and allowed
to become aware of many of the issues
facing individuals with disabilities and the
people who care for them,” Elizabeth.
“The residents of Misericordia’s
bountiful, free-flowing love transformed
the way that I love. Their love was as
uninhibited and unqualified as I have ever
experienced, unconditional in the way
I imagine God’s love to be,” Courtney.
Chicago
Student: Daniel Jasek, 2018
Hometown: Miamisburg, OH
College: Engineering
Student: William Niermeyer, 2018
Hometown: Columbus, OH
College: Science
Site: Our Lady of the Angels
Site Contact: Fr. Bob Lombardo
Notre Dame Club Contact: Nora Bondi
The Mission of Our Lady of the Angels
establishes a Catholic presence in
the Humboldt Park area, one of the
economically poorest neighborhoods in
Chicago, offering material and spiritual
support. The students’ responsibilities
include work in the food pantry and
clothing room, as well as assisting with
the summer youth program at the local
Chicago, William Niermeyer, Our Lady of Angels.
YMCA. “I learned what it is like to be a
minority, how to better lead children, and
how to live a little more selflessly, all while
gaining a deeper appreciation for the
Catholic faith and the joy that comes from
doing the Lord’s work,” Daniel. “It is the
people you interact with that make your
life interesting and help you to formulate
your views on current issues,” William.
Chicago
Sargento Scholarship
Student: Michelle Kim, 2017
Hometown: Skokie, IL
College: Arts and Letters
Site: KIPP Chicago
Site Contact: Rebecca Centioli
Notre Dame Club Contact: Nora Bondi
KIPP Ascend Charter School is a tuitionfree,
college preparatory middle school
located in Chicago’s West Side that aims
to equip students with the knowledge,
skills, and character traits necessary to
succeed in top-quality schools and the
competitive world beyond. The SSLP
student assists with special projects
including tutoring, chaperoning, and
office work. “Education reform takes
years to see progress and success, and
KIPP has taught me that the patience
is worth the end results: their students
graduating from college,” Michelle.
Chicago
Student: Margaret Moran, 2017
Hometown: Western Springs, IL
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Chicago, Margaret Moran, Chicago Coalition
for the Homeless.
Site Contact: Michael Nameche
Notre Dame Club Contact: Nora Bondi
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
organizes and advocates for the prevention
and relief of homelessness, addressing
root causes, including the lack of
affordable housing, living-wage jobs, and
health care. The student’s responsibilities
include planning and organizing
fundraisers and educational events as well
as assisting clients in finding employment.
“My SSLP has opened my eyes to new
communities, taught me the importance
of preserving the dignity of each
individual, and solidified the link between
faith and service in my life,” Margaret.
Cincinnati (Greater)
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Ashley Calvani, 2017
Hometown: Mason, OH
College: Business
Student: George Krug, 2018
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
College: Arts and Letters
Hesse Scholarships
Student: Anna Levesque, 2017
Hometown: Madeira, OH
College: Science
Student: Robert Lucian, 2018
Hometown: Malibu, CA
College: Business
Site: Boys and Girls Club of Greater
Cincinnati (LeBlond)
Site Contact: David Sanders
Notre Dame Club Contact: Paul
Dillenberger
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater
Chicago, Daniel Jasek, Our Lady of the Angels.
Cincinnati Greater, Ashley Calvani, LeBlond Boys and Girls
Club.
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Cincinnati, Greater, Anna Levesque (Boys and Girls
Club).
Cincinnati, Greater- Stewart Home, Krysta Mapoy.
Cincinnati, Greater-Stewart Home, Sydney Keller.
Cincinnati provides a safe haven for
underprivileged youth to develop skills in
a supportive, positive environment. The
students provide academic assistance
as well as organizing, supervising, and
participating in activities with the children
encouraging fair play, sportsmanship,
and respect. “There is nothing more
important or gratifying than making all of
God’s creation feel important,” Ashley.
Site: Boys and Girls Club of Greater
Cincinnati (U.S. Bank)
Site Contact: Valarie Pollard
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati
provides a safe haven for underprivileged
youth to develop skills in a supportive,
positive environment. The students
provide academic assistance as well as
organizing, supervising, and participating
in activities with the children encouraging
fair play, sportsmanship, and respect. “My
relationships with the people I’m working
with have changed how I view myself and
the world with their kindness and freely
given love,” Anna. “Having the kids so
sad to see me leave was by far the most
Cleveland, Arney, David, West Side Catholic Center.
meaningful; it showed me how much of a
positive impact I made in their lives,” Robert.
Cincinnati (Greater)
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Micaiah Copeland, 2016
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Pregnancy Center East
Site Contact: Laura Strietmann
Notre Dame Club Contact: Paul
Dillenberger
Pregnancy Center East provides parenting
classes, material assistance, spiritual
support, adoption referrals, social service
aid referrals, mental health counseling
referrals, pregnancy tests and ultrasounds,
and aid to post-abortive women as well
as chastity education to the community
all free of charge. The SSLP student
counsels women facing crisis pregnancy
situations, provides material resources,
and teaches a course,Theology of the
Body. “I entered into this experience
trying to see myself in others, but now
I also see Christ in them,” Micaiah.
Cincinnati (Greater) -
Stewart Home
Schwartz Scholarships
Student: Sydney Keller, 2018
Hometown: Richland, MI
College: Science
Student: Krysta Mapoy, 2018
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
College: Science
Site: Stewart Home School
Site Contact: Machele Lawless
Notre Dame Club Contact: Kira
Kruer
Stewart Home School offers a
wide variety of daily activities and
delivers support, encouragement
and friendship for adults who have
mental disabilities. The students
serve as substitute teachers in
the classroom and also supervise
and participate in the recreational
activities. “I was technically the teacher,
but the students taught me so much.
One of the lessons was to look past all
of life’s distractions and remember to
value happiness in everyday occurrences,”
Sydney. “I better appreciate and accept all
the little quirks and differences that make
each and every individual unique,” Krysta.
Cleveland
Student: David Arney, 2017
Hometown: Strongsville, OH
College: Business
Site: West Side Catholic Center
Site Contact: Terrie Garr
Notre Dame Club Contact: Julie
Rittenhouse
The West Side Catholic Center offers
warm meals, clothing, household
goods, an emergency shelter, and
housing solutions programs for those in
need. The student offers direct service
to clients by taking part in the various
dimensions of the Center’s mission.
“No job is too big or too small,” David.
Cleveland
Student: Matthew Spittler, 2016
Hometown: Hudson, OH
College: Science
Site: Care Alliance
Site Contact: Marilyn Matlock-English
Notre Dame Club Contact: Julie
Rittenhouse
The Care Alliance Health Center provides
high-quality, comprehensive medical and
dental care, patient advocacy and related
services to people who need them most,
regardless of their ability to pay. The
student assists in outreach services, housing
interviews, and in the medical clinic.
Cleveland
Student: Ji Hee Yoon, 2016
Hometown: Copley, OH
College: Science
Site: Maggie’s Place: Zechariah House
Site Contact: Tricia Kuivinen
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Colorado Springs, Dylan McDonough, Catholic
Charities of Central Colorado.
Colorado Springs, Anthony Nguyen,
Catholic Charities of Central Colorado.
Columbus Central Ohio, Ryan Meder, JOIN.
Notre Dame Club Contact: Julie
Rittenhouse
Maggie’s Place provides for the immediate
physical and emotional needs of women
who are experiencing pregnancy, including
shelter, food, clothing, and a supportive
community. The student lives in community
with the women and staff, building
relationships,helping with household
chores, planning house outings, and
compiling resources. “I have consistently
sought and depended on God for help so
that my actions and words were serving
God in the people I served,” Ji Hee.
Collier County/Naples
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Catherine Baxter, 2017
Hometown: East Grand Rapids, MI
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Katherine Lumetta, 2016
Hometown: Chesterfield, MO
College: Science
Site: Christian Brothers Bonita Springs,
Florida
Site Contact: Brother Terence Connolly
Notre Dame Club Contact: Jane Cox
The Christian Brothers of Bonita Springs
work with Catholic Charities to provide food,
clothing, counseling, tutoring, summer
programs, and after-school care programs
to the Latino community. Students work
in the day camp, transporting children,
teaching enrichment classes, providing
recreational activities, and mentoring the
children. “The most meaningful experience
during my SSLP was creating the incredible
relationships with each of the children who
came to the camp every day. To be able
to get to know them, teach them, and
be a leader for them in solidarity was
absolutely incredible,” Catherine. “I got
to know some really great kids, but I also
saw the many challenges and problems
they face in their community,” Katherine.
Colorado Springs
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Dylan McDonough, 2018
Hometown: Long Grove, IL
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Anthony Nguyen, 2018
Hometown: Mansfield, TX
College: Science
Site: Catholic Charities of Central
Colorado
Site Contact: Helen Phillips
Notre Dame Club Contact: Colleen
Cameron
Catholic Charities provides help and
creates hope for people who are poor
and vulnerable through the efforts of a
wide range of programs and services, such
as providing meals, clothes, and other
resources. “The SSLP has taught me some
of the harshness of the reality of poverty,
but I must continue studying to learn how
to end it,” Dylan. “If the summer taught
me anything, it’s how complex an issue
like poverty is, but the SSLP is a great way
to learn about these problems in order to
work to solve them in the future,” Anthony.
Columbus/Central Ohio
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Barry Bryant, 2017
Hometown: Columbus, OH
College: Science
Student: Joseph Wolf, 2017
Hometown: Greenwood, IN
College: Science
Site: Mount Carmel
Site Contact: Mary Jo Dickinson
Notre Dame Club Contact: Warren Wright
Mount Carmel Outreach provides free
health services to uninsured, homeless,
and otherwise disadvantaged citizens.
Students assist staff and gain clinical
experience through the Mobile Coach
Program, Street Medicine Program, and
Welcome Home Program for newborns
and their mothers. “Mount Carmel
Outreach does the work of God on a
daily basis, touching and changing the
lives of the poor and underserved,” Barry.
“My SSLP experience taught me that
compassion can often heal people in ways
that modern medicine cannot,” Joseph.
Columbus/Central Ohio
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Ryan Meder, 2018
Hometown: Westerville, OH
College: Engineering
Site: JOIN (Joint Organization for Inner-
City Needs)
Site Contact: Ruth Beckman
Notre Dame Club Contact: Warren Wright
J.O.I.N. provides material needs for lowincome
families in Franklin County and
functions under Catholic Charities of the
Catholic Diocese of Columbus. Students
engage in all of the major components
of J.O.I.N.’s mission, including working
at the front desk, filling clients’ requests,
organizing inventory, and meeting one-onone
with clients to provide both emotional
support as well as financial assistance. “My
SSLP broadened my faith and gave me a
better understanding of the importance
of charity in a community,” Ryan.
Columbus/Central Ohio
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Grace Saalman, 2018
Hometown: Upper Arlington, OH
College: Arts and Letters
Site: St. Vincent Family Center
Site Contact: Debra Huff
Notre Dame Club Contact: Warren Wright
St. Vincent Family Center provides mental
health prevention, intervention and
treatment services to children and families.
Students assist as camp counselors and
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Dallas, Selena Ponio, Catholic Charities ILS. Dayton, Elizabeth Horwath, Daybreak. Dayton, Jazmyn Weaver, Dayton Right to Life.
work in various programs including a
free dental clinic, youth programming,
summer camps, and direct service to
the poor of the local neighborhood.
Columbus/Central Ohio
Student: Alexandra Smith, 2017
Hometown: Canal Winchester, OH
College: Business
Site: Society of Saint Vincent de Paul/
Columbus Diocese Office of Social
Concerns
Site Contact: Warren Wright
Notre Dame Club Contact: Warren Wright
The Office of Social Concerns serves as
a central diocesan resource for social
justice education and advocacy. The
student works with a community organizer
and those who have been released from
incarceration to create a voice for reform
of the justice system. Advocacy is used as
a tool to spread awareness of issues our
brothers and sisters have experienced in
the justice system and to speak out against
the death penalty. “It is a blessing and a
privilege to be able to use my own voice
to speak in solidarity with those who are
largely unheard by our society,” Alexandra.
Dallas
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Selena Ponio, 2018
Hometown: Plano, TX
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Catholic Charities of Dallas:
Immigration and Legal Services
Site Contact: Nubia Torres
Notre Dame Club Contact: Paul Roncal
Immigration and Legal Services (ILS)
provides a broad range of immigration
counseling and representation to
immigrants and their families. The students
teach courses in financial literacy and
work in the family services department.
“I have gained a newfound respect for
the strides that many immigrants take in
order to be able to call America home
and have been fortunate enough to
witness the beauty of various cultures
and distinct stories that each aspiring
individual brings with them,” Selena.
Dayton
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Elizabeth Horwath, 2018
Hometown: Kettering, OH
College: Engineering
Site: Daybreak
Site Contact: Darrico Murray
Notre Dame Club Contact: Maureen
Walsh Zavakos
Daybreak is a regional facility with a mission
to eliminate youth homelessness, operating
a continuum of services including outreach,
emergency shelter and transitional housing
programs on site and a community based
housing program in the local community.
The student helps plan and run daytime
activities for the children and works as
a mentor to the teens. “I learned so
much, including the importance of forming
positive childhood memories,” Elizabeth.
Dayton
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Jazmyn Weaver, 2017
Hometown: Oswego, IL
College: Science
Site: Dayton Right to Life Society
Site Contact: Linnea Banz
Notre Dame Club Contact: Maureen
Walsh Zavakos
Dayton Right to Life Society supports
life at all stages through educational
programs, brochures, newsletters, special
events, product sales and an emergency
pantry of baby supplies. The student
works with families in need of emergency
baby supplies, often single mothers who
are desperate for diapers, formula, or
baby food. “I now know that I want
to work with people and get to know
them, rather than seeing them merely
as a way to make money,” Jazmyn.
Denver
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Sarah Bueter, 2018
Hometown: Granger, IN
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Denver Catholic Worker House
Site Contact: Anna Koop
Notre Dame Club Contact: Katie Glynn
The Denver Catholic Worker is a house
of hospitality for individuals, families,
and couples experiencing homelessness.
The student participates in the Catholic
Worker community and provides support
as needed. “Eight weeks ago, I wouldn’t
Denver, Sarah Bueter, Catholic Worker Denver.
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Dubuque and the Tri-State Area, Casey Valentine, Camp
Albrecht Acres.

Eastern Kansas, Kelly Smith, TARC. El Paso, Maggie Schmid, Annunciation House. Fairfield County, Kevin Auslander, Cardinal Shehan
Center.
have believed that being with someone
could solve his or her problems; now, I’m
more certain that it is the solution,” Sarah.
Denver
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Grace Choe, 2016
Hometown: Kailua Kona, HI
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Mount St. Vincents
Site Contact: Patrice Farrell-DeLine
Notre Dame Club Contact: Katie Glynn
Mount Saint Vincent Home provides
services and programs for children with
intensive behavioral and emotional needs.
The SSLP student assists teachers within
the classrooms as well as organizes
and participates in recreational and
educational activities. “There is room for
faith when we do not know the answers to
why people are born into their suffering
and illnesses; it takes faith to empty
and surrender ourselves to the life of
another simply out of the recognition
that ‘the other is important,’” Grace.
Detroit
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Carlos Covarrubias Serrano,
2018
Hometown: Oglesby, IL
College: Business
Student: Marc Horvath, 2017
Hometown: Poughkeepsie, NY
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Reynaldo Lopez, 2018
Hometown: Wauseon, OH
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Clark Park
Site Contact: Anthony Benavides
Notre Dame Club Contact: Meghan Evoy
Clark Park provides many services for
the youth of the area such as sports
programs, and writing workshops. The
students assist with many of these
programs as well as general park
maintenance. “During the SSLP, I
learned about the different environments
and cultures around the Detroit area.
Poverty, education, and homelessness
are the biggest issues that surround the
area,” Carlos. “Sometimes the ‘ugliest’
urban areas hold the most indescribably
beautiful treasures,” Reynaldo.
Dubuque and the Tri-State Area
Student: Catherine Valentine, 2018
Hometown: Evergreen Park, IL
College: Science
Site: Albrecht Acres
Site Contact: Eric Veltstra
Notre Dame Club Contact: Julie Hermann
Albrecht Acres is an overnight camp for
people of all ages who have physical
and mental disabilities, offering activities
specially designed according to the ability
and needs of each camper. As a camp
counselor, students accompany one to
three individual campers during each week
of camp. “Working as a camp counselor
for people with disabilities, no one knew or
cared about my grades, my musical ability,
or my social life at Notre Dame - what I
was surprised to learn was that when all
that was stripped away, I was still someone
worthy of love anyway,” Catherine.
Eastern Kansas
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Kelly Smith, 2018
Hometown: Pittsburg, KS
College: Arts and Letters
Site: TARC, Inc
Site Contact: Eileen Doran
Notre Dame Club Contact: Eileen Doran
TARC was formed by a small group of
local families seeking to improve the
lives of their children with intellectual
disabilities. Services include an infanttoddler
program, adult and senior day
services, case management, employment
services, assistive technology and a self
determination program. The student
works in the Day Services division and
provides direct support to adults with
significant developmental disabilities.
“The SSLP program has taught me that
service is not always about changing
the world but about diving into the
world and letting it change us,” Kelly.
Eastern North Carolina
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Lindsey (Brett) Whalen, 2018
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Urban Ministries - Open Door Clinic
Site Contact: Hannah Pettus
Notre Dame Club Contact: Kerrie Wagner
Debbs
Recognizing health care as a right and not
a privilege, and recognizing that many
members of our community go without
vital health care services, the purpose of
the Open Door Clinic to provide highquality
health care and education to
adults. The student works as a cashier,
conducts financial eligibility interviews,
and shadows doctors at a medical clinic.
“Knowing my strengths will allow me to
narrow in on a vocation in which I can use
my gifts to the greatest extent. Knowing
my weaknesses will allow me to be mindful
of my sometimes unhelpful or impersonal
instincts. In the end, my SSLP will have
helped me to find my place,” Lindsey (Brett).
El Paso
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Margaret Schmid, 2016
Hometown: Granger, IN
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Annunciation House
Site Contact: Ruben Garcia
Notre Dame Club Contact: Veronica
Carrillo
Annunciation House provides emergency
shelter to the migrant, the refugee,
the economically vulnerable, and the
undocumented in a spirit of service and
solidarity. The students share a home with
guests and take part fully in their lives.
“I was able to accompany our guests
through their joys and struggles. I learned
about what drives people to migrate to
the United States and the difficulties they
face when they arrive. This experience
was truly life-changing,” Margaret.
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Fairfield County, Kara Gasparrini,
St. Joseph Parenting Center.
Fairfield County
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Kevin Auslander, 2018
Hometown: Ridgefield, CT
College: Engineering
Site: Cardinal Shehan Center
Site Contact: Terry O’Connor
Notre Dame Club Contact: Paul Masino
Cardinal Shehan Center works to serve
the educational, recreational, cultural,
and social needs of Bridgeport area
children and families. The student assists
in a variety of program responsibilities,
including planning the summer day
camp programs, organizing various
field trips, and supervising campers.
“When I started, I expected to teach the
children math and maybe even some
life skills, but I didn’t realize that they
would teach me so much in return,” Kevin.
Fairfield County
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Kara Gasparrini, 2017
Hometown: Ridgefield, CT
College: Science
Site: Saint Joseph Parenting Center
(SJPC)
Site Contact: Natalia Sacristan Romero
Notre Dame Club Contact: Paul Masino
SJPC is a parent education and resource
center. Its mission is to strengthen families
that are at risk of abusing/neglecting their
children through free parent education.
The student takes part in parenting classes,
case management, intake interviews,
and working on various projects at the
site. “Whenever I hear about people
Fort Wayne, Burgos, Katrina Burgos, Matthew 25
Health Clinic.
dealing with DCF, immigration issues,
custody battles, or other challenges
faced by the parents I worked with this
summer I have an increased compassion
for and understanding of the real
people affected by these issues,” Kara.
Fort Lauderdale
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Rodolfo Feliciani Ojeda,
2017
Hometown: Weston, FL
College: Business
Student: Natalie McNerney, 2018
Hometown: Pembroke Pines, FL
College: Science
Site: Covenant House
Site Contact: Nelson Bogren
Notre Dame Club Contact: Harry Durkin
The Covenant House serves as a shelter
for homeless and runaway youth. In
addition to assisting case managers,
students work in the Summer Challenge
Program teaching reading and math
classes and participating in recreational,
educational, and cultural activities and
field trips. “It is an incredible feeling to
know that you can impact someone’s
life by showing them the value of love,
respect, and responsibility,” Natalie.
Fort Wayne
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Katrina Burgos, 2016
Hometown: Dyer, IN
College: Science
Site: Matthew 25 Health Clinic
Site Contact: Ermina Mustedanagic
Grand Rapids, Sarah Khan, Cook Library.
Notre Dame Club Contact: Lisa Fabian
Inspired by the Gospel, Matthew 25
Health and Dental Clinic fills a critical
need by providing free medical, dental,
and vision services to uninsured, lowincome
residents of Allen County. The
student prepares dental patients and the
facility with appointment set-up, walk-in
patient interviews, and taking vitals. “I
hope to work at a free health clinic as
a physician assistant in the future and
give back to patients who have given
so much to me this summer,” Katrina.
Grand Rapids
Student: Sarah Khan, 2017
Hometown: Jefferson City, MO
College: Science
Site: Grandville Avenue Arts and
Humanities
Site Contact: Sue Garza
Notre Dame Club Contact: Kathy Bego
Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities
operates the Cook County Library Center,
which provides intellectual enrichment
activities for youth and adults, as well as
the Cook Arts Center, which offers summer
programs. In addition to facilitating summer
programs for the youth, the student helps
mothers obtain needed resources at the
Baby Pantry. “I have learned to see the
positive in every situation because of my
exposure to children who have less than
I do, but still enjoy the smaller things in
their lives like games and art,” Sarah.
Grand Rapids
Student: Liesl Schroedl, 2016
Hometown: Winona Lake, IN
Grand Rapids, Leisl Schroedl, Sparta Health Clinic.
Greater DuPage, Amelia Lindstrom, Krejci Academy.
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Greater Hartford, Hanna Crooks, Greater Hartford. Greater Hartford, Luisa Mader, MCV Trinita. Greater Louisville, Rachel Iverson, Hand in Hand
Ministries.
College: Science
Site: Sparta Health Clinic
Site Contact: Jack Schneider
Notre Dame Club Contact: Kathy Bego
The Sparta Health Center is a rural family
clinic with a special focus on migrants who
come to the area to harvest the apple and
blueberry crops during summertime. The
student acts as an interpreter, provides
patient education in the clinic and
migrant camps, collaborates with local
outreach organizations, and assists with
other tasks in the clinic. “I have been
exposed to the many health care needs
that exist within our nation, and it has
inspired me to work with underserved
populations, including migrant workers,
when I become a physician,” Liesl.
Greater DuPage
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Adriana Cantos, 2018
Hometown: Boca Raton, FL
College: Science
Student: Amelia Lindstrom, 2018
Hometown: Lostant, IL
College: Science
Site: Krejci Academy-Little Friends/Triple
Threat Mentoring
Site Contact: Camille Smith
Notre Dame Club Contact: John Wightkin
The Krejci Academy helps students
achieve the highest level of independence
possible based on their particular needs.
SSLP students assist the children in
activities such as seat work, community
outings, and vocational activities. Triple
Threat empowers under-resourced youth
to develop confidence, character and life
skills through programs and events in
athletics, academics and arts. Students
assist with summer programs, community
events, and sports camps. “The kids I
met had a boundless capacity for
dreaming beyond their immediate and
often daunting circumstances,” Amelia.
Greater Hartford
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Hanna Crooks, 2016
Hometown: Louisville, KY
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Luisa Mader, 2018
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
College: Arts and Letters
Site: MCV-Trinita
Site Contact: Maureen Masterson Carr
Notre Dame Club Contact: Polly Maier
Trinita is a faith-based summer camp that
provides recreation, relaxation, and faith
formation for Latino families. The student’s
tasks include setting up and cleaning up
for meals, assisting with daily peer group
and family activities, leading recreational
activities for children, helping with arts
and crafts, and assisting with daily prayer/
Mass. “I’ve learned that we are called
to be present with one another in every
moment, because every moment is a gift
from God,” Hanna. “There is a difference
between reading about poverty, prejudice,
privilege, and experiencing it,” Luisa.
Greater Louisville
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Hannah Butler, 2017
Hometown: Minster, OH
College: Business
Student: Taylor Kelly, 2016
Hometown: Hudson, OH
College: Science
Site: Nativity Academy at St. Boniface/
Cabbage Patch Settlement House
Site Contact: Meghan Weyland
Notre Dame Club Contact: Trevor O’Brien
Nativity Academy is a private middle
school serving students of academic
promise from low-income families. SSLP
students serve in the Summer Enrichment
program. Cabbage Patch is a Christian
organization that exists to empower
families and children to be self-sufficient.
Students help the children with educational
programs.“It was very meaningful to see
the depth of the relationships I was able
to create with the people I taught, served,
and lived with this summer,” Hannah. “As I
continue to discern my future career path,
my SSLP showed me how meaningful it is
to work with children, especially working
to further their education, allowing them
to open doors to opportunities that
they would have never had access to
without a quality education,” Taylor.
Greater Louisville
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Rachel Iverson, 2018
Hometown: Elmhurst, IL
College: Science
Student: Michelle McGrath, 2017
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
College: Business
Site: Hand in Hand Ministries Auxier
Center
Site Contact: Gail Spradlin
Greater Louisville, Taylor Kelly, Cabbage Patch.
Greater Louisville, Michelle McGrath, Hand in Hand Ministries.
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Greater Orlando, Anna Burbank, Beta Center.
Greater Sarasota, Rohit Fonseca, Sarasota
Campaign for Grade Level Reading.
Greater Sarasota, Kelly O’Shea, Senior Friendship
Center.
Notre Dame Club Contact: Trevor O’Brien
The Auxier Center serves as an outreach
center for the community by providing a
food pantry, martial arts & drug prevention
classes and a GED course in the building.
The facility is an old school that has
been converted to provide sleeping and
eating facilities for short term volunteers,
and interns. The immersion trip volunteers
work closely with homeowners in home
repair. “I learned about patience - the
patience necessary to understand myself,
work with hundreds of volunteers, and
really and truly be WITH homeowners,
coworkers, volunteers, and anyone else
around me,” Rachel. “Whenever I was
helping to repair homes, I felt like I was
not only serving but also being served
by the people of Eastern Kentucky who
have great pride and who were willing
to work alongside the volunteers in
whatever way they were able,” Michelle.
Greater Orlando
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Anna Burbank, 2018
Hometown: Maitland, FL
College: Business
Site: Beta Center
Site Contact: Xiomara Matos
Notre Dame Club Contact: Joe Gavigan
The Beta Center serves teenage mothers
through both the Residential Program
and the Developmental Childcare
Center, providing onsite childcare and
incorporating a teaching environment
for mothers. The student assists at the
front desk, helps in the food pantry,
creates publications and displays, and
assists parent groups. “While with these
teen mothers, I felt that I was able to
achieve solidarity and build meaningful
relationships. Their stories are powerful
and I am inspired by their courage,” Anna.
Greater Sarasota
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Rohit Fonseca, 2018
Hometown: Flowery Branch, GA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Sarasota County Campaign for
Grade-Level Reading
Site Contact: John Annis
Notre Dame Club Contact: Fred Morrison
The Sarasota County Campaign for Grade-
Level Reading focuses on three pillars:
promoting school readiness, combating
summer learning loss and preventing
chronic absence. The student works
primarily at Alta Vista Elementary school
as a mentor and teacher’s aide with
incoming kindergartners. “I have learned
the importance of community and the
value of early childhood education,” Rohit.
Greater Sarasota
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Kelly O’Shea, 2017
Hometown: Satellite Beach, FL
College: Science
Student: Krista Roberts, 2016
Hometown: Carmichael, CA
College: Science
Site: Senior Friendship Center Healthy
Aging Clinic & Resurrection House
Site Contact: Rosa Crespo
Notre Dame Club Contact: Fred Morrison
The Rubin Healthy Aging Clinic provides
low cost or free medical care to seniors
aged 50 and older who are below the
poverty level. The students check patients
in, record their vital signs and chief health
concern, shadow during some procedures,
and complete necessary paperwork. “I
am forever grateful for this opportunity
because it confirmed not only my passion
for healing those in need but also a
strong desire to continue caring for
the underserved,” Kelly. “I have seen
that grace is truly needed because
the physician’s job extends beyond
just what is taught in medical school.
It requires patience and friendship for
communication, understanding of the
social system, and trust that some sort
of guiding Spirit will enable the work
to be meaningful and effective,” Krista.
Greater Savannah
Student: Kiera Bader, 2018
Hometown: Bronx, NY
College: Business
Student: Amit Paul, 2018
Hometown: Pittsburg, CA
College: Science
Student: Madison Purrenhage, 2018
Hometown: Troy, MI
College: Business
Site: Fresh Air Home
Site Contact: Rosemary Taylor
Notre Dame Club Contact: Brian and
Sarah Dean Lasseter
The Fresh Air Home is a Christian camp for
underprivileged children, providing a host
of engaging activities that foster creativity,
friendship, and spirituality. The student
supervises the campers for arts and crafts,
beach activities, Bible school, field trips,
and cookouts, along with contributing to
Greater Sarasota, Natalie McNerney,
Covenant House.
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Greater Savannah - Policinski, Elizabeth
Escobar, SAFE Shelter.
Greater Savannah, Kiera Bader, Fresh Air Home.

Greater Savannah, Amit Paul, Fresh Air Home.
Greensburg Uniontown, Luke Brennan, Clelian Heights.
the upkeep of the camp. “I learned of the
inexplicable joy and reward that working
with children can bring; my time there
served also as a lesson in gratitude for all
the blessings in my life that not all children
are afforded in theirs” Kiera. “Sometimes
our shortcomings will make us feel as
small as an ant, but with that can come
the empowerment to lift many times our
own weight in love,” Amit. “Sometimes
kids can teach us adults more than we
can ever teach them, and that love and
kindness really can shape and change
a child or another person,” Madison.
Greater Savannah
Policinski Scholarships
Student: Elizabeth Escobar, 2017
Hometown: Surprise, AZ
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Deirdre O’Leary, 2016
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
College: Saint Mary’s College
Site: Savannah Area Family Emergency
Shelter, Inc. (SAFE Shelter)
Site Contact: Cheryl Branch
Notre Dame Club Contact: Hank
Policinski
SAFE Shelter is Savannah’s only shelter
dedicated to victims—both adults and
children—of domestic violence. The
SSLP students work with children in the
computer lab, shadow the Outreach
Program staff interviewing clients, prepare
court orders, attend court with staff and
clients, and participate in shelter support
groups. “I learned that my smallest actions
made a big impact on the children and
that I can make a difference,” Elizabeth.
“These kids taught me more than I could
ever teach them, and they transformed
me into a person more capable of loving,
being patient, showing God’s love to
others, and striving to make each and
every person encountered know how
special and wonderful they are,” Deirdre.
Greater Seattle
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Seung Yoon Lee, 2016
Hometown: Centreville, VA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: L’Arche Noah Sealth
Site Contact: Gerry Scully
Notre Dame Club Contact: Kelsey Ingram
L’Arche Noah Sealth offers people with
developmental disabilities a family-style
living environment in which members are
encouraged to develop their talents, build
friendships, and make the most of life. The
student cooks, cleans, helps with personal
care, and offers care and companionship to
the caregivers and core members. “Being
with the core members and the assistants
was a healing experience,” Seung Yoon.
Greensburg/Uniontown
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Luke Brennan, 2018
Hometown: Murrysville, PA
College: Engineering
Site: Westmoreland Community Action/
Clelian Heights School
Site Contact: LaQuicha Anderson
Notre Dame Club Contact: Bill Pfouts
Westmoreland Community Action
provides education, food, housing,
job opportunities, and support groups
to impoverished families. Clelian
Heights is an educational, residential
and vocational facility for children and
adults with developmental disabilities.
At Clelian Heights, the SSLP student
serves as a classroom assistant. “We all
are disabled, we all are beautiful, and
together-- all of us-- we are family,” Luke.
Harrisburg, PA
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Jennifer Andre, 2017
Hometown: Lake Hopatcong, NJ
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Shalom House
Site Contact: Denise Britton
Notre Dame Club Contact: Bill Tully
Shalom House is an emergency shelter
for women and children which recently
launched Prosperity Center to assist clients
with finances, budgeting, and decisionmaking.
The student is involved with every
aspect of the shelter and outreach services:.
“From communal dinners, to practical
jokes, to heartfelt birthday celebrations,
my experiences with the residents of
Shalom House helped me to recognize
the unifying and transformative powers of
kinship and shared humanity,” Jennifer.
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Hilton Head, Elle Newcome, Volunteers in Medicine Clinic.
Hilton Head, Daniel Olivieri, Volunteers in Medicine Clinic.
Hilton Head, SC
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Elle Newcome, 2016
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Daniel Olivieri, 2016
Hometown: Mokena, IL
College: Science
Site: Volunteers In Medicine Clinic Hilton
Head Island
Site Contact: Julie Copp, RN
Notre Dame Club Contact: Patrick Carey
Volunteers in Medicine Clinic provides free
medical, dental and mental health care to
low-income individuals who live or work
on Hilton Head and Daufuskie Islands.
The students serve as interpreters during
patient visits, take vital signs and triage
patients, assist doctors during medical
procedures, and help file patient charts.
“It is an incredible blessing to have the
resources to pursue higher education--and
our duty to share the knowledge attained
with those unable to do so themselves--
be it lack of resources, medical reasons,
immigration status, or lack of opportunity,”
Elle. “My SSLP was a formative affirmation
into how healthcare can answer some
of the problems low-income uninsured
residents can face in some of the
toughest days of their lives,” Daniel.
Houston
Andrews Scholarships
Student: King Fok, 2018
Hometown: Happy Valley, OR
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Kathleen Kollman, 2017
Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Casa Juan Diego
Site Contact: Mark Zwick
Notre Dame Club Contact: Marilyn Taylor
Casa Juan Diego is a Catholic Worker
House of Hospitality, which in addition
to providing room and board to guests,
also provides assistance by offering job
searches, distributing food and clothing,
and providing free medical and dental
care. Students assist guests with their
daily needs, participate in household
duties, provide transportation for guests
to medical appointments, and help guests
find employment and affordable housing.
“Service can be tough, demanding, and
dirty; but at the end of the day, it is
good,” King. “Living in the same house
as the people I served allowed me to
literally serve my next-door neighbors and
come to know and love them almost as
if they were my own family,” Kathleen.
Houston
Kiefer Scholarship
Student: Mallory Hawksworth, 2016
Hometown: Lake Villa, IL
College: Science
Site: Casa de Esperanza de los Ninos
Site Contact: Susan Molitor
Notre Dame Club Contact: Marilyn Taylor
Casa de Esperanza de los Ninos provides
residential, medical and psychological
care for children who have experienced
crisis due to abuse, neglect or HIV.
The student works as a caregiver for
foster children, which includes bathing,
diapering, disciplining, entertaining, and
feeding. “Facing childhood injustices
was challenging, but the relationships I
formed with the children showed me the
positive impact one person can make
on the future of a child through simple
acts of love and attention,” Mallory.
Idaho
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Isaiah Danielson, 2018
Hometown: Woodbury, MN
College: Science
Site: Terry Reilly Health Services
Site Contact: Stuart Black
Notre Dame Club Contact: Kathleen
Curtis
Terry Reilly Health Services is a non-profit
organization that provides healthcare to all.
The student assists with the work of the clinic
as well as works with La Adelita Head Start,
which offers pre-kindergarten education,
family advocacy, health and nutrition
education, and social services coordination
to low-income or migrant families.
Houston, King Fok, Casa Juan Diego.
Idaho, Isaiah Danielson, Terry Reilly.
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Jackson, Joseph Schudt, St Louis Center.
Indianapolis, Caitlyn Booms, East Tenth United Methodist Children
and Youth Center.
Indianapolis
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Caitlyn Booms, 2018
Hometown: Almont, MI
College: Science
Student: Annmarie Soller, 2018
Hometown: Marysville, OH
College: Business
Site: East Tenth United Methodist
Children and Youth Center
Site Contact: Jean Casmir Hill
Notre Dame Club Contact: John Roselle
East Tenth United Methodist Children and
Youth Center provides a low-cost summer
youth program and day care center. As a
camp counselor, students supervise and
participate in an array of programs and
activities for the children, including working
on reading and math skills, playing sports,
doing arts and crafts, and going on field
trips in the area. “Although dedicating
your time to service can be challenging, it
allows you to grow as a person, mentally,
spiritually, and emotionally, and make
a difference in the lives of others in
unexpected ways,” Caitlyn. “When working
with kids there will always be challenging
moments, but the gift of a laugh or of a
smile make it all worthwhile,” Annmarie.
Jackson
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Anna Schluckebier, 2017
Hometown: East Lansing, MI
College: Science
Student: Joseph Schudt, 2017
Hometown: Macomb, MI
College: Engineering
Site: St. Louis Center
Site Contact: Ric Visel
Notre Dame Club Contact: Ted Lefere
The St. Louis Center is a caring, residential,
family living and learning community for
people with developmental disabilities,
aiming to develop independent living
skills of the residents. The SSLP students
assist in the direct care of individuals and
participate in the summer programs, which
includes sporting events, fundraisers,
social networking, and other activities.
“I learned so much from working with
the residents and getting to know them
was an experience that I am so grateful
for and that I know I will never forget,”
Anna. “I learned how much the disabled
community truly has to offer to the world.
They are wonderful human beings with
many special qualities; they taught me
more in those two months than I could
ever learn in a classroom,” Joseph.
Jersey Shore
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Rahul Ramani, 2018
Hometown: Clarendon Hills, IL
College: Science
Site: The Center in Asbury Park, Inc
Site Contact: Robert Kaeding
Notre Dame Club Contact: Bob Reilly
The Center in Asbury Park, Inc., is a
volunteer-based not-for-profit service
organization, providing support services
for people living with HIV/AIDS and their
caregivers. The student serves as an intake
person and works with other volunteers in
preparing and serving lunch. “I learned to
look past many of preconceived notions
about a particular group of society -
and that’s a skill that can be applied,
I think, to all aspects of life,” Rahul.
Joliet
Kiefer Scholarship
Student: John Kalmanek, 2017
Hometown: Homer Glen, IL
College: Science
Site: Will Grundy Medical Clinic
Site Contact: Shawn West
Notre Dame Club Contact: Mark Hanson
The Will-Grundy Medical Clinic provides
free medical and dental care for individuals
who do not have health insurance or
the ability to pay for quality health care.
The student shadows the doctors, works
with medications, helps with other clerical
tasks and takes on independent projects.
“I learned that compassion opens the
door to kinship, a lesson I hope someday
will become part of my daily life,” John.
Kalamazoo
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Danielle Aase, 2017
Hometown: Woodbury, MN
College: Science
Site: Hospitality House/ Bronson
Methodist Hospital
Site Contact: Sue Haas
Jersey Shore, Rahul Ramani, The Center at Asbury
Park.
Joliet, John Kalmanek, Will Grundy Clinic.
Kalamazoo, Danielle Aase, Hospitality House.
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Kankakee, Alexis Stefaniak, Azzarelli Outreach Clinic
Kansas City, Amanda Ball, Upper Room Summer
Academic Program.
Kansas City, Natalie Vos, Swope Academic Camp-
Upper Room.
Notre Dame Club Contact: Stephen
Biddle
The Hospitality House offers a comfortable
and caring home for visitors to the city’s
hospitals. Bronson Hospital offers a full
range of services from primary care to
advanced critical care. At the Hospitality
House, the student works to maintain the
operation of the house by overseeing
administrative and upkeep tasks. At
the hospital, the student works in the
emergency room, answering call lights
and visiting with patients. “I have learned
not only how to care compassionately
for patients, but also how to care
compassionately for their families - an
incredibly important aspect of the care
process that is often overlooked,” Danielle.
Kankakee, IL
Kiefer Scholarship
Student: Alexis Stefaniak, 2017
Hometown: Channahon, IL
College: Science
Site: Azzarelli Outreach Clinic
Site Contact: Kris Fisher
Notre Dame Club Contact: Kris Fisher
Azzarelli Outreach Clinic is a free, volunteeroperated
medical clinic providing doctor’s
visits and services to a largely Latino
population of patients who are uninsured.
The student assists in the clinic’s
operations by translating for Spanishspeaking
patients, shadowing doctors,
taking vitals and medical histories, and
generally providing assistance wherever
needed. The student also works at The
People’s Clinic and the St. Vincent De
Paul food pantry. “I found that the most
meaningful moments involved developing
a sense of kinship with the underprivileged
patients of the Kankakee community, as
well as experiencing the genuine, undying
compassion of the clinic’s medical
volunteers, who have set an example of the
medical professional I strive to be,” Alexis.
Kansas City
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Amanda Ball, 2018
Hometown: Clive, IA
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Natalie Vos, 2017
Hometown: West Hills, CA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Swope Summer Academic Camp-
Upper Room
Site Contact: Henry Hodes
Notre Dame Club Contact: Kat Daley
Swope Summer Academic Camp offers an
eight-week summer reading camp for 1,200
children, providing an accelerated reading
program along with recreational activities
and events. The SSLP students tutor in the
mornings and supervise a group of kids in
the afternoon, providing leadership as they
partake in various activities. “My entire
perspective on education and assisting in
bettering the next generation of Americans
has been altered and my passion has
been solidified,” Amanda. “I am more
inspired than ever to become a teacher
and work at inner city schools,” Natalie.
Kansas City
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Melissa Ricker, 2016
Hometown: Oneida, WI
College: Science
Student: Gabrielle Thivierge, 2017
Hometown: Rochester Hills, MI
College: Science
Site: The Children’s Place
Site Contact: Kerri Perks
Notre Dame Club Contact: Kat Daley
The Children’s Place provides early
childhood education and therapy for
kids who have experienced abuse or
neglect. Students assist the teachers in the
classrooms and provide additional love and
attention for the kids. “I learned how trauma
can affect every aspect of a young child’s
being, but with love and attention from
very caring people, these kids can become
inspiring examples of resiliency and hope,”
Melissa. “In order to heal, a child who
has experienced trauma needs stability,
safety, and above all, love,” Gabrielle.
Lake County, IL
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Taylor Zwickl, 2018
Hometown: Muncie, IN
College: Business
Site: Catholic Charities of Lake County
Site Contact: Laurel Wimpffen
Notre Dame Club Contact: John Mathews
Catholic Charities provides compassionate,
competent and professional services
that strengthen individuals, families, and
communities. The student is trained as
a caseworker and learns to identify the
specific needs of individuals and families,
determine qualifications for requested
services, and arrange for the available
services. “This summer has given me a
look into the lives’ of those on the margins,
giving me a new understanding through
Kansas City, Melissa Ricker, The Children’s Place.
Kansas City, Gabrielle Thivierge, The Children’s Place. Lake County, Taylor Zwickl, Catholic Charities.
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Lansing, Kaitlyn Kennedy, Mother Teresa House
Long Island, Natalie Thomas, Mary Brennan INN.
meaningful relationships, so that I can
play a more hands-on role of combating
social issues in the future,” Taylor.
Lansing
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Kaitlyn Kennedy, 2016
Hometown: Noblesville, IN
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Mother Teresa House
Site Contact: Karen Bussy
Notre Dame Club Contact: Adam
Woodruff
Mother Teresa House provides care for
people with terminal illnesses, regardless
of their social, religious, or financial
background. The students provide fulltime
service, feeding, administering
medications, and offering care and
company to the guests of the house.
“The many guests I had the privilege of
getting to know we’re all dealing with
extreme suffering, and the emotional
pain of saying goodbye, yet they
opened their hearts to me and faced
their sufferings with grace and strength
that will forever inspire me,” Kaitlyn.
Lehigh Valley
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Regina Souder, 2017
Hometown: Perkiomenville, PA
College: Science
Site: Valley Youth House
Site Contact: Elizabeth Allen
Notre Dame Club Contact: John Lushis
Valley Youth House is a private, nonprofit
agency that provides emergency
shelter and street outreach services to
runaway and homeless youth, prevention/
intervention services, counseling
and life skills, behavioral health, and
therapeutic adventure services to
at-risk youth. The student works directly
with clients and participates in all
events, trainings and activities of staff.
Long Island
Student: Natalie Thomas, 2017
Hometown: Elmont, NY
College: Science
Site: Mary Brennan Inn of the Interfaith
Nutrition Network
Site Contact: Toni Ebron
Notre Dame Club Contact: Michael
Farrelly
Mary Brennan Inn strives to provide relief
to people who are hungry and homeless by
offering hot lunches, free clothing, showers,
food baskets, and supportive services. The
student assists in the daily operation of
the Inn, which may include serving meals,
organizing clothing, and monitoring
the door as guests walk in. “Although
my experiences with poverty provided
some familiarity, the distinct experiences
of my SSLP population made me more
culturally competent and aware,” Natalie.
Los Angeles
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Monica Ochoa, 2016
Hometown: Pico Rivera, CA
College: Engineering
Site: St. Anne’s
Site Contact: Sharon Spira-Cushnir
Notre Dame Club Contact: Kelly Harrigan
Our main service population is pregnant
and parenting teens in the Foster Care
and Probation systems, but we also
provide a multitude of services ranging
from housing, child care, mental health
services, parenting support, workforce
development, and educational
opportunities. The student works mostly
in the Early Learning Center with children
from the ages of 3 months to 5 years. “The
most meaningful part has been interacting
with different children, seeing how their
backgrounds have already influenced them
so much at such young ages,” Monica.
Maine
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Zoe Timmermann, 2018
Hometown: Breese, IL
College: Business
Site: Tree Street Youth
Site Contact: Brett Emmons
Maine, Zoe Timmerman, Tree Street Youth.
Maryland, Gabriela Perino, Sisters Academy.
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McHenry County, Moira Stotz, NISRA.
Memphis, Annemarie Coman, Missionaries of Charity. Memphis, Anna O’Connell, Missionaries of Charity.
Notre Dame Club Contact: Kristina
Keaney
Tree Street Youth Center meets the
challenge of providing low-income youth
the opportunity to learn and grow in
a nurturing environment. Students
teach camp classes, facilitate afternoon
enrichment activities, and build
relationships with at risk youth. “My
SSLP immersed me in a neighborhood
where I had the opportunity to learn
about different cultures and religions,
and through this experience, I learned
that building relationships is the first step
towards empowerment and change,” Zoe.
Maryland
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Jaewon Jung, 2016
Hometown: Columbus, IN
College: Science
Site: Don Miller House
Site Contact: Jennifer Greger
Notre Dame Club Contact: Tom Galloway
The Don Miller House is an assistedliving
program that offers personal care
to low income residents who are in the
end stages of AIDS. The student assists
with cooking, cleaning, taking residents
to appointments, planning activities, and
caring for the emotional needs of the
residents. “At some point, what I was doing
no longer felt like ‘service’; I felt as if I was
just spending time with friends,” Jaewon.
Maryland, Jaewon Jung, Don Miller House.
Maryland
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Gabriela Perino, 2017
Hometown: Lake Forest, IL
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Sisters Academy of Baltimore
Site Contact: Sr. Delia Dowling
Notre Dame Club Contact: Tom Galloway
The Sisters Academy provides education
for inner-city girls who would otherwise
not be able to afford a private education.
The student assists in the classroom during
the last few weeks of the regular academic
year, and prepares for and teaches in the
New Frontiers Program for prospective
fifth grade students. “Teaching at an inner
city school was an experience that opened
my eyes to a whole new realm of struggle
and adversity that plagues many areas of
the United States. Yet I saw God and felt
his presence in each and every one of my
students; each just 10 years old but so
full of love, full of strength, and full of a
hunger to change the world,” Gabriela.
McHenry County
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Moira Stotz, 2018
Hometown: Cary, IL
College: Science
Site: Northern Illinois Special Recreation
Association
Site Contact: Nicole Mueller
Notre Dame Club Contact: Bob Shea
Northern Illinois Special Recreation
Association provides year-round
recreational activities for people with
disabilities, including summer day camps
for children. The student keeps the
campers engaged throughout the day
with activities and addresses the campers’
basic health and safety needs. “The
SSLP experience reverses the common
notion of service in that it is the person
who gives who receives the most in
the form of a softened heart,” Moira.
Memphis
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Annemarie Coman, 2016
Hometown: Wheaton, IL
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Anna O’Connell, 2018
Hometown: Palatine, IL
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Missionaries of Charity
Site Contact: Sr. Coleta
Notre Dame Club Contact: Scott Harkins
The Gift of Mary Shelter is run by the
Missionaries of Charity, who also conduct
neighborhood outreach and offer a summer
camp for kids. As “housemothers” for the
shelter, the students cook breakfast, clean
the house with the sisters, and take care
of challenges that arise as well as serve as
counselors for the youth summer camp.
“If we truly want to be missionaries we
must allow others to see only Christ when
they look at us,” Annemarie. “In entering
into the humility of a child and placing our
whole beings in the loving arms of God,
we can come to see that all people are
equally worthy of love; we are all homeless
until we rest in God’s home,” Anna.
Michigan - Upper Peninsula
Bill and Roma Fischer Scholarship
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Bridget Bruns, 2016
Hometown: Batesville, IN
College: Science
Kiefer Scholarship
Student: Caitlin McDonnell, 2017
Hometown: Linwood, NJ
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Bay Cliff
Site Contact: Tim Bennett
Notre Dame Club Contact: Larry Skendzel
Bay Cliff is a two-month therapy camp
serving children with orthopedic, speech,
hearing and vision disabilities to help
them live more independently. The
student serves as a counselor, and is
therefore responsible for the well-being
and schedule of the campers, including
therapy sessions and other camp events.
“Bay Cliff provided the nurturing and loving
environment which fostered both personal
growth and growth in relationships,”
Bridget. “With extra time, love, and
positivity, miracles can happen,” Caitlin.
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Mid-Hudson Valley, Conor Bradley, Astor Services for Children &
Families.
Milwaukee, Daniel Riley, COA Youth & Family Centers, Camp Helen
Brachman.
Mid-Hudson Valley
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Conor Bradley, 2017
Hometown: Springfield, PA
College: Science
Site: Astor Services for Children &
Families
Site Contact: Brendan Sullivan
Notre Dame Club Contact: Erin Rider
The Residential Treatment Program at
Astor Home is for children aged 5-13
who need intensive mental health services
and special education. The SSLP student
designs and implements creative and
recreational activities and develops esteembuilding
relationships with the children.
“God is always present in our lives and
works through friends and people we may
not like to communicate with us,” Conor.
Mid-Hudson Valley
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Cynthia Qu, 2017
Hometown: Wuhan, NA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Cardinal Hayes School
Site Contact: Dara Russell
Notre Dame Club Contact: Erin Rider
Cardinal Hayes shares in a ministry of
service to developmentally disabled
young people and promotes the integrity
and well-being of families. The student
functions as a teacher’s aide and works
directly with the children, playing,
talking, and helping with activities.
Milwaukee
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Alexis Dorsey, 2018
Hometown: Chandler, AZ
College: Arts and Letters
Sargento Scholarship
Student: Daniel Riley, 2018
Hometown: Brookfield, WI
College: Science
Site: COA Youth & Family Centers, Camp
Helen Brachman
Site Contact: Carrie Wilson
Notre Dame Club Contact: Phillip Sklar
Camp Helen Brachman is a summer camp
for inner-city Milwaukee children, focusing
on conflict resolution, peer relations,
relationships with adults, and personal
responsibility, all in the context of a fun,
outdoor experience. The student works as
a counselor at the camp as well as runs a
field sports program. “The service we do
is not easy, but the struggles we face are
only a sliver compared to the hardships
faced by those we serve,” Daniel.
Milwaukee
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Sean Graham, 2018
Hometown: Louisville, KY
College: Engineering
Site: Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity
Site Contact: Katie Kowalski
Notre Dame Club Contact: Phillip Sklar
Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity provides
affordable housing opportunities in
partnership with those in need. The
student works in the construction and
development of the houses and has the
responsibility of ensuring that the projects
run smoothly. “I learned about how many
opportunities I have been given and how I
can use them to help those in need,” Sean.
Minnesota
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Samuel Bradley, 2018
Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN
College: Engineering
Site: Dorothy Day Center of Catholic
Charities
Site Contact: John Gambino
Notre Dame Club Contact: Angela North
The Dorothy Day Center provides a
essential services to people experiencing
homelessness. The center provides
a place to sleep and hot meals are
served by volunteers every day. The
SSLP student assists with the child-care
services and with client check-in. “I
learned about the problems and pressure
of homelessness and the great difficulty
of escaping poverty today,” Samuel.
Minnesota
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Steven Jessen-Howard, 2018
Hometown: Woodbury, MN
College: Science
Site: Family Service Center of Catholic
Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Site Contact: John Gambino
Notre Dame Club Contact: Angela North
The Family Service Center provides
temporary housing for Ramsey County
families experiencing homelessness.
Families receive housing and employment
Minnesota, Samuel Bradley, Dorothy Day Center of Catholic
Charities.
Minnesota, Steven Jessen-Howard, Family Service Center.
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Minnesota, Molly Knapp, Centro.
Mobile, Michelle Roy, Little Sisters of the Poor.
search resources and other services to
help them transition from homelessness
to stable housing. The student plans
and implements the day camp summer
activities. “The close relationships I’ve built
with the kids and families at my site has
been extremely meaningful to me,” Steven.
Minnesota
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Molly Knapp, 2018
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Centro
Site Contact: Roxana Linares
Notre Dame Club Contact: Angela North
Centro is a cornerstone multi-service
center that empowers low-income Latino
families by minimizing barriers to selfsufficiency.
The student is active in a wide
range of services provided by Centro
including the senior citizens program,
the summer health fair, working in the
Montessori office, and assisting in the
citizenship preparation class. “I have
formed meaningful relationships with not
only the seniors in the program but also
with my coworkers and fellow volunteers,
whom I would not have had the privilege
to meet without this opportunity,” Molly.
Mobile
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Michelle Roy, 2016
Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN
College: Holy Cross College
Student: Xiao (Flora) Tang, 2018
Hometown: Beijing, China
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Little Sisters of the Poor - Sacred
Heart Residence
Site Contact: Sr. Carolyn Martin
Notre Dame Club Contact: Frances and
Donald Stewart
Sacred Heart Residence is a home for
the elderly operated by the Little Sisters
of the Poor. The students organize tasks
for the youth volunteers, drive residents
to and from doctor’s appointments,
accompany residents on recreational
outings, help feed residents in the
infirmary, and provide emotional support
for the residents. “I will forever cherish
the sacredness of being present to and
praying with an elderly person as they
spend their last hours here on earth,”
Michelle. “Spoon-feeding a bedridden
resident his breakfast was one of the most
memorable experiences I’ve had here - it
taught me the true meaning of ‘loving
others as yourself’ and of being attentive
to the needs of others,” Xiao (Flora).
New Mexico
DuBrava-Porter Scholarship
Student: Ilse Martinez, 2017
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Barrett House
Site Contact: Whitney Conyers
Notre Dame Club Contact: Yolanda
Shannon
In addition to food, clothing and
shelter, Barrett Foundation provides
case management, critical skills training
and the support needed to establish a
more stable future for women and their
children. The student conducts intakes
and screening interviews, and as a live-in
assistant, the student supports women
in the daily routines of cooking, laundry,
and homework. “I enjoyed getting to
work for a homeless shelter and learning
new things every day. The summer service
program will change your life, whether
you want it to or not. It was an incredible
experience that would not have happened
without the support of the Notre Dame
community, alumni and my family,” Ilse.
New Mexico
Andrews Scholarship
Reilly Scholarship
Student: Sean O’Rourke, 2018
Hometown: Rockville Centre, NY
College: Science
Site: Good Shepherd Shelter/
Albuquerque Healthcare for the Homeless
Site Contact: Cynthia Cisneros
Notre Dame Club Contact: Yolanda
Shannon
Good Shepherd Center provides overnight
shelter to homeless men, clothing, and
community meal daily for men, women
and children. Albuquerque Health Care
for the Homeless (AHCH) provides
comprehensive health and supportive
services, linking people who are homeless
to individual and collective solutions.
The student provides administrative
help in the medical clinic, creates art
with clients at ArtStreet, does outreach
with its Harm Reduction program, and
provides assistance in Resource Center.
Mobile, Xiao (Flora) Tang, Sacred Heart Residence.
New Mexico, Ilse Martinez, Barrett House.
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New Orleans, Alexander Slavsky, St. Peter Claver
Church.
New Orleans-Svec, Stephanie Reuter,
St. Peter Claver Summer Camp.
New York, Tessa Bangs, Mercy Center.
New Mexico
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Emily Schneider, 2017
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
College: Engineering
Site: St. Martin’s Hospitality Center, Inc.
Site Contact: Linda Fuller
Notre Dame Club Contact: Yolanda
Shannon
St. Martin’s Hospitality Center assists
the homeless by providing shelter/food
programs, mental health services, job
assistance and other critical programs.
The student answers clients’ questions,
directs them to services and assists
with job development skills. “You can
never really tell who is going to have an
impact on your life and how, but the SSLP
experience has reminded me to remain
open to letting others into my life,” Emily.
New Orleans
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Alexander Slavsky, 2017
Hometown: Farmington Hills, MI
College: Arts and Letters
Site: St. Peter Claver Church - Community
Organizing
Site Contact: Deacon Alan Stevens
Notre Dame Club Contact: Norm Sullivan
St. Peter Claver Catholic Church
and School is located in the Treme
neighborhood of New Orleans. One SSLP
student works with the parish community
organizing while studying social justice,
leadership and public education. “One of
the most meaningful moments was when
I figured out that I was not working in
order to be productive but rather working
in order to encounter the living God
within each and every person,” Alexander.
New Orleans-Svec
Svec Scholarships
Student: Imanne Mondane, 2017
Hometown: Chicago, IL
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Candace Thomas, 2017
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
College: Arts and Letters
Kiefer Scholarship
Student: Stephanie Reuter, 2018
Hometown: Metairie, LA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: St. Peter Claver Catholic Church -
Summer Camp
Site Contact: Vanessa Chavis
Notre Dame Club Contact: Norm Sullivan
St Peter Claver Catholic Church is a vibrant,
spirit-filled, evangelizing community
that is grounded in the Eucharist and
celebrates the culture and traditions of
African-American heritage. Students assist
with the Summer Camp Program teaching
art and leading groups in recreational
activities and field trips. Students also
perform tasks in the Parish office. “God
never promised that the weapons wouldn’t
form; He promised that they wouldn’t
prosper,” Imanne. “Participating in an
SSLP in my hometown has been an
opportunity to recognize the struggles
and joys of my neighbors so to grow in
understanding and solidarity,” Stephanie.
New York
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Tessa Bangs, 2018
Hometown: Montclair, NJ
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Mercy Center
Site Contact: Daisy Calerdon
Notre Dame Club Contact: Susan
Gunderson
Mercy Center is a community center
for women and their families offering
programs and services that
empower women to reach
their full potential and become
agents of change in their
families and communities. As
a camp counselor, the student
leads field trips and provides
youth with educational as
well as recreational activities.
“I learned courage from the
parents who accepted the
helplessness of being in a
foreign country just so their
children might have a better chance here,
and I learned joy, intelligence and the
true power of youth in the children who
persevered despite the violence and poverty
ingrained in their everyday lives,” Tessa.
New York
Kiefer Scholarship
Student: Richard Barrow, 2017
Hometown: Coral Springs, FL
College: Engineering
Site: REACH Program at Regis High
School
Site Contact: Todd Austin
Notre Dame Club Contact: Susan
Gunderson
The REACH Program is for middle school
boys in the New York City area who
are Catholic, academically gifted, and
talented with leadership potential, and
whose families have significant financial
need. The SSLP student helps prepare
for the camp and then serves as a rolemodel
and camp counselor for his group.
New York
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Madeleine Paulsen, 2017
Hometown: Granger, IN
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Gabrielle Rogoff, 2017
Hometown: Erie, MI
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Catholic Worker Maryhouse
Site Contact: Joanne Kennedy
Notre Dame Club Contact: Susan
Gunderson
New York, Madeleine Paulsen and Gabrielle Rogoff, Catholic
Worker Maryhouse.
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North Dakota, Tegan Chesney, St. Gianna Maternity
Home.
North Dakota, Madeline Hagan, St. Gianna Maternity
Home.
North Florida Greater Jacksonville, Jane Pangburn,
L’Arche Harbor House.
The Catholic Worker Maryhouse is a place
of hospitality that provides open lunches,
childcare, showers, clothing, pantry, and
senior citizen care, and produces a socialjustice
centered newspaper. The students
help prepare and serve meals, assist with
the clothing giveaway, and care for the
elderly who live in the house. “I was
reminded that it can be the simplest
pleasures that are the most importantclean
clothing, a hot shower, a delicious
dessert, and genuine interest in another
person,” Madeleine. “I learned how to
make a really good black bean soup, and
came to know interests, personalities, and
experiences of the women who came to
enjoy that black bean soup,” Gabrielle.
New York
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Rachel Thome, 2017
Hometown: Sparta, MI
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Camp Fiver
Site Contact: Mary Lee Dinski
Notre Dame Club Contact: Susan
Gunderson
The Fiver Children’s Foundation is a
comprehensive youth development
organization that empowers children from
underserved communities to develop life
skills and to reach their full potential. The
New York, Rachel Thome, Camp Fiver.
SSLP student serves at the summer camp
located in upstate New York. “It was
truly incredible watching the campers,
especially the campers with a hard
exterior, participate in camp activities that
allowed them to experience the pure
joy and happiness of childhood,” Rachel.
North Dakota
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Tegan Chesney, 2017
Hometown: Brighton, MI
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Madeline Hagan, 2018
Hometown: Pasadena, CA
College: Business
Site: Saint Gianna’s Maternity Home
Site Contact: Mary Pat Jahner
Notre Dame Club Contact: Grant Shaft
Saint Gianna’s is a pro-life home of
formation for pregnant women and their
children. The staff and students live as a
family with the residents. The duties range
from gardening, to cooking, to cleaning
the house, to taking care of babies, and
to being counselors at the girls’ summer
camp. “Before my SSLP, I spent much of
my time making lists for the next things
that I needed to do, making time for
everyone except for myself and God. Now,
I spend more time reflecting and praying,
but it seems like I am able to better serve
everyone
else!” Tegan.
“I will never
forget the
friendships
I made, and
the resulting
support
system (both
emotionally
a n d
spiritually),”
Madeline.
North Florida/Greater
Jacksonville
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Jane Pangburn, 2017
Hometown: Carmel, IN
College: Science
Site: L’Arche Harbor House
Site Contact: Sharon Toth
Notre Dame Club Contact: Jim Sebesta
L’Arche Harbor House is a faith-filled
residential community for adults, providing
home living to help the core members
develop to their full potential and live in
an environment of care and support. As
a live-in assistant, the student helps the
core members with everyday care and
friendship, and assists with tasks around
the house. “It is through each other’s
weaknesses that we encounter a vulnerable
strength that is truly life changing,” Jane.
Northeast New York
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Jacob Maginn, 2018
Hometown: South Bend, IN
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Micaela Powers, 2018
Hometown: South Bend, IN
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Camp Scully
Site Contact: Colin Stewart
Notre Dame Club Contact: Liz McDonough
Camp Scully runs a series of one week
overnight camps for economically
disadvantaged children sponsored by
Catholic Charities. The SSLP students
serve as a camp counselors for a
cabin group, providing direct care and
supervision, participating in all the camps’
activities, and ensuring that the campers
have fun. “I completely immersed myself
in service to others who, for the most
part, were incredibly different from
myself. This allowed me to bridge the
divides that existed and create friendships
throughout the summer,” Jacob.
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Northern New Jersey, Katherine Herila, Christ the
King Prep.
Northern New Jersey, Kevin McCarthy, Christ the
King Prep.
Northwest Indiana, Dan Thompson, Sharing Meadows.
Northern Alabama
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Katherine Sisk, 2018
Hometown: Brownsboro, AL
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Lincoln Village
Site Contact: Dale Bowen
Notre Dame Club Contact: Sonnie
Hereford
Lincoln Village Mission seeks to offer
renewal and hope to low-income residents
by running a private academy for at-risk
students, creating affordable housing,
offering medical care and legal assistance,
managing a food pantry, and generating
economic growth. The student works
primarily as a camp counselor in the youth
summer program and also serves in the
food pantry and thrift store. “I think God
has shown me more than anything else
the beauty and love in His many faces; I’ve
seen His smile in the rich and the poor, His
hands and feet in the Protestant and the
Catholic, and, very beautifully, his heart and
complexion across many races,” Katherine.
Northern Michigan
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Stephanie Amo, 2017
Hometown: Muskegon, MI
College: Engineering
Site: Father Fred Foundation/Goodwill
Industries
Site Contacts: Sue Bauer and Sakura
Raftery
Notre Dame Club Contact: Cliff Roberts
The Father Fred Foundation provides
food, clothing and furniture at no cost
and emergency cash assistance to help
local families and children. Goodwill
Northern Michigan’s mission is to
strengthen communities by enhancing
the dignity and quality of life for people
in need by overcoming barriers to
opportunities through learning and the
power of work. The student splits his
or her time between Goodwill Industries
and the Fr. Fred Foundation. “Most
meaningful for me was how easily the
poor were hidden behind the attractions
of a tourist city, as well as how important
it is to embrace and support those at the
bottom of our community,” Stephanie.
Northern New Jersey
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Katherine Herila, 2018
Hometown: Basking Ridge, NJ
College: Engineering
Student: Kevin McCarthy, 2018
Hometown: Warren, NJ
College: Engineering
Site: Christ the King Prep
Site Contact: Vanessa Piper
Notre Dame Club Contact: Christopher
Frick
Christ the King Preparatory High School
is a member of the Cristo Rey Network,
preparing students for college through a
rigorous high school academic program,
work program, and character building
program. The student assists with end of
the school year duties, and teaching a
class in English. “Education is a gift and an
opportunity. It will allow you to become
the person you dream to be and to get
what you want out of life,” Katherine.
Northwest Indiana
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Samuel Roden, 2016
Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Daniel Thompson, 2017
Hometown: Ballwin, MO
College: Science
Site: Sharing Meadows
Site Contact: Nick Roland
Notre Dame Club Contact: Jana Lacera
Sharing Meadows offers a series of
weeklong summer camps where otherabled
adults can live, work and relax in
peace and dignity. As camp counselors,
the students attend to the basic needs
of the campers and assist with the daily
recreational and social activities. “As a
student intending to enter into the criminal
justice field, it was crucial for me to spend
a summer understanding the beauty of
all humanity and experiencing sharing
in this ultimate commonality,” Sam.
“Vulnerability defines the lives of adults
with disabilities; witnessing this led me to
accept them for who they are and gradually
accept my own insecurities,” Daniel.
Oklahoma City
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Nicholas Courtney, 2018
Hometown: Williamsville, NY
College: Business
Site: NewView Oklahoma Inc.
Site Contact: Masumi Ward
Notre Dame Club Contact: Bill Tunell
NewView Oklahoma empowers the
blind and visually impaired to reach
their maximum level of independence
through employment, rehabilitation and
community outreach. The student serves
as a counselor at a summer camp for
visually impaired children and rotates
between various business departments
at a non-profit that provides employment
and occupational therapy for the blind.
“My most meaningful experience was
interviewing a visually impaired couple for
the company’s blog and learning how they
haven’t let their eye conditions stop them
from living an active life of working, rowing,
fencing, and playing basketball,” Nicholas.
Oklahoma City
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Amanda Sosnowski, 2016
Hometown: Maineville, OH
College: Science
Site: The Children’s Center
Site Contact: Michael Milligan
Notre Dame Club Contact: Bill Tunell
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Oklahoma City, Amanda Sosnowski, The Children’s
Center.
Omaha, Ralph Hauke, Siena Francis House.
Orange County, Andrea Bae, Illumination Foundation.
The Children’s Center is the only pediatric
rehabilitation hospital that provides
the level of care needed for children
in Oklahoma with complex medical
conditions or who are recovering from
traumatic injuries. The student assists
in the rehabilitation department. “Most
meaningful for me during this summer
was the value that this hospital places on
each and every child’s life regardless of
physical or cognitive ability,” Amanda.
Omaha
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Ralph Hauke, 2016
Hometown: Omaha, NE
College: Science
Site: Siena Francis House
Site Contact: Tim Sully
Notre Dame Club Contact: John Coffey
The Siena Francis House provides shelter,
meals, clothing, addiction recovery
programs, and support to people who are
homeless or low-income. Students work
with addiction program members in all
their duties: sorting/distributing clothing,
serving meals, monitoring the front desk,
running the movie room, and helping
with a large street party event. “The
relationships and conversations I had with
the homeless and the addiction recovery
program members have changed the way I
view society and my role in it and I will carry
them with me for the rest of my life,” Ralph.
Orange County
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Andrea Bae, 2018
Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA
College: Business
Site: Illumination Foundation
Site Contact: Sinae Bang
Notre Dame Club Contact: Jim Kinnane
The Illumination Foundation addresses
the crisis of homelessness in Orange
County, offering integrated services that
provide appropriate solutions. The student
served alongside the case management
staff for the homeless individuals at the
Recuperative Care Center, and taught
at the summer program at the Child
Resource Center for children from lowincome
households. “An ideal career
should be a mutual exchange of fulfillment
to me and those I serve,” Andrea.
Orange County
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Kassidy Lawrence, 2017
Hometown: Lake Elsinore, CA
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Madeline Lewis, 2018
Hometown: South Bend, IN
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Casa Teresa
Site Contact: Yvonne Lopez
Notre Dame Club Contact: Jim Kinnane
Casa Teresa provides child-care education
and assistance in achieving financial and
emotional independence for pregnant
women over the age of 18. The students
live and work on site, assisting the women
and children with their daily needs
and activities and performing various
administrative tasks. “Even though this
world may not be fair, applying the
principles of Catholic social tradition and
remembering that we are responsible for
caring for one another can be the catalyst
for change and is sometimes even more
important than trying to teach people
specific skills,” Kassidy. “The greatest
treasure of my time at Casa Teresa was
witnessing the courage and love with
which the new mothers welcomed
their babies into the world,” Madeline.
Orange County
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Katrina Linden, 2016
Hometown: Santa Ana, CA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Southwest Community Center
Site Contact: Connie Jones
Notre Dame Club Contact: Jim Kinnane
The Southwest Community Center provides
hot meals seven days a week, gives out
food bags, provides rental assistance
through an eviction prevention program,
and offers hotel vouchers. The student
assists the homeless clients daily with intake
interviews, serving the meals, distributing
the available goods and services.. “I’ve
discovered how much courage it takes to
ask for help when you need it and how
admirable those going through the most
difficult life situations and still manage
to stay on their feet really are,” Katrina.
Philadelphia
Kiefer Scholarship
Student: Kathleen Egan, 2017
Hometown: Holyoke, MA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: St. Francis Inn
Site Contact: Michael Duffy
Notre Dame Club Contact: Jack Crowley
The St. Francis Inn Ministries feeds 350-
425 people every day in a restaurant-style
soup kitchen. Along with preparing for and
serving these meals, the student spends
time at the Women’s Center and the Thrift
Store. “One of the most beautiful lessons
I have learned is that every single person
has something different to offer and are
thus teachers of a new lesson,” Kathleen.
Philadelphia
Student: Philip Wilson, 2017
Hometown: Clarksburg, WV
College: Science
Site: Project H.O.M.E.
Site Contact: Annette Jeffrey
Notre Dame Club Contact: Jack Crowley
Project H.O.M.E. provides a continuum
of care comprised of street outreach,
a range of supportive housing, and
comprehensive services, addressing the
root causes of homelessness. The student
helps residents navigate computers,
apply for jobs, and write resumes, in
addition to teaching a pre-GED class
for formerly homeless adults. “The fight
against homelessness is not limited to
providing shelter–it also means creating a
community that brings together those too
long excluded from our society,” Philip.
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Philadelphia, Kathleen Egan, St. Francis Inn.
Phoenix, Ellyn Milan, Maggie’s Place.
Phoenix, Eric Krebs, Andre House.
Phoenix
Kiefer Scholarship
Student: Elizabeth Anteau, 2018
Hometown: Monroe, MI
College: Arts and Letters
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Ellyn Milan, 2016
Hometown: Gaylord, MI
College: Saint Mary’s College
Site: Maggie’s Place
Site Contact: Amanda Ayala
Notre Dame Club Contact: Leslie
Pechkurow
Maggie’s Place is a house of hospitality,
healing, and growth for pregnant women
and their babies. Students live in community
with the moms and help them to achieve
their parenting, educational, and financial
goals. “Immense joy that stems from
building relationships purely out of love
and immeasurable good can be done when
one responds to God’s call,” Elizabeth.
Phoenix
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Jessica Gomez, 2017
Hometown: Castaic, CA
College: Arts and Letters
Keenan Scholarship
Student: Eric Krebs, 2018
Hometown: Oakwood, OH
College: Engineering
Sargento Scholarship
Student: Julianna Vidales, 2018
Hometown: Vancouver, WA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Andre House
Site Contact: Fr. Tom Doyle, CSC
Notre Dame Club Contact: Leslie
Pechkurow
Andre House provides transitional
housing, dinner six nights a week,
showers, bathrooms, phone use, and the
distribution of material goods to those in
need. The students work in solidarity with
the clients, staff, and other volunteers to
provide a safe, supportive community.
“The meaningful conversations I held
with guests about large and small life
issues created experiences of solidarity
with those who are facing hardships,”
Eric. “Sometimes the most important
thing to have in common with someone
else is the present moment,” Julianna.
Pittsburgh
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Cecelia Allison, 2018
Hometown: Venetia, PA
College: Science
Site: Salud Para Niños/Sto Rox Family
Health Center
Site Contact: Joanne Andiorio
Notre Dame Club Contact: Adrienne
Kurtanich
Salud Para Niños and Sto Rox Family Health
Center are federally qualified health centers
offering care in underserved areas. At Salud
Para Niños, the student assists Dr. Chaves
with Spanish speaking patients. At Sto Rox
Family Health Center the student helps
in the front office. “I have been inspired
to use my future education and skills to
not only help people who are unjustly ill,
but people who have suffered injustices
long before they became sick,” Cecelia.
Pittsburgh
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Katherine Girdhar, 2017
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: East Liberty Family Health Care
Center
Site Contact: Eileen Boyle
Notre Dame Club Contact: Adrienne
Kurtanich
East Liberty is a faith-based, whole person
health care ministry providing medical and
dental care to the uninsured, underinsured
and underserved in the East End of
Pittsburgh. “I gained not only incredible
medical experience but most importantly, a
renewed focus on vocation and perspective
attuned to social justice,” Katherine.
Pittsburgh
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Clare Meland, 2017
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Gwen’s Girls
Site Contact: Lynn Knezevich
Notre Dame Club Contact: Adrienne
Kurtanich
Gwen’s Girls was founded by a police officer
who recognized a lack of understanding
for the complexity of the needs of at-risk
girls and that the existing services fell
short of meeting these gender-specific
needs. The student supervises the girls
as they participate in fine arts classes as
well as classes that promote positive self
esteem, healthy relationships, and belief in
the boundless potential they have for the
Pittsburgh, Cecelia Allison, Children’s Hospital.
Pittsburgh, Katherine Girdhar, East Liberty Family
Health Care Center.
Pittsburgh, Clare Meland, Gwen’s Girls.
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Portland, Regina Ekaputri, St. Andre Bessette
Catholic Church.
Quad Cities, Alison Lodermeier, Project Renewal.
Richmond, Shannon Holley, William Byrd.
future. “Becoming involved in the problems
of the community ten minutes from my
home, I came to a deeper understanding
of my connection to these people, and
my responsibility towards them,” Clare.
Pittsburgh
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Tracey Schirra, 2018
Hometown: Butler, PA
College: Science
Site: Catholic Charities Free Health Care
Center
Site Contact: Shannon Rykaceski
Notre Dame Club Contact: Adrienne
Kurtanich
The Free Health Care Center provides
quality medical and dental care at no cost
to individuals who do not have employersponsored
health insurance, cannot
afford private insurance, or who do not
qualify for Medicaid or other types of
assistance. The student assists patients
with scheduling and with gathering
together the necessary documents
required to be eligible for the healthcare
services. “My SSLP experience has given
me hope that the lives of the marginalized
can be improved and confidence that I
can help to make this happen,” Tracey.
Portland
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Regina Ekaputri, 2018
Hometown: Tangerang, NA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: St. Andre Bessette Catholic Church
Site Contact: Becky O’Neil McBrayer
Notre Dame Club Contact: Cecilia Brown
St. Andre Bessette Parish serves the
basic needs of people who are poor
and marginalized in a community of
contemplation and personal formation.
The student assists with the parish’s
hospitality programs and helps to
provide clothing, food, hygiene
items, and friendship to the guests.
Quad Cities
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Alison Lodermeier, 2018
Hometown: New Berlin, WI
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Project Renewal
Site Contact: Ann Schwickerath
Notre Dame Club Contact: Tony Scott
Project Renewal serves children in innercity
Davenport by providing after-school
educational programs during the year as
well as a six-hour Monday-Friday program
in the summer. The student works with the
children, supervising activities, providing
care and acting as a positive role model.
“I’ve learned that kids often have more to
deal with, more struggles than their normal
childlike behavior would indicate,” Alison.
Richmond
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Shannon Holley, 2018
Hometown: Attleboro Falls, MA
College: Engineering
Site: William Byrd Community House
Site Contact: Sheila Givens
Notre Dame Club Contact: Ron Regnery
William Byrd Community House is a 92-year
old organization that provides a community
of services to help individuals and families
address immediate challenges and draw on
their strengths to build self-sufficiency. The
SSLP student works in the Summer Camp
assisting teachers with reading readiness
exercises, individual tutoring, supervising
educational and recreational play and
accompanying the children on field trips.
“The most meaningful part of my SSLP has
been getting to know the kids,” Shannon.
Richmond
Randol Scholarship
Student: Candice Park, 2018
Hometown: Zionsville, IN
College: Science
Site: CrossOver Healthcare Ministry
Site Contact: Jackie Griggs
Notre Dame Club Contact: Ron Regnery
CrossOver provides comprehensive
health care and spiritual care. The student
is part of the patient care team and
serves at the front office, ensuring all
patients are registered, scheduling follow
up appointments, and screening new
patients. “I’ve witnessed firsthand at
CrossOver the rigidity and restrictiveness
of eligibility requirements for accessing
healthcare in Virginia - too many people
fall into an unfortunate gap, leaving
them without any coverage,” Candice.
Rochester, NY
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Mary Shi, 2018
Hometown: Beijing, China
College: Business
Site: Bethany Catholic Worker House
Site Contact: Donna Ecker
Notre Dame Club Contact: Terry Biracree
Bethany House is a Catholic Worker
House of Hospitality serving the needs of
homeless women and children, founded
on the principles of non-judgmental
hospitality, nonviolence, and voluntary
poverty. As a live-in staff person, the
student assists with all Bethany House
services, and, above all, listens to and
cares for the women in the house. “It was
my duty to take great care to serve the
poor, but at the same time, I was also loved
and taken good care of by them,” Mary.
Rochester, Guohui (Mary) Shi, Bethany House.
Rockford, Kerry McCarten, Carpenter’s Place.
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Sacramento, Grace Chow, Loaves and Fishes.
San Antonio, Michael Morris, Catholic
Charities of San Antonio.
San Diego, Gavin Chamberlain, Boys and Girls Club of
Greater San Diego.
Rockford (IL)
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Kerry McCartan, 2016
Hometown: Cedar Rapids, IA
College: Business
Site: Carpenter’s Place
Site Contact: Kay Larrick
Notre Dame Club Contact: Joe Olsen
Carpenter’s Place is a day center that works
with homeless persons, coordinating the
many specialized services already offered by
other organizations and creating individual
plans for each guest. The student assists
in the donation room, kitchen, laundry
area, and office and working directly with
the counselors and clients. “My SSLP
experience has shown me the beauty in
the ordinary of life and the people around
me. The people I worked with inspired me
to appreciate each and every day,” Kerry.
Sacramento
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Grace Chow, 2018
Hometown: Endwell, NY
College: Business
Site: Loaves and Fishes
Site Contact: Garren Bratcher
Notre Dame Club Contact: Eva Selep
Loaves and Fishes includes over twenty
organizations that help people who are
homeless. Services include meals, supplies,
advocacy, spiritual guidance, training, and
housing placement. The student works at
the service desk at Friendship Park, handing
out mail and supplies while getting to know
the guests. “At Loaves and Fishes, we say
that we are one big, dysfunctional family. If
being dysfunctional means being there to
San Diego, Seamus McConville,
Boys and Girls Club.
support each other through homelessness,
addiction, crime, and or misfortune
and rejoice in the gifts of life, then I
wouldn’t want it any other way,” Grace.
San Antonio
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Michael Morris, 2018
Hometown: Tustin, CA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Catholic Charities of San Antonio
Site Contact: Paul Stevens
Notre Dame Club Contact: Carlos
Martinez
Catholic Charities Resettlement Program
provides professional staff assistance to
individuals and families entering the United
States as refugees. The student assists
caseworkers by helping clients to apply
for social service benefits and the other
services. “I learned that no matter what
country a person comes from they all want
the same thing, the opportunity to better
themselves and provide for their families;
that’s the true American dream,” Michael.
San Diego
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Gavin Chamberlain, 2018
Hometown: Centennial, CO
College: Engineering
Student: Seamus McConville, 2018
Hometown: Irvine, CA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Boys and Girls Club - San Diego
Site Contact: Theresa Davis
Notre Dame Club Contact: Ken Stimeling
The Boys & Girls Club offers a summer
day camp for children ages 6 to 12 and
a drop-in center for 6 to 17-year-olds
in the afternoon, providing a variety of
engaging activities. The SSLP students
work as mentors and are responsible
for leading educational, recreational,
and athletic activities. “The notion
of the everyday superhero -- people
who have no special powers, but
possess extraordinary work ethic and
commitment to compassion, love, and
service -- is what the SSLP is all about,”
Gavin. “This summer immersion at the Boys
and Girls Club of San Diego has taught
me to never grow up-- stay as young as
you can for as long as you can,” Seamus.
San Francisco
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Margaret Arriola, 2017
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Oakland Elizabeth House
Site Contact: Tina Humphrey
Notre Dame Club Contact: Emily
Salvaterra
Oakland Elizabeth House is a long-term
transitional housing program for single
women and women with children who
have experienced homelessness, violence,
poverty and addiction. The SSLP student
participates in the reading club, summer
camp and field trips, and assists other
staff with administrative and facility related
tasks. “Working with children that have
experienced so much trauma at such
a young age but continue remain so
positive was such an inspiring experience
that I will always cherish,” Margaret.
San Francisco
Andrews Scholarship
Student: LeighAnne Tang, 2018
Hometown: Fremont, CA
College: Science
Site: St. Anthony Foundation
Site Contact: Angelina Cahalan
Notre Dame Club Contact: Emily
Salvaterra
St. Anthony Foundation is a Franciscan
social service agency, located in the
San Francisco, Leigh Ann Tang, St. Anthony
Foundation.
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San Jose, Katherine Baltes, Inn Vision Shelter Network.
Tenderloin District, serving individuals
and families in need of basic human
services. The student assists instructors
with computer skills classes and workshops
and provides customer service to the
guests at the Tech Lab as well as the
Free Clothing Program. “I will never
forget the incredible resilience, faith, and
determination that I have witnessed through
kinship on the margins,” Leigh Anne.
San Jose
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Katherine Baltes, 2017
Hometown: Doylestown, PA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: InnVision Shelter Network
Site Contact: Adam Klein
Notre Dame Club Contact: Ed Witanowski
The InnVision Georgia Travis Center is a
drop-in center for women and children
that provides meals, case management,
and classes to help women find jobs
and housing. The student helps plan and
run the Summer Adventures Day Camp
by leading activities, monitoring field
trips, and caring for the children. “Seeing
the joy and curiosity the kids brought
to camp each morning was one of the
best parts of the summer!” Katherine.
Santa Barbara
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Danielle L’Heureux, 2016
Hometown: Orange, CA
College: Business
Site: Transition House Homeless Shelter
for Families
Site Contact: Nicole Janowicz
Notre Dame Club Contact: Brian Simolon
Transition House provides temporary
housing and resources to promote
reintegration into the community and
self sufficiency. The student helps with
childcare, tutoring, and clerical tasks,
including mailings and updating resource
lists. “What has been most meaningful to
me was realizing how valuable just “being”
is. Simply being there as a listening ear or
a friend for those in need can be much
more impactful for the people I work with
as opposed to trying to fix them,” Danielle.
South Central Wisconsin
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Emma Qualy Pearson, 2018
Hometown: Wexford, PA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Community Meal Program - Luke
House
Site Contact: Paul Ashe
Notre Dame Club Contact: Angela
Ginocchio
The Community Meal Program serves
the economically poor by providing
noon-time and evening meals. The
student assists with meal preparation
tasks, serving the meals, and eating
with those who come in for the meals.
“The relationships that I have formed,
and the kinship that I found in those
relationships, have been the most
meaningful part of my SSLP, and they will
stay with me for the rest of my life,” Emma.
South Dakota
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Katricia Herring, 2018
Hometown: Grain Valley, MO
College: Engineering
Site: St. Joseph’s Indian School/St. Francis
House
Site Contact: Mike Tyrell
Notre Dame Club Contact: Matt and Kate
Althoff
St. Joseph’s Indian School is a residential/
educational facility for Native American
children and youth. The student assists with
the summer day camp and works in the
residential homes. St. Francis House is an
ecumenical, emergency homeless shelter
that serves men, women, and children.
The student registers guests, prepares
food, and provides general assistance.
“At the end of the day we’re all called
simply to honor and respect one another,
no matter the choices we make,” Katricia.
South Jersey
Kiefer Scholarship
Student: Melissa Gutierrez Lopez,
2018
Hometown: Escondido, CA
College: Arts and Letters
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Martha Villegas, 2018
Hometown: Tucson, AZ
College: Business
Site: St. Anthony of Padua Church and
School
Site Contact: Kristen Zielinski-Nalen
Notre Dame Club Contact: Steve Klug
St. Anthony of Padua serves the Camden
community with a Catholic and Franciscan
spirit, through worship, education, care for
God’s creation, and outreach. The students
enter into the life of the parish, developing
relationships with people at Francis House,
a ministry for persons with HIV/AIDS, as well
as working with students at the school. “I
could find God and his love in every single
person that I met; it helped me remember
that I, too, could be an instrument of
demonstrating God’s love for his people,”
Melissa. “I learned that being present for
someone is infinitely valuable, because it
helped me understand that I had this love,
compassion, and acceptance for another,
as well as demonstrate it to someone who
just needs someone to be there,” Martha.
Southeastern Connecticut
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Molly Stewart, 2017
Hometown: Queensbury, NY
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Thames River Family Program
Site Contact: Shanda Easley
Notre Dame Club Contact: Thomas
Hyland
Thames River Family Program offers a
transitional housing facility for families
Santa Barbara, Danielle L’Heureux, Transition House.
South Central Wisconsin, Emma Qualy-Pearson,
Luke House.
South Dakota, Katricia Herring, St. Joseph’s Indian
School.
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South Jersey, Melissa Gutierrez Lopez, St.
Anthony of Padua Church.
South Jersey, Martha Villegas, St. Anthony of Padua.
Southeastern Connecticut, Molly Stewart, Thames
River Family Program.
headed by formerly homeless women
who work on goals for self-sufficiency,
independence from public assistance, and
control over their own lives. The SSLP
student helps run the summer program for
children who are living at the shelter and
serves as a mentor and tutor. “Poverty
is about people, not statistics,” Molly.
Southeastern Virginia
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Joseph Lemna, 2018
Hometown: Noblesville, IN
College: Science
Site: Camp Gonnawannagoagin’
Site Contact: Pam Clendenen
Notre Dame Club Contact: Patrick
O’Connell
Camp Gonnawannagoagin’ creates social
and recreational programs that improve
social communication and quality of life
for individuals ages 4 to 21 years old with
autism and their families. The student serves
in the summer camp, paired with a camper
with autism. “If you are truly present in the
moment with someone, there is always
a reason to smile and laugh,” Joseph.
Spokane
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Kevin Lee, 2018
Hometown: Lincolnwood, IL
College: Science
Site: L’Arche Spokane
Site Contact: Jocelyn Newby
Notre Dame Club Contact: Anne
Laflamme
L’Arche Spokane is a faith-based Christian
Southeastern Virginia, Joe Lemna, Camp
Gonnawannagoagin.
community providing residential living for
people with developmental disabilities.
The student assists the core-members in all
aspects of their lives and daily care including
cooking, cleaning, accompanying them
to work and church, giving medication,
and offering care and companionship.
St. Joseph Valley
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Alexandra Arguelles, 2016
Hometown: Rockwall, TX
College: Science
Site: Sr. Maura Brannick Clinic
Site Contact: Michelle Peters
Notre Dame Club Contact: Linda Willison
Sister Maura Brannick Health Center
provides primary healthcare services,
such as the prevention of disease
and illness, giving priority to those in
financial need. Students take vital signs
and histories, prep/file charts, work the
front desk, and shadow the doctors and
nurses at the clinic. “I can now see how
the principles of Catholic social teaching
can be applied to the medical field
and the importance of acknowledging
the dignity of the human person when
talking about health care,” Alexandra.
St. Joseph Valley
Hesse Scholarships
Student: Madeline Buynak, 2018
Hometown: valparaiso, IN
College: Science
Student: Ijeoma Ogbogu, 2017
Hometown: Monrovia, CA
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Kenneth Sabacinski, 2016
Hometown: Plantation, FL
College: Science
Site: Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Joseph
County
Site Contact: Rachael Foster
Notre Dame Club Contact: Linda Willison
The Boys and Girls Clubs follow a
standardized curriculum of summer
activity steeped in educational enrichment
through arts/games/health, fitness/
sports, recreation/literacy, and various
camps and field excursions. The students
assists with all aspects of summer
programming. “I experienced the joy of
teaching children what I love in a fun
and lighthearted environment,” Kenneth.
St. Joseph Valley
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Michael Dang, 2018
Hometown: South Bend, IN
College: Business
Site: South Bend Center for the Homeless
Site Contact: Peter Lombardo
Notre Dame Club Contact: Linda Willison
Center for the Homeless seeks to help
people break the cycle of homelessness;
to bring together disparate groups so that
each can discover the worth, dignity and
God-given potential of the other; and to
serve as a model worthy of replication.
The SSLP student assists the chief
residential officer, case managers, and at
the front desk. “Without this experience,
I probably never would have been able
to really develop a positive relationship
with a former convict,” Michael.
St. Joseph Valley
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Melchior Perella-Savarese,
2017
Hometown: Tijeras, NM
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Robinson Community Learning
Center
Site Contact: Velshonna Luckey
Notre Dame Club Contact: Linda Willison
The Robinson Community Learning Center
works to strengthen the neighborhood
through educational opportunities for
people of all ages and by building healthy
relationships. The student teaches, plays
and works with the children in both
the afternoon summer camp program
and the Shakespeare camp program.
St. Joseph Valley
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Salonee Seecharan, 2018
Hometown: Queens, NY
College: Arts and Letters
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St. Joseph Valley, Melchior Perella-Savarese, Robinson
Center.
St. Joseph Valley- Special Scholarships, Joshua Kuiper,
Bertrand Farm.
Site: St. Margaret’s House
Site Contact: Kathy Schneider
Notre Dame Club Contact: Linda Willison
St. Margaret’s House is a day center
committed to the Gospel value of
hospitality for women and children in
need, helping women acquire skills to
better their lives. The student plans
and implements daily activities for the
children’s summer program, helps with
meal planning, receptionist duties, and
ordering groceries. “The most meaningful
thing has been opening up myself to a
community and allowing it to rest in my
heart, as it did the same for me,” Salonee.
St. Joseph Valley
Sargento Scholarships
Student: Thomas Gallagher, 2016
Hometown: Aberdeen, SD
College: Arts and Letters
Student: William (Dean) Merriweather,
2018
Hometown: Columbus, GA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Hope Ministries
Site Contact: Denise Sellers
Hope Ministries is a faith-based
emergency shelter/transitional housing
program for men, women, and families
that focuses on creating a grace-based
environment that relies less on rules and
regulations and more on relationships
and personal accountability. The students
assist residents in transitional housing and
also provide educational opportunities
in the early childhood program, adult
tutoring program, and art program. “It is
important to be with people even if that
is all you can do for them,” Thomas. “I
have learned the importance of getting
to know my neighbors (and who that is
to me), while subsequently getting to
know myself, and learning to avoid the
categorization of peoples in order to
expose our shared humanness,” Dean.
St. Joseph Valley
Kiefer Scholarship
Student: Joshua Kuiper, 2018
Hometown: Lake Mary, FL
College: Engineering
Site: Bertrand Farm, Inc
Site Contact: Theri Niemier
Bertrand Farm is an educational farm
whose mission is to connect people to
local food production in order to promote
sustainable agriculture, health and earth
stewardship. The student’s role is handson
farm work with the animals and crops
of the farm, as well as working at Monroe
Park Grocery Co-op and Our Lady of the
Road Cafe in South Bend. “Dignity is not
earned but rather recognized,” Joshua.
St. Joseph Valley
Kiefer Scholarship
Student: Kyle McCaffery, 2016
Hometown: Arlington, TN
College: Arts and Letters
Site: St. Peter Claver Catholic Worker
House
Site Contact: Laura Beverly
St. Peter Claver Catholic Worker House
is comprised of two hospitality houses
- one for men and one for women, and
the community also runs a drop-in center,
Our Lady of the Road, where guests
can use laundry services, take showers,
rest, and socialize. Student duties in the
hospitality houses and drop-in center
include the works of mercy, accompanying
guests, manual labor (gardening and
home improvement projects), organizing
donations, cooking, and praying.
“Encountering the holy presence of God
in the poor and their friends expanded
God’s presence in my heart, filling it with
a dark and mysterious love which makes
more room for Christ in my life,” Kyle.
St. Louis
Andrews Scholarship
Student: John Higham, 2018
Hometown: Poland, OH
College: Engineering
Site: De LaSalle Middle School
Site Contact: Phil Pusateri
Notre Dame Club Contact: Becky Sigman
and Laura Berlage
De La Salle is a Catholic middle school
that prepares students of all backgrounds
for admission to college preparatory
high schools, empowering at-risk youth
academically, socially, and spiritually.
The SSLP student tutors and mentors the
students, acting as a positive role model,
teaching classes, and working on various
projects with the students. “I gained deep
insight into the lives of my students and
St. Joseph Valley, Salonee Seecharan,
St. Margaret’s House.
St. Louis, Jack Higham, De La Salle Middle School. St. Louis, Amy Smikle, Revitalization 2000.
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Starved Rock, Marissa Kocielski, Ottawa Friendship
House.
Tucson, Caroline Sawn, Pio Decimo Center.
Tampa Bay, Monika Kress, Kimberly Home Pregnancy
Resource Center.
the way that the danger and condition of
the surrounding environment has shaped
their language and behavior,” John.
St. Louis
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Amy Smikle, 2018
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Allison Zimmer, 2018
Hometown: Omaha, NE
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Revitalization 2000, Inc.
Site Contact: Stephen Hutchison
Notre Dame Club Contact: Becky Sigman
and Laura Berlage
Revitalization 2000, Inc. (R2K) is a
neighborhood outreach that emerged
from the revitalization efforts of St.
Matthew the Apostle Parish and serves
the residents of the Ville neighborhood,
an impoverished area of north St. Louis.
The students supervise youth work crews,
tend a community garden, assist with
the summer enrichment program, coach
sports teams, and spend time at the
Northside Community Center with elderly
as well as youth. “The most effective
way to minimize perceived differences
is through laughter,” Amy. “I gained a
sincere appreciation for the work of the
Missionaries of Charity and their way of life,
and I’m endlessly grateful to have gotten
to know such amazing women,” Allison.
Starved Rock
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Marissa Koscielski, 2018
Hometown: Granger, IN
College: Science
Site: Ottawa Friendship House
Site Contact: Beth Mangold
Notre Dame Club Contact: Jay Bottarini
Ottawa Friendship House provides
support to individuals with developmental
disabilities daily. The student supports
the quality of life for people with
disabilities through informed choice and
empowerment, continued education,
recreation, paid work, living support,
community integration, and community
employment. “All of the members
I have met are fearlessly authentic.
They share complete and radical
trust that is so beautiful,” Marissa.
Stuart, FL
Student: Emily Tessitore, 2017
Hometown: Maitland, FL
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Hibiscus Center
Site Contact: Lori Swift
Notre Dame Club Contact: Joe Derrico
Hibiscus Center provides a home for abused
and neglected children ages 0-12 who
have been removed from their homes. The
child care workers perform the functions of
parents and attempt to make every child’s
stay as comfortable as possible. After
waking the children and feeding them each
morning, the SSLP student participates in
the summer camp activities with the older
children, with outings such as bowling,
mini-golf, beach days, and Disney World.
Tampa Bay
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Monika Kress, 2017
Hometown: Clearwater, FL
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Kimberly Home Pregnancy Resource
Center
Site Contact: Karen Miller
Notre Dame Club Contact: Kimberly Rini
Kimberly Home is a pregnancy resource
center that offers counseling, material
assistance, infant care, housing and
referrals to women, in addition to parenting
and life skill classes. The student counsels
Utah, Nhi Vu, Holy Cross Ministries Summer
Program.
expectant mothers and helps equip
them with needed resources. “With the
exception of one job, all of my previous
work experiences have been centered
around children. While my exact plans for
the future are unclear, I now know that
working with children is my calling,” Monika.
Tucson
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Caroline Sawn, 2018
Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ
College: Business
Site: Pio Decimo Center
Site Contact: Molly Tylutki
Notre Dame Club Contact: Stephanie
Boreale
Pio Decimo is a neighborhood center
that provides social, academic, and
family services for lower income families,
including an affordable summer program
and day care service for children. The
student acts as a counselor for school
aged children, chaperoning field trips,
assisting with camp activities, and
providing positive mentoring. “Despite
immense suffering, people, especially
children, are able to be resilient when
there are others they can turn to,” Caroline.
Utah
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Kaitlyn Keffler, 2018
Hometown: Youngstown, OH
College: Science
Student: Nhi Vu, 2018
Hometown: Houston, TX
College: Business
Utah, Kaitlyn Keffler, Holy Cross Ministries Summer
Program.
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Utah-Green River, Maria Kunath.
Ventura County, Daniel Cohen, El Centrito Family
Learning Center.
Washington, D.C., Grace Agiola, L’Arche.
Site: Holy Cross Ministries Summer
Program
Site Contact: Diego Zegarra
Notre Dame Club Contact: Joe Cronley
The Holy Cross Ministries summer
program provides educational classes and
recreational activities for youth, aiming to
improve reading levels and prepare students
for the regular school year. The SSLP
students organize academic and reading
activities, coordinate arts, crafts, and other
activities for the children. “Children are
hilarious, patience is a necessity at every
job, teamwork makes the dream work,
I can’t take myself too seriously, and
open-mindedness is the first step toward
understanding,” Kaitlyn. “I’ve gained a
greater appreciation of all the different
ways love can be given and received,” Nhi.
Utah-Green River
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Laura Marie Boykins, 2017
Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN
College: Holy Cross College
Student: Maria Kunath, 2018
Hometown: Apex, NC
College: Business Site: Green River PACT
Site Contact: Justin Queen
Notre Dame Club Contact: Justin Queen
PACT provides a variety of social services,
operating the Boys & Girls Club afterschool
and summer programs, a thrift store, food
pantry, senior food boxes, and affordable
apartments. The student works with young
children for various summer camps such
as: horseback riding, camping, day camp,
and dance/theater. “Find yourself, know
yourself, love yourself,” Laura Marie. “I
learned acceptance, I received friendship,
and I took away a better understanding
of the power of listening,” Maria.
Ventura County
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Daniel Cohen, 2018
Hometown: Chesterfield, MO
College: Business
Site: El Centrito Family Learning Centers
Site Contact: Joseph Castaneda
Notre Dame Club Contact: Jim White
El Centrito Family Learning Center aims
to help youth acquire the tools and skills
that will assist them in their educational
development and helps prepare them for
the working world. The student serves as
a school teacher, youth activities planner,
adult educator, technology consultant,
and family support liaison. “I am incredibly
grateful that I have gotten the chance to
enrich the educational lives of my students,
and connect with them on a deep level
in and out of the classroom,” Daniel.
Vero Beach
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Margaret Calcutt, 2017
Hometown: Fairfield, CT
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Homeless Family Center
Site Contact: Mary Ellen Maguire
Notre Dame Club Contact: Corey Heroux
The Homeless Family Center offers
emergency and transitional housing, fulltime
case management, employment
training, educational classes, referrals to
local agencies, and three meals a day.
The student’s main responsibility is to
plan and implement educational and
developmental activities for the children
as well as work as a child advocate by
observing the children and referring
their needs to the case managers.
Washington DC
Andrews Scholarships
Student: Grace Agolia, 2017
Hometown: Massapequa Park, NY
College: Arts and Letters
Student: Laura Heiman, 2017
Hometown: Axtell, KS
College: Arts and Letters
Site: L’Arche Greater Washington, D.C.
Site Contact: Caitlin Smith
Notre Dame Club Contact: Sarah Miller
At L’Arche Greater Washington, DC,
people with and without developmental
disabilities share daily life, chores,
laughter, and prayer while creating deep
friendships in an interdenominational
Christian faith community. The students
build relationships based in mutual
respect and provides assistance wherever
needed. “I have learned to live both
extravagantly and modestly, embracing
both the mundaneness of ordinary
life and the remarkable acts of human
Washington, D.C., Laura Heiman, L’Arche.
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Washington, D.C., Madelin Caballero, Reginald
Lourie Center for Infants.
Washington, D.C., Meghan Cain, McKenna Center.

compassion, through my confronting of
loneliness and the opening of myself to
the joy experienced in kinship, which I have
allowed to flood my soul and transform it
anew to radiate the love of God,” Grace.
“L’Arche has taught me that to delight in
the gifts of another person is to delight in
the gifts that God has given them, and this
allows us to see God’s work in them,” Laura.
Washington DC
Dilling Scholarship
Student: Madeline Caballero, 2016
Hometown: Alexandria, VA
College: Arts and Letters
Site: The Lourie Center for Children’s
Social and Emotional Wellness
Site Contact: James Venza
Notre Dame Club Contact: Sarah Miller
The Lourie Center for Children’s Social and
Emotional Wellness is a nonprofit agency
dedicated to helping at-risk children and
their families achieve a healthy emotional
start in life through early intervention
programs, education, clinical intervention,
consultation, research and training. The
student spent the morning with the
children supervising and participating
in their daily routine, which included
circle time, free play, and project. In the
afternoon, I worked on compiling the
year-in-review DVD; I spent the rest of my
time with the team carrying out plans for
the children’s graduation ceremony. “My
summer with the children at the Lourie
Center has helped me to discern a future
career in social work, early childhood
education, or child psychology,” Madeline.
Washington DC
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Meghan Cain, 2018
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Father McKenna Center, Inc.
Site Contact: Ned Hogan
Notre Dame Club Contact: Sarah Miller
The McKenna Center operates a daytime
drop-in center for homeless men, a
Food Pantry for the poor, and a rent
and utility assistance program. The
student monitors the mail, phone, and
transportation assistance services at
the shelter, sorting/restocking the food
pantry, and personal shopping with
food-pantry guests. “Love has taken on
a new meaning for me. I now strive love
others properly, fiercely, and in the way
God means for me to love,” Meghan.
West Virginia
Kiefer Scholarship
Student: Sarah Drumm, 2018
Hometown: West Chester, OH
College: Engineering
Site: Nazareth Farm
Site Contact: Brian Suehs-Vassel
Notre Dame Club Contact: Jen Suehs-
Vassel
Nazareth Farm is a community of volunteers
devoted to developing relationships and
addressing substandard housing through
home repair in rural West Virginia. Students
participate in staff meetings, assist with
work in the garden and household chores,
coordinate work sites, and help maintain
and repair buildings. “I have learned that
if you love people without reservation,
without hesitation, and without distraction:
there you will find God,” Sarah.
Western Carolinas
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Esther Lee, 2018
Hometown: Marietta, GA
College: Science
Site: Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club
Site Contact: Mike Burdine
Notre Dame Club Contact: Don Roembke
Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club offers
an after school program during the school
year as well as a structured summer program
that includes education, arts and crafts, a
game room, various sports programs, and
field trips. The student is a counselor
for the summer program, supervising the
children in their activities and being a
positive role-model for the children. “I
want to practice medicine in the future.
Now I want to practice compassion and
companionship, not just medicine,” Esther.
Western Montana
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Connor Davis, 2018
Hometown: Stilwell, KS
College: Arts and Letters
Site: Youth Homes, InnerRoads
Wilderness Program
Site Contact: Curt Tweedy
Notre Dame Club Contact: Kevin Miltko
Youth Homes is a transitional housing
program for at-risk teens, offering a
summer program called InnerRoads, a
one month wilderness experience of
hiking and reflection, followed by a group
service project. The SSLP student works
to organize the program, helps prepare
the kids for the trip, and purchases the
food for resupplies and solo retreats.
Worcester County (MA)
Andrews Scholarship
Student: Margaret James, 2018
Hometown: Dedham, MA
College: Engineering
Site: Dismas Family Farm
Site Contact: David McMahon
Notre Dame Club Contact: Nathan
Schroeder
Dismas Family Farm is a 35 acre organic
residential farm program for homeless
and former prisoners, in addition to
staff and students participating in the
community life. The student participates
in the farming as well as working at the
farmer’s market and doing administrative
work in the office. “I have discovered
the power of simply listening, and the
importance of being present to love those
around you in each moment,” Margaret.
West Virginia, Sarah Drumm, Nazareth Farm.
Western Carolinas, Jugyeong (Esther) Lee, Salvation
Army Boys and Girls Club.
Worcester County, Maggie James, Dismas Family
Farm.
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International Summer Service Learning Program (ISSLP)
Despite dramatic changes throughout the world, we continue to see a widening economic disparity between the
rich and the poor. The lack of basic resources, access to health, education and employment remains the challenge
for developing and non-industrialized nations. In nations marred by political conflict and violence, efforts of peace,
reconciliation and democratization are slow and its affects are seen most clearly in the lives of the poor.
As we continue to face these and other global concerns, the need to educate students about their responsibility
in our global community becomes ever apparent. It becomes increasingly important to educate students willing to
examine causes of poverty and to create links of solidarity across borders. In collaboration with global partners, the
International Summer Service- Learning Program (ISSLP) seeks to fulfill these educational objectives for our students
and to meet local needs of communities across the world.
In the summer of 1998, the Center for Social Concerns initiated theISSLP, built on the tradition of international
summer service projects developed by the Community of International Lay Apostolate (CILA) in the 1960’s. The ISSLP
is both a 4.0 credit course and an eight-week summer service-learning immersion in Catholic social tradition and
social analysis. This pairing of classroom work and service learning provides a critical lens through which students are
invited to interpret an array of global issues.
For students selected to participate, the ISSLP provides airfare, room and board, and $1,000 travel award intended
to offset summer employment lost and to assist with additional travel related expenses and vaccinations.
Chennai, India - Kiley Adams.
San Julian, El Salvador-Brennan Lanier.
Gulu, Uganda - Annie Conover.
Antigua, Guatemala - Robert Myak.
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ISSLP 2015 List of Participants
by Site Placement
LATIN AMERICA
Bolivia
1. Jessica Pedroza ‘17
2. Matthew Digoy ‘18
Ecuador-Chimbo
1. Alexandra Joyce ‘17
2. Hannah Petersen ‘16
Ecuador-Pedro Vicente Maldonado
1. Shae Boguslawski ‘16
2. Erik Carlson ‘16
El Salvador-San Julian
1. Jesus Mendoza Downey ‘16
2. Marco Lorico-Rappa ‘17
Guatemala-Antigua
1. Elizabeth Hillman ‘16
2. Robert Myak ‘17
Honduras-Trujillo
1. John (Jack) McKeegan ‘17
2. Sara Carrera ‘17
Nicaragua-ND SEED
1. Roshen Sebastian ‘16
2. Abelardo Corral ‘17
3. Erich Jegier ‘17
Peru-Lima
1. Luke Wajrowski ‘16
2. Carter Boyd ‘16
Peru-Puno
1. Maya Jain ‘17
2. Erin Scallen ‘16
ASIA
Bangladesh
1. Garrett Schmelling ‘17
2. Alexander Alcantara ‘17
3. Charles Blood ‘17
4. Christopher Dethlefs ‘18
Cambodia
1. Zachary Sturm ‘16
2. Maddisen Brennecke ‘17
China
1. Qi Wen Huang ‘17
2. Theresa Puhr ’16
India-Chennai
1. Kiley Adams ‘17
2. Rachael Mahle ‘17
India-Kolkata
1. Megan Pogue ‘17
2. Keith Loh ‘16
Nepal (Art & Design/ISSLP)
1. Jared Clemmensen ‘15
2. Madeline Renezeder ‘16
Elle Huang, Guizhou, China.
AFRICA
Ghana-Accra (Eck Institute/ISSLP)
1. Steven Goicoechea ‘16
2. Ryanne Dymek ‘17
Ghana-Adaklu Helekpe
1. John Assaf ‘17
2. Casey Africano ‘16
South Africa-Emzingo
1. Matthew Munro ‘17
2. Roge Karma ‘18
3. Tyler Harris ‘18
South Africa-Johannesburg
1. Abigail Dankoff ‘16
2. Hannah Chiarella ‘16
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Social Enterprise and Microfinance Internships
Jointly sponsored by the Center for Social Concerns and the Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship at the Mendoza
College of Business, the Social Enterprise and Microfinance Internship each year selects approximately 12
sophomores and juniors, mostly from the College of Business, to spend eight to ten weeks working at for-profit
or not-for-profit social enterprise organizations oriented towards financial, social and/or environmental bottom
lines. Interns develop and utilize skills in marketing, accountancy, and other business fields to promote economic
development initiatives, assist with feasibility or business planning for a new social enterprise, or guide future growth
of an ongoing initiative through capacity building and other strategic activities. Upon completing all responsibilities
of the host organization as well as written coursework, students receive one credit in business and one credit in
theology. Students also receive a $2,500 scholarship as well as a stipend to be used for room and board during the
summer.
COLORADO ENTERPRISE FUND (CEF) is a non-profit
community development financial institution founded
in 1976 to help small businesses. Located in Denver,
CEF provides small business loans to entrepreneurs who
are unable to obtain financing from traditional sources.
Colorado Enterprise Fund provides small business loans
and technical assistance to entrepreneurs who are unable
to obtain financing from traditional sources. Clients have
access to management consulting and business training
from the experienced staff.
Travis Wert ’17, Finance
CRISP! MOBILE GROCERY is a social enterprise of
Catholic Charities of Chicago. Crisp! Mobile Grocery is a
fresh, affordable, mobile grocer in the city of Chicago with
over 700 items available for delivery right to your door.
Madeline Inglis ’16, Economics and Program of Liberal
Studies
Tiffani McCormick and Rachel Jonckheere Crossroads Institute.
The CROSSROADS RURAL ENTREPRENEURIAL
INSTITUTE located in Galax, Virginia, opened in July 2005
to help improve the lives of people in southwest Virginia
and beyond, by providing an innovative educational and
economic development engine that will contribute to the
revitalization of the region’s economy while offering a
brighter future for its citizens.
Tiffani McCormick ’17, Accountancy
Rachel Jonckheere ’17, Accountancy
HANDCRAFTING JUSTICE, INC. is a Fair Trade not-forprofit
sponsored by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. We
work with cooperation of women struggling for economic
justice and independence in the developing world. HCJ
markets goods made by women in Asia, Africa and
South America and assist them in their efforts to create
employment for themselves in order to provide for their
families and better their lives. The student intern will be
involved in areas such as sales events, web development,
public relations, research, marketing and business
administration.
Vanessa Solorzano, Hand Crafting Justice.
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Vanessa Solorzano ’17, Finance and Psychology
The NETWORK FOR BETTER FUTURES is reducing the
economic and social costs of high-risk adults, primarily
African American men, with histories of incarceration,
substance abuse, mental illness, chronic unemployment, and
homelessness. This ambitious endeavor was established by a
team of Minnesota’s leading healthcare, housing, workforce,
community corrections, and human service practitioners.
Michelle Mann ’17, Marketing
Margaret Seibert ’17, Accountancy
PIECE & CO’S mission is helping artisan women support
their families and realize their dreams. Piece & Co partners
with women artisans from Bangladesh, Bolivia, Ecuador,
Guatemala, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Mexico,
Nepal, Peru, Vietnam, and Zambia to produce high quality
fashion apparel.
Andre Archer ’16, Accountancy
SEMI students with Melissa Paulsen and Ben Wilson.
SUSTAIN U CLOTHING manufactures 100% recycled
apparel to reinvigorate American factories and communities
with sustainable innovation. SustainU is a fashion brand and
private label company with a mission of changing the way
people view clothing through the recycling of materials and
on-shoring manufacturing in the USA.
Jennifer Duffy ’17, Finance
TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION NETWORK (TIN)
is a socially conscious business venture of Catholic Charities
of Fort Worth designed to generate operational income
and support the mission of CCFW. The mission of TIN is to
bridge the language gap between providers and their clients/
patients/students, becoming the voice of those who cannot
speak for themselves. TIN also provides income and business
opportunities for refugees, advocates for universal language
access in the community, and is a state-wide resource for
training.
Kristen Zavertnik ’17, Finance
WORLD BUSINESS CHICAGO is chaired by Mayor
Rahm Emanuel and drives regional economic growth. We
collaborate to create jobs, cultivate talent, and put Chicago at
the forefront of the global economy. A unique public-private
partnership, WBC engages business and community leaders
to advance Chicago’s Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs.
Gabriel Prado Correa ’16, Finance
Qiao “Marina” Zhou ’17, Accountancy
Gabriel Prado and Marina Zhou, World Business Chicago.
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Cross-Cultural Leadership Program
The Cross-Cultural Leadership Program (CCLP) engages students in real world applications of their academic studies
through exposure to the diverse needs of the Chicago Latino communities from a faith perspective. Students work in
community-based organizations in the Little Village and Pilsen neighborhoods of Chicago for eight weeks to live as
members of, learn from, and serve the Latino community.
The Center for Social Concerns and the Institute for Latino Studies collaborate to offer this 3-credit course, crosslisted
in Theology and Latino Studies. The course begins with the spring preparation of the students both in
the classroom and partaking in a field trip to Chicago, and continues into the summer with reading, writing, and
discussions during the eight week immersion, and concludes in the fall semester with final presentations and group
reflection.
2015 CCLP Students
Marshall Hopkins ‘16
Site: Casa Juan Diego Summer Youth Programs,
St. Pius Parish
Major: Science-Business
Laura Camarata ‘16
Site: Taller de Jose, Community Outreach and
Accompaniment Program
Major: Psychology, Education Schooling and
Society and Latino Studies Minors
Dulce Macias ‘18
Site: The Resurrection Project, Building Relationships and
Building Community
Major: International Economics and Spanish, Education,
Schooling and Society Minor
CCLP students downtown Chicago.
Aniela Tyksinski ‘17
Site: Sarah’s Inn, Ending Domestic Violence
Major: History and Spanish, Latino Studies Minor
Gregory Jenn ‘18
Site: Office for Immigrant Affairs & Immigration Education,
Archdiocese of Chicago
Major: Political Science and Romance Language, Latino
Studies Minor
CCLP students with Fr. Don McNeill, CSC.
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Acknowledgements
The Center for Social Concerns gratefully
acknowledges the gift of Andrews McMeel Universal
for designing and printing this publication through
the work of Christina Craver. The contents were
assembled by Emily Garvey, Felicia Johnson O’Brien,
Ben Wilson and Andrea Smith Shappell, SSLP staff
members of the Center for Social Concerns at the
University of Notre Dame.

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