SCHOLARS

I am immensely interested in the Institute due to its leadership nature and mission to advance the Catholic faith in the world. I am dedicated to finding ways to integrate Catholicism into business and politics and love to lead and organize solutions to our pressing needs.

I am excited in joining a program that will further develop my professional skills while also maintaining the Catholic faith. After transferring to Ave Maria University from a large secular institution, I realize the utmost importance of such a Catholic institution and furthermore the Institute itself. I thank everyone involved for launching the program and making it possible!

I love how the Institute is able to prepare you for the professional world while you are still in college. It seems intriguing how we will be exposed to a variety of people who can help give us job insights and connections that will be extremely important for setting up a career after college. I am extremely excited to meet these people along with my fellow members of the program!

We are called to be in the world, but not of the world. I believe that the Institute will help me achieve that goal. Coupled with the dynamic faith life at AMU, the Institute will form me into a professional individual who is strong in her faith—an individual who can be in the world, but not of the world. I am excited for this new opportunity to learn!

I believe that the opportunities that this Institute will provide will be instrumental in setting myself and all those involved up for success in the future, not only maintaining our Catholicism along the way but also promoting it as an integral part of our endeavors. I am most excited to work hard to learn the skills needed and especially to learn from mentors. I have always desired means to be able to strengthen my Catholicism and the responsibility I have in the world, and the Institute will advance both. I look forward to using what I have learned here in the future, particularly with dreams and pursuits of being a vital Catholic presence in my community.

I am interested in the Institute as an opportunity to begin the application of knowledge and critical thinking to real-world scenarios. Whether it be through hands-on learning, discussion, presentations, or other networking events, I believe this Institute will develop many of the much-needed professional skills all future Catholic leaders need while providing a path with those skills for after graduation. I am most excited to meet many of the Catholic business leaders and other corporations that are coming to meet us as they are eager to share their experience and expertise so that we can be prepared for the professional world.

I look forward to learning professional skills and learning how to apply my faith to my future career.

I am interested in the Institute because of the resources it offers for personal, cultural, and professional development. However, I am most excited about meeting skilled professionals who excel in their respective fields, as well as making new friends and growing intellectually. Thank you for offering me this wonderful opportunity!