Lemonade Throwdown

Yesterday, the Entrepreneurship class battled it out Lemonade Style.

As a class project, they chose their location and then used marketing techniques and strategies to sell the most lemonade on a beautifully sunny day.

We don't know who the winner was just yet, but the group outside our office (top picture) was walking office to office with a pitcher and some cups.  They even caught some Loyola students passing through our campus.  The other team, however, had the main Doyle traffic of residents and people going to the Dining Hall or Gator Alley.

 <--Security was sippin' some lemonade on the way back to their office (I'm pretty sure they went by later and got seconds :) )

 

    The other group had a good number of staff members ^ choosing pink or regular lemonade 

And let me tell you, that pink lemonade was just what we needed on such a sunny day. :)

Picture of the Week

Thanks for this great picture, Lisa!

This is a beautiful shot from LeClerc out on the balcony looking out at Doyle Hall.

Super cute!  

If anyone has some great shots from on campus, please send them to us at admiss@ndm.edu; we would love to see them!

The Dreaded Financial Aid Award Letters

 

It's that time in the Admissions process: FINANCIAL AID AWARD LETTERS!


This is sometimes the most dreaded part of the admissions process because it puts numbers on your/ your daughter's hopes and dreams.


We wanted to make sure that we put a blog out for everyone who just received or is waiting to receive their financial aid package to let you know that we are here for you.  Please don't hesitate to call us!


If you do not receive a phone call from your Admissions Counselor within a week of receiving your letter, give us a call so that we can go over the letter step-by-step, address any questions or concerns you might have.  If there are concerns or issues with your financial aid package, we will work with you to (hopefully) enhance your award letter.


Hopefully, Notre Dame will end up being very attainable and we can work everything out in order for you/ your daughter to attend Notre Dame of Maryland University in the Fall.


Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns about your family's financial aid package!  


We are happy to help and we also want to make sure your daughter continues on the path towards her hopes and dreams.


Main Office of Admissions: 410-532-5330 & 1-800-435-0200

It's been so beautiful!

 

The weather has been absolutely beautiful in Baltimore this past week.  

There is nothing like the beginning of Spring.

Students have their windows open in  the residence halls, 

just enjoying the breeze and all of the students are trying

 to convince their professors to have class outside 

(some succeeded).

I love seeing students hanging out around campus on the many benches

near shady trees and strolling to and from buildings,

instead of making a mad dash from each to avoid the cold.  

And as I'm sure many students will tell you, they are SO happy to bust out the flip-flops. :)

With the Spring brings many Honor Society inductions, as well.  Below is the gorgeous program for the Theta Alpha Kappa Induction and a picture of the newest inductees and the Religious Studies faculty.

Congratulations to the new inductees of our many Honor Societies!  Keep up the amazing work!

Notre Dame of Maryland's & the SSND's History

After Mission training today for Notre Dame staff, I felt the urgent desire to spread the news and history of our institution.

Pictured directly below are the 6 graduates (one was a transfer) of our first graduating class in 1899.

What I love so much about Notre Dame is the tradition and rich history students, faculty, and staff are a part of and continue to produce.

Thanks to Sr. Theresa Gerhardinger, who traveled with a few other School Sisters of Notre Dame, from Germany to the United States in 1847, we are here 117 years later.

After arriving in Baltimore, Maryland in August of 1847, Mother Theresa Gerhardinger began to found schools for poor women & children in Baltimore.  Once they had begun educating young girls at an elementary and secondary level, they saw the need to open a collegiate institute.

On September 9, 1895, Notre Dame of Maryland launched its four-year baccalaureate program and celebrated its first graduation on June 14, 1899.  116 years later, College of Notre Dame of Maryland became Notre Dame of Maryland University on September 9, 2011.

What is truly inspiring is the SSND's desire to "Trust and Dare" as they became the first Catholic college to award a baccalaureate's degree to women.  For you history buffs, keep in mind that women were not even allowed to vote until 1920!!

The School Sisters of Notre Dame's education motto is Virtus et Scientia, which means "Virtue & Knowledge."  These amazing women have been educating women to transform the world since their foundation in 1833.

Pictured below are the School Sisters who add so much to our community each and every day.  They continue to advocate for truth, goodness, and beauty in all they touch.