“The liberal arts cultivate the intellect, our finest tool, for excellence. As students of the liberal arts, we learn to think critically and to articulate our thoughts clearly and cogently through the fine and arduous guidance of our professors. In my first years after graduation, employers and mentors of mine would comment to me about the difference they saw in the way liberal arts students thought and expressed themselves that distinguished us amongst our peers. Now, as an employer, I can see for myself the critical difference in the interns and attorneys who have come through our office having studied the liberal arts­­—a number of them being Christendom students and graduates. There is a breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding in the liberal arts that is missing in undergraduate specialized learning.”

– Matthew Akers ’03
Attorney/Managing Partner
McCarthy & Akers, PLC

“My Christendom education has given me so much—specifically, my analytic and editing skills, which I learned from researching and writing papers, and from working in the Political Science Department. Working in a law firm, especially a communications law firm, there are mountains of very technical and detailed documents and procedures that have to be done accurately and quickly, for which both my studies and on-campus employment prepared me well. I am also tremendously grateful for the work ethic I gained at Christendom. For four years, I had to work hard in all my classes—there was no coasting. This drive to work hard has continued after Christendom and has helped me succeed in my career.”

– Noreen Daly ’11
Paralegal
Commonwealth of Virginia