Marian Catholic Hosts College Day

The Marian Catholic Alumni Association, in conjunction with the Marian Catholic Guidance Department, hosted their annual COLLEGE DAY reception and panel discussion on Thursday, January 5, 2012. More than 70 young alums from the classes of 2010 and 2011 participated in the event geared toward helping current juniors make informed decisions about the college selection and application process.

Set in the Sr. M. Paul McCaughey, O.P. Leadership Center, the grads responded first to a series of prepared questions by standing or staying seated. The question which saw 100% of the grads responding positively was, “Do you feel that Marian Catholic prepared you well for your college experience?”

Kara Morrison ’10, who attends the University of Missouri, urged the juniors to complete four years of foreign language while at Marian because “taking foreign languages in college is very difficult and you’re going to need the extra preparation.” 

Another topic the grads stressed was to take as many Advanced Placement courses as possible at Marian.

Kieran Dziallo ’11, an Illinois Institute of Technology student, explained. “By taking all the AP classes I could, I had already earned 40 credit hours before stepping onto campus,” he said. “Plus, after having four years of English at Marian, I’m one of the few technical-minded students who can write completely coherent papers with no trouble at all.”

After the panel discussion adjourned, the juniors mingled with the grads, asking individual questions and finding out more about life on campus.

Gerry O’Brien, Guidance Department Director at Marian Catholic summed up the day’s events.

“Having this many young alumni take time out of their semester break to talk about their college experience to current students is terrific,” he said. “Hearing the grads say how they’ve benefitted from their Marian education is a testimony not only to their parents for making the decision to send them here, but to our various academic departments who have invested so much time, effort, and dedication to helping our students succeed.”

The following is an alphabetical listing of Marian Catholic grads who participated in College Day 2012:

Tony Alozie ’11, Xavier University of Louisiana; Abriana Anderson ’10, Hampton University; Emily Arvia ’11, Iowa State University; Patrick Barry ’11, University of Illinois; Joe Bergen ’11, St. Louis University; Adam Bergen ’11, University of Wisconsin – Madison; Jeff Bona ’11, John Carroll College; Lindsey Brooks ’10, American University; Elizabeth Brown ’11, University of Missouri ; Candace Burton ’11, Roosevelt University; Jamaal Camper ’11, University of Missouri; Ariell Carter-Camero ’11, University of Illinois; Dwayne Cecil ’11, University of Missouri; Briana Clark ’11, University of Indianapolis; Bill Clarke ’10, University of Illinois; Aaron Cook ’10, Purdue University; Elizabeth Cummings ’11, William Woods University; Molly Dettmann ’11, Dominican University; EraShawna Sadler ’11, Western Kentucky University; Kieran Dziallo ’11, Illinois Institute of Technology; Easlyn Edwards ’11, Marquette University; Breanna Fleming ’11, LIM College; T.J. Galullo ’11, Loyola University Chicago; Megan Gassel ’11, Clarke University; Richard Hodge ’11, Morehouse College; Mark Hoffman ’11, Augustana College; Alexis Howell ’11, Michigan State University; Alexander Jackson ’11, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Steven  Jackson ’11, University of Missouri; Amber Johnson ’11, George Washington University; Paul Jones ’11, St. Louis University; Kim Karlin ’10, Purdue University; Alexander Kimbrough ’11, University of Illinois at Chicago; Mark Kristl ’10, University of Dayton; Ashley Longo ’10, Millikin University; Emily Longo ’11, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater; Julian Love ’11, University of Missouri; Amy Martello ’11, University of Illinois at Chicago; Matthew McGee ’11, University of Missouri; Diamond Milliner ’10, Eastern Illinois University; Olivia Mlakar ’10, Illinois State University; Mirinda  Morency ’11, Loyola University Chicago; Kara Morrison ’10, University of Missouri; Megan Murday ’11, Georgetown University; Elizabeth Murzyn ’11, Indiana University; Jaclyn Nauracy ’10, Eureka College; Elizabeth O'Malley ’11, University of Illinois; Ronke Omotosho ’11, University of Illinois; Kristin Payne ’11, Illinois State University; Matthew Pena ’11, University of Illinois; Kelly Piacenti ’11, Purdue University; Daryl Pugh ’11, Georgetown University; Ellen Quinn ’11, St. Louis University; Zachary Reid ’10, Montana State University; Dominic Renzetti ’10, Eastern Illinois University; Kyle Rich ’11, University of Missouri; Brea Sanders ’10, Marquette University; Katie Schmidt ’11, Dominican University; Brandon Spruill ’11, University of Missouri ; Hayley Stuber ’11, Loyola University Chicago; Courtney Taylor ’10, Southern Illinois University; Alia Thomas ’11, Hampton University; Amanda Tiberi ’10, University of Illinois; Chandler Todd ’11, Augustana College; JoAnne Turton ’11, Penn State University; Drew Tutor ’11, Eastern Illinois University; Carlee Wieser ’11, Boston University; Chigozi Yejekwe ’11, University of Texas-Austin; and Amy Ziems ’11, Lake Forest College.