Final Arch is a class designed for all incoming freshman to take. The class teaches you all about Notre Dame, Catholicism, how to make it through four years alive and we had a little fun along the way. I will admit that I really did not want to take this class; I thought that it would be a waste of time and money. Contrary to what I thought I really enjoyed and was glad that I took this class. We talked about many different concepts over the semester. Three stood out to me the work of the Notre Dame Sisters, the city of Cleveland and The Freshman Survival Guide. We went over a lot of different concepts but these ones were definitely the most important in my eyes. The work that the Sisters of Notre Dame did to make this institution is incredible. The never give up, against all odds mentality that those women had was the reason that this college is where it is today. It really gives you a sense of pride to attend Notre Dame. Now knowing that I also have a new drive to be like the Sisters and never give up, something I think will really help me out over the next four years. As I said in a paper I turned in earlier. I have been to Cleveland a million times in my life. So coming to a school just outside of Cleveland seemed to make perfect class. I thought I knew all of the things that Cleveland had to offer. But this class shed light on so many things about Cleveland that I didn’t even know about. University Circle is full of so many things to do; I didn’t know anything about University Circle before ARCH. Now I am aware of all the museums, sights, concerts and food that is available to me the next four years. Lastly the Freshman Survival Guide taught me how to survive not only my freshman year but all four years of college. Again it was a book I wasn’t really looking forward to reading; I thought it was going to be full of things I already know. But again to my surprise it was full of useful information from studying, living on my own and college life. Reading was key in this class as it is in most classes. Weather it was Eboo or the Survival Guide. But Moodle was very useful in this class. Everything was laid out and easy to find on Moodle. It could have been difficult to do figure out what needed to be done. I also really liked all of the classroom discussion that we had; it allowed me to see different viewpoints which in return allowed me to develop and opinion on the topic. Eboo really changed my opinion on interfaith cooperation. I knew that the world as a whole needed to really work on this cooperation. But reading Eboo’s book and listening to him speak it is quite apparent that the
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Take a walk around campus and it is apparent that Notre Dame College lives this statement. So many different races of students prove we are very diverse. I think all of us are little bit like the Sisters of Notre Dame, we all want to improve upon ourselves and the world. The mission statement really sums up the college and the staff/students. We are full of many different people that don’t give up want to improve upon themselves and the
Take a walk around campus and it is apparent that Notre Dame College lives this statement. So many different races of students prove we are very diverse. I think all of us are little bit like the Sisters of Notre Dame, we all want to improve upon ourselves and the world. The mission statement really sums up the college and the staff/students. We are full of many different people that don’t give up want to improve upon themselves and the