Survey says…community! 

Not just one survey response, but many survey responses say that one reason our students come to Notre Dame and enjoy their Mendoza experience is thanks to our community. That’s not likely to be surprising to anyone reading this column.

Highlighting our community hasn’t always been an easy task for the Mendoza Graduate Enrollment team over the past few years; we’ve had to be nimble and flexible in considering the mode of communication. We were successful in showcasing our community via Zoom during the pandemic. Since then, we’ve conducted a lot of one-on-one meetings and tours, and have gotten back on the road to meet students in their hometowns. 

Through it all, Mendoza faculty, staff and students have been there with us telling their stories. We can’t thank you enough for your time and partnership.

On Friday, the Graduate Enrollment team hosted our spring Domer for a Day. The event introduced 22 prospective graduate students (one even flew in from Los Angeles) to Mendoza through a day filled with activities including a campus tour, networking opportunities, and career development and application advice sessions with our team. For us, on-campus events like this are some of our favorite days. At the end of the day, our cheeks hurt from smiling, we see our colleagues in their element as they interact with prospective students, and most of all, we see our guests’ eyes light up after spending a day in our community.

The enrollment team’s goal is to invite more prospective students to get to know us, and to get to know you — the Mendoza community.  We want all of our guests to feel like they’re already part of our community, to feel like “Domers for a Day,” through opportunities such as a site visit, lunch with a current student or attending a guest lecture or event put on by a Mendoza department.

So whenever you see a Graduate Enrollment team member walking with someone in the halls and extolling the virtues of Grow Irish Week or snacks in the student lounge, please stop us to say hi. We’d love to introduce you to a potential member of our Mendoza community. 

Here’s to many more comments and survey shoutouts in the future!

Claire

Claire Fitzgibbon
Senior Director of Graduate Enrollment