Testimonials:

In her senior year at Oxford University’s Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Victoria Bonutti studied in the city where J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Gerard Manley Hopkins, John Henry Newman and many other great Christian intellects lived, worked, and wrote.“To study at Oxford was one of my dreams. Through this partnership with Franciscan University, I found myself part of that great chain of Christian tradition and devotion,” she marvels.A native of Woodstock, Georgia, Victoria majored in English Literature with a concentration in British and American Literature.“Working as stage manager for Hamlet in my sophomore year convinced me that literature was what I wanted to focus on,” says Victoria.“Literature came alive for me!

Journalism — and the Catholic ethos at Franciscan University — prepared Mariann Hughes ’07 for her work as associate director for Advocacy and Outreach for the Maryland Catholic Conference. As a journalism major at Franciscan, Hughes worked on the staff of The Troubadour (becoming editor-in-chief her senior year) and found a job at Emmaus Road Publishing.After graduation, she worked at a small Virginia newspaper, then in the Communications Office for the Diocese of Arlington before accepting her current position. Hughes received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award at the 2016 Alumni Awards Banquet.

At Franciscan, I was taught about the dignity of the human person and the value of people. This has helped me see past stories and get at the heart of the people affected by the story.