Catholic Hoos Alumni

12/12/2022

12/05/2022

11/29/2022

This Giving Tuesday I invite you to prayerfully consider giving a gift to Catholic Hoos to help us bring Christ to Grounds!

https://richmond.igivecatholic.org/organizations/catholic-hoos-at-the-university-of-virginia

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God bless and go Hoos!

11/21/2022

Save the Date! is around the corner.

Advance giving is going on now! Following this link to give: https://richmond.igivecatholic.org/organizations/catholic-hoos-at-the-university-of-virginia

God bless & go Hoos!

09/30/2022

Welcome Home Hoos!

07/14/2022

Hey Catholic Hoos Alumni! Save the date for our upcoming Alumni Parties around Virginia!

08/01/2021

Congratulations to UVA graduate, David Savage, for being named Executive Director of the Papal Foundation. We are praying for the valuable work you will do in this role!

Read more below.

03/09/2021

Hello everyone! We'd like to introduce Amy White, who will be our Alumni Relations Coordinator at Catholic Hoos. Her focus will be on Alumni Spotlights, where she interviews a UVA Catholic alum and shares that interview with the community. In addition, we hope to have a monthly newsletter in which we update our alumni with the Catholic Hoos ministry. Amy is excited to get to know our alumni and share the joys of the Catholic community at UVA.

To get to know Amy a bit better, here’s a short intro: Amy is a third-year studying marketing and management from Nelson County, VA. At school she especially enjoys serving as a mentor for the Commerce Cohort, being a Program Director for Madison House, and, most importantly, engaging with Bible studies in Catholic Hoos and celebrating the sacraments. In her free time she enjoys any outdoor activity and sharing deep chats with friends.

In addition, Amy was featured on Humans of Catholic Hoos, with her friend, Katherine. We’d love to share their interview with you. For this feature, Amy and Katherine were asked, “How does this person bring you closer to God?” Here are their answers:

Amy: I especially think of first year when I wasn’t completely positive that I wanted to pursue my Catholic faith in college. I think a lot of the reason as to why I am so involved in Catholic Hoos originates from Katherine. I know she invited me to T-Sup a couple times first year and I was a little too intimidated to go by myself because I was like, “I don’t even know where in the church it is! I don’t know if I will know anyone.” But that invitation was a big way that she has pulled me closer to Christ.

Katherine: I think Amy has such Christ centered joy in the way she lives out her day. She just doesn’t get bogged down by the stresses of life and there is a lot going on for her—she’s got a stacked plate. For so many people, they would get caught up in that, but she just has such a spirit of joy and she will just appreciate the small things in life. An example of this is when we went on a sunrise hike a couple of weeks ago and on our way down, Amy kept picking up bunches of wildflowers, which was hilarious. She climbed a tree and it was just the most wholesome thing. She lives in the moment and enjoys the little things. Whereas I was like, “We’ve done our sunrise hike. Let’s get back, next thing.” And she just enjoys those small moments, the little gifts from God.

If you would like to stay in contact with Amy and all of us at Catholic Hoos, please fill out this form on our website located here: https://catholichoos.org/alumni. Thanks, and God bless!

06/24/2020

Meet Alumni Board member Jack Himpler!

My name is Jack Himpler and I am serving as one of the Young Alumni Representatives for the Catholic Hoos Alumni Network. As a recent May 2019 graduate from the McIntire School of Commerce at UVA, I have developed a strong passion for connecting young Catholics, especially my fellow Wahoos, in the Washington DC / Northern Virginia area.

After graduating from UVA, I moved back home to McLean, Virginia where I now work as a tax consultant at Ernst & Young in Tyson’s Corner. Since moving back, I have gotten fairly involved with the Opus Dei community and have been a part of putting together a bible study for young single guys in the area. I have also worked closely with my older sister, Maggie to create a coed monthly talk series for young adults in the area.

As someone who has had a tremendous support system through Catholic Hoos and Opus Dei, I think it is extremely important to provide recent college graduates with the resources and community to help them really dive deep into their faith, while also transitioning into the working world. I am extremely excited to serve on this board and for the opportunity to connect both new Catholic graduates to our existing alumni network and also the fellow alumni to each other! God Bless!

06/24/2020

Meet the Student Representative to the Alumni Board, Jack Power!

Hi everyone, my name is Jack Power, and I’m a third year at UVA majoring in Economics and Political Philosophy, Policy & Law. I grew up in sunny Scottsdale, AZ, where it consistently hits over 110 degrees every summer (thank goodness it’s a dry heat!). When I came to UVA, I was set on getting involved with Catholic Hoos, but I didn’t follow through on this desire until my second year. My second year was a blast; the Catholic community at UVA is full of authentic and loving people, and my faith grew exponentially. I really wish I had joined earlier. However, I’m so blessed to say that I have two years left to experience even more joy at Catholic Hoos.

But why not keep this Christ-centered community going for life? This is my main reason for trying to develop the Catholic Hoos alumni network: I want our alumni to connect with each other and connect with current undergraduate Hoos over their love for Jesus Christ. As the student representative on the Alumni Board, I hope to communicate with both the student body and the alumni on how we can best come together to work on our Catholic mission and ministry. I’m so blessed to work with such a wonderful community of UVA students, past and present, that have been instrumental in helping me further my love for Jesus. God bless!

06/24/2020

Meet Alumni Board member Anna Harter!

My name is Anna Harter and I am a Young Alumni Representative to the Catholic Hoos Alumni Board. I graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences in 2018 with a degree in foreign affairs and moved to the Washington, DC area. Immediately after graduating, I began working for Holy Family Hospital Foundation, which is a primary work of the Order of Malta. The Order of Malta is the world's oldest Christian charity and a lay Catholic religious order.

Since moving to northern Virginia, I have gotten involved in several young adults groups in the Diocese of Arlington and have started a Bible study for young adult women living in my area. I am passionate about connecting faithful young Catholic alumni to a community in the DC area, as they navigate the new waters of professional life. I am incredibly blessed and thankful to be a member of this board!

06/24/2020

Meet Alumni Board member Meg Bryce!

I am wife to a brewer/entrepreneur who continues to impress me into our tenth year of marriage, and I am mother to three wonderful children who make me laugh every day (and cry some days). I received my PhD in cognitive psychology from UVA in 2013. I now teach psychology in UVA’s Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies program.

John and I consider ourselves blessed to live in Charlottesville and attend St. Thomas. We have come to know and love many Catholic Hoos, including several extraordinary babysitters who are like family to us, and one extraordinary nephew who… literally is family to us. In fact, the Catholic Hoos is one of the things we most cherish about St. Thomas. As parents of young children, seeing
college students vibrantly living their faith is an inspiration.

I look forward to serving on the Catholic Hoos Alumni Board. I’m grateful for the opportunity to continue supporting catholic students after they leave UVA, and as they move on to share the joy of their faith with other lucky people and parishes.