[00:00:00] Ivy League on theoutside and- High-tech Google on the inside. From the outside, it looks likesomething from Harry Potter And the interior space is just state-of-the-art.Beautiful on the outside. Of a bit of New York Wall Street on the inside. It'sa series of wows. Wow, this place feels like a great place to get an education.

[00:00:25] The Bush School ischanging the way people look at Catholic University. I clearly remember tryingto talk to Dr. Andrew Abela out of using Maloney Hall for the new school ofbusiness. Very early in the process when we started discussing that Maloney couldbe the home to it, that was a project I have to get involved in.

[00:00:46] Maloney Hall hadbeen, I don't know what the right term is, closed down. Maloney had beenmothballed. I taught once in that building and when it was our old chemistrybuilding, those pillars were covered with drywall because, I don't know, theywere, maybe they were crumbling or [00:01:00]something. And so you really had to have some vision to see what that buildingwas gonna turn into in 2018 and '19.

[00:01:06] So with a little armtwisting of my arm, uh, we, we took it on. It's turned out to be great for theuniversity overall, and it's gonna be a, a beautiful and outstanding home forDeBusk School of Business. When a prospective student walks into Maloney Hall,awe and wonder and excitement and excellence are all things that are just gonnastart stirring in them, and that's what you want for a prospective student togo like, "I want to be here."

[00:01:34] It's like,"Wow, this is beyond my wildest dreams." We attempted to maintain thebeauty of the external architecture. We certainly pointed it up, cleaned up theoutside, put new windows in, et cetera, but then make what was going on insidevery modern. The detail that went into choosing what type of chair, choosingwhat type of desk, how would the classroom be laid out, it's not just new.

[00:01:57] It's pedagogicallythought out. In these [00:02:00] classrooms inthis building, students will be better students and teachers will be betterteachers because of the way it's designed. Inside, we reflect what manymodern-day offices look like and how they work. So you have individual workareas as well as a number of areas for students or students and faculty to meetand work in groups.

[00:02:18] We also make surethat we have leading-end technology and the ability to adapt to where thattechnology's going. The faculty offices are set up to foster innovation andcollaboration among the faculty. They're not siloed into academic areas.They're designed so that they will interact with each other in the physicalspace.

[00:02:39] The courtyard andplaza was important to us because it's a place of natural beauty. It will be acommunal place and a place for people to connect and really have thatone-on-one personal connection. When I heard about the chapel at the St.Michael, nothing excited me more. Students need a reminder that there's not aseparation between my faith and [00:03:00] myschool and my work.

[00:03:02] The finance lab isvery important to me personally. When I was a student- At Catholic University,I had very little exposure to the financial services industry. The finance lab,where you're going to have some of the same tools that professionals working onWall Street or in London or in Tokyo are using in real time every day, that'sinvaluable.

[00:03:27] This is a place ofenterprise. This is a place of entrepreneurship. This is a place where ideascan become real. The Bush School, being as cutting edge as it is, being asexcellent as it is, is gonna set the entire university itself onto a newtrajectory. It's gonna help evolve the identity of Catholic University.

[00:03:46] When students andparents come and they see what we have here facilities-wise, and the tools thatwe're giving to our students, it'll show where Catholic University is going. My[00:04:00] dream is, is years from now, peoplewill look at certain businessmen and women, and because they're running theirbusiness ethically, with focus on the person and human dignity, they'll say,"Wow, that person comes from the Bush School."

[00:04:10] That's what it'sreally about: forming tomorrow's leaders.[00:00:00] Ivy League on the outside and- High-tech Google on the inside. From the outside, it looks like something from Harry Potter And the interior space is just state-of-the-art. Beautiful on the outside. Of a bit of New York Wall Street on the inside. It's a series of wows. Wow, this place feels like a great place to get an education.

[00:00:25] The Bush School is changing the way people look at Catholic University. I clearly remember trying to talk to Dr. Andrew Abela out of using Maloney Hall for the new school of business. Very early in the process when we started discussing that Maloney could be the home to it, that was a project I have to get involved in.

[00:00:46] Maloney Hall had been, I don't know what the right term is, closed down. Maloney had been mothballed. I taught once in that building and when it was our old chemistry building, those pillars were covered with drywall because, I don't know, they were, maybe they were crumbling or [00:01:00] something. And so you really had to have some vision to see what that building was gonna turn into in 2018 and '19.

[00:01:06] So with a little arm twisting of my arm, uh, we, we took it on. It's turned out to be great for the university overall, and it's gonna be a, a beautiful and outstanding home for DeBusk School of Business. When a prospective student walks into Maloney Hall, awe and wonder and excitement and excellence are all things that are just gonna start stirring in them, and that's what you want for a prospective student to go like, "I want to be here."

[00:01:34] It's like, "Wow, this is beyond my wildest dreams." We attempted to maintain the beauty of the external architecture. We certainly pointed it up, cleaned up the outside, put new windows in, et cetera, but then make what was going on inside very modern. The detail that went into choosing what type of chair, choosing what type of desk, how would the classroom be laid out, it's not just new.

[00:01:57] It's pedagogically thought out. In these [00:02:00] classrooms in this building, students will be better students and teachers will be better teachers because of the way it's designed. Inside, we reflect what many modern-day offices look like and how they work. So you have individual work areas as well as a number of areas for students or students and faculty to meet and work in groups.

[00:02:18] We also make sure that we have leading-end technology and the ability to adapt to where that technology's going. The faculty offices are set up to foster innovation and collaboration among the faculty. They're not siloed into academic areas. They're designed so that they will interact with each other in the physical space.

[00:02:39] The courtyard and plaza was important to us because it's a place of natural beauty. It will be a communal place and a place for people to connect and really have that one-on-one personal connection. When I heard about the chapel at the St. Michael, nothing excited me more. Students need a reminder that there's not a separation between my faith and [00:03:00] my school and my work.

[00:03:02] The finance lab is very important to me personally. When I was a student- At Catholic University, I had very little exposure to the financial services industry. The finance lab, where you're going to have some of the same tools that professionals working on Wall Street or in London or in Tokyo are using in real time every day, that's invaluable.

[00:03:27] This is a place of enterprise. This is a place of entrepreneurship. This is a place where ideas can become real. The Bush School, being as cutting edge as it is, being as excellent as it is, is gonna set the entire university itself onto a new trajectory. It's gonna help evolve the identity of Catholic University.

[00:03:46] When students and parents come and they see what we have here facilities-wise, and the tools that we're giving to our students, it'll show where Catholic University is going. My [00:04:00] dream is, is years from now, people will look at certain businessmen and women, and because they're running their business ethically, with focus on the person and human dignity, they'll say, "Wow, that person comes from the Bush School."

[00:04:10] That's what it's really about: forming tomorrow's leaders.

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[00:00:00] Impact DMV started with me working in the school system and getting a daily reminder that history was gonna repeat itself. Like myself, there were a lot of young kids that were doing everything right, but were not afforded the guidance and opportunity to reach their ultimate career and collegiate goals, and Impact DMV was born.

[00:00:19] Through Impact DMV and with Miss Armani's guidance, it was more than just a college application process, you know. It was figuring out life, figuring out my career, and what I wanted to do throughout my college journey. With the support of Impact DMV and their volunteers and mentors, I was able to create an essay that was very impactful and got me into 14 different institutions and universities.

[00:00:42] The most exciting part about our early stages were the results, and that helped me know that, like, we had something here. Impact DMV has helped 60 graduating high school seniors receive over 650 college acceptances and over $21 million in [00:01:00] scholarships.

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[00:00:00] Washington Jesuit Academy is just an awesome place. We're a tuition-free school for underprivileged students, fourth through eighth grade. We're a Jesuit school dedicated to telling young men who've been told historically that they can't, that they can. Washington Jesuit Academy is a home away from home.

[00:00:17] You know, three meals a day here in the building. They get their extracurricular activities, they get their homework done, hopefully while they're here. It almost like a one-stop shop. You're gonna get whatever you need here. WJ is a, a lifelong commitment. It's not just when you're here from fourth through eighth grade.

[00:00:33] We are a school. We do care about the academics, we care about grades, but we also care about caring for the whole child. This is where the children starts to develop their personalities, develop their morals and values, and this is where you should start molding these young men. One of our biggest task is to get to know each kid individually so that we can understand their background.

[00:00:57] We can then tailor our program to their [00:01:00] individual needs that they need to be successful. My court came to Washington Jesuit in the fourth grade, and even though he had some challenges, they noticed he just needed a little bit more help. And Washington Jesuit set the foundation in terms of his discipline and work ethic.

[00:01:19] We attack a lot of the obstacles in our kids' lives. Sometimes it's academic, sometimes it's behavioral, sometimes it's social emotional. But most oftentimes our young men just need a good, safe place where they can feel free to be themselves. I think the adults are really kind and they care about all the students, even if they know them or not.

[00:01:38] And they all also want to see the students succeed in their life. I love that both my sons can see teachers that identify with him and look like him, and ensure that he models how they're supposed to represent themselves. I entered WJ in the sixth grade, and as someone who's normally [00:02:00] shy or doesn't talk too much, seeing students and other teachers and people like me there, it allowed me to open up more.

[00:02:06] Amongst all of our students is resilience. No matter what their home situation is, our students are resilient. They can bounce back. They can persevere. It's kind of like turned into our motto now to have grit through- throughout any of our struggles.

[00:02:33] It's hard to see success if you don't have anything tangible to go by. To be able to see these role models in this school is so important. So if we wanna change what's happening in Washington, DC, if we wanna change that, then we have to make them feel worthy. The return on investing in Washington Jesuit Academy is immeasurable.

[00:02:58] It allows [00:03:00] someone to achieve something that they might have not been able to. I think investing in a student at WJA, it'd be like a lifelong success, you know? My sponsors, I'm glad they took that chance because without them, I wouldn't have made it here at prep or gotten the opportunity to go to WJA. I think every student that goes to WJA, they will go and achieve great things in the future.

[00:03:23] WJA is a different brand. It's a different breed. You're developing a, a, a family, a livelihood. Ever since I walked through those doors in 2007, I've been a Panther and I'm gonna continue to always be a Panther. Today, I'm now working with the Office of Student Alumni Success. Our alumni programs are, are awesome and they work their butts off to make sure that they're on the right track to help them get in college.

[00:03:50] And we, we also do everything humanly possible to make sure that we reach out to every single graduate. The teachers, coaches, who- whoever it is, will, will constantly stay in touch [00:04:00] with you. I'm in Kuwait, I'm in Poland, Germany, Iraq, and I'm still getting texts and, and calls from them saying, "Are you good?

[00:04:07] Are you okay?" That within itself speaks on, of how it's, it's more than just a school. It's more than just an academy. Your return on investment is putting people in great situations where they can contribute to the society. They're actually teaching them how to live as a good human being. The values that they teach you in terms of just being a man for others, these are, um, values that I'm still carrying out 26 years into, uh, my life.

[00:04:35] WJA impacted me mentally in a good way. It's like they made me more of a curious person. I would say as a person, it brought me closer to God, and like as a student, it just allowed me to expand my learning. A lot of young Black kids don't have the chance to do something great in life. At WJA, we learn how to overcome that.

[00:04:55] And for me, it really showed that there aren't any barriers, like you [00:05:00] can overcome anything

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[00:00:00] My name's Nate Holly. Walker Pence. Paul A. Sheehy. Gabe Smith. Helen Free. I'm a senior at Gonzaga College High School. Class of 1981. 1972. 1954. 1949. I taught English. I worked for 20 years as the librarian at Gonzaga. I was a counselor and a coach for 50 years at Gonzaga. The best high school in the country.

[00:00:31] I think coming into Gonzaga, I was a little more self-centered, you know, classic teenager. But Gonzaga has provided me with an outlook on society that is a lot less self-centered and more focused on the needs of others. I would say that I took away how much the school cared about our sons, and how much effort they put into making them those men for others that they promised us when we sent them here the first time.

[00:00:53] The successful leaders in the military, and I was in the Navy for 34 years, the successful ones in my view practice that [00:01:00] same men for others servant leadership attitude, and for me it started here at Gonzaga. Everyone at Gonzaga wants to see you succeed, whether you're Black, white, Asian, Hispanic, it doesn't matter, 'cause that's the kind of community this is.

[00:01:13] And my dad is Joe Kozik, former athletic director and coach. Gabe Smith was the first Black student to graduate from Gonzaga in 1954. He also was a football player on the JV football team. Now, my dad was watching the game in the stands with another athletic director, and the other athletic director said, "Joe, that boy out there cannot play."

[00:01:33] My dad said, "Why?" And he said, "Because he's Black, and you know we can't play Black athletes in Northern Virginia." My dad said, "He's not Black, he's Cuban." The other athletic director just said, "Joe, that's not gonna work." At that point, my dad rescheduled the games that would've been played in Virginia. He went out of his way to do that, but that wasn't anything out of the ordinary at Gonzaga.

[00:01:57] My dad had always told me, "Don't [00:02:00] listen to what other people tell you if you know it's wrong." And I think that's the way Gonzaga felt, that we're gonna go our way and you can play whoever you want to, 'cause we don't think it's right. And boy, that, that really struck a note with me. Gonzaga has given me like a renewed faith in humanity.

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[00:00:37] Thank you.

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