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The business classes at De Smet gave me a solid foundation for understanding the basics of accounting and economics. These concepts were pivotal for me in choosing to go to Indiana's challenging business school. I attribute my success in my first college level accounting course, which had a 30% drop rate, to taking business classes at De Smet Jesuit.

If you have a passion for business, De Smet is a great place to be. I was given the opportunity to manage the concessions stand and literature retail projects where I learned a lot about the concessions business such as setting margins and keeping an inventory. Personal finance taught me the fundamentals of how to properly manage my finances and the economics course was challenging and gave me enough knowledge to easily get an A in my first college economics course.

Every history class I have taken at De Smet has given me a plethora of knowledge, not only about events and how they transpired, but also how they came to be and their implications today. They are so in-depth when discussing their relative time periods.

My experience with business classes at De Smet was fantastic. I took two classes in my last two years and they influenced me greatly. Both classes related the business world to everyday life giving me knowledge such as managing my own finances and starting my own small business. The classes were very hands-on and a great stepping stone to learning how to properly network and act in a professional environment. De Smet’s business classes were very influential with the knowledge and connections they gave me to the business world as well teaching me how to become a better man.

Aside from family, I feel that my four-year experience at De Smet Jesuit served to solidify my value system and my relationship with God and others in my life.  Any chance I have to talk about my Jesuit education and how it has helped form who I am is a chance I cannot turn down.  To talk about it with fellow future alumni - priceless.  Giving back is part of “Men for Others” and the chance to give back to my high school, even in this small way, was very enriching for me.  I welcome the opportunity to help the seniors I met in the future in any way I can.  Hopefully, the NYC trip will happen again next year and I will be part of it.  Thanks again!

Hosting the De Smet Jesuit seniors and chaperones at my office this past week was a real gift to me. My memories of De Smet Jesuit have faded over the years but with these annual visits from current Spartans the memories are getting better over time. I’m thankful to God for His grace that has saved me and for the promise in Jeremiah 29 that God will give us a hope and a future. I am already looking forward to your next visit. AMDG