My name is Caroline Maloney. I am currently a Master of Science
in Business candidate in the Mendoza
College of Business.
But, I studied Art History and Anthropology as an undergrad here at Notre Dame and I
graduated in May 2012.
Art history and anthropology
are related in that they are both
fundamentally about people.
So, art history is, in a way, a part of that.
Because each piece of art, of course, is an expression of the self.
I take a seminar, a university seminar as a
freshman, called "Space, Place, and
Landscape" which was an Art History 
class and
just fell in love with it and knew I had
to take a couple more
classes to see what this
discipline was all about. Art history
has
really developed a couple different skills
for me. The
writing skills, you just gain so much
exposure to that.
Also, I would say broadly critical
thinking
and the ability to read and to view things
with a critical eye and ask questions. 
After I graduate from the Master of Science in Business
Program I hope to find a job that allows me to
bridge my passion for the arts
with some core, pragmatic business concepts and skills.
I am very grateful to the University for having supported me so fully in
terms of travel opportunities.
I first had the opportunity to go to Ireland
to the north and, also, to the west.
And then the third time I went was actually one of the most
unusual experiences I have had at 
Notre Dame. It wasn't to the Republic of
Ireland in the south. It was to northern Ireland.
And we spent a week working in a
classroom
with Protestant and Catholic elementary
and middle school
students. There is not official segregation
between
those different groups of people but
it is kind of a fact that segregation exists.
So, yeah, it was a really nice way to provide a
warm, collaborative, and fun space for
these
students to interact and hopefully build
friendships that would last.
