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Pass It On

Kerry Sterling embodies Xavier’s “Pass It On”spirit of showing gratitude by conscientiously passing along that which you have gained. Sterling grew up near Xavier and kept a watchful eye on the campus. “I saw the energy at Xavier and I always wanted to know what was going on,”he recalls. Early on, Sterling was uncertain he would attend Xavier, but it impressed him that the University never scratched him from its mailing list.

These days, you'll find Kerry Sterling, Xavier Class of ’97, creatively driving home biology lessons at his alma mater - for example, having his students role-playing protons, neutrons and electrons. “Xavier,”Sterling says, “made an indelible impression on me. I tell people that Xavier may not have been my first choice, but Xavier made me its first choice. I couldn't  pass up the opportunity to come back and teach.”

More than 44% of Xavier graduates go on to graduate or professional school and 100% of our education majors in recent years passed the National Teachers’ Exam before graduation. Xavier ranks first in producing African Americans with undergraduates degrees in the life and physical sciences, African American pharmacists, and in the number of African American students sent to medical school.

“What I love about Xavier is the willingness to give the average student a chance. While continuing to raise the bar and develop professionals, who can and have always competed with the best, our Alma Mater never lost sight of the mission of Katherine Drexel, to provide an opportunity for the least privileged to become leaders in their fields of endeavor.”

- Joy Bachemin, Class of ’60 National President, Xavier Alumni Association

“I let my students know: you don’t come here to make art. You are here, first, to learn how art is made. For there can be no creativity without discipline. Our faculty are working artists who make the same demands on our students as we make on ourselves.”

- John T. Scott, Professor of Art, MacArthur Genius Award Recipient Class of ’62

“It’s never a dull day. There’s always something interesting going on here.”

- DeWayne Clifton, Class of 2005

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Is Xavier For You?
Great Potential and Desire
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Greatest of All is Your Journey of Self-Discovery
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