Francie Shaft, Scott '22, thought her theology and Japanese majors would never intersect — until she went abroad. Now the connections keep appearing. 

Author: Carrie Gates

Francie Shaft, Scott Scholar, '22

Francie Shaft has discovered intersections between her theology and Japanese majors through her classes and research — both on campus and in Japan. Those opportunities would not have been possible, she said, without the support she found at Notre Dame. “Notre Dame wants you to start pursuing what you’re passionate about, even as a freshman. If I didn’t have these people who have believed in me from the start, I don’t think I would be as creative and as bold in the sorts of experiences I want to have.”

 

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