Arrangements
Council for Academic Libraries Liaison
Council for Academic Libraries Liaison (CALL) is a consortium of the 11 academic libraries in the New Orleans area (Delgado Community College, Dillard University, Loyola University of New Orleans, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Notre Dame Seminary, Nunez Community College, University of Holy Cross, Southern University at New Orleans, Tulane University, the University of New Orleans, and Xavier University). University of Holy Cross graduate students and faculty members who wish to have borrowing privileges at these libraries may obtain a LOUIS Reciprocal Borrowing card from the Director of Library Services.
LOUIS: the Louisiana Library Network
LOUIS: the Louisiana Library Network is a consortium of Louisiana academic libraries. As a member of LOUIS, the Blaine S. Kern Library shares resources with other Louisiana public and private academic libraries. The LOUIS support team, from their headquarters at the Louisiana State Board of Regents in Baton Rouge, work with members to procure and support library technology and resources and facilitate training, collaboration, and reciprocal borrowing. LOUIS members provide input by participating in committees, listservs, and the LOUIS Users Conference.
LYRASIS
The Blaine S. Kern Library at the University of Holy Cross is a member of LYRASIS, a membership organization whose mission is to support enduring access to the world’s shared academic, scientific, and cultural heritage through leadership in open technologies, content services, digital solutions, and collaborations with archives, libraries, museums, and knowledge communities worldwide.
Service Members Opportunity College Network
University of Holy Cross is a member of the Service Members Opportunity College Network (SOC) of some 400 post-secondary institutions, which is dedicated to serving the educational needs of active duty, reserve, and recently separated military personnel. Service personnel applying for admission should submit DOD Form DD-295 for evaluation of military education and training in terms of academic credit. As a member of the SOC Network, University of Holy Cross is committed to supporting and complying fully with SOC principles and criteria.
Several affiliations with selected agencies are recognized for the placement of business, education, nursing, counseling, and social science majors.
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
The Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps (AFROTC) offers one, two, three, and four-year programs leading to a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force. The four- year program is divided into two parts: the General Military Course (GMC) for freshmen and sophomores and the Professional Officer Course (POC) for juniors, seniors, and graduate students.
GMC students attend a one-hour academic class and a two-hour laboratory each week, while POC students attend a three-hour academic class and a two-hour laboratory each week. In addition, all cadets are encouraged to maintain a physical fitness regimen and are required to participate in a monthly physical fitness test.
The two-year program begins with a five-week summer training at an Air Force base. Upon its successful completion, students enter the POC. Students interested in the two-year program should apply no later than February in the spring semester of their sophomore year. Applicants normally have four semesters of either undergraduate or graduate work remaining prior to entry into the two-year POC. However, the one-year University program allows selected seniors or graduate students to complete requirements in only two terms plus a summer program.
For GMC students, entry into the POC is competitive and is determined in late spring of their sophomore year. Prior to entry into the POC, all students in the four-year program must attend a four-week field training session, typically held in the summer between the sophomore and junior years.
AFROTC cadets may compete for one, two, and three-year scholarships that pay tuition, fees, textbook allowance, and a monthly subsistence of up to $400 per month. Orientation flights in military aircraft and visits to Air Force bases are optional parts of AFROTC training.
Many summer opportunities are available on a volunteer basis. Cadets may attend the free fall parachute course or powered glider training at the Air Force Academy. Cadets may participate in Army Airborne Training or a Language Immersion Program. (The Language Immersion Program selects students with three years of college-level language to attend a foreign university for 30 days.) The Operation Air Force program gives cadets an opportunity to better understand Air Force life and careers, while spending three weeks at a base. Finally, cadets selected for pilot training complete 50 hours of civilian flight time and receive a FAA private pilot certificate.