Support
Natalie Weber (Class of 2020) on assignment during a donor-supported internship at The Denver Post.
In 1999, the family of John W. Gallivan, a 1937 Notre Dame graduate and long-time Salt Lake City journalist, made a generous contribution to support Notre Dame's journalism program. Read press release (.pdf)
Since then, the program has succeeded thanks to the continued support of generous donors.
Donate
To make a donation to the Gallivan Program, visit this page, and, when prompted, indicate that you would like your gift directed to the Gallivan Journalism Program.
Donor Initiatives
Some of our donor initiatives include:
Robert P. Schmuhl Honorary Endowment for Excellence for Gallivan Summer Internships
The Robert P. Schmuhl Honorary Endowment for Excellence for Gallivan Summer Internships was established to enable the Gallivan Program to continue to financially sponsor internships for students at news organizations around the country. As part of their professional development, Gallivan students regularly take part in summer internship programs that are as long as 12 weeks.
In recent years, Gallivan students have won internships at such organizations as The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Houston Chronicle and The Tampa Bay Times.
The Robert P. Schmuhl Honorary Endowment for Excellence for Gallivan Summer Internships was inaugurated in 2018 to honor the founding director of the Gallivan Program. It was established by a group of Notre Dame alumni, former students, friends and colleagues of Dr. Schmuhl, including Tom Bettag, Daniel LeDuc, Mickey Gallivan, Maddie Hanna, Kelley Tuthill, Monica Yant Kinney, Meg Martin, Mark Shields, and Matthew V. Storin.
Sandra and John McCullough Scholarships
Since 2007, Sandra and John McCullough Scholarships in Journalism or Government have supported Notre Dame students interested in careers in elected office, a government agency, or public affairs journalism. Each spring sophomores and juniors participating in the Gallivan Program are invited to apply for a McCullough Scholarship, which involves the writing of an essay and submitting a student’s transcript of classes.
Besides this scholarship program, the McCullough Lecture in Responsible Journalism and Government is a series of lectures on the Notre Dame campus that seeks to promote greater understanding of journalistic and governmental work as a form of public service.
John McCullough, a 1955 Notre Dame alumnus, is a retired broadcast journalist, who is a member of both the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame and the Milwaukee Press Club Hall of Fame. He began his career in television news at WNDU in South Bend.
Keifer Endowment for Excellence in Journalism
The Marguerite and Lou Keifer Endowment for Excellence in Journalism was inaugurated in 1999 to enable the Gallivan Program to bring prominent senior journalists to Notre Dame as Keifer Visitors in Journalism. Each Keifer Visitor spends several days on campus, speaking in classes sponsored by the Gallivan Program and meeting with students enrolled in the Gallivan Program. Some also deliver public lectures to the University community.
Keifer Visitors are journalists with extensive experience as reporters, columnists, editors, or producers. In all cases, they are asked to discuss journalistic values and standards in their presentations to classes.
The Keifer Endowment for Excellence in Journalism was established by 1950 Notre Dame alumnus Louis F. Keifer Jr. to honor his parents.