A message from the President
Sharing Our Story
As South Florida’s largest private Catholic institution of higher learning, Barry University stands as a leading force in promoting social mobility and shaping future leaders. Rooted in our core values, we strive to equip our students for the ever-evolving world, driven by the inspiration we find in our dedicated students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Together, we form a vibrant community of achievers, visionaries, and pioneers, committed to making a lasting impact not only in South Florida but also beyond our borders and across the globe.
In this issue
On a Roll
How Yoseph Assefa ’16 created a business to better the Earth—and still make a profit.
By Laura J. Cole
How AI Can Better Healthcare
Maria Pineda ’07 is using artificial intelligence to design more efficient drugs.
by Dan Morrell
The Legacies of Barry
Alumni are making Barry part of their family legacy. Meet three families who have embraced the Barry experience.
By Judy Creel
Alumni
Prayer for Barry University Alumni
Oh God of Many Names, we delight in recognizing your presence in the diversity of our families, communities, and within the natural world. As we look to the legacies we leave to the next generation, we are astonished by the grandeur of legacies unleashed in the unfolding of the cosmos. You reveal yourself as One who cannot be restrained by smallness of imagination—or generosity. At the same time, the Gospel of Matthew (10:29) reminds us that even the sparrows are cared for by God. Nothing is too small; largess flows from the heart.
In the midst of these days of increasing climate disruptions, wars of weapons and culture, racism and escalating violence, it can be difficult to pay attention to the legacy we leave to others. Perhaps one way to respond to the bombardment of intentional distortions of truth is to contribute to providing a value-based, critical-thinking, Catholic, Dominican, professionally competent, and caring experience at Barry University for the future generation. You can contribute to a stronger community by giving back and extending the legacy you inherited at Barry to the next generation of students. By giving generously, according to your unique circumstances, you can be used by God to bring forth a legacy “of all that is good, true and the beautiful.” (Ephesians 2:6-10).
May the God of Many Names continue to bless you as you offer a legacy of hope and resiliency to the next generation of Barry students.
