d n se me... AVE MARIA
UNIVERSITY
send me to excel A life lived to the fullest is a joyful life, and one that has a dramatic impact on others. Entrepreneur Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino’s Pizza, invested millions to plan and build Ave Maria University. Engaging the culture, changing the world. Mother Teresa found the disadvantaged, listened to their stories, and met their needs with love, service, and compassion. That’s what our students and graduates are doing — from boardrooms and classrooms, to hospital rooms, the mission field, corporate
Since 2007, Ave has been the
towers, and beyond. Inspired by lives like
fastest-growing private university
these that have had such a dramatic impact on
in Florida, having increased our
others, our students and graduates embrace the opportunity to engage our culture, to hone our God-given skills to go into the world, and to change it.
list of popular, high-demand majors from 11 to 33 in that time. We have remarkable, seasoned professors — many from Ivy League universities. And we have caring and effective Support Services to give you all the help you need to succeed here — and
Want to learn more about Ave Maria University? Go online at avemaria.edu or call 239.280.2556.
wherever your journey takes you.
majors Accounting American Studies Biochemistry Biology (BA & BS) Business Administration Catholic Studies Chemistry Classics & Early Christian Literature Economics Elementary Education (K-6) Environmental Science Exercise Science Finance Global Affairs & International Business Greek Health Science Health Science Administration History Humanities & Liberal Studies Literature Management Information Systems Managerial Econ. & Strategic Analysis Marketing Mathematics Music Nursing Philosophy Physics Political Economy & Government Politics Psychology Theology
send me to shine
Attending Creighton University School of Medicine
Our graduates leave here as critical thinkers, competent writers, and committed and joyful
Omaha, Nebraska
followers of Jesus Christ who are empowered to go out and make a living for themselves — and a difference in the world.
“ “ “ Financial Advisor Boston Partners Financial Group
Andover, Massachusetts
“The Mother Teresa Project at Ave was instrumental in my decision to go to medical school. The opportunities to work with
Leslie Boyle (’12)
the Missionaries of Charity have been life-changing.
Finance
Behavior Therapist Esperanza Community Services
Omaha, Nebraska
Chicago, Illinois
Stephen Akers (’19)
Jack Yvars (’16)
“
Lexie Hammerquist (’16)
“I wanted an authentic
Catholic education where
I can grow in my faith. The
liberal arts are strong here. And the professors don’t
“At Ave, I learned time
just impose their views on
management, discipline,
you, they welcome open
and self-sacrifice. My
discussion. One professor
future goals are to
took a group of 13 of us to
be selected for the
Harvard where we talked
ACE [Achieving Client
social issues at a political
Excellence] award and to
ideas conference. By
pass the CFP [Certified
allowing me to be a leader
Financial Planner] exam
here, Ave is preparing me to
by age 25.”
be one in the world as well.”
“I am a behavior therapist for a classroom of middle school boys with developmental disabilities. I am also pursuing my master’s degree in applied behavioral analysis from the University of Cincinnati.”
My immersion in their service and spirituality changed the way I see others and gave me a love for service which I will carry into my career in healthcare.”
“
Business/Shakespeare Performance
Exercise Science Naples, Florida “All of us exercise science majors know each other really well. We have the opportunity to evaluate student athletes, treat
“
Hannah Martin (’19) Nursing
Rochester, Michigan
them, and create programs trainers actually implement. The research we do is really helpful and gives us big insights on what graduate school will be like.”
“ “
Louisa Zachmann (’17)
Mary Klucik (’18)
“
Patrick Gordon (’12)
Brighton, Michigan
Principal Pope John Paul II Academy
“I’ve expanded my
Montrose, Colorado
interests and cultivated myself in so many ways at
“I am grateful for
Ave. I ran cross country,
how Ave assisted me
I’m in drama club and
academically and
SGA, and I’ve fallen in
spiritually. In particularly,
love with the Shakespeare
thanks to the philosophy
in Performance program.
department and the
I also served as a
many friends who helped
marketing intern for the
“I used to be isolated
form my character. After
Washington Ballet and
and not willing to
graduation I received
for the human trafficking
Johnny Thrun (’17) Biology/Psychology Webster, Massachusetts
branch out. Now I’m
a position teaching
prevention organization
“Between the
meeting new people,
middle school, then the
Innocents at Risk.”
affordability, the
making connections,
school board provided
nursing program,
and trying all kinds of
me the opportunity to
and the weather, it
new things. It’s almost
become the principal;
all added up to Ave.
like I’m finally creating
and I am also currently
Plus the people
a new personality of my
working on my
are really unique
own. Six of us started a
Masters in Educational
and different. We
competitive Frisbee team
Administration.”
all share a bond,
and now we have 30 on
because everyone
the team; we travel all
is coming here
over and even won the
for different, yet
southwest regionals.”
similar, reasons.”
send me to the sun and fun The sun is often shining at Ave, and it’s not unusual to see priests on bicycles and students on long boards. The town of Ave Maria is part of our campus community, which is fun, upbeat, and friendly. There are coffee shops, a bookstore, and restaurants at the Piazza Town Center, as well as the Mother Teresa Exhibit, a Publix, and, of course, our focal point — the Oratory, where Mass is offered three times daily. Our students celebrate Feast Day Festivals on the lawn with live music and cookouts, take road trips to the beach, enter the annual pizza-making competition and the Ave Idol lip sync contest, see guest lecturers and plays, hang out at The Bean or the student union, gather for Bible studies, swim at the campus pool, watch sunsets at the canal, meet for the Rosary Walk at 9, study late into the night at Club 24, and battle each other in Dorm Wars.
There are more than 40 clubs and organizations on campus, and more than 250 student activities each academic year. Our residence halls are new and spacious, with plenty of comfortable lounge areas featuring big-screen TVs, Ping-Pong, and fireplaces. You’ll make friends for life at Ave!
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send me to serve No other college in the U.S. has a closer connection to Mother Teresa than Ave Maria University. Our President, Jim Towey, served as Mother Teresa’s legal counsel for the last 12 years of her life, and volunteered for her full-time for two years, helping open an AIDS home and a mission in Mexico. President Towey also served as assistant to President George W. Bush. With permission from the Missionaries of Charity, Ave established The Mother Teresa Project in 2014. The program is uniquely designed to produce graduates who live
Our student body volunteered
their lives spreading Mother’s compassion
10,400 hours last year,
and teachings, while becoming less self-
meeting, befriending, and
centered and more outward focused — and in
serving disadvantaged people,
the process, finding true joy.
AIDS victims, the homeless, farmworker families, and the elderly in the nearby town of Immokalee, and as far away as New York, Chicago, Calcutta,
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Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic.
send me to the action Our classy and spirited lacrosse team was ranked fourth in the country at one point last season, and won a handful of national honors, including its leader being named Coach of the Year. We take pride in all of our outstanding coaches, who model excellent values and teach our student athletes invaluable lessons about competition, sportsmanship, teamwork, and life. A number of our football coaches have coached Division I programs, and our men’s soccer coach was the youngest player in MLS history at age 16, and played in
MEN’S
WOMEN’S
the World Cup before coming to Ave.
baseball
basketball
basketball
cheerleading
cross country
cross country
football
golf
About 40% of Ave students compete on
golf
lacrosse
our fierce intercollegiate athletic teams,
soccer
soccer
fondly known as the Gyrenes (nickname for
tennis
softball
U.S. Marines), which participate in the Sun
tennis
Conference and the NAIA.
volleyball
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” — Isaiah 6:8 —
AVE MARIA
UNIVERSITY
5050 Ave Maria Blvd. Ave Maria, FL 34142 239.280.2556 avemaria.edu