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Fall 2026 Appeal
Your investment in Ave Maria University is an investment in young men and women who are being transformed—
so they can transform the world.
Formed to Lead
Today's young people face intense cultural pressure to abandon their faith. Every day, our students are told that conviction is intolerance, that mediocrity is safer than greatness, and that the faith of their fathers is a relic to be set aside.
At Ave Maria University, we form them into something else entirely: strong, courageous leaders who carry their Catholic faith into every field, every family, and every corner of the culture they will one day shape.
It is Jesus who stirs in you the desire to do something great with your lives, the will to follow an ideal, the refusal to allow yourselves to be ground down by mediocrity, the courage to commit yourselves humbly and patiently to improving yourselves and society, making the world more human and more fraternal.
Pope St. John Paul II, World Youth Day 2000
Yes! I want to help form strong, courageous Catholic leaders like Adryan.
“Your support of Catholic education has allowed me to pursue my academic goals while growing spiritually and professionally ... and to prepare for the future God is calling me toward.”
Adryan Van Wyk, Senior, Business Administration & Communications, Scholarship Recipient
Your tax-deductible gift supports Catholic education and formation at Ave Maria University.
Your gift today helps ensure that young men and women continue to receive a formation that gives them the courage to stand apart from a culture that so often asks them to conform—and the strength to lead others toward truth, goodness, and beauty instead.
Thank you for standing with Ave Maria University and with the students whose lives you are transforming.
Mark Middendorf
President, Ave Maria University
P.S. Your investment in our students is an investment in their formation. And their formation is an investment in the flourishing of our culture and our Church.
Contact our Advancement team at 239-280-2586 or advancement@avemaria.edu
5050 Ave Maria Boulevard
Ave Maria, FL 34142
