From November 27th until December 1st, there will be no open student weight room hours in the field house. Normal hours will resume Monday, December 2nd.
From November 27th until December 1st, there will be no open student weight room hours in the field house. Normal hours will resume Monday, December 2nd.
On Sunday, November 24th, there will be no 9am or 12pm mass. The 10:30am mass will be moved to the Student Union Ballroom to end the on-campus retreat. Please join us in preparation for Advent!
For the first time ever, Ave Maria University has an official collegiate chapter of the American Marketing Association. Led by Assistant Professor of Business, Dr. Emily Howell, this community will bring exciting new resources and events to AMU students. The board of the AMU collegiate chapter will hold it's first informational meeting open to all students interested in joining the club on Sunday, November 17th at 6 pm in the Lecture Hall. Pizza and drinks will be provided!
Attention! AMU is experiencing an extreme amount of unauthorized vehicles parking in the Resident Student Lots. If you do not have a valid AMU Registration to park in the residential lots, you are not authorized to park there and you will be ticketed and/or towed. The student lots are the following: Lot A, Lot B, Lot C, Lot D, Lot E, Lot T, all spaces along Donahue and all spaces along Dolan streets.
AMU is now offering a 4-week summer program with all the same fun & adventure as the fall & spring! Ideal for varsity athletes and majors with less flexibility during the regular school year, think of this as a “mini” version of the program, taking place in the same location and with the same staff as the fall & spring.
To learn more or to apply, please email AMUabroad@avemaria.edu. You'll be given access to our virtual informational session (available 24/7!). Deadline to apply is December 2, 2024.
If you are interested in serving your fellow students as a Resident Assistant (RA) at AMU, please note the application will be opening soon. Applications will open online via Handshake on Tuesday, November 12. Take advantage of this great opportunity to give back to the campus community while growing in your servant leadership skills! More information will follow. If you have any questions, reach out to your Residence Director (RD). Thank you!
The Mother Teresa Project is excited to sponsor 10 mission trips this year—Uganda, Peru, Chicago, NYC, and Washington, D.C., to name but a few! Please complete the mission trip application in full and indicate the trips you would like to be considered for. You have until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, December 1, to submit your application. The application form is available here.
Calling all students! Submit your writing, art, or photography to Magnify, the journal of student creative arts at Ave Maria University.
Magnify accepts fiction, nonfiction, poetry, paintings, drawings, photography, and other written and visual art submissions. We encourage all AMU students to submit their work, which you can do through the submission portal here: https://forms.office.com/r/4tstEGzrZr
Submissions are due by Sunday, November 10. If you have any questions, please email Dr. William Gonch, Editor-in-Chief of Magnify, at william.gonch@avemaria.edu.
Students who do not apply will not be eligible to walk, nor will they receive a diploma. Submitting your graduation application early allows proper Financial Aid processing and avoids graduation late fees. Apply early to avoid late fees! Graduation Application
If you need to update your information after you apply, please submit another application. Graduation Application Fee $249.43 – This amount will be added to the billing statement of those who apply in the upcoming months.
Graduation fees cover the following:
- Paper diploma, covers, commencement programs, tickets, e-diploma, diploma mailing fees, cords, etc.
- December Graduates will receive a bill late November.
- May / Summer Graduates will receive a bill late February.
This concludes our emergency communications regarding Hurricane Milton. Thank you for staying connected with us and for joining in prayer for everyone affected by both Milton and Helene. We are deeply grateful for all members of our AMU community.
Please review the final updates below, and if you have any remaining questions, feel free to reach out to our Student Affairs team at studentaffairs@avemaria.edu or call 239-280-2501.
On Friday, October 11, some professors may offer their courses in person, but online accommodations will be available to any students who are not on campus or able to attend in person. The accommodation may vary based on each course’s needs. Students are responsible for checking communications from their professors and following their instructions.
Full University operations resume on Monday, October 14, including in-person classes without online accommodation.
Sweet Mother, look with compassion on all those who have been affected by destruction and loss, be with them in their suffering, reunite loved ones, and quickly provide them aid and support. We also commend to you all those who have lost their lives and ask for God’s mercy upon them and their families. Amen.
Join us tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the lecture hall to watch the movie Surf's Up! Enjoy popcorn and candy, bring your friends, and relax with us. We can’t wait to see you there!
Thank you to everyone who responded with a resounding YES to the call of helping our neighbors! Tomorrow morning’s service opportunity in Immokalee is FULL. We’re grateful our area was not impacted as badly as anticipated, but your willingness to volunteer is heartening. The Mother Teresa Project is in close contact with Catholic Charities and several parishes in the Naples/Fort Myers area. We anticipate there may be a need for support in the coming weeks for those in the hardest-hit areas. Please continue to monitor the Helper Helper app for future volunteer opportunities to assist those affected by Hurricane Milton.
This new (FREE!) course from Dr. Seana McGuire, “Pro-Life: Rights, Natural Law, and Catholic Thought,” examines the dignity of the human person. Explore the inherent tension between the Supreme Court’s treatment of legal rights and the Catholic understanding of life, rights, and natural law. Become better versed with the gravity of the moral issues at stake, especially when dealing with abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, work, property, and family life. Signup for this and all Pursuit of Wisdom courses for FREE at https://thepursuitofwisdom.org or the free Pursuit of Wisdom app.
