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Bridging the gap between academic excellence and professional virtue.
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“Students should realize the responsibility of their professional life, the enthusiasm of being the trained ‘leaders’ of tomorrow, of being witnesses to Christ in whatever place they may exercise their profession.”
St. John Paul II, Ex Corde Ecclesiae
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The Institute is a program that complements the liberal arts and equips students with the training, network, and credentials to become marketplace leaders.
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A robust network of leaders from all industries who guide our Scholars and give AMU real-time, market-driven feedback.
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A differentiated model for corporate engagement and innovation. It is a crossroads to connect industries and ideas to every facet of our university.
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The Institute connects Ave Maria University to the marketplace. It is a unique model for university-wide corporate engagement, professional development, and innovation. The goal? To create ready-made graduates for the modern marketplace.
Education forms the intellect and directs the will. But only by broadening the imagination can the intellect and will discover God's abundant calling. The Institute is both a lab for the imagination and a center for practical professional training.
America is a meritocracy, and so is The Institute. Students compete, accomplishments are made public, and excellence is rewarded. Students also engage with the most pressing and disruptive ideas in the marketplace, guided by experts who understand the challenges firsthand, while remaining grounded in a world-class liberal education.
World-class D1 athletes are recruited and surrounded with the people and resources necessary to help them achieve greatness at the highest level. We're doing the same thing with the Institute's Scholars and Associates—except we're not preparing them for a game.
We live in a time of extreme consequence. AI is an economic and existential game changer, CRISPR can manipulate the human genome, the very definition of the human person is in doubt. Catholic universities are expressly called to provide an answer.
Inspired by the design principles of Elon Musk and innovation labs like Google X and Skunk Works, The Institute operates with a lean model that has rapidly built a transformational program and a powerful network of mission-driven leaders.
The Institute amplifies and integrates the core curriculum and builds upon the majors of Ave Maria University. It equips students from all specializations to excel, develop personally and professionally, and receive a high return on their collegiate investment.
Thomas S. Monaghan, the founder of Domino's Pizza, answered the call of Pope John Paul II by founding Ave Maria University. AMU is uniquely positioned to provide an education that combines excellence in humanistic and cultural development with specialized professional training.