Leah Darrow speaking at the Genuine Feminine conference
AMU’s Education Extends
a v e m a r i a m a g a z i n e | s p r i n g 2019
Well Beyond Classrooms
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When the Vice President of the United States, the Honorable Mike Pence, came to Ave Maria University’s campus and addressed an overflow crowd in the O’Bryan Performance Hall in March, he became the most prominent of what has been a procession of high profile speakers to address Ave students.
One measure of the greatness of a university is the vibrancy of its academic life outside of the classroom, and here, Ave Maria University excels. The books and articles its professors write, the caliber of doctoral theses they supervise, and the conferences, lectures, and speakers the university hosts, make a real difference both in the wider world and within the university itself. This year the University hosted conferences and events with speakers from across the U.S. and around the world. Each event
