http://naplesnews.com/news/ave_maria/naplesnews.com Stories: Ave Mariaen-usave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/29/ave-maria-mens-soccer-gyrenes-fall-northwood-first/Northwood's Joonas Siikala scored three times to lead the Seahawks past Ave Maria Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:29:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/29/ave-maria-mens-soccer-gyrenes-fall-northwood-first/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/26/volleyball-ave-maria-ready-take-next-step-athletic/Five years ago, Ave Maria University opened its doors to an interim campus at The Vineyards in North Naples. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/26/volleyball-ave-maria-ready-take-next-step-athletic/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/25/ave-maria-welcomes-fresh-faces-first-day-its-secon/The first day of Latin 101 at Ave Maria University began with a prayer in Latin, as you would expect. Professor Thomas Scheck taught a group of students, who are required to study the ancient language. Like many of his students, Scheck was having his first classroom experience at Ave Maria, after moving with his family in June. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:05:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/25/ave-maria-welcomes-fresh-faces-first-day-its-secon/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/23/ave-maria-university-opens-new-dorm-enrollment-ris/Ave Maria University dedicated its fourth undergraduate dormitory at a ceremony Saturday morning. Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:02:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/23/ave-maria-university-opens-new-dorm-enrollment-ris/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/13/more-young-women-entering-religious-order-theyre-l/Sisters Mary Grace and Maria Frassati have heard the jokes and noticed the stares, and they understand where it comes from. The habit. The black and white robes. The everpresent rosary. The cross. Nuns are walking anachronisms, committed to an ideal in a way that very few other Americans can fathom, much less muster themselves. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:10:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/13/more-young-women-entering-religious-order-theyre-l/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/05/ave-maria-residents-react-town-governments-first-a/If there was any doubt Ave Maria was a real Southwest Florida town, it was dispelled Tuesday morning. Inside the student union building on Ave Maria University’s campus, the community held its first local government meeting with some controversy. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:03:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/05/ave-maria-residents-react-town-governments-first-a/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/04/ave-maria-volleyball-holds-schools-first-intercoll/After hoisting the net and wheeling out a cart full of volleyballs, 10 women took the court at Ave Maria Grammar and Preparatory School late Monday evening. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:56:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/04/ave-maria-volleyball-holds-schools-first-intercoll/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/02/ave-maria-recipient-128-million-tax-free-bonds-so-/Think the Ave Maria project is financed entirely by private loans? Think again. In the past four years, Ave Maria has received nearly $128 million in tax-free municipal bonds. The money has built a water and sewer plant, university student and faculty housing, and provided general town infrastructure. Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:48:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/02/ave-maria-recipient-128-million-tax-free-bonds-so-/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/02/ave-maria-were-tax-free-bonds-provided-without-pro/For Ave Maria University, nearly $60 million in tax-free financing for its new 750-acre campus in Collier County has depended on the oh-so-elusive definition of one word: Accredited. The Collier County Educational Facilities Authority, a little-known government body that allows private colleges access to the municipal bond market, has approved three separate bond issues for the university. The bonds, including a recently authorized $17 million series, are paying for university dorms and Ave Maria town housing for faculty members. Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:46:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/02/ave-maria-were-tax-free-bonds-provided-without-pro/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/27/florida-community-bank-must-overcome-state-hurdles/Ave Maria residents must continue to wait for a new bank to open in the town, likely at least another four months. Florida Community Bank, which originally had hoped to open a branch and move its headquarters to Ave Maria more than a year ago, needs approval of the state’s Office of Financial Regulation before it can operate at any new locations. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:49:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/27/florida-community-bank-must-overcome-state-hurdles/businesshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/20/ave-maria-plows-ahead-despite-weak-economy/Ambition has met reality in the year since Ave Maria had its official opening in eastern Collier County. One of the boldest projects in the history of Southwest Florida — to build a 5,000-acre town with a 6,000-student university on former rural tomato fields — has had the misfortune of arriving amid a severe local economic downturn. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:09:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/20/ave-maria-plows-ahead-despite-weak-economy/citizen/newshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/15/ave-maria-sells-campus-holdings-michigan/Ave Maria University divested itself of its Michigan campus holdings with the closing of a $1.325 million deal this week, the university’s chief financial officer said. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:04:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/15/ave-maria-sells-campus-holdings-michigan/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/03/american-bar-finds-ave-maria-law-school-compliance/The country’s law school governing body has resolved a complaint against the Michigan-based Ave Maria School of Law in the school’s favor, Ave Maria’s acting dean said. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:10:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/03/american-bar-finds-ave-maria-law-school-compliance/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jun/29/ave-maria-founder-sell-59-acre-property-north-napl/Ave Maria’s founder is selling a substantial land holding in North Naples. Tom Monaghan, the chancellor of Ave Maria University in the planned 5,000-acre town with the same name in eastern Collier County, will sell a 59-acre site at Immokalee Road and Collier Boulevard in North Naples. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:53:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jun/29/ave-maria-founder-sell-59-acre-property-north-napl/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jun/28/ave-marias-plans-worlds-largest-crucifix-still-wor/The world will continue to wait for a new largest crucifix. Four years ago, when he announced plans for the landmark massive Catholic church at Ave Maria, Domino’s Pizza magnate Tom Monaghan included — with only a little less fanfare — plans for what was billed as the “largest crucifix in the world.” Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:05:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jun/28/ave-marias-plans-worlds-largest-crucifix-still-wor/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jun/25/oratory-ave-maria-receives-architecture-award/The landmark Catholic Church at Ave Maria received an architecture award from a national steel organization at a Wednesday morning ceremony in the town. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:43:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jun/25/oratory-ave-maria-receives-architecture-award/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jun/19/ave-maria-receives-full-accreditation/Ave Maria University received long-awaited recognition Thursday, gaining full accreditation from a national agency. The American Academy of Liberal Education, a Washington D.C.-based organization, granted the Collier County university its final approval after its board met earlier this month. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:44:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jun/19/ave-maria-receives-full-accreditation/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jun/13/cutting-back-college-admissions/For months, they waited. They checked their mailboxes, e-mail inboxes and their egos, as statewide budget cuts caused Florida’s public universities to stall their admissions notifications to thousands of students, leaving them wondering whether they’d be admitted in the fall. Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:06:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jun/13/cutting-back-college-admissions/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jun/09/naplesfort-myers-radio-station-air-notre-dame-foot/WDEO/98.5-FM, the Catholic radio station serving the Naples/Fort Myers area, will broadcast all games in Notre Dame University's 2008 football season. Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:59:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jun/09/naplesfort-myers-radio-station-air-notre-dame-foot/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jun/08/ave-maria-lacking-growth-may-affect-projects/Development in Ave Maria is falling well short of projections, and the lack of growth could affect major efforts associated with the new town in eastern Collier County. The project immediately affected is the $100 million widening of Oil Well Road — the town’s primary access point — as county officials now are wondering where they’ll find the money for construction and are considering ways to narrow the project’s scope. Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:50:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jun/08/ave-maria-lacking-growth-may-affect-projects/growth