http://naplesnews.com/news/ave_maria/naplesnews.com Stories: Ave Mariaen-usave_mariahttp://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/growthhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jun/03/ave-maria-basketball-will-take-fgcu-season/The rivalry is alive, and maybe a bit sooner than expected. Ave Maria University — which will open intercollegiate athletics this fall as an associate member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) — recently released four of its six inaugural schedules, highlighted by a men’s basketball showdown with neighboring Florida Gulf Coast University on Nov. 5 at Alico Arena. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:08:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jun/03/ave-maria-basketball-will-take-fgcu-season/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/30/ave-prep-seniors-celebrate-unity-graduation/For Peter Guerrero it was like continuing the family tradition. For Michelle Sanchez it was like moving to a different world. Sat, 31 May 2008 01:28:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/30/ave-prep-seniors-celebrate-unity-graduation/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/30/ave-maria-homes-available-wider-market-now/Ave Maria has become more affordable to more people. Hundreds of homes once reserved for low-income earners in the new town could now be sold to the next class of buyers. Sat, 31 May 2008 00:43:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/30/ave-maria-homes-available-wider-market-now/businesshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/18/ave-maria-developer-seeks-ease-income-requirements/Ave Maria’s developer is looking for some relief from Southwest Florida’s less than heavenly real estate market. Citing a new state law, the town is asking to change income requirements for those who wish to live in Ave Maria’s affordable housing sections. Sun, 18 May 2008 23:41:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/18/ave-maria-developer-seeks-ease-income-requirements/growthhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/13/2-major-businesses-break-ground-ave-maria/Two major businesses, Publix and DaVita, have broken ground in the town of Ave Maria. The new Publix, one block east of the Town Center, is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2009. Tue, 13 May 2008 17:22:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/13/2-major-businesses-break-ground-ave-maria/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/12/q-session-prince-church/One of 17 Catholic cardinals from the United States, Cardinal Adam Maida, the Archbishop of Detroit, is the oldest “prince of the church” still active in the country. In addition to his duties in Detroit and membership in the College of Cardinals, which is responsible for selecting the pope, Maida, 78, is the founder of the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington, D.C., an interfaith conference center that was a stop on Pope Benedict XVI’s recent tour of the United States. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:59:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/12/q-session-prince-church/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/10/ave-maria-graduates-first-class-new-collier-campus/Saturday, after the stress of years of changes, moves and temporary situations, 124 master’s, undergraduate and distance-learning Ave Maria University students received their degrees in the new town of Ave Maria’s church, known as Ave Maria Oratory. Sat, 10 May 2008 22:51:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/10/ave-maria-graduates-first-class-new-collier-campus/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/09/graduates-faith/There were doubts. How could there not be? When Joreen Belocura moved from El Paso, Texas to Southwest Florida four years ago to attend Ave Maria University she was alone at a school that was unaccredited, at a campus that was temporary and in a student body that was 100 students smaller than her high school. Sat, 10 May 2008 00:34:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/09/graduates-faith/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/09/basketball-fullilove-officially-becomes-ave-marias/Bob Batson is no longer a coach without players. Carey Fullilove is no longer a player without a team. Sat, 10 May 2008 00:21:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/09/basketball-fullilove-officially-becomes-ave-marias/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/09/questions-abound-ave-maria-freshman/It was the day after classes ended for the year at Ave Maria University and the sounds of coffee grinding and babies crying greeted freshman Jackie Mitzel when she entered the town’s eatery, The Bean. Mitzel came with four sisters from her household, or spiritual sorority, called Daughters of the Little Way. Six of the household’s members live on the same floor as Mitzel in the school’s Siena dorm. The floor is base for the school’s women’s discernment program, reaching out to students who are considering Catholic religious life as a nun. Sat, 10 May 2008 00:20:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/09/questions-abound-ave-maria-freshman/ave_mariahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/08/ave-marias-enrollment-no-longer-crisis-mode/All around Ave Maria University’s campus, Michael Williams, the director of admissions, carries with him a leather portfolio that has the information everyone wants to see. Fri, 09 May 2008 01:55:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/08/ave-marias-enrollment-no-longer-crisis-mode/ave_maria