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Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV University Launches For Greater Purpose: the Campaign for Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV
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Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV University launched its For Greater Purpose campaign on June 6, 2026. The launch marks the next chapter in the University’s history and its commitment to preparing students for lives of purpose, service, and leadership. The unprecedented $1 billion campaign will mobilize a movement that values students as whole persons and equips them to uncover their God-given callings so they are fully prepared to make lasting impacts in their lives thereafter.Ìý
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Jim Gash, president of Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV University, writes in USA Today that higher education should prepare individuals for lives of purpose—grounded in character, service, and leadership.
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Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV University has received two 2026 Circle of Excellence Awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), earning Gold in the Videos: Commercials category for Hear the Call and Silver in the Marketing: Marketing Initiatives (More Than 25 Staff) category for the Master of Middle East Policy Studies launch campaign.
A new white paper from the Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV School of Public Policy and Beacon Economics finds that industrial real estate is the cornerstone of Southern California’s economy and warns that policies reducing industrial land capacity threaten long-term growth in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV Caruso School of Law received the 2026 Excellence in Innovation: Law Schools Award from Insight Into Academia magazine, the nation’s longest-running publication advancing best practices in higher education.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV University launched its For Greater Purpose campaign on June 6, 2026. The launch marks the next chapter in the University’s history and its commitment to preparing students for lives of purpose, service, and leadership. The unprecedented $1 billion campaign will mobilize a movement that values students as whole persons and equips them to uncover their God-given callings so they are fully prepared to make lasting impacts in their lives thereafter.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV University’s College of Health Science dedicated the Joyce Plueger Health Assessment Laboratory on May 29, 2026, honoring a generous gift from John and Celeste Plueger that will support hands-on clinical training for future healthcare professionals.

