“The University Campaign is focused on our students – both academically and in their entire student life experience.”

About the Campaign

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In the last six years, Lourdes enrollment has grown by more than 1,500 students. The campus is alive with a new vitality that appeals to both younger and more mature students. As the reputation of Lourdes’ education has grown in our community, it has attracted students from nearby regions and farther. Today, Lourdes is home to students in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico.We are no longer just educating our students within a 15 mile radius. Students from across the country are traveling to northwest Ohio to experience our values-centered education. The pioneering efforts and dream of the Sisters of St. Francis have come to fruition.It is now time for us to carry on the tradition and transform communities nationwide through our Catholic Franciscan education. We have already met the immediate needs of our students with Lourdes Commons suite-style housing and intercollegiate athletic programs. Our students now need your assistance. This is the time to invest in their educational and professional future.We must strengthen our academic programs. As a young institution, we do not have the necessary endowment dollars to strengthen these programs and still offer our students the scholarships they so richly deserve. Your investment in our endowment initiative will allow Lourdes to accomplish so much for our students.
  • Attract more faculty with PhDs
  • Offer additional study-abroad opportunities
  • Increase the number of academic lectures offered to our campus and community
  • Develop new academic programs
  • Fund Graduate Assistantships
  • Provide endowed scholarships for our students
Our students today are creating a unique student life experience with a limited number of resources. They would openly welcome your investment to add vitality and strength to our student and athletic life programming.
  • Host and play intercollegiate games/meets in their own athletic complex
  • Enjoy a fully-equipped dining hall with a food court and market place
  • Provide healthy lifestyles and camaraderie among students in new fitness and workout center

Transforming students' lives

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Lourdes seeks your pioneering spirit and partnership in these initiatives. The Campaign Steering Committee comprised of board members and community leaders has enthusiastically assumed the leadership role for this campaign. As we move forward, your assistance is needed to make these initiatives a reality for our students.We believe that an educated workforce is the key to enhancing the economic development locally, regionally and nationally. We pledge to continue playing a vital role in providing an affordable, values-centered education for our students locally and nationally. Won’t you please join us in this valuable effort? Please contact Dr. Robert Helmer, President, with any questions at 419-824-3809.Thank you for your consideration.
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