Message from the President Dear Parents, Alumni and Friends of Villanova College, St. Augustine wrote; “Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed for others.” In my role as President, I have two primary responsibilities. The first is to ensure that we, the faculty, staff and parents are true to the founding mission of Villanova College … “committed to excellence and dedicated to the education of young people, engaging them in their spiritual, intellectual, physical and social development.” It is a mission that I am proud to say has established us as one of the top academic schools in this province. The second responsibility is to make friends and raise funds. The responsibility of maintaining true to our mission has been made easier through the generosity of many and must continue through our fundraising initiatives for our current and past families, grandparents, students, faculty, staff, friends and alumni. The words of St. Augustine resound in so many of our Villanova community. This Registry of Donors accounts for gifts made from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2014. On behalf of all of our students, I sincerely thank each and every donor who made a financial contribution to the School over these years and a very special thank you to those donors who consistently and generously remember Villanova College when considering their charitable donations for the year. You make us a better institution, and we are truly grateful. As our 15th Anniversary year comes to an end, we look forward to continuing our mission with your support. Over the past year, we redesigned and launched our web site and will introduce a learning management system to improve communication between parents and students and the school. In 2015-16, we will implement the first stage of our Educational Technology Plan with students in the
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intermediate division and we will welcome the first group of international students from mainland China. The STEM program will enter its third year and in 2016-17, we will have the first graduates from this enriched, focused academic program. We truly have come a long way since our founding in 1999. It would not have been possible without the support and generosity of so many. It is our goal to maintain our tuition as low as possible while maintaining small class sizes and offering the highest quality education to our students, both in and out of the classroom. It is through your support of our initiatives that we can continue to build towards the future and still maintain a tuition that is significantly lower than many other independent schools.
We’ve M ade It Even Easier To Show Your Support & M ak e A Difference To support VC, please visit our new website and click on the “Support VC” tab. You can quickly and easily make a donation online. You can choose where you would like your donation directed or dedicate your donation on behalf of someone special.
As these pages attest, the school is indebted to so many. While great teaching and coaching takes place every day, we also know that there is so much more that we can do to bring an even greater richness to our classrooms that will make a critical difference in the learning environment for all of our students. We look forward to partnering with more families in the coming year as we look to build our theatre, chapel, specialty classrooms and dining hall. With your help, we will help to provide facilities and programs that will further enhance the Villanova experience for current and future generations of students. Thank you for accompanying us on this journey - a passage to a brighter future! With sincere thanks and appreciation,
Paul Paradiso President
VILLANOVA COLLEGE 2015 REGISTRY OF DONORS
VILLANOVA COLLEGE 2015 REGISTRY OF DONORS
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