"Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure."
St. Pope John Paul II
Do you want to make the most of your college experience?
Do you want to form deep and meaningful friendships?
Are you interested in integrating faith into your college life?
What is Venture?
Venture is a weekend away from campus for freshmen to form friendships in Christ right at the beginning of college.
The Venture experience promotes deep bonds of friendship in faith, moments of personal and common prayer, and an introduction to the wider Catholic community at AU.
What happens at Venture?
Get to know us at orientiation week events
August 23
Freshmen & Families
Mass 5.00 PM
Kay Spiritual Life
Center
August 24
Sports on the Quad
3ish PM
Quad in front
of Kay
August 25
Ice Cream Social
5:00 PM
Kay Forecourt
August 25
Faith, Food
& Fellowship 6:30pm
Kay Spiritual Life
Center
August 26
Night Monumenting
6:30 PM
Meet at Kay
August 27
Game Night
6:30 PM
TBD
August 29
Basilica Tour
10:00 AM
Meet at Kay
August 30
Welcome Back Mass
& BBQ 12:00 PM
Kay Spiritual Life
Center
Join us for an unforgettable weekend at the very start of College!
Venture is a weekend experience including outdoor activities, talks on happiness, testimonies from other students, connection with the community and other freshmen, and prayer.
Friday, September 4th to Sunday, September 6th
Student Testimony
"Venture transformed me in unimaginable ways. Not only did it teach me the basics needed to strengthen and maintain my faith during college, it also gave me a community and memories that will last a lifetime. Venture was a safety net during my freshman year. Even when things felt frightening or I felt lonely, I always looked forward to our weekly meetings and seeing our community on campus!"
Carolyn Toribio Espinal ‘29
Venture Team
Fr. Marcelo Olmedo
Chaplain
Julia Hoover
Volunteer Missionary
David Marshall
Volunteer Missionary
Maia Norton
Volunteer Missionary
Andrew Wallander
VP of Music
Elinor Harrison
President
Questions?
Please complete the following form so we can reach out
AUCatholic is staffed by the Saint John Society, a Society of Apostolic Life dedicated to the New Evangelization.