UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
The Office of University Advancement engages our community across the Nova Nation, creating opportunities for Villanovans to give their time, talent and support to the University.
Espiritus Nova: The Campaign for Villanova University reflects the strong, generous and unshakeable spirit that connects us all as Villanovans. With a goal of $1.25 billion, it is the most ambitions fundraising effort in the University’s history. Achieving this goal will strengthen our academic preeminence, enrich our campus and amplify our collective Augustinian Catholic impact – across the nation and around the world. Like St. Augustine himself, we have a restless drive to improve to become the very best version of ourselves, and when Villanovans put hearts and minds together, we are unstoppable. Your involvement in the Espiritus Nova campaign will continue Villanova’s legacy as a transformative experience that embodies the strength of spirit, brilliance of mind and warmth of heart of St. Augustine.
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VILLANOVA AND POPE LEO XIV: FROM VILLANOVA TO THE VATICAN
AN AUGUSTINIAN POPE
On Thursday, May 8, 2025, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, OSA, '77 CLAS, was elected the 267th pope. Now known to the world as Pope Leo XIV, he is not only the first pope from the United States, but also a fellow Augustinian and Villanovan. Across the University, our institutes, centers, programs and scholars are contributing meaningfully to conversations about Pope Leo XIV, the papacy and the future of the Catholic Church.
FALVEY LIBRARY AT VIC MAGGITTI HALL
The library at the new Vic Maggitti Hall is an ambitious and forward-looking project developed through a collaborative process with input from more than 400 students, faculty and staff and designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP.
Vic Maggitti Hall features five floors of modern, technology-enabled spaces that amplify Villanova’s research capacity, invigorate teaching and learning, and foster cross-disciplinary collaboration. It is a welcoming space for students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends to learn, study, discover and connect with one another through intellectual pursuits.
