“An education is more than just facts and information learned in a classroom. It is about using knowledge to do things you could not do before, to experience in a new way, and to create that which is bold and unique. That is the true Impact of a Catawba education.” ­

— Constance Rogers-Lowery, Ph.D. Provost/Professor of Biology

“The Newman Park renovations will greatly improve our baseball recruiting capabilities. The new amenities will provide a better playing surface and bigger playing field. The bigger field dimensions will entice pitchers to want to come pitch for Catawba.

The new locker room will provide players with first class dressing area, shower facilities, and a place that each baseball player can call home. Seating upgrades will make the fans more comfortable. The new protective netting will not only provide safety, but will also provide better visibility to the games they are attending.”

 ­— Jim Gantt, Catawba Baseball Coach

“After 50 years of standing at the head of the Catawba campus, the Chapel, built to the glory of God and in honor of Catawba benefactor, Mr. Julius Abernethy, continues to be a facility that enables students, community members and visitors to experience a closeness to God as they experience its beauty and symbolism. For 25 of those years, I have walked through this beautiful edifice almost every day on the way to my study and each time I enter it, I still feel a sense of awe as the morning sun pierces the chancel window, casting slivers of multi-colored light across the pews and through the arches, light that proclaims anew the wonder and presence of God in our lives.” ­

— The Rev. Dr. Kenneth W. Clapp, ’71, College Chaplain and Senior Vice President