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As we look back on the academic year, we praise God for PHC's growth, achievement, and remarkable community. Thank you for your continued support of PHC's mission to prepare Christian men and women who will lead our nation and shape our culture. Here's to more years of God's faithfulness. Enjoy part one of this year's top stories!
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The National Review published an article by Jack Fowler, Higher Ed, Higher Power, highlighting PHC and three other Christian colleges as excellent and affordable while remaining faithful to their Christian missions. Read more.
CollegeRaptor highlighted PHC as Virginia's "hidden gem." Their list highlights 50 schools— one school from each U.S. state. A hidden gem is a small, lesser-known school of high quality. Read more.
The Heritage Foundation ranked PHC as a “Great Option,” the highest possible category, on its list of the best colleges for conservatives. “Great Option” colleges are deemed “solid choices for families that value freedom, opportunity, and civil society.” Read more.
Serving the persecuted church in Pakistan
President Haye, his wife Carol, and two PHC students, Andrew and Reuben, traveled to Pakistan with All Neighbors International (ANI). ANI is a Christian ministry focused on raising awareness and support for persecuted Christians in Pakistan. Read more from President Haye. Read more from Andrew and Reuben.
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PHC's gymnasium is home to The Loudoun County Patriots, a Christian homeschool basketball association ranging from middle school to varsity. Tom Ziemnick, who serves as Vice President for Advancement at PHC, has coached various Loudoun Patriots’ teams since 2014. Read more.
Pickleball fever hits PHC!
Students asked. PHC heard them. PHC converted the basketball court• Christian intellectual delivers the Faith & Reason lecture next to Oak Hill dorm into a dual-purpose basketball/pickleball court. The result? Glorious! Read more.
Taking chapel services to the next level
This year, President Haye spearheaded an ongoing project to improve collegiate corporate chapels. The goal? An improvement of the worship experience for students. To achieve this, PHC hired alumna Hannah Davidsmeier for a new position, Associate Director of Chapel Worship and Arts at PHC. Read the story.
PHC hosts 5K to benefit Tree of Life
Tree of Life Ministries, a local nonprofit, partnered with PHC to hold a 5K fundraiser. Their goal was to raise money for their shelter branch, which offers affordable housing to struggling families, single women, and people with special needs. Read more.
Christian intellectual, Os Guinness, delivers the Faith & Reason lecture
Living out the Christian faith: Dr. Os Guinness delivered an insightful Faith & Reason lecture on the monumental task of today's believers to tip the societal scale away from postmodern thought and towards virtue, faith, and truth. Read more.
NEW Major: Integrated Math & Natural Sciences
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PHC launched an Integrated Math & Natural Sciences (IMNS) major and minor! IMNS is a science major specifically designed for those who are interested in going into the medical field or other STEM fields. Read more.
PHC students and alumni are making an impact!
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PHC alumna becomes law school professor - Kelsey Morris (Government, '08) is the Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing at Pepperdine Law School. Read more.
Moot Court champion starts at top-tier law school - Calvin Huh (EBA, GOV-Political Theory, ‘24) is attending top-tier law school, Stanford University. Read more.
Alumna returns to PHC to teach mock trial - Ashlyn Roberts (GOV-APP, ‘16) joined the PHC faculty as Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy last fall. Read more.
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How PHC prepared him for The Hill - Jake Settle (GOV-American Politics & Policy, '19) is the Director of Rapid Response for Senator Ted Cruz. Read more.
Two PHC students interned with Concerned Women for America - Rebecca Phillips and Sarah Merly (Journalism, '24) interned with CWA last summer! Read more.
What PHC's new RD learned from working with hurting teens - Rachel McCracken (CLA, ‘23) worked at Christian Encounter Ranch (CER), a residential program in California for troubled teens, before starting as PHC’s women's Resident Director. Read more.
PHC students accepted into Students for Life leadership program - Jesse Castrinos and Rebecca Rose were selected to participate in a year-long fellowship through The National Leaders' Collective, a group of pro-life student leaders. Read more.
An amazing new dormitory opens
“My jaw dropped to the floor upon entering,” sophomore Emily Coit said. She and her wingmates were the first through the door for Shiloh’s March 15 open house. “It felt like I was walking into a luxury apartment!” Women moved into Shiloh—PHC’s newest dorm—at the beginning of April 2024. Read more and watch a walk-through video here.
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Patrick Henry College exists to glorify God by challenging the status quo in higher education, lifting high both faith and reason within a rigorous academic environment; thereby preserving for posterity the ideals behind the "noble experiment in ordered liberty" that is the foundation of America.
