Impact Insights
Fall 2025
Welcome to Impact Insights
Here, you can read about how your support makes an impact by transforming students’ lives through Christ-centered learning. We hope you enjoy these stories. Visit our website to learn how you can support Grove City College.
Introducing the New President of Grove City College
Bradley J. Lingo ’00, J.D. became the College’s 10th president to deliver remarks at Opening Convocation to mark the beginning of this academic year. With a distinguished record in law and academia, President Lingo has a compelling vision to build on the College’s 150-year legacy as a highly distinctive Christian liberal arts college of extraordinary value.
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A Message from the New President
As a student, my life was transformed through Grove City College and I experienced the joy of working hard to pursue excellence in a Christian community. I am honored to return and ensure that future generations of Grove City College students will receive the Christian, conservative, academically excellent, affordable education that profoundly shaped me.
There’s never been a more important time for a school like Grove City College. Our singular combination of institutional freedom and academic excellence that takes place in a Christian community makes us a beacon of light and a bastion of hope for our country’s future.
The Future of GCC
Like you, I love this College. And like you, I’m thinking about its future. What’s my vision? In short: to build people.
We’ve built some remarkable buildings—iconic spaces that serve our students well. But bricks and mortar are only a means to an end. Our true calling is to mold the minds, shape the hearts, and nourish the souls of young men and women who will lead and serve with faith, courage, and integrity.
We want Grove City College to be the premier destination for the most talented Christian students and scholars in the nation—students and scholars who will shape the future of our churches, communities, and country. How will we do that? By staying faithful to our mission:
- Christ-centered: We want to be the best four-year discipleship program on the planet—where faith deepens and lives are transformed.
- Conservative: A joint and indivisible commitment to faith and freedom is at the core of our identity. Christian first, conservative second—but always both.
- Academically Excellent: We take academics seriously. We hold ourselves and our students to high standards.
- Affordable: We remain independent from federal funding and are committed to stewarding our resources wisely.
In January 2026, we’ll celebrate our 150th anniversary with a year-long celebration—an opportunity to honor our past and shape our future. Yvonne and I can’t wait to meet many of you during this milestone year.
As Grove City enters a new chapter of leadership, support from our students, faculty and alumni is crucial. Join us in encouraging President Lingo and his family as they join us on campus and remain prayerful and hopeful for the continued flourishing of our great school.
About Brad Lingo
After earning his J.D., with honors, from Harvard Law School, Lingo served as a law clerk in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He was a litigation partner at King & Spalding LLP and practiced law with the global law firm Gibson Dunn before joining the faculty of Regent University School of Law, where he later became dean. He has led Regent Law to set records for enrollment, median incoming GPA and LSAT scores, U.S. News rankings, and employment outcomes.
From Supporters Like You
Evan ’89 and Pam (Cranford ’89) Homan fell in love with Grove City College as students, and decades later, their children experienced the same life-changing Christian community. In this video, they share why they chose to give back through scholarships, helping future students enjoy the same opportunities.
For Steve DeCaspers ’97, Grove City College provided “a well-rounded liberal arts education with Christianity at the foundation.” In this video, he shares how that experience continues to inspire him to support the College’s mission of preparing students to live with purpose and impact the world.
Digital Mises Archive will reach more students and Austrian Economics scholars
Since 1978, Grove City College has been home to the Ludwig von Mises Archive, a collection containing more than 20,000 pages of unpublished works spanning Mises’ life in Europe during the rise of the Nazi party through his emigration to the United States until his death in 1973. These papers—letters, manuscripts, notes, and monographs—have shaped generations of scholarship on economics and political thought.
Thanks to a recently completed digitization project, the Mises Archive is now fully accessible online at gcc.historyit.com, opening the door for students and scholars around the world to explore Mises’ original writings anytime, anywhere. No longer limited to those who could visit the College in person, researchers can now dive into the collection to uncover new insights into Mises’s approach to economics, the role of human choice, and the foundations of prosperity.
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The availability of the archive online marks an exciting moment for students of the Austrian School. Dr. Jeffrey M. Herbener, chair of the Department of Economics, notes, “By giving access to interested scholars around the world, the Mises digital archive will stimulate new lines of research on the Misesian approach to economics.”
This commitment to advancing Austrian scholarship is also reflected in the College’s new Master of Arts in Economics, which builds directly on the Austrian foundation established by Mises, Hayek, Rothbard, and others. Designed to prepare students for Ph.D. programs and impactful careers in market analysis, organizational and institutional design, and public policy, the program emphasizes a deep understanding of human nature and the ways societies flourish—or falter—based on how individuals associate with one another.
As Dr. Caleb S. Fuller ’13, associate professor of Economics, explains, Mises’ questions remain as relevant today as ever: “What is a human being? Why is it that some societies are so fabulously wealthy while others languish in squalor?” By engaging both the digitized archive and the College’s distinctive graduate program, a new generation of students and scholars is being equipped to wrestle with these questions and carry forward the Austrian School tradition.
Two Unique Ways to Make a Difference at Grove City College
If you’re like most supporters of Grove City College, then you want your generosity to make a lasting difference. A thoughtful gift can enhance your impact, touching generations of students for years to come. Two of the most effective ways to partner with GCC are through Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) and gifts in your will or beneficiary designations. These strategies enable you to support Grove City’s mission in a way that is impactful, smart, and flexible.
Why Consider These Options?
- Maximize Your Impact: These gifts can be much larger than what you might be able to give from your current income.
- Stay in Control: Your will and beneficiary designations are flexible and can be changed if your situation changes.
- Build a Legacy of Faith: Your gift will help ensure that Grove City College’s core values of Christian character, academic rigor, and servant leadership continue to shape students’ lives for years to come.
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Donor-Advised Funds: A Simple Way to Give
A DAF is a flexible way to manage your giving. You can use it to make a grant to Grove City College today in just a few clicks, directing your gift to the area you care about most. You can also name Grove City as a beneficiary of your DAF. This ensures the funds you’ve set aside for charity will continue to support the College’s mission long into the future.
Gifts That Cost You Nothing Today
Imagine making a significant gift without affecting your current finances. A gift in your will or trust allows you to do exactly that. You can easily designate a specific amount or a percentage of your estate.
You can also name Grove City College as a beneficiary on assets like your retirement accounts, life insurance policies, or investment accounts. These are easy to set up and come with significant tax benefits, all while costing you nothing in your lifetime.
If you’ve already included Grove City College in your will or named us as a beneficiary, please let us know. We want to ensure your wishes are honored and can help you make sure everything is in order. Our gift planning team is here to help answer your questions.
Join The Faith & Freedom Society
Grove City College’s Faith & Freedom Society is a special group of supporters who have made a transformational commitment to enriching the lives of GCC students. Many individuals choose to show benevolence to the College through an estate or planned gift. We thank these alumni, parents, friends, and employees who plan for their legacy to benefit Grove City College with membership into the Faith & Freedom Society.
Moving Forward With Purpose
The Next Chapter In Our Extraordinary Journey
Grove City College stands at a remarkable point in its legacy as we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026. Our success as a Christian liberal arts college and champion of faith and freedom for nearly a century and a half is a milestone to embrace.
Building on our strengths, Impact 150: The Anniversary Campaign for Grove City College will ensure that we continue to empower students to grow holistically, provide a rigorous education grounded in timeless truths, and further advance our reputation on a national level in the higher education landscape—all at an exceptional value.