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EARTH Stories: Illuminating Lives#Transformation

“I needed to thank the people responsible for selecting me.”

When Kevaughn Bonner (’15, Jamaica) was invited to interview for admission to EARTH, he knew it was his opportunity to make a change in Jamaican agriculture. Listen to what he wrote in a letter to our Foundation Chairman, Mark Ohrstrom…


"Everyone in fourth year ends up speaking the same language: EARTH language."

Roommates Phenny Shantel (’17, Kenya) The MasterCard Foundation Scholar and Monica Montero (‘17, Costa Rica) relate why they consider themselves lucky to share a room, and the definition of “EARTH language” spoke widely on campus…


“We’ve all drunk the Kool-Aid, but the Kool-Aid is actually more like a fine wine.”

Through the lens of a camera, photographer and EARTH University Foundation Trustee Lynn Hoffman-Brouse, discovered a brilliance at EARTH that might have otherwise gone unnoticed…


“He cried about how much he wanted to help his community.”

Longtime supporter, Barbara Butler, first heard about EARTH one Sunday afternoon on the shores of Lake San Pablo, Ecuador. Her godson Fernando, who dreamed of studying agriculture after high school, began talking about the impossibility of studying at an “incredible place in Costa Rica.” Listen to what happened when, with her encouragement, he applied to EARTH…

Barbara returned to EARTH in 2015, bringing her mother—a passionate advocate for education—and sister for their first visit to campus.


“I just hope our connection with EARTH remains as close as it is.”

Dameron Black visited EARTH in its early days, when professors outnumbered students. Little did he know that trip would spark a lifelong calling for his wife, Jane, who eventually founded EARTH University Foundation in Atlanta…


About this project

In the past 25 years, EARTH University has made a positive impact on countless lives around the world. This holiday season, we want to share just a few of these stories of hope, family, values, transformation, love and opportunity with you.

About this project

In the past 25 years, EARTH University has made a positive impact on countless lives around the world. This holiday season, we want to share just a few of these stories of hope, family, values, transformation, love and opportunity with you.