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	The man who built Au Sable and welcomed its initial students is at it again. Au Sable founder, Harold Snyder, has led efforts to build a gateway to welcome new students and visitors to the Institute&#39;s 120-acre campus. Au Sable has often been an entry point to a place where people make new discoveries: about the world, about themselves, about community, and about their relationship with God. The new Au Sable gateway marks a specific entry point to this place and welcomes students, visitors, and others to encounter what God has in store for them during their time on campus.</p>
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	For decades, Au Sable&#39;s Great Lakes Campus has been the center of personal and professional transformation for thousands of students. The new&nbsp;gateway does not change that, but it provides a physical manifestation of its effect&nbsp;by saying, &quot;When you pass through and under this arch, you have come to a special place. Welcome to a new way to see the world and a new way to see your life. Enter in.&quot;</p>
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	During the winter months, a team of artists, carpenters, and masons have been hard at work constructing the new archway. You can chart their progress in the photographs we&#39;ve captured below:</p>
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	It&#39;s all hands on deck unloading the support beams for the new arch.</p>
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	Executive Director Fred Van Dyke happily inspects the timber beams being unloaded from the truck.</p>
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	The archway is positioned at the Au Sable entryway right next to our current signpost.</p>
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	Jewell Construction workers lay the foundation for the new archway.&nbsp;</p>
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	The construction team posts our archway header.</p>
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	Laying the fence entry pillars with care.&nbsp;</p>
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	The new archway, welcoming all future visitors to meaningful encounters with God, people, and place.</p>
