Unearthing an Education
Field work in England sparks unexpected interests for one Mount Mercy student Kim Wasney is likely the only Mount Mercy graduate ever to assist in the excavation of an ancient brewery on the site of a...
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College Cements Focus on International Experiences
President Blake greets Dr. Josef Jarab, Rector (President) Emeritus of Palacky University. Today’s college students are increasingly seeking a higher educational experience that prepares them for the...
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College Elects New Board of Trustee Members
Mount Mercy has elected three new members to serve on its Board of Trustees, each to serve a three-year term. They include Monticello resident Cammie Greif ’88; Lakeville, Minnesota resident Scott B....
View ArticleFaculty Innovation Spurs Creative Nursing Curriculum
Actors Bring Mental Illnesses to Life Professional nurses routinely encounter difficult and stressful situations while on the job. But thanks in part to a new initiative orchestrated by Professor of...
View ArticleFaculty, Student Groups Spearhead Community Engagement
This past fall members of the Mount Mercy community organized several public events to bring awareness to local, national, and international issues, including the economic crisis, public safety,...
View ArticleHonors Student Tackles Acadia National Park
Mount Mercy’s honors students are known as outside-the-box thinkers and ambitious learners. For Morgan Filbert, a senior English and history major from Cedar Rapids, his experience as an honor student...
View ArticleMount Mercy Connections Honored for Philanthropy, Service
Several members of the Mount Mercy family were recently honored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals at its annual National Philanthropy Day event, which recognizes exemplary contributions...
View Article‘Purposeful Living’ Drives Campus Community
As we prepared and reviewed our feature stories for the Winter 2009 edition of the Mount Mercy Magazine, it was overwhelmingly apparent that the individuals profiled in the following pages are...
View ArticleCriminal Justice Graduates Lead Motor Vehicle Division
When George O’Donnell and Paul Steier graduated from Mount Mercy’s criminal justice program in 1989 they had no way of knowing that one day they would simultaneously hold the two highest-ranking...
View ArticleEglseder Remembered as Ultimate Cubs Fan
Dustin Eglseder was the ultimate Chicago Cubs fan. In September 2007 the Cubs major league baseball organization honored him by selecting him as the first-ever fan to serve as the guest conductor of...
View ArticleGunter Serves Palo During Trying Times
Paula Gunter’s impact on her community during a time of crises provides a compelling testament to the power of a sound academic foundation. Gunter ’08 served her community, Palo, Iowa, as mayor pro tem...
View ArticleHomecoming 2008 Entertains Alumni, Students
Mount Mercy’s annual Homecoming on the Hill, held October 3-4, featured a wide variety of campus activities designed to welcome family, friends and alumni back to the Hill. Highlights included “Club...
View ArticleTitler Appointed as Endowed Chair at University of Michigan
Marita Titler ’74, an internationally recognized expert in health services research, translational science and evidence based practice, has accepted a new position at the University of Michigan School...
View ArticleMount Mercy College names New Alumni Board Members
Five Mount Mercy alumni have been elected to three-year terms on the Mount Mercy College Alumni Board. The new Alumni Board members include Noreen Bush ’03, Brian Draeger ’88, Mark Hennessey ’88,...
View ArticleFall Sports Wrap-Up
The Mount Mercy women’s cross country team claimed its third straight league title and qualified for the NAIA national meet for the second time in school history, winning the 2008 Midwest Collegiate...
View ArticleMount Mercy Volleyball Team is Honored for Service, Leadership to the Community
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) named Mount Mercy the 2008 Buffalo Funds Five Star Award recipient for volleyball, a national award honoring coaches and student-athletes...
View ArticleEducation Major Gets a Taste of England
The opportunity for Mount Mercy students to study abroad is often easier than they might think. Of course, having your college’s president flex his overseas connections on your behalf doesn’t hurt....
View ArticleGolobics' Generosity Benefits Students
In GreatAmerica Leasing’s Human Resources Department, Tony and Magda Golobic have proudly hung the dozens of thank you notes they have received from Mount Mercy students. In the past five years the...
View ArticleSacred Space: Literature Connects Inmates, Students at Penitentiary
Danyl Vonnahme and her Mount Mercy classmates didn’t know what it would be like the first time they walked into the maximum security prison in Anamosa, Iowa. Even though she would be walking out a free...
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