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Steppin' it up for leadership
Freshmen chosen to be inducted into S.T.E.P.S. Program showed enthusiasm, integrity, and a commitment to personal growth and professional leadership. Striving Toward Engaged and Purposeful Servant...
View ArticleProposed graduate programs given green light
Spurred on by the overwhelming success of graduate programs in business and education, Mount Mercy’s Board of Trustees have approved the launch of two additional graduate programs in nursing and...
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Mount Mercy students showcase community outreach during Martin Luther King,...
In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in January, Mount Mercy students volunteered with local agencies dedicated to bettering the community through service and volunteerism. In all, more...
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Giving voice to the voiceless
Can a piece of art be a window into a terminally ill child’s hopes and fears? Can it enable you to imagine what it would be like to be homeless? Can it serve as a tool to reach the community? Mount...
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Mount Mercy's cross country teams earn Champions of Character award
The Mount Mercy men’s and women’s cross country teams have been named the 2009 Buffalo Funds Five Star Award recipients, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced. The NAIA...
View ArticleBlankets for babies
When there is a need in the community, even a “baby” one, Mount Mercy students meet it. In keeping with the tradition of the Sisters of Mercy, students who reside in collegeowned housing are encouraged...
View ArticleWarne, Althoff inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame
Dan Warne ’02, one of the most prolific soccer players in school history, and Leslie Marshall Althoff ’02, who competed at three NAIA women’s cross country national meets, were inducted into the...
View ArticleCross Country "family" enjoys success
Members of this year’s Mount Mercy men’s and women’s cross country teams were still about a decade from being born when the Pittsburgh Pirates won the 1979 World Series championship. The Pirates, an...
View ArticleStauffacher JC'31 Remembers 'River Swim'
In her nearly 100 years, Frances McLaughlin Stauffacher JC’31 has witnessed many historic international events, progress and seasons of change at Mount Mercy, and has remained committed to helping...
View ArticleMount Mercy alumni honored during recognition luncheon
Thirteen alumni were honored during the Homecoming 2009 Recognition Luncheon. The alumni honorees comprised one of the largest groups ever to be recognized—and for good reason, as each individual...
View ArticleExecutive positions announced
Lonna Drewelow ’86 has been named vice president for institutional advancement. Drewelow has served Mount Mercy for more than 20 years, starting as capital campaign coordinator for the Vision for...
View ArticleWho’s Who in Mount Mercy Criminal Justice Graduates
A sampling of law enforcement and corrections personnel in leadership positions who are Mount Mercy alumni: Former Linn County Sheriff’s deputy and current deputy U.S. Marshal Dennis Blome ’80 Cedar...
View ArticleMilestones Mark 2010
Milestones have always been welcome and significant exhibits of human journeys. For thousands of years people have marked their individual and collective destinies with milestones showing the path...
View ArticlePayin' it forward every day
Alumni who find their way back to campus as faculty or staff members have the unique ability to infuse in their work the perspectives they gained as a student at Mount Mercy. This enriched point of...
View ArticleA look back on Homecoming on the Hill: Family, Friends and Alumni Weekend
Homecoming on the Hill: Family, Friends and Alumni Weekend kicked off October 2–3, with more than 300 alumni and countless friends and family enjoying festivities, including the annual Recognition...
View ArticleAlumni-fueled band rocks for charity
Fresh off their trip to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland in October to compete in the finals of FORTUNE’s Battle of the Corporate Bands, Aeroroot played to a packed house at Cedar...
View ArticleTo protect, serve – and lead
On those rare occasions when members of the Cedar Rapids Police Department are called to the Mount Mercy campus, students, faculty and staff are guaranteed to receive a professional and helpful...
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