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[Mount Mercy] Mount Mercy names Athletic Hall of Fame class of 2016
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[KCRG] New program looks to connect low-income and first generation students with resources
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) -- Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids is starting a new program to help low-income and first generation first-year students get through college called Project Connect.
Thirty-five students will attend a four week summer program to get more acquainted with campus. Then, throughout the school year, the students will meet with mentors who'll help them keep up with their studies.
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Bruce Kaiser '03 turns MMU degree into Rockwell Collins promotion
Bruce Kaiser '03 prepared for his professional life at Mount Mercy by strengthening one important skill — leadership.
“My degree translated into experience, credibility, and networks that I could immediately put to use to achieve my goals.” — Kaiser
Be a Mustang. Success Follows. Read his story here »
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[Baseball] High school fall baseball league and showcase
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[Mount Mercy] Mount Mercy sets mark for academic honors
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MMU provides career stepping stone for nursing student Kristin McVay '08
After graduating from Mount Mercy, Kristin McVay ’08 felt prepared for career success — and was she ever!
“MMU was the stepping stone I needed to enjoy the career I do today.” — McVay
Be a Mustang. Success Follows. Read her story here »
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[Men's Golf] Slaymaker to lead Mount Mercy men's and women's golf programs
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Iowa Private College Week provides glimpse of life at Mount Mercy University
Mount Mercy University invites high school students and their families to visit campus during Iowa Private College Week, August 1-5.
Prospective students will have the opportunity to tour campus, meet with professors, coaches and current students, and learn about the university’s exciting academics and campus life.
Sessions are available at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. each day of the week, providing many opportunities for prospective students to explore why Mount Mercy was named the Top Private College in Iowa according to Time’s MONEY magazine.
“Iowa Private College Week provides prospective students an inside look at life at Mount Mercy University,” said Terri Crumley, dean of admissions. “Visiting campus gives students a great opportunity to see if MMU is a good fit for their educational goals, explore our beautiful campus, and meet with our wonderful students, faculty, and staff. Moreover, the week provides visitors the chance to explore scholarship and financial aid options to learn how affordable a Mount Mercy education can be.”
Mount Mercy offers more than 45 majors and minors that promise the outstanding education needed to build strong careers. With residence halls, suites and apartments nestled on a beautiful, tree-lined hilltop, Mount Mercy presents a vibrant community for on-campus living in Iowa’s second largest city. The university hosts six graduate programs in addition to traditional, accelerated and online undergraduate coursework.
All IPCW visitors will receive a free t-shirt, the chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card and more, and Pokémon lures will be placed around campus, giving visitors the chance to catch rare Pokémon. Lunch will be provided for those in the morning session and snacks will be offered for those attending the afternoon block. To help cover travel costs during the week, Casey’s General Stores will provide 5-cent per gallon fuel discount coupons.
» Register to attend a session during Iowa Private College Week«
To learn more, contact admissions at 1-800-248-4504.
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Grading & plumbing underway at future home of outdoor sports
Construction continues at The Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex.
Crews worked amidst light sprinkles on Friday, July 29; the project is running smoothly and on schedule.
Groundwork remains the focus at the construction site as sewer lines are relocated and the field is leveled and prepared for new facilities, according to contractor Rinderknecht Associates.
Upon completion in Summer 2017, Mount Mercy’s new athletic complex will provide a permanent home for men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s track and field, baseball, and softball — six of the university’s 17 intercollegiate athletic teams.
Preparing Ground
Groundwork is one of the most expensive and least visible steps in this 22-acre project. City sewer lines have to be relocated so that drainage flows appropriately around the fields.
Most of this work has been completed for the track and field, soccer, softball and practice field sites.
After new sewer pipes are set, the next major focus will be pouring concrete for the 140+ stall parking lot, which will be accessible from 19th Street NE. The lot should take shape in the next few weeks.
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| A fire hydrant waits to be relocated. Ground level has been lowered as much as five feet in this area. |
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| Temporary sewer lines run across the site as underground plumbing is relocated. |
CeMar Trail
The City of Cedar Rapids awarded contact to Dave Schmitt Construction Company — the same company who is advancing work on The Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex — for the portion of the CeMar Trail which will run through our facility.
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| Stakes mark the center line of the CeMar trail which will run along the athletic complex. |
Construction on The Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex began in mid-June and expected to be completed in August 2017.
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[KZIA] Z102.9's Mount Mercy alum visit MMU for Iowa Private College Week
[KZIA — Cedar Rapids, Iowa] IOWA PRIVATE COLLEGE WEEK AT MOUNT MERCY UNIVERSITY!
Z102.9’s fellow Mt. Mercy Mustangs, Clare and Jenny are heading back to Mount Mercy University for Iowa Private College Week next week!
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MMU welcomes 170 high school singers to campus
Mount Mercy University is set to welcome almost 170 singers to campus Monday and Tuesday for its annual All-State Choral Workshop. The workshop, now in its fourth year, prepares high school students in the Iowa All-State Choral repertoire.
Mount Mercy’s Director of Music Activities Dr. Gerry Kreitzer and distinguished clinicians Carol Tralau, Allen Chapman, Duane Philgreen, Amy Farley and Kent Keating will assist the singers in learning notes, rhythms and texts for each piece. They will also offer coaching in the expression and style of each piece, and offer helpful approaches and demonstrations of the audition process.
“These students are preparing for all-state with some of the most respected and talented music educators in the area,” Kreitzer said. “The amount of experience between the five clinicians and myself totals about 180 years, and together we’ve successfully prepared thousands for All-State. These two days give the students a tremendous head start.”
For more information, visit www.mtmercy.edu/all-state-choral-workshop.
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[CR GAZETTE] Mount Mercy begins grading fields, laying foundations for new athletic facility
…“We are under full construction mode now,” Callahan said. “The excavation of the site, we’re hoping will all be completed by the end of next week.” With excavation out of the way, Callahan said the project focus can turn to the grading of the fields and laying foundations for the locker room building and other structures at the complex.
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[KCRG] Students prepare for state choir auditions with Mount Mercy music department
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) Dozens of high school students prepared to audition for the Iowa All-State Choir at a two-day workshop through Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids.
The All-State Chorus brings together Iowa's best high school singers through a competitive audition process.
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[Men's Soccer] Jefferson prep Kesterson continues career with Mustangs
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MMU welcomes three new trustees
Three new trustees were recently elected to the Mount Mercy University Board of Trustees: Ken Brown, Kirk Kaalberg and Mike Wehr ‘03. All three members bring tremendous leadership talent to the board.
Brown serves as chief executive officer of Modern Companies, Inc., and director of Modern Holdings, Inc., based in Cedar Rapids. Prior to being named CEO, Brown was president and project manager for Modern Piping, Inc. He is responsible for much of the company’s growth, expanding into multiple entities including sheet metal, compressed air, building controls and automation, and its newest addition, FabPro LLC, a software company.
Kaalberg held a variety of management positions at Teleconnect, TelecomUSA and MCI from 1983 through 1989. He joined McLeodUSA as the company’s third employee in 1990 and held management positions, including president of Network Services. In 2000, Kaalberg joined Aavin Equity Advisors as senior partner. He is currently on the boards of Archon, AdTrack, Moss Enterprises, and is Chairman of the Board for Limolink, Inc.
Wehr, a 2003 graduate of Mount Mercy, currently serves as the chief operating officer at Raining Rose in Cedar Rapids. Beginning with the company directly out of college, Wehr has served as sales manager and vice president of sales and operations. He is involved with numerous community boards and a member of the university’s alumni board.
“We are fortunate to have these three individuals join the Mount Mercy community as trustees,” said University President Laurie Hamen, J.D. “They bring talent, energy and a wealth of knowledge that will add even more depth to the board’s important work. I look forward to working with them to advance Mount Mercy’s crucial mission of academic excellence and compassionate service.”
Find more on Mount Mercy University’s leadership here.
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MMU athletes partner with Habitat for Humanity to give back
Mount Mercy University Athletics teamed up with Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity on Tuesday and Wednesday to help prepare for Habitat’s A Brush with Kindness Week, set to take place Aug. 23–27 in the historic Wellington Heights neighborhood.
The volunteers included members of Mount Mercy’s men’s soccer, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball teams. Together, they’ve prepped houses for a week of scraping, painting and landscaping.
“It’s really important to give back to the community and see a renovation of Cedar Rapids as a whole,” said volunteer and women’s volleyball team member Natalie Parizek. “Cedar Rapids has gone through some rough patches; it’s nice to see things being done.”
Teammate Abbie Perez said she has learned a lot from the volunteer experience.
“I’ve learned it takes a lot of people to do a job like this,” she said. “It’s fun working with our volleyball team and giving back to the community.”
Mount Mercy University encourages students, staff and faculty to partake in service projects throughout the year. In the 2015-16 school year, Mount Mercy’s community logged over 16,000 volunteer hours.
A Brush with Kindness is a program of Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity that helps low-income homeowners by offering exterior home improvements. Volunteer teams work to improve the condition of homes by painting, landscaping, and performing minor exterior repairs at minimal costs to homeowners who would be unable to complete home repairs on their own.
For more information on volunteerism and service learning at Mount Mercy, visit www.mtmercy.edu/service-opportunities.
For more information on A Brush with Kindness, visit www.cvhabitat.org/cvhfh/programs/abwk/.
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Castle awarded prestigious CAP Lifetime Achievement Award
Mount Mercy University Associate Provost & Executive Director for Academic Innovation Dr. Tom Castle was awarded the Council for Accelerated Programs Lifetime Achievement Award for his work with adult students. Only three others have received the prestigious award.
A member of CAP’s board for eight years, Castle served as chair for two terms after the loss of another board member. He also served as an at-large board member, treasurer for multiple terms and vice-chair. He has led several webinars for CAP, represented the organization at conferences and facilitated workshops at CAP conferences. Notably, Castle helped author the national CAP Quality Standards, which is used as an evaluation tool for institutions across the county.
“This Lifetime Achievement Award means a great deal to me,” Castle said. “CAP is a large network of adult-focused higher education professionals, and over the years, I have relied on these peers for advice on how to best teach and serve the working adult student. The members of CAP care about the quality of education we provide to adult students, and I have always valued my relationship with other CAP members. I could not be more honored to be recognized by such an outstanding organization.”
Castle accepted the award during the organization’s 2016 conference in Austin, Texas, along with another Mount Mercy faculty member—Marcie Van Note was awarded CAP’s Excellence in Teaching award.
Past Lifetime Achievement Award winners include Royce Ann Collins, past chair and current associate professor at Kansas State and editor of the Journal of Continuing Higher Education; Pat Ellis, past chair and associate dean at Stevenson University; and Diane Bamford-Reece, associate vice president for Council for Adult and Experiential Learning.
Congratulations, Tom!
Congrats to my friends at @MountMercy on their contributions to accelerated #CAPNetwork2016pic.twitter.com/KBfuS5K4b3
— Anthony Jensen (@TonyTheTepid) July 27, 2016
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Students clean, explore city during Mercy in Action Day
About 100 Mount Mercy University freshmen are teaming up with the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance to help with service projects around the city during Mercy in Action Day, Aug. 21.
For the second consecutive year, Mount Mercy students are encouraged to explore downtown Cedar Rapids while participating in the service projects. Projects include trash pick-up, landscaping, and cleaning benches and lights.
“This service day sets the precedence for the rest of the student’s time at the university,” said Isaiah Corbin, director of volunteerism and service learning at Mount Mercy. “It shows the students that Mount Mercy places a very strong emphasis on service and also helps them understand what makes Mount Mercy what it is.”
The day also gives students from outside Cedar Rapids a chance to interact with local business owners and see the place they will call home for the next four years.
For more information about volunteerism and service learning at Mount Mercy, visit www.mtmercy.edu/service-opportunities.
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[Women's Volleyball] Mustangs split with Spartans, Bobcats
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[Mount Mercy] #MMUGDE Selfie Contest
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