Mount Mercy freshman enrollment increases; overall enrollment steady...
Mount Mercy University's freshman enrollment saw a five percent increase this year and overall enrollment remains steady following a record-breaking year in 2011. For the second year in the...
View ArticlePresident Christopher Blake reflects on the value of Mercy 'pillars'
On the eve of Mercy and Mission Week, an occasion celebrated by Mercy schools across the country, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the meaning and value of Mercy. When the Sisters of...
View Article'Good Sport Day' promotes good sportsmanship, healthy choices for children
Mount Mercy University is hosting the second annual Good Sport Day for students in Arthur Elementary on Friday, September 21, and Erskine Elementary on Friday, September 28. Through this event,...
View ArticleChristine Pharr to deliver 'Mercy Day' keynote address and share Catholic,...
As part of Mercy and Mission week activities at Mount Mercy University, Dr. Christine Pharr, vice president for academic affairs at College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Neb., will serve as the Mercy Day...
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Archdiocese of Dubuque celebrates 175 years during Mercy Week Mass
From left to right: Father Thomas Zinkula, Father Dustin Vu, Sister Shari Sutherland, President Christopher Blake, and Associate Professor of Business Anne King. Mount Mercy University was pleased to...
View ArticleMount Mercy's Christenson serves on Tanager Place research advisory council
Mount Mercy University's Clinical Director for the Marriage and Family Therapy program Jacob Christenson, Ph.D., will serve on a new research advisory council for Tanager Place and their newly launched...
View ArticleMount Mercy welcoming alumni and friends for Homecoming October 5 - 6
Mount Mercy University will welcome alumni to campus for Homecoming October 5 – 6. Special events include a spotlight on alumni emergency service careers, a balloon glow, wine tasting and live band and...
View Article'Grottos in the Heartland' presentation October 8
Mount Mercy University will welcome curator Susannah Koerber, vice president of collections and interpretation at the Indiana State Museum, for a special presentation of "Grottos in the Heartland" on...
View ArticleVisionary work from artist Stephen J.M. Palmer to be displayed in Janalyn...
Mount Mercy University's Janalyn Hanson White Gallery will display the works from the collection of Paula and Tom Van Deest during a special exhibit, "The Obsessive Visionary Art of Stephen J.M. Palmer...
View ArticleMount Mercy receives "Branching Out" grant - tree planting event October 4
Mount Mercy University has been awarded a $5,330 grant that will help bring over 20 new trees on campus as part of a project to enhance the university's sustainability efforts. Made possible by the...
View ArticleMercy Day speaker Christine Pharr delivers powerful message on the value of...
Mount Mercy University welcomed Dr. Christine Pharr on Thursday, September 27, as the keynote speaker for Mercy Day during Mercy and Mission Week activities at Mount Mercy. Pharr is the vice president...
View ArticleAquinas Lecture scheduled for October 25 with Abbott John Klassen
Mount Mercy University will welcome Rt. Rev. John Klassen, O.S.B., bio-chemist and abbot of the Benedictine Community, St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, for the annual Aquinas Lecture on October 25 at...
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MBA program awarded for outstanding influence in community
The Arc of East Central Iowa recognized Mount Mercy University's Master of Business Administration program as the winner of the Business Supporter of the Year for 2012. The university received the...
View ArticleGraduate program information sessions to be held
Mount Mercy University is offering information sessions about its graduate programs in October and November. Graduate programs available include Master of Business Administration, Master of Marriage...
View Article'The Crucible' to be performed November 16 - 18
Mount Mercy University will present the 1952 play by American playwright Arthur Miller, The Crucible, November 16 - 17 at 7:30 p.m., and November 18 at 1:30 p.m. in Mount Mercy's McAuley Theater....
View ArticleTeatro del Pueblo traveling theatre troupe to present 'Doña Rosita’s Jalapeño...
Mount Mercy University will host the dynamic and energetic Teatro del Pueblo traveling theatre troupe for their full stage production of Doña Rosita’s Jalapeño Kitchen. The play will be held on...
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Mount Mercy recognizes trustees during Trustees Week
Mount Mercy University is celebrating the commitment of its Board of Trustees to the university during the annual Trustees Week October 22 – 26. Trustees will have an opportunity to engage with...
View ArticleIowan Shanti Sellz to share personal experience with immigration, human...
Mount Mercy University will host Iowan Shanti Sellz on Monday, October 29, for the Global Issues Series. Sellz will share her story of illegal immigration at the Arizona and Mexican border, human...
View ArticleAward-winning writer Professor Emeritus Jim McKean to share work November 8
Professor Emeritus Jim McKean will return to Mount Mercy for a special question and answer session and reading of his creative nonfiction work of essays and poetry on Thursday, November 8. The Q&A...
View ArticleMount Mercy to host sixth annual Eco Film Festival November 10
The award-winning Cedar Rapids Eco Film Festival will kick of its sixth year on Saturday, November 10, at Mount Mercy University. It is the first year for the festival to be held on Mount Mercy's...
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