Posts Tagged ‘President Blake’

Personal stories highlight path to Mount Mercy University

Personal stories highlight path to Mount Mercy University
The daily lives of students and faculty at an institution of higher education are incredibly varied. It’s fair to say that no two days are alike. In general, students fret about exams, pull all-nighters to finish term papers, socialize with friends over burgers and fries and catch a basketball game...
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Strumming a Mercy tune

Strumming a Mercy tune
Ashley Benter desperately wanted to learn to play the guitar. So the psychology major from Mount Vernon, Iowa approached Sr. Shari Sutherland ’71, executive director for Mercy mission and identity, whom she had watched play the guitar during Mass and other Campus Ministry events. A friendship and mutual...
Fall 2010 | On Campus | Read More

Honoring Sustainability in Word and Deed

Welcome to the annual President’s Report from Mount Mercy. This year we have chosen to build my annual report around a core issue of today, and one that lies at the heart of Mount Mercy’s mission: sustainability. When one says the word “sustainability,” environmental concerns frequently come...
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Charting a course to carbon neutrality

More than 30 years ago — long before sustainability, green technology and renewable resources were buzzwords — the Sisters of Mercy heralded an environmental movement on campus that is growing and thriving. In 1978 the Sisters planted more than 300 trees and shrubs on campus, followed by 290 more...
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Funding and Finding Possibilities on the Hill

Simply Google the word “scholarship” and more than 46 million hits pop up with web resources offering guidance for aspiring college students and their families to afford a college education. For many of today’s prospective college students, the word scholarship conjures images of dollar signs —...
Summer 2009 | | Read More

'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 powerful, tangible, and living examples of how our campus community members carry out the mission of the College...
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When Mission Matters…A Year to Remember

When Mission Matters…A Year to Remember
When the Sisters of Mercy founded this institution, they could not have foreseen the great flooding that would occur nearly 80 years later, but the legacy they instilled in our character ensured that we would rise to the challenge. Never has it been more clear that we live in a time of profound change...
Fall 2008 | | Read More

Message from Mount Mercy President Christopher Blake

The Mount Mercy community is proud of the successes of the past academic year and of the achievements of the more than 400 students who graduated this year. Congratulations to those graduates and their families, and good luck to them as they begin their next journey in life! The summer months bring a...
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Strategic Plan Adopted by Board of Trustees

The strategic planning process that began more than one year ago has produced a final document that was approved by the Board of Trustees in May. This seminal document, which describes Mount Mercy’s strategic themes, goals and key performance indicators, will shepherd the institution as it strives...
Summer 2008 | On Campus | Read More