Posts Tagged ‘service’

Service: A common denominator

A service-minded institution can look like many things. Service can be reflected in a mission statement or capitalized by service-oriented curriculum. It can be the job of a single campus department, or better yet, it can be woven into the fabric of the entire institution. What does a mission of service...

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Professor’s life sweetened by ‘little brother’

“Do you think we should be worried about folks stealing our secret recipe?” Professor of Social Work Rick Zingher waits for nine-year-old Jarrett to ponder the question. The two are standing at Zingher’s kitchen counter, with lemons, sugar and cutting utensils neatly arranged before them as they...

Summer 2011 | On Campus | Read More

Students deliver life, hope in Philippines

There is a flurry of activity. People rush in and out, fetching instruments. Adrenaline is pumping and the tiny room is filled with a mixture of excitement, awe, and nervousness. Medical training and instincts kick in. And then a baby cries. Witnessing the birth of a baby is nothing short of miraculous....

Summer 2011 | On Campus | Read More

Graduate called to serve in South Africa

Molly Weldon Lengeman relies on her faith every day as she serves as teacher and mentor to neglected and sick children in Kokstad, South Africa. When she graduated from Mount Mercy in 2009 with degrees in psychology and fine arts, she never imagined that she would be called to serve nearly 9,100 miles...

Summer 2011 | Alumni | Read More

Eagle Scout continues life of service on campus

Ben Wood learned early the impact that one person can have on a community and its people. The Mount Mercy junior was born in Cedar Rapids but moved with his parents, Joel and Cheryl Wood, to Cascade, Iowa when he was two years old. It was in that small community that Ben would join the Cub Scouts, Boy...

Summer 2011 | On Campus | Read More

Student-athletes build unity through service

The teammates stood shoulder to shoulder in a house decimated by floodwaters. They knocked down walls, ripped apart wiring, and made plans for what to tackle next. There was a steely determination in every movement and a constant race against the quickly fading daylight. Head cross country coach Ryan...

Summer 2011 | Athletics | Read More

Students sell coupons to raise money for service

Shopping for a bargain is common practice, but shopping for a volunteer opportunity is an entirely different objective. Each year, Mount Mercy’s Campus Ministry office helps empower students to raise funds for service trips by selling Younkers’ coupon books. By concentrating the profits on students’...

Spring 2011 | On Campus | Read More

A summer of new beginnings

Regrettably, it’s been a while since I last blogged about the Mount Mercy Magazine, life on campus and our latest shenanigans finding the stories that best represent Mount Mercy. I figured it was high time that I weighed back in. Like many of Mount Mercy faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends,...

Summer 2010 | From the Editor, Uncategorized | Read More

Blankets 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 to participate in a service project. Junior Mikael DeVilbiss, a Resident Assistant (RA) from Ossian,...

Spring 2010 | On Campus | Read More

Mount Mercy students showcase community outreach during Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

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 than 40 students volunteered in a variety of capacities, from mucking and gutting flooddamaged houses...

Spring 2010 | On Campus | Read More

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