Posts Tagged ‘community’

Mount Mercy Invited to Recap Flood Management at National Conference

The June 2008 floods offered Mount Mercy an unexpected opportunity to test its emergency management plan. Nearly one year later, Mount Mercy was given another chance — this time to showcase that plan to other colleges and universities, and to offer colleagues guidance on how to handle a natural disaster...

Summer 2009 | On Campus | Read More

Bossard ’05 Receives Law Enforcement Award

Iowa City Police Officer Jeremy Bossard ’05 recently received the 2008 Richard W. “Dick” Lee Award. The award, established in 1999 in order to honor the life work of Captain Dick Lee, recognizes individuals for their professionalism, compassion for citizens and other officers, and unique and effective...

Summer 2009 | Alumni | Read More

Faculty, Student Groups Spearhead Community Engagement

This past fall members of the Mount Mercy community organized several public events to bring awareness to local, national, and international issues, including the economic crisis, public safety, immigration, and nuclear proliferation. “For a community of Mount Mercy’s size, the variety of programs...

Winter 2009 | On Campus | Read More

Golobics’ Generosity Benefits Students

In GreatAmerica Leasing’s Human Resources Department, Tony and Magda Golobic have proudly hung the dozens of thank you notes they have received from Mount Mercy students. In the past five years the Golobics have given 40 named scholarships to Mount Mercy students, in the hope that the students...

Winter 2009 | Academics | Read More

Track, Cross Country Coach Rises Above Flood Waters

Like many other residents in the Palo community, Ryan Scheckel never thought the water would reach his home. “I saw them sandbagging the supermarket and thought, ‘What in the world are they doing? The water is never going to get that high,’” says Scheckel, the head coach for men’s and women’s...

Fall 2008 | On Campus | Read More