Campus News

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Upcoming Lecture - Mount Mary College will offer a free lecture on diversity issues on Thursday, February 25 from 7-9 p.m. in Stiemke Hall. The lecture, “Closing the Cultural Gap,” will be presented by Mayhoua and Zongcheng Moua, members of the Milwaukee Hmong community, who will speak on their transition to the American way of life.  Their discussion will highlight the differences in religion, culture and family structure.  The presentation will also include an illustrated segment on Hmong history.

Dead Sea Scrolls - The Theology Department was recently host to over 600 guests at the presentation, "The Dead Sea Scrolls 101: An Evening of Introduction," held on Thursday, February 4. Learn more.

Mount Mary College receives an award - Mount Mary College’s “College in the Community” has been awarded the 2009 Program Innovation Award from ProLiteracy America, the nation’s largest adult literacy organization. The award recognizes new and innovative strategies that are improving the quality of literacy services offered to adult learners.

Teaching in Excellence - Mount Mary College presented the 2009 Teaching Excellence Award to deserving faculty members, Wendy Weaver and Nan Metzger. In the past three years, five members of the English Department faculty, shown here with the year of the award, have received this distinguished award.

Top row (l to r): Donna Foran (2006), Mary Beth Duffey (2007), and Lisa Terasa (2008). Bottom row (l to r): Wendy Weaver (2009) and Nan Metzger (2009)

Symposium 2010 - Mount Mary College recently sent out a Call for Papers for the upcoming Symposium entitled "Mission in Action" scheduled for October 7 - 9. Get the details.

Administration - Donna Gastevich has been appointed Vice President for External Relations at Mount Mary College. She will oversee development, alumnae relations, marketing/public relations and the Women’s Leadership Institute for the College. Read the press release.

New Board Members - President Eileen Schwalbach welcomes two new members to the Mount Mary College Board of Trustees. Gary Jorgensen and Marie O'Brien will serve three-year terms. Learn more.

Mount Mary in the News
Mount Mary College has been featured in the following media. Check it out!

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - "Milwaukee museum, Mount Mary set Dead Sea Scrolls lectures" by Jackie Loohauis-Bennett of the Journal Sentinel on January 21, 2010.

Channel 12 WISN News - Mount Mary College is featured on "Season to Celebrate," a Channel 12 WISN News holiday special originally aired on December 10, 2009.

Business Journal - Mount Mary's articulation agreement with Gateway Technical College was featured in the December 10 online version.

WUWM - Hear Dr. Bruce Moon, Director of the Mount Mary College Graduate Art Therapy Program, and Dr. Janos Marton, co-founder and director of The Living Museum, discuss the field of art therapy on Lake Effect-WUWM (40:05-54:14). Mount Mary College previously hosted The Living Museum Exhibit.

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