Generations of Success
How our graduates put their passions into action — Mount Mercy alumni share their stories. There’s no limit to what you can achieve with a Mount Mercy education. Our alumni find success in every...
View ArticleAccountant Turned CFO: How Judy Lubben Leads by Mount Mercy’s Example
Mount Mercy Alumna Judy Lubben ’03 and ’14, has encountered the ups and downs as a leader of one of Cedar Rapids’ largest companies—Raining Rose. Lubben, who obtained both her undergraduate accounting...
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A Long Journey Home: From Spain to Mount Mercy to Soccer Leader
Enrique Cortina ’13, came to Mount Mercy University from his hometown of Valencia, Spain, to follow his passion for playing soccer while working toward earning an education he and his family could be...
View ArticleSisterhood & Second Chances
From the beginning, limited options seemed to force the Bauer sisters into lives they did not wish for themselves. But through love and commitment to each other, and by their own inner strengths, both...
View ArticleIt Was Meant to Be: One Email Changed Cynthia Dennis’ Life
Neither personal tragedy nor 20 years out of the classroom could keep Cynthia Dennis ’11, from her ultimate goal of achieving a master’s degree from Mount Mercy University once she set her mind to it....
View ArticlePresident’s Letter: When Success Follows
At Mount Mercy University, we play a great balancing act with the definition of success. Our alumni, students, and members of our faculty and staff have achieved significant accomplishments in their...
View ArticleHealing Words & Healing Minds
Courtney Snodgrass ’17, is wasting no time in achieving her dreams of becoming an established writer and activist. Using her two areas of study in tandem, the junior English and psychology major has...
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Enactus Changing Lives Through a Job Readiness Initiative
Mount Mercy University’s Enactus club is changing the lives of disadvantaged women in eastern Iowa through a job readiness initiative called EmpowHer. The student-led program offers educational...
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Corey Munson ’08 Editor | Assistant Director for Communications & Project Management Madison Coates ’18 Contributor | Student Laura Collingwood ’02 Contributor | Director for Alumni Relations Terri...
View ArticleSpring 2016: Athletics Honors & Awards
Softball: Carson Burgart, NAIA Scholar-Athlete Alexis Ferguson, NAIA Scholar-Athlete Amanda Gaffey, Second Team All-A.I.I. Tawny Menster, Second Team All-A.I.I. Hannah Petersen, Second Team All-A.I.I....
View ArticleMount Mercy Athletic Hall of Fame, Class of 2016
Mount Mercy University inducted the Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2016 on Sept. 24, with Brandon Bradley ’07, Nick Miller ’09, and David and Lonna ’86 Drewelow during Alumni Reunion Weekend.
View ArticleBeating the Odds
As a student at Mount Mercy, Andrew Whitters '04 received a life-threatening diagnosis of Hodgkin’s disease — a form of cancer from which he has been in remission since 2005.
View ArticleAn Amazing Journey from Africa to America
Amazing-Grace Ighedo ’16 strives to be the very best, no matter the circumstances or challenges of her life. This led her not only to the United States from Nigeria, but also to earn the coveted...
View ArticleSaving Lives by Listening
Sister Marge Friedhoff ’74 saw a problem and fixed it, creating the CARE clinic (Constipation and Reflux Evaluation) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Independent thought, adaptability and...
View ArticleAnswering the Why of Nursing
When Justin Oeth ’06, stopped into work to help out for a few hours one July evening in 2012, he had no idea every skill and life lesson he had learned, both at Mount Mercy University and in his...
View ArticleAdvocacy as Prevention
Nurse advocates fill vital roles in their communities—serving the public from the front of the courtroom, a seat at the board table, or the lobby of the state house.
View ArticleReady for the future, remembering our past
On the Hill, our name is Mercy and our spirit is compassion, and there are few career fields in which this fact is more evident than nursing.
View ArticleWe Serve Everyone
Faculty, students and alumni alike embrace Mount Mercy’s core values of excellent education and compassionate service.
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