To the Mount Mary graduates of 2020
You have all taken different paths to arrive at this place. You have overcome obstacles and you have reached your goal.
Take a moment to celebrate. You should be proud. We are proud and welcome you to a new community and a new understanding of your Mount Mary experience. Everything you have done has built up to this moment.
Challenges lie ahead. You have shown perseverance and a remarkable ability to adapt to our changing world. Bring your light and learning to the needs of our community with the confidence and compassion that have marked your time at Mount Mary. We have confidence in you!
Shine on, Class of 2020.
Student Speaker: Quinn Clark ‘20
Quinn Clark ‘20
Quinn Clark is graduating with a degree in Writing for New Media and a minor in Creative Writing. She was the editor-in-chief of Mount Mary's award-winning student publication, Arches, where she discovered her passion for journalism. Quinn was a national nominee for Reporter of the Year, and winner of the prestigious Pacemaker Award. Under her leadership, Arches won over 30 awards, both nationally and state-wide.
After graduation, Quinn will continue her work as a freelance reporter and photographer.
“Before I came to Mount Mary, I wasn’t sure I had what it took to be a successful journalist. Today I have the passion and self confidence I need to fairly report on stories that affect those from all walks of life… I don’t know if I would have had the courage to dive into this field without the support of Mount Mary, and I know that many of our success stories will trail back to this community that believed in us.”
- Quinn Clark
A message from the School Sisters of Notre Dame
Congratulations class of 2020!
Your fellow Mount Mary graduates offer a warm welcome to the Alumnae Association.
Take a look back at your year
Coronavirus and campus adaptations
On March 13 campus closed abruptly in compliance with the city’s order. But we never stopped engaging with one another. Through spring and summer, our learning community switched gears and faculty and students transitioned to fully online.
The reopening required enormous support efforts. Some of these measures benefitted students directly, while so much else took place behind the scenes, unseen yet essential.
Mount Mary to offer 4-year BSN in 2021
Mount Mary University is now accepting student applications for a four-year, fully on-campus nursing degree program for women to begin fall 2021.
Construction of a 6,500 square-foot Health Sciences Center is underway for Mount Mary’s new on-campus nursing program and includes a nursing skills lab and interprofessional simulation lab, along with additional classroom and office space.
Our quest for equity
In times of hardship and uncertainty, it’s invaluable to have a cornerstone to revisit, both as a source of strength and as a vision for the future. As racial inequality, social injustice and the oppression of marginalized communities continue to occur across the nation, we return to our foundation.
Now more than ever, our core values of competence, community, compassion and commitment have been the guideposts in remaining true to our mission and relevant in an ever-changing world.
Trinity Woods: A Community takes shape
Progress continues at a rapid pace at Trinity Woods, the intergenerational housing community and innovative three-way partnership between the School Sisters of Notre Dame, Mount Mary University and Milwaukee Catholic Home.
The housing community will be comprised of 90 market-rate, independent living apartments for individuals over the age of 62, 24 dormitory units for single mothers enrolled as students at Mount Mary University and their young children under the age of 12, and 52 private residences for the School Sisters of Notre Dame. All buildings will be fully interconnected by a Town Center that incorporates numerous spaces to bring people together.
MOUNT MARY GRADUATES BOLD WOMEN
10,000+ alumnae
74% of grads live in Wisconsin
58% students identify as having diverse backgrounds
More than 1 in 5 students study abroad
Average class size: 15 students
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