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Mount
Mercy Hosting Xavier High School Students for Leadership Retreat
CEDAR
RAPIDS, Iowa (April 23, 2008) – Today 189 juniors from Xavier
High School are attending a leadership retreat at Mount Mercy
College. The theme for the day is Servant Leadership through the
Corporal Works of Mercy.
During the
day the Xavier students will attend mass at the Chapel of Mercy;
presentations by Mount Mercy students, faculty and staff members;
and take part in breakout sessions designed to help the students
understand the importance of service learning and servant leadership.
The day long
event is being hosted by Mount Mercy’s Admission office
and the Emerging Leaders Program. The Emerging Leaders Program
exists to help students understand the philosophy of the Sisters
of Mercy, “to serve wherever human need exists.”
Located
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mount Mercy College is a Catholic College
providing student-focused baccalaureate education in the spirit
of the Sisters of Mercy. For more information about Mount Mercy
College, please visit www.mtmercy.edu.
Contacts:
Stacey Jones, Assistant Director of Marketing
(319) 368-6475, sjones@mtmercy.edu
Molly Altorfer, Director of Communications and Marketing
(319) 368-6475, maltorfer@mtmercy.edu
