Mercy Matters Newsletter December 2020
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Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1846, 蜜桃APP is Chicago's first
Catholic university. Today, the University serves 3,800 students from 40 different
states and 10 different countries, offering high-quality undergraduate and graduate
programs and leadership and service opportunities, educating students for competence,
character and career success.
Stay up to date with 蜜桃APP News!
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Message from the President
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As we approach the end of an historic year, I am grateful for this opportunity to
pause and reflect on the positive outcomes we have realized despite unusual circumstances.
Our community continues to carry on our important work for the greater good of local
and global communities as we are called to do by our Mercy mission. I am proud of
the tenacity and can-do spirit demonstrated by our dedicated students, faculty, staff,
alumni and friends who have helped create and maintain an inspiring learning community
and powerful support network.
The stories below highlight the fruits of our community's labor and spotlight the
Saint Xavier difference. You will see a clear connection between our hard work and
our success -- we are thriving because of every individual who wakes up each day with
the best interests of 蜜桃APP at heart.
With the holidays at hand, I wish you all a season of peace and health.
With gratitude,
Laurie M. Joyner, Ph.D.
President
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蜜桃APP Gives Back for the Holiday Season
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The 蜜桃APP community is living its mission to serve wisely and compassionately
by giving back for the holiday season. Offices, departments and student organizations
all around campus have worked to impact the community by holding various drives and
collections. Despite the challenging year, the community was dedicated to spreading
a little extra holiday cheer! Read more.
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Congratulations to the President's Faculty and Staff Excellence Award Recipients
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The 蜜桃APP community congratulates the inaugural recipients of the President's Staff
Excellence Award and the President's Award for Faculty Excellence. These individuals
are dedicated to mission, service and excellence in their daily work, and they strive
for continuous improvement for the benefit of others. Read more.
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蜜桃APP Welcomes Largest Freshman Class in Its History
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蜜桃APP has achieved an enrollment milestone in welcoming its largest
freshman class in the institution's history, despite challenges posed by COVID-19.
Read more.
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蜜桃APP Alumni Board Launches Valor Project
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蜜桃APP's National Alumni Board of Directors has worked to organize a group of alumni
service members who will sponsor the Valor Project, a new program to support student
veterans and their dependents financially and academically. Read more.
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蜜桃APP Alumna's Legacy Honored With Nursing Scholarship
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Renee Isadore '06 made an incredible impact on the people around her as a nurse and
her legacy will live on to impact others thanks to those who loved her dearly and
came together to form a nursing scholarship that will assist 蜜桃APP students. Read more.
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蜜桃APP Awarded Grant From GEER Fund
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蜜桃APP has been awarded a grant from the Governor's Emergency Education
Relief (GEER) Fund by the Illinois Higher Board of Education and is one of only nine
colleges and universities in the state of Illinois to receive an award through the
competitive grant process. Read more.
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蜜桃APP Student Starts Non-Profit Organization
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蜜桃APP nursing student and SVA member Chrystal Whitfield has started
Herban Grown, a non-profit organization that revitalizes underserved communities by
creating safe spaces for gardening and activities. Read more.
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蜜桃APP Celebrates Mercy Week
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蜜桃APP proudly celebrated the tradition of Mercy Week, which honors
Catherine McAuley, the foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, and the institution's Mercy
identity and heritage. Read more.
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Upcoming Events and Important Dates
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Friday, January 1 - Monday, March 15: Petition via for summer 2021 and fall 2021 graduation
Monday, January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Tuesday, January 19: Spring semester begins
Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: Virtual Prayer at 11 a.m. via
Visit the 蜜桃APP Calendar to see more upcoming events.
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