Current Events

Spring 2007

Sisters Assist with Spring Break Mission Trips

 Spring Break 2007 provided an opportunity for Sisters and students to travel to four states on mission trips.  S. Corinne Lemmer accompanied a group of nursing students to the South Dakota Rosebud Reservation to provide health care services particularly to diabetics.  S. Maribeth Wentzlaff and six students traveled to Mississippi to assist a family and also help out at the Palmer Home orphanage.   Sisters Barbara McTague and Bonita Gacnik were joined by six students, including two from Presentation College in Aberdeen, SD, on a mission trip to south Texas and Mexico.  While there they assisted at an orphanage.  The fourth trip was led by Rachel Wagner to aid with continued recovery efforts in New Orleans.  These trips, and one at the University of Nebraska/Kearney led by S. Rosemarie Maly, received major funding from Sacred Heart Monastery.

 ABOVE:  Celebrating their “Hands Across the Border” trip are (back) Kristi Pogemiller, S. Bonita Gacnik, S. Barbara McTague, Greta Wentzlaff, (front) Amanda Breth, Jill Bickett, Sarah Novak, Mary Kuai.

Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery extend a blessing over those about to leave on four Spring Break Service Trips coordinated through Mount Marty College.

Sister Kathy Burt Received
The Dean's Award for Excellence

Congratulations to S. Kathy who was named recipient of the Dean's award for Excellence in Doctoral Studies at last week’s commencement at Catholic University.  S. Kathy is on the nursing faculty at MMC.

Sister Bonita To Chair Faculty Senate

Sister Bonita Gacnik will serve at the chair person of the Mount Marty College Faculty Senate for the 2007-2008 Academic Year.  S. Bonita is professor of mathematics and computer science and is chair of the Department of Mathematics. 

Sister Bonita Presents an Online Education Workshop to MMC Faculty

According to the Higher Education Consortium, online teaching and learning has become an expectation in higher education.  To begin to address this expectation, the Academic Dean asked S. Bonita to give an in-service, On-line Teaching and Learning, to the MMC faculty on May 15.  Next fall, several faculty will be offering online courses. 

Ernster Appointed Executive Director of the ASEC

Sr. Jacquelyn Ernster has been chosen as the Executive Director of ASEC (African Sisters Education Cooperative) and will begin her new position in Scranton, PA on June 23^rd.  The organization is composed of 4 colleges/universities and their sponsoring congregations, the majority of whom are based in Philadelphia.  They have projects in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana and Tanzania.  The ASEC has a multi-million dollar grant to develop leadership training for African women, and Sr. Jacquelyn will be coordinating and administering this project.

Sister Jodelle Heads to New Hampshire

Sr. Jodie has been accepted into the renewal program at Berakah in New Hampshire and will be going there in the fall.

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