Articles Tagged: Mount Mercy

In its 34th year, the Iowa City Jazz Festival continues to draw acclaimed performers from across the country.

Madeline Overman, a critical care nurse and organ donor coordinator, said there may be some people who don’t think of organ donation as something positive when their loved one has died or is dying, but the people who make that “selfless gift” find hope in helping others live on.

More than a century after the Sisters of Mercy in 1924 established Mount Mercy Academy -- which would evolve into a junior college in 1928, a four-year college in 1960, and a full-fledged university with graduate degrees in 2010 -- the Cedar Rapids campus officially has new ownership.

The invitation to Cedar Rapids may have been influenced by the Kennedys’ close friendship with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Maurice S. Sheehy, who was priest at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at the time.

Last year, a majority of Iowa’s private colleges and universities created an “Iowa Private Transfer Collaborative,” which this fall signed an “Iowa Private Transfer Guarantee” admission agreement with Iowa’s 15 community colleges aimed at simplifying and streamlining the community-to-private college transfer pipeline.

The Gazette presents our College Guide for 2024-25.

Making official a likely union Mount Mercy and St. Ambrose universities announced earlier this year in the face of financial headwinds sweeping across higher education, presidents of the two Eastern Iowa Catholic campuses Thursday signed a formal agreement to combine their institutions.

The Queer Elders of Iowa City are a group of LGBTQ seniors who meet twice a month to socialize, share their stories, develop programming for the Iowa City Senior Center and advocate for the LGBTQ community.

“When we came together, it was really a conversation to say – are there ways, given our size, that we could be more agile, more responsive to the needs of our community partners, and build out a series of opportunities that we think improve access and affordability for students going forward?”

Unlike Iowa’s public universities that reported larger student bodies this fall than last, many of Iowa’s private colleges saw enrollment drop this semester. And even those bucking the decline have smaller student bodies today than they did years ago before the pandemic struck.

A 16-year-old has been arrested in relation to the shooting near Mount Mercy University and Regis Middle School last week that injured a Mount Mercy student.

Cedar Rapids police were called to Mount Mercy University at 4:20 a.m. Wednesday about a person inside Andreas House -- a student residence building -- who may have been armed.

A Mount Mercy University cross country runner was injured when he was caught in a shooting Thursday while on his way to practice. He is expected to make a full recovery, according to campus officials.

Colleges, universities, and trade schools are ramping up nurse-related partnerships, scholarships, internships, and mentorships in hopes of meeting the workforce’s increasingly dire needs.

Former Cedar Rapids Jefferson prep wants to help city, youth on west side of town