HAVE A SEAT RETURNS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8!
Due to its popularity and success of the past two years, Marygrove College will again host Have A Seat … and more! Chair Auction and Strolling Dinner on Thursday, November 8, 2007. The occasion commemorates the founding of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1845, as well as the founding of Marygrove in 1927, which they continue to sponsor. Internationally renowned artist and designer Dominic Pangborn and his wife Delia have graciously agreed to serve as Honorary Co-Chairs for this year’s event. Mr. Pangborn will also donate original works of art for the auction. [More]
MARYGROVE CELEBRATES OPENING MASS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
In keeping with a long-standing tradition, Marygrove College will begin the academic year with the celebration of Opening Mass. This annual event is an excellent opportunity for students, staff, faculty and administrators of all faiths to come together in prayer seeking blessings as we embark on a new academic year. As part of the Opening Mass ceremony, new students will be welcomed and introduced to the College community. In addition, all new scholarship recipients will be personally congratulated. Small, symbolic gifts will be presented to those new students who are present in the Chapel.
Opening Mass will take place on Wednesday, September 12th at noon in the Sacred Heart Chapel. Members of the Marygrove community in attendance are invited to a picnic lunch immediately following Opening Mass on the lawn in front of the Madame Cadillac Building.
HOMECOMING 2007
Marygrove College will welcome its alumni back home when it celebrates Homecoming 2007 the week of September 10-16. This annual opportunity to renew acquaintances and make new friends will induct the Class of 1957 into the Fifty-Year Club and will recognize the contributions of six Distinguished Alumni and one Distinguished Alumna of the Future. Suzanne Fleming, IHM ’57; Lana Cavalier Cowell ’64, Lynne O’Loughlin DeGrande Hackathorn ’67, Elizabeth Burns, MD ’72; Victoria Jones ’76; and Armando Cavazos ’99 have all exemplified the Marygrove ideas of competence, compassion and commitment to be deserving of the Distinguished Alumni Award. Amy Pavlov ’08 will receive the Distinguished Alumni of Tomorrow Award. As an honors student and active member of the student body, Amy holds great promise to uphold the Marygrove ideas as she proceeds through her career and her life. [More]
APPOINTMENT OF NEW VP OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO URBAN LEADERSHIP
Barbara Hill joined Marygrove College on August 20 as the new vice president for Institutional Advancement. She had been President and CEO of the Michigan Women’s Foundation since November 2003. She has more than 25 years of local and national experience in the areas of women’s philanthropy and social change. As a self-described feminist, Hill is an active community leader and advocate for policies that impact the lives of women and girls. [More]
MARYGROVE COLLEGE RECEIVES SKILLMAN FOUNDATION GRANT TO OPERATE GOOD SCHOOLS RESOURCE CENTER
Marygrove College has received a grant of $700,000 from The Skillman Foundation to support the Good Schools Center at the College during the 2007-2008 academic year. Marygrove had been the site of the Good Schools Resource Center from 2003 through 2007. [More]
MUSTANG MEN AND WOMEN GET READY FOR ’07; SIGN FOUR FRESHMEN
Four freshmen players have signed letters of intent to play for the ‘07-‘08 Mustangs. Josh Whalen from Taylor’s Kennedy High School; Rob McCarty from Lincoln High in Warren, Shane Averitt from Armada High and Robert Jones from John Glenn High in Westland will don the green and gold during the upcoming season. [More]
LESLIE MURPHY WILL GIVE BUSINESS LECTURE OCTOBER 3: “VIEWS FROM THE TIGHTROPE”
Plante & Moran’s Group Managing Partner Leslie Murphy will keynote the Marygrove College Annual Business Lecture on Wednesday, October 3, 2007. The presentation will take place in the Denk Chapman Hall of the Madame Cadillac Building from 7 to 9:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. [More]
GREAT LAKES BIONEERS DETROIT CONFERENCE (GLBD) COMES TO MARYGROVE IN OCTOBER
Bioneers was founded in 1990 to disseminate breakthrough solutions in response to the urgent call from leading scientists to restore the Earth’s imperiled eco-systems and heal our human communities. Humanity needed to change its way of living on Earth in order to avert global environmental catastrophe. Beaming Bioneers satellite conferences began six years ago. In 2005, two IHM sisters and a group of volunteers organized the Detroit conference. This coming October 19-21, the main conference in San Rafael, CA, will be connected each day through a live satellite broadcast. Local workshops, speakers and activities will complement the national program.
For more information, contact Gloria Rivera, IHM at (313) 843-0802 or river1143@sbcglobal.net. Come to explore, connect, discover and celebrate! URL: www.sustainabledetroit.org/bioneers
IHM AUGUST 2007 NEWSLETTER
The Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (“IHMs”) founded and sponsor Marygrove College. They also publish an e-newsletter, and here is a link to the publications section of their Web site to read about the latest news in the IHM community: IHM online newsletter
TRAVEL TO CHINA WITH AN ALUMNI SPONSORED TOUR
Beijing City Stay
October 14 – 22, 2008
9 Days – 15 Meals
$2,029 – Includes roundtrip air from Detroit, hotel transfers and departure taxes.
Experience the best of Beijing, home of the 2008 Summer Olympics, while spending each night of your tour in one of the city’s finest hotels. You’ll visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and The Great Wall. You’ll also experience ancient Beijing on a rickshaw tour, have a tradition Chinese dinner with a local family in their home and attend the Peking Opera. Contact Diane Puhl at dpuhl@marygrove.edu
HELP RECRUIT STUDENTS TO MARYGROVE AND THEY RECEIVE SPECIAL BENEFITS!
Alumni who care about the future of their alma mater can help the Marygrove
Alumni Recruiting Students (MARS) committee and the Office of Admissions
by identifying potential Marygrove students for the upcoming class. If
you refer a student to Marygrove, he or she will have the $25 application
fee waived and, if admitted and enrolled, a $250 gift card for books will
be awarded to be used at the College Bookstore. [More]
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