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MMC
Arts Calendar
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Stations of the Cross and Living Last Supper
Tuesday, March 26
7:30 p.m.
Marian Auditorium
Paul Peterson Oil Paintings
"Oscillating Landscapes"
Bede Art Gallery
Feb. 25 - March 23
Reception & Gallery Talk
March 22, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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MMC Lancers
Athletic Calendar
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Check out the Lancer teams at some of their games, matches or meets.
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Family History | Sister Aidan Bourke and several staff members are working on Mount Marty's Family History. If you had brothers and/or sisters who attended any of the schools - High School, College, Sacred Heart School of Nursing/Anesthesia, please send us the names and the school attended. Be sure and include your full name. Did your parents or grandparents attend any of these schools? Please send us their names, too.
Send the information to Sister Aidan at abourke@mtmc.edu or mail it to:
Mount Marty College
Office of Advancement
1105 W. 8th Street
Yankton, SD 57078
Thank you for helping us build this history! |
 | 29th Annual
MMC Golf Classic
Wednesday, May 15
Yankton, SD
| Registration is now open for this year's golf classic. Get your team together and sign up today!
www.mtmc.edu/golfclassic |
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A Lenten Reflection from Fr. Thomas Wordekemper, OSB '79
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This is Lent #56 for me. I find myself asking, "Has any Lent, or all of them put together, made any difference in my life? Am I a better Christian, a better person, because of one Lent or all of them put together?" If not, why not?
Ultimately, if we want Lent to make a difference in our lives and become better Christians, and for Lent to have a lasting effect on our lives-we have to take the risk of being honest with ourselves and pull up some stakes. It means we take an honest look at our sinfulness, even to the point of admitting that we DO sin.
For so many of us, we're chronologically adults but Lenten children. So we still give up candy, or desserts...things that really don't get to our sinfulness or lead to conversion and a deeper relationship with God.
We lie, we have sex outside the context of marriage, we ignore helping the poor and unfortunates in society, we use people as objects for our pleasure, we murder people's reputations and gossip about them, we steal people's time and energy for our selfish needs; we waste food, time, energy. And so many other things we do or don't do. And still we give up candy for Lent. HELLO?!
I'm not intending to make us feel guilty...well maybe, just a bit! Rather I want us to be adults about Lent; I want us to be honest with ourselves and what we need to do to improve our relationship with God and each other. God bless your efforts at being honest with yourself, in your relationships and with God. May you humbly do what God asks of you-during these 40 days of Lent and for the rest of your lives!
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Save the Date!
Mount Marty College is excited to announce the dates for this summer's all schools reunion. We hope that alumni from all the different schools that have been associated with Mount Marty over the years will once again join us in Yankton for a weekend of family fun, catching up with classmates, baseball, hog roasting, music, dancing, and more!
Rockin' Reunion 2013
Friday, June 28 - Sunday, June 30
This year's theme is "Rockin' Reunion," featuring an alumni baseball game and a dance in the bistro with music from the alumni band "Shattered Silence." By popular demand, we will be bringing back the "Hog on the Hill" event from last year as well. We hope you will be able to join us, and watch your inbox and mailbox for more information in the coming months.
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'Lost Boy' Works To Help Family And Village
Yankton Press & Dakotan Features '09 MMC Grad Chol Atem
 Chol Atem, MMC class of 2009, was recently featured in a two-part series about Yankton's local "Lost Boys" population.
Atem fled the Sudan civil war in 1988 as a "Lost Boy" and has built a life for himself in Yankton. Now a U.S. citizen, he has reconnected with his African family and has pledged to help them rise out of the village's hunger and poverty.
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Scott Swier '94 Receives National Honor
 Scott Swier, MMC class of 1994 and senior partner at Swier Law Firm, Prof. LLC in Avon, So. Dak., has been awarded a 10.0 Superb Attorney Rating in Litigation from AVVO, a national ratings service.
Scott, who also currently serves on the College's Board of Trustees, is the only litigation attorney in South Dakota to receive AVVO's highest honor, a 10.0 Superb Rating.
Full story...
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MMC Alumni Receive Community Awards
In January, Vi Ranney, MMC class of 1982, and her husband Dr. Brooks Ranney were named Yankton's 2012 Citizens of the Year by a committee composed of various local civic organizations. Brooks and Vi Ranney feel like they've done it all - and they're glad they've been able to do it while calling Yankton home. A reception for the couple was held Sunday, March 3.
Judi O'Connell, MMC class of 1963, was one of the Yankton women honored for their service to the community during the annual "Women of Distinction" luncheon held at Mount Marty College on Monday, February 18. Judi founded Judi's Dance Studio in Yankton and has been involved with Yankton Area Arts, the Dance Network of South Dakota and Beta Sigma Phi.
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Sister Gabriella Baumberger
 On February 7, Sacred Heart Monastery and Mount Marty College said farewell to Sister Gabriella Baumberger, a 1959 MMC graduate. S. Gabriella was 91 years old.
S. Gabriella served as an elementary teacher for forty-one years. She taught primary grades in Epiphany, Tabor, Hoven, Salem, Yankton, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Richardton, North Dakota; Lincoln, York, St. Paul, and Omaha, Nebraska. In Salem, she was the principal as well as a primary teacher. She spent a year as a ward clerk at St. Thomas More Hospital, Canon City, Colorado, but returned to teaching. After retiring from teaching, she volunteered for the Development Office and College Relations at Mount Marty College, and in the Monastery Print Shop. She was an accomplished Calligrapher and graciously did projects for those who asked.
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Alumni Volleyball Tourney Set for April 20
 This spring the MMC volleyball team will be hosting the annual Mount Marty College Alumni Volleyball Tournament on April 20 starting at 9:00 a.m. The plan is to have teams play a round robin to determine their team's placement for the tournament. The winners will receive a t-shirt. To register for the tournament, please fill out the tournament registration form. The cost to attend the Annual Alumni Tournament is $60.00 per team, with a 10 team cap. The money raised will go directly to the volleyball program. Thank you for your support; it is greatly appreciated! For more information, contact: Candice Climer, Head Volleyball Coach
candice.climer@mtmc.edu | 605-668-1366 |
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MMC Career Center Seeking Mentors
"Secrets of Success" Speaker Series
 All alumni are invited to be a part of the upcoming "Secrets of Success" speaker series. Mount Marty College invite our alumni to come to campus and talk about your college major and the impact it had on your career. Each month we will highlight a college major that is available at MMC. Details are currently being worked out for this program and we would like to get feedback from all of you who would be interested in participating. Please fill out this information form and send it back to:
Estelle Johnson, Director of MMC Career Center
Mount Marty College | 1105 W Eighth Street | Yankton, SD 57078
ejohnson@mtmc.edu | 605-668-1363
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