A Newsletter for the Alumni, Parents, and Friends
of Immaculata University
August 1, 2015
A Note from the Office of Alumni Relations
Hello and Happy August!

Today, August 1, marks the second anniversary of this electronic newsletter, "Highlights from the Hill." You can catch up on previous issues of our newsletter in our archive, here.  

  

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To conclude the 100th anniversary of Villa Maria Hall, Immaculata University is pleased to establish and present the first Mother M. Camilla Maloney Award.

 

Mother M. Camilla Maloney served as the Mother General of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.  It was Mother Camilla's extraordinary vision and complete trust in the Providence of God to provide what was needed to carry out His will that led her to acquire the land where Immaculata now stands.

 

The Mother M. Camilla Maloney Award will be presented annually to those who demonstrate leadership and vision to sustain the future of Immaculata through service-including volunteerism, counsel and philanthropic support-to carry on the mission and vision of Mother Camilla. 

 

We are proud to recognize Immaculata's eight past presidents who have sustained this vision and set the course for the Immaculata University we all know today.  

 

The Immaculata University Alumni Association Board of Governors is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 alumni awards:

   

Alumni Medal

Berenice Carroll  

Mauch '47 (posthumous)

  

Amethyst Award  

Kathleen James '74

Save the Date of Saturday, October 24, 2015 for the Immaculata University Awards Gala to honor our two distinguished alumni and Immaculata's eight past presidents. Learn More 
Around Campus

Duffy's Cut: Remains of 1832 U.S. Murder Victim Returned to Ireland for Burial   

Duffy's Cut is the infamous railroad worksite where nearly 60 Irish laborers were killed in 1832. Some succumbed to an outbreak of cholera, but many of them are believed to have been massacred in a violent attempt to stop the spread of the disease.

 

Dr. William Watson, professor of history at Immaculata, along with a few other members of the Duffy's Cut team traveled to Ireland recently for a proper funeral and burial of the remains they found of a woman murdered in America 183 years ago. Read more from the article in the Derry Journal, here.  

 

World Meeting Film Fest to Celebrate Papal Week

The Mighty Macs movie has been selected as one of thirteen films to be screened during the week leading up to Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families. The World Meeting of Families Film Festival will run September 22-25 at the Kimmel Center. Learn more about the film festival online, here.  

Here's What's Coming Up
Soccer Fever

Tickets are going fast! Come out and join us at PPL Park as the Philadelphia Union take on the New England Revolution on August 29th at 7:00 p.m. Click here for ticket information  

  

Is Golf Your Game?  
Save the date of September 29th for our 40th Annual Immaculata University Golf Invitational. Enjoy a day on the links at RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve and support our students at the same time.

Further information on participation and sponsorship levels is available here. A special discount is available for alumni; learn more about it here.
Learning Never Stops

RN to BSN Online Open Houses

Learn how to expand career opportunities, learn marketability, and earn higher pay. Join us online to learn about Immaculata's online RN to BSN program. Our next online open houses are scheduled for August 4 and August 6. Get more information here.   

Undergraduate Admissions Information Session -  

Saturday, August 8

Immaculata University is hosting an admissions information session on Saturday, August 8. Come and learn about the admissions process, academics, financial aid and scholarships. 

Learn More
Go Mighty Macs

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) has announced the 2015 ITA All-Academic Teams and ITA Scholar-Athlete award winners. Congratulations to Immaculata University's men's tennis team! In addition, sophomores Mark Hueber, Mike Griffin, and Stephen Smith, and junior Nick Coia were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. Read More

 
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Immaculata Trivia
Did You Know...
During the initial phases of construction of Villa Maria Hall, it was discovered that the area had no water supply. Mother M. Camilla Maloney's response to this news was to gather the congregation of Sisters to pray a novena to the Little Infant of Prague. Before the novena had ended, surveyors of the land discovered two artesian wells on the property.

Mighty Mac Trivia
The 2015 recipients of the Mother M. Camilla Maloney Award are Immaculata's eight past presidents. Only two of these past presidents are still living and will be honored at the Awards Gala; who are they?

 

Replies will be entered into a monthly drawing for a prize. Don't forget to include your contact information!
And the Answer Is...

In the last edition of "Highlights from the Hill" we asked the following Mighty Mac trivia question:  

 

The 40th Annual Immaculata University Golf Invitational will be held at RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve. What other signature Immaculata event will be held at the same location on October 24, 2015?

The Answer: 

The Immaculata University Awards Gala 

 

Thank you to all who participated!
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