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Unity Starts with Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength
The 2021 Mercy Week theme is “unity,” initiated by Senior Vice President and Chief Mission Officer at Maria College, Victoria Battell. Unity is a fitting, yet challenging theme for a year where inequalities of race and gender were exposed, the fragility of the Earth continues to unravel, and we—collectively and as individuals—try to function amidst so much uncertainty. Click here to read report, ‘Hope in a Time of Pandemic - Responding to COVID-19 through a…
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Hispanic Heritage Month Reflection
As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, I would like to reflect on what being Hispanic means to me, and the impact it has on my goals, aspirations, and career path. I am one…
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Real-life Applications of Maria Communication Courses
As a college senior, I’ve taken a lot of useful classes. In particular, I would like to tell you about the positive impact of two recent courses. Last fall, I took Foundations of Communication. The…
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Transformation Through Hardship
This past Spring, the Maria College Care of Earth Committee met to discuss initiatives for the coming year that would be centered around the Sisters of Mercy Critical Concern, ‘Care for the Earth.’ This committee,…
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“Where the Wild Things Are” ASL Translation
Psychology student, Rebecca Brech '20, provides an exact ASL “Where the Wild Things Are” translation: [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://mariacollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/RebeccaBrechFinal-1.mp4"][/video] One night boy named Max put on wolf suit. Had big ears, whiskers, buttons…
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