Newman University will present the final Mission Talk of the 2012-13 series on April 10 at 7 p.m. in the Dugan-Gorges Conference Center on the Newman campus. This year’s Mission Talk series has been dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the five Adorers of the Blood of Christ (ASC) sisters who were murdered in 1992 while performing mission work in Liberia, West Africa.
Students in the Newman University “Guatemala Study & Serve” program have again launched a campaign to collect new toothbrushes for Guatemalan children. The campaign, called Project SONRISA (Sonrisa means “smile” in Spanish), was created by Sonja Bontrager, assistant professor of Spanish and director of the Guatemala Study & Serve Program at Newman University. Read More…
Rev. Frank Coady of Salina, Kan., and Janet McCann, ASC of Fairview Heights, Ill., have joined the Newman University Board of Trustees. Coady and McCann began serving their first three-year terms on the Newman Board effective Feb. 22, 2013.
Newman University will host presentations on Feb. 5 and 6 by Elizabeth Kolmer, ASC, whose sister Shirley Kolmer, ASC and cousin Mary Joel Kolmer, ASC were among five Adorers of the Blood of Christ (ASC) sisters who were murdered in 1992 while performing mission work in Liberia, West Africa.
The presentations are the third in a series of four Mission Talks dedicated to the memory of the five ASC martyrs. Sister Elizabeth Kolmer will present “The Kolmer Family’s Response to Shirley and Mary Joel’s Death.”
Oct. 9-10 marks the start of this year’s “Mission Talks” at Newman. This year’s mission presentations are dedicated to the 20th Anniversary of the Liberian Martyrs (Barbara Ann Muttra, ASC; Mary Joel Kolmer, ASC; Shirley Kolmer, ASC; Kathleen McGuire, ASC; and Agnes Mueller, ASC). These five members of the ASC were murdered 20 years ago while performing mission work in Liberia. Join us as we listen to the talk entitled “Re-telling the Story of the Five Martyrs 20 Years Later” presented by Mildred Gross, ASC, who was provincial at the time of their martyrdom. Read More…
In 2006 Charlotte Rohrbach, ASC conceived an idea that would help remember those sisters who have served God’s people on Newman’s campus. Through much work from Sister Charlotte, as well as a few others, the Founders Plaza booklet was created. Founders Plaza is a booklet containing the names and biographies of more than two hundred members of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ (ASC) who have served here on campus throughout Newman’s history.
Since the creation of the booklet, an online version has been created so anyone can have access to it. Information about the creation of this database as well and a list of the ASC members and their biographies can be found on the Newman University website at http://newmanu.edu/founders-plaza.
The Newman University Fall 2011 Commencement ceremony was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 at Central Community Church, 6100 W. Maple. A total of 196 candidates for degrees were honored in the ceremony, including 45 candidates for associate degrees, 100 candidates for bachelor’s degrees, and 51 candidates for master’s degrees.
Newman University President Noreen M. Carrocci, Ph.D., second from right, hosted a luncheon for Wichita author Clare Vanderpool, left, and Guatemala missionaries Dani Brought, ASC and Kris Schrader, ASC following the university’s Fall 2011 Commencement ceremony Dec. 17. The three were awarded honorary degrees from Newman during Commencement. Read More…
On Dec. 29, 2011, Teresa (Mechtildis) Palsmeier, ASC will celebrate her 100th birthday. Known better by her students as Mechtildis Palsmeier, ASC, Sister Teresa taught at Sacred Heart Academy from 1946 to 1959 and was also the school principal from 1960 to 1965. Read More…