From the Institute Justice Team: "In light of the presidential administration's focus on mass deportations of immigrants and the heightened militarization at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Institute Justice Team will continue to host border immersions to educate advocates." The following…
Catholic Sisters Week is an annual celebration from March 8-14 that honors the lives and ministries of religious sisters around the world. This is a wonderful opportunity to recognize and celebrate the Sisters of Mercy whose lives and service have…
As we conclude the calendar year, the Mercy Education System of the Americas completes its first six months of operation. As a new entity, this is a natural point at which to reflect upon our journey together, examine ourselves as…
Growing up as a child I remember, with great fondness, the anticipation leading up to Christmas. Christmas gifts would appear under the tree, begging on Christmas Eve to open just one gift and getting up early on Christmas morning and…
One of the first initiatives that the MESA staff created was the New Leader Orientation Program. This program is designed for new administrators and board chairs throughout the education system and consists of five (5) presentation sessions per year over…
This October, I was part of a group of students at my school in Farmington, MI, who had the opportunity to meet three representatives from the Mercy Education System of the Americas, Sr. Lisa Griffith, Sr. Regina Ward, and Ms…
Accreditation ensures that the Mercy Charism and Catholic Identity are alive and easily identifiable throughout the full scope of the educational program of each Mercy sponsored or affiliated school. The Charism Task Force contributed to the foundation of MESA by…
In each issue of Around the Table, we’ll provide a “getting to know you” profile of each member of the MESA Board of Directors. For our inaugural profile, we feature Dr. David Levy, of Omaha, Nebraska. A graduate of Purdue…