Ray Roe class of 06'. Well said Maurice! I too would have been a "drown bunny" entering as Biology major and leaving as an Elementary Ed. Major. Biology was not my calling, and without the chance to make some changes and follow my calling, who knows what kind of a stifling it would have put on my education. I now have a Masters degree in Educational Leadership and numerous awards for contributions to teaching including a state award for Excellence in Education. As an educator I am appalled at the lack of constructive dialogue from this administration and the treatment of students like myself who need time to find their purpose. The Mount has always has been a liberal arts college founded guiding students towards their calling. If you are willing to sacafice those students in pursuit of better statistics, as a fellow educator, I can see clearly that the people who are now in charge did not follow their true calling. Time for a change.
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Zachary Hollenbaugh
10 years ago
'07
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Louis Joseph McClain Jr.
10 years ago
fully reinstate the faculty and stop this madness.
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Becky Strait
10 years ago
Class of 2010
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Mike McGinley C02
10 years ago
Featured
This is well beyond "ill advised speech" but rather illustrates how the President (and Board by their continued endorsement of him) views the Mounts students and his mission of protecting the integrity of the school. The whole notion of manipulating statistics in this fashion speaks sad volumes about the apparent lack of ethics in the Mount's top governance positions. If the Mount's "product" can't sell itself in today's environment, better that it close its doors than lose its integrity and become an organization without a strong Catholic identity rooted in love and respect.
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Maurice McLaughlin
10 years ago
class of 84. As a former little bunny who would have been thrown out, and would have but for some administrators who would now be fired, I'm incensed. Interestingly, given that chance by that Christian administrator, I've gotten two graduate degrees, am managing partner of a law firm, was a US Naval officer, an adjunct professor in a masters program, and have written two published books; I do considerable volunteer work with my kids' school, my Catholic church, my sons' boy scouts organizations, and provide free legal services for poor people and veterans. That doesn't mean I'm anything special. It just means I learned something at the Mount and took it to heart. The Mount doesn't seem to care about those lessons anymore. So not only is my main objection that this violates that Catholic values that the Mount is supposed to be all about, but most of those bunnies will turn out ok.
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Gina Venuti
10 years ago
Regina Cox Venuti, C'74
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Bernadette Corso
10 years ago
MSM Class of 2014
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Heather LeGate
10 years ago
'08
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Justin Janak
10 years ago
C'07 MBA'09
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Jessica Nusbaum
10 years ago
'11
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Antonette Amato
10 years ago
We we warned the world would be like this unless we stood up and fought to make it right. Class of 2010
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Brigid McDonnell
10 years ago
Class of '09
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Linda Voskuhl
10 years ago
This is not what Christ would, prayers for this beloved community.
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Timothy Eyrich
10 years ago
C'12
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Christine Emnett
10 years ago
Praying for the Mount during this trying time. I can think of no justifiable reason that Dr. Thane Naberhaus could be considered a "persona non gratis". He was an amazing teacher and mentor during my time at the Mount.
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Antonio Forte
10 years ago
Featured
God bless our beloved Mount, and all those faculty who have been unjustly let go. We are all praying for you, and will not let the trials you are currently facing go unheard. As a former Mountain Echo writer, I commend the efforts of Professor Egan and the Echo staff for their commitment to the truth. Long live Mount St. Mary's, truly "our hope."
Class of 2013
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Victoria Budosh Kneip 09
10 years ago
I made the decision upon graduating, that I would never donate money to a school that did not take care of the students and the infrastructure of the university, but rather invest in "outward" expressions of prestige, including statues, pathways and rankings. With the latest developments showcasing the turmoil that is currently rampant in the inner workings of the administration, further emphasizes the lack of focus on the student. Please, for the sake of the university and those that hold it dear, respect the institution that has educated productive members of society for hundreds of years. I hope that President Newman realizes the larger problem on his hands--a pool of alumni, like myself, that will make the decision NOT to donate, or choose to send their children to other schools or recommend other institutions to their friends and family.
BA '09 MAT '11
Ray Roe class of 06'. Well said Maurice! I too would have been a "drown bunny" entering as Biology major and leaving as an Elementary Ed. Major. Biology was not my calling, and without the chance to make some changes and follow my calling, who knows what kind of a stifling it would have put on my education. I now have a Masters degree in Educational Leadership and numerous awards for contributions to teaching including a state award for Excellence in Education. As an educator I am appalled at the lack of constructive dialogue from this administration and the treatment of students like myself who need time to find their purpose. The Mount has always has been a liberal arts college founded guiding students towards their calling. If you are willing to sacafice those students in pursuit of better statistics, as a fellow educator, I can see clearly that the people who are now in charge did not follow their true calling. Time for a change.
'07
fully reinstate the faculty and stop this madness.
Class of 2010
This is well beyond "ill advised speech" but rather illustrates how the President (and Board by their continued endorsement of him) views the Mounts students and his mission of protecting the integrity of the school. The whole notion of manipulating statistics in this fashion speaks sad volumes about the apparent lack of ethics in the Mount's top governance positions. If the Mount's "product" can't sell itself in today's environment, better that it close its doors than lose its integrity and become an organization without a strong Catholic identity rooted in love and respect.
class of 84. As a former little bunny who would have been thrown out, and would have but for some administrators who would now be fired, I'm incensed. Interestingly, given that chance by that Christian administrator, I've gotten two graduate degrees, am managing partner of a law firm, was a US Naval officer, an adjunct professor in a masters program, and have written two published books; I do considerable volunteer work with my kids' school, my Catholic church, my sons' boy scouts organizations, and provide free legal services for poor people and veterans. That doesn't mean I'm anything special. It just means I learned something at the Mount and took it to heart. The Mount doesn't seem to care about those lessons anymore. So not only is my main objection that this violates that Catholic values that the Mount is supposed to be all about, but most of those bunnies will turn out ok.
Regina Cox Venuti, C'74
MSM Class of 2014
'08
C'07 MBA'09
'11
We we warned the world would be like this unless we stood up and fought to make it right. Class of 2010
Class of '09
This is not what Christ would, prayers for this beloved community.
C'12
Praying for the Mount during this trying time. I can think of no justifiable reason that Dr. Thane Naberhaus could be considered a "persona non gratis". He was an amazing teacher and mentor during my time at the Mount.
God bless our beloved Mount, and all those faculty who have been unjustly let go. We are all praying for you, and will not let the trials you are currently facing go unheard. As a former Mountain Echo writer, I commend the efforts of Professor Egan and the Echo staff for their commitment to the truth. Long live Mount St. Mary's, truly "our hope." Class of 2013
I made the decision upon graduating, that I would never donate money to a school that did not take care of the students and the infrastructure of the university, but rather invest in "outward" expressions of prestige, including statues, pathways and rankings. With the latest developments showcasing the turmoil that is currently rampant in the inner workings of the administration, further emphasizes the lack of focus on the student. Please, for the sake of the university and those that hold it dear, respect the institution that has educated productive members of society for hundreds of years. I hope that President Newman realizes the larger problem on his hands--a pool of alumni, like myself, that will make the decision NOT to donate, or choose to send their children to other schools or recommend other institutions to their friends and family.
Class of 2007