From Your President
Dear Alumni,
Fall has arrived! The leaves changing in the Pittsburgh area are colorful and as beautiful as the leaves in the northern states. Fall also brings a very special occasion for us. We’re excited to share this special edition of the newsletter to celebrate Sister Carolyn Schallenberger’s 70th Anniversary as a Sister of Mercy. The stories and tributes shared by alumni for this issue are very touching…read more inside!
Besides planning to surprise Sister Carolyn, the alumni board members have been busy preparing for a great 2023-2024 year. I look forward to our Alumni Memorial Mass and Brunch on November 18, with the Angels of Allegheny conducting a service. We will be celebrating the lives of our Mercy nurses who passed since the start of Covid, as this is our first mass in person.
We are also resuming education sessions and will keep you posted on how you can participate. Do not forget if you are thinking of advancing your education, we have scholarships available. See the scholarship section for guidelines.
To increase membership in the Alumni Association, we’re offering a Buy-One-Get-One dues opportunity. Send in your dues and the name of a classmate for us to add to our mailing list. Bring a classmate to one of our events. We hope to see you at the Memorial Mass and Brunch on November 18 and the Spring Fling on April 13, 2024, which will be a party for Sister Carolyn!
We have added flexibility at the alumni board meetings. You are welcome to be part of our board either in person or virtually; no matter where you live, you can be part of the alumni board! Please let us know if you are interested, we welcome you to email mercyalums@gmail.com.
No matter where you live now, you have enjoyed the great city of Pittsburgh as well as the school of nursing and all they have to offer, Pittsburgh is home to all Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Alumni. Once a Pittsburgher, always one…
As a fellow alumni and colleague Colleen Harkins Yaksick ‘80 once said,“Health Happiness and Peace to Yinzers!” I could not have said it any better.
Regards,
Marian Kowatch Bindas ‘83
