FROM THE PRESIDENT
FROM PRESIDENT
Christine Pharr, Ph.D., President, Mount Mary University
Dear Mount Mary Alumnae and Friends, By the time you read this, I will be in the final stretch of my presidency at Mount Mary. As June 30 approaches, I am pondering my final words to all of you. All that comes to mind is gratitude. I am so very grateful for the wonderful support I have received from so many: the Board of Trustees, the alumnae, the greater Milwaukee community, the employees and the students. Each of you, in your own way, has brightened my days as leader of the university. Some of you spoke words of thanks and
Single moms who are students moved into Trinity Woods with their children in January, at the start of the Spring 2022 semester.
appreciation. Others challenged me to think of things differently. Some of you sang my praises and others gently pointed out my weaknesses or mistakes, but in each of these instances as I have reflected I have found that they are making me a better person. Note the word “making” as I am still a work in progress! Perhaps my greatest reflection today could be on the thing that brings me much joy: Trinity Woods. Since early December, when we received occupancy of Trinity Woods, it has been a time of growth and celebration on campus. As the School Sisters of Notre Dame, some alumnae and friends and eventually a group of single mothers with their children and a handful of graduate students made Trinity Woods their home, the miracle unfolded. I know there were challenges as people adapted to a new home, small inconveniences of new spaces and the adjustment of living differently. But from my limited perspective it is all quite magical. Why? When I tour Trinity Woods with MMU friends and alumnae, I marvel at the outstanding day care facility we have created with excellent teachers and beautiful new furniture, miniature-sized everything from tables and chairs to toilets and sinks. Children populate each room, sleeping on small mats, eating at tiny tables, smiling and waving to us as we pass. Each of our Trinity Woods single
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