Alumni Spotlight

January Alum Spotlight: Emily (Sides) Schlitz Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Disorders – Truman, May 2000 Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders – Saint Louis University, May 2002 Years involved at Newman: August of 1996 through May of 2000 Current city of residence:  St. Louis, MO What brought you to Newman and when did you first start taking part? I first began attending the Newman center in August…

December Alum Spotlight: Stacy (Ortmann) Roberts M.A.E. Elementary Education, August 2006 B.A. Communication Studies, May 2005 Q: What brought you to Newman?  A:  Being raised Catholic, I knew that I needed to find a new church family when I arrived at Truman State University. My parents and I visited the Newman Center shortly after arriving and moving my belongings into my dorm room. Bettie made me…

B.A. Communication Disorders (2007) M.A.E. Special Education (2008) What year was your first Newman year? I started going to Newman the fall of my freshman year. What was your favorite freshman week activity? The BBQ! What is your favorite Newman quote? “May God support us all the day long, till the shades lengthen and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the…

Class of 2012 B.S. Exercise Science, Pre-Medical Studies emphasis; Biology Minor When did you first join the Newman community? Freshman year in 2008 What is your earliest memory of Newman? Going to Mass during my freshman week on a beach towel in the brand new Newman Center that was still under construction. There were no windows yet. Everything was just studs, concrete, and drywall. It…

When was your first Newman year? Fall 1998 What is your earliest memory of Newman? My first memory of Newman was during Freshman Week. I think it was Wednesday morning, I had a break from class and was a little homesick. I decided to wander across Davis from Missouri Hall to see where I would be going to Mass on Sunday. Little did I know…