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…
November Alum Spotlight: Mary Hamera
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…
October Alum Spotlight: Laura Swaters
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…
September Alum Spotlight: Ben Story
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…