Hannon Theater
Chalon Campus
April 26, 2008
2:00 PM
Academic Honors and College Award Convocation
Crowning of the Statue of Mary
What is Mary's Day?
Mary's Day 2006 video
Mary's Day 2007 video
Mary's Day is the annual celebration in which the college honors the woman for whom it is named - Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Throughout the years, Mount St. Mary's has honored Mary in recognizing students who exemplify her spirit of courage, inspiration, service, and dedication to the development of their unique gifts.
As family and friends, faculty and administration join together in celebrating the achievements of Mount students, we also join together with Mary, who walked new paths with grace and determination, bringing life to the world - and who surely delights with us in students who do the same.
History
From the beginning of Christianity, Mary has been accorded a special place of honor as the Mother of Christ.
Early in the Middle Ages, reverence for Mary developed in a great variety of European traditions, many of which survive and flourish to this day. Today, in many cultures and countries throught the world - from Guam to Latin America, from Samoa to Vietnam - Mary is honored in joyful processions to shrines or images dedicated to her.
This is especially true in the spirng, when devotion to Mary is associated with the celebration of the riches of the earth and the abundance of new life. In the northern hemisphere, this often takes place in May.
Mary's image is traditionally showered with flowers and crowned with wreaths.
In the procession to her statue, enshirined on our campus, where the recipients of the President's Award crown Mary with a wreath of flowers, Mount St. Mary's celebrates anew her life-giving "yes" to God, and the ongoing gifts of creation, hope, achievement, and life.
Dear Graduating Baccalaureate Student!
You are invited to complete the Awards Consideration Form. The information you volunteer on this form will assist the selection committee in making their decisionswhen you ar enominated for an academic award or honor. In addition, a completed Leadership Transcript is not only acceptable, but is preferred (please contact the Women’s Leadership Office for more information). In order to compile and process all the senior consideration forms in a timely fashion, please complete the attached form and return it no later than Friday, February 29, 2008. (Additional copies are available in the Chalon Student Affairs Office).
You may print out the form and write in your information, complete the form and turn in the form to the Chalon Student Affairs Office, H200. If you are selected to receive an award, an invitation to Mary's Day will be addressed to you in March.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Valerie Gonzales or Maryann Nguyen at 310-954-4130.
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