IHM Founders' Day

20 Ways to Learn More about Marywood’s IHM Heritage

On Thursday, November 10, we will celebrate the founding of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Learn more about the IHM congregation:

1. Explore the new IHM website: www.sistersofihm.org
2. Join the Sisters for a Founders' Day prayer service at the IHM Center on Wednesday, November 9, at 6:30 p.m.
3. Find out who the IHM Sisters are on campus. Ask one of them about her life.
4. Enjoy Chartwell's special Founders' Day hors d'oeuvre station in the Main Dining Room at lunch on Thursday, November 10.
5. Get involved in the Thanksgiving adopt-a-family program.
6. Read or re-read the mission and core values of Marywood University.
7. Apply one of Marywood's core values in your life today.
8. Do something that models "living responsibly in an interdependent world."
9. Participate in the Christmas giving tree program.
10. Give the gift of life at the Red Cross blood drive on Wednesday, November 9, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Nazareth Student Center.
11. Shop at the Fair Trade Sale on November 8 and 9 in the Fireplace Lounge.
12. Strive for excellence in your work!
13. Discover the statues and shrines on-campus.
14. Say a prayer in gratitude for the IHM Sisters, who had the vision to found Marywood.
15. Read about the Rotunda murals.
16. Study and apply one of the themes of Catholic social teaching.
17. Invite someone to join you for Mass, adoration, or a service activity.
18. Find the statue of St. Alphonsus Liguori near the Memorial Commons and read the marker behind it.
19. Learn the stories behind the names of the streets on-campus.
20. Thank an IHM Sister!