October 16, 2009

BCU Hosts Fall Networking Event

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University’s Sister Muriel Ford Circle of Mentors for Women recently hosted a fall event for female BCU students to network with successful women who have careers in their academic majors.

Featured speakers were Therese Munn, a 1983 graduate of Briar Cliff, and Alex Reiser, a junior criminal justice major from Denison, Iowa. Munn, who is vice president and a commercial lending officer for Central Bank in Sioux City, discussed her career and the importance of financial literacy. Reiser gave a presentation on Leadership Iowa University.

Established in 2005, The Sister Muriel Ford Circle of Mentors for Women is named after Sister Muriel Ford, who served as alumni director at Briar Cliff from 1946 to 1969 and was a member and chairperson of the sociology department for 35 years. For information about Sister Muriel Ford Circle of Mentors for Women, please call (712)279-1705.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 28 states.  Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion. For more information, please visit www.briarcliff.edu.

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