Carlow University
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| For Immediate Release |
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Communications & Community Relations |
| January 8, 2010 |
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Andrew Wilson |
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Assistant Director |
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412-578-2095 (phone) |
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412-260-6807 (cell) |
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| Carlow University Names Coordinator for Mercy Center for Service |
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The Rev. Dr. Jermaine McKinley Is Formerly from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Pittsburgh, Pa. - Carlow University has named the Rev. Jermaine McKinley, DMin, as the coordinator for the Mercy Center for Service.
"The opening of the Mercy Center for Service marks the beginning or a new phase in the life of the University as we strive to grow in our response to our Mercy heritage - particularly the tradition of service inherent in any Mercy institution," said Sister Sheila Carney, RSM, special assistant to the President for Mercy Heritage and Service. "Dr. McKinley brings to her position as coordinator a wealth of experience and insight that will bring the Center and all that it means to its fullest potential. We heartily welcome her to the Carlow family."
McKinley comes to Carlow from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary where she served for the past 10 years as assistant director of the Metro-Urban Institute. She earned her bachelor's degree and a master of business administration from California Coast University. She earned a master's degree in sacred divinity, as well as sacred theology, before gaining her doctorate in ministry from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. An ordained Presbyterian minister, McKinley will serve as the vice moderator of Pittsburgh Presbytery in 2010. She currently is a tent-making pastor serving as moderator of the session at Bethesda Presbyterian Church in Homewood. She previously served in parish ministry at Sheraden Community Presbyterian and Valley View Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh. She has also served as an adjunct instructor at Community College of Allegheny County.
"My role will be to benchmark all current community service endeavors, assess their effectiveness, and seek to coordinate our overall efforts," said McKinley. "I also will be the coordinator for the University's Alternative Spring Break and Mercy Service Day activities."
For this year's Alternative Spring Break, Carlow University will send 21 students, faculty, and/or staff members to Laredo, Texas, during the week of March 7 to build houses for the Laredo chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
Mercy Service Day provides an annual opportunity for first year students to set aside the class work and pick up a hammer or broom to offer service to nonprofit agencies throughout Allegheny County. The day is observed each September during Mercy Founders Week.
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