St. Ambrose, Mount Mercy University complete first step in historic merger

Mount Mercy will be fully merged with St. Ambrose University by 2026, university presidents say

By: Annie Smith Barkalow|June 5, 2025

St. Ambrose president Amy Novak and Mount Mercy president Todd Olson sign a "strategic combination" agreement on Thursday, Aug. 1. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

St. Ambrose University has officially become the “parent company” of Mount Mercy University, 10 months after the universities announced their historic merger at a press conference held on Mount Mercy’s campus Aug. 1, 2024.

“Today, we are officially one, combined institution, for the purpose of ownership. By the summer of 2026, both universities (and their catalogs) will be combined,” St. Ambrose President Amy Novak…

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St. Ambrose, Mount Mercy University complete first step in historic merger

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