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Amy Novak, president of St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, and Todd Olson, president of Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, sign documents related to completion of the first step of their universities' strategic combination June 27, 2025, at Mount Mercy. Witnessing are Bishop Dennis G. Walsh of Davenport, and Julia Cavallo of the Conference for Mercy Higher Education. (OSV News photo/Barb Arland-Fye, The Catholic Messenger) (Barb Arland-Fye)

2 Iowa Catholic universities are merging, offering a model for Catholic higher ed’s future

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa OSV News — St. Ambrose University in Davenport and Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids have reached a major milestone in their journey to fully combine, which their presidents believe serves as a model for Catholic higher education.The two universities are located about 85 miles apart in eastern Iowa.Presidents Amy Novak of…...