Event Services is responsible for scheduling, planning, coordinating, and overseeing on- and off-campus events to ensure consistent, high quality service throughout the pre-event, event, and post-event phases. These duties include collaborating with various campus divisions in planning major events such as Commencement, Founders Day, and Homecoming.

Event Services is led by two, full-time professionals and a large staff of work-study students. Event Services maintains Virtual EMS, the campus event management system, used for booking rooms and events on campus and the comprehensive campus Master Calendar. If you have questions about University events, please contact Event Services during office hours. 

Warde 104A
319.363.1323 x:1663
Monday Thursday: 8:30 am to 5 pm
Friday: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm 

Karla Stuecker
Director of Institutional Events
kstuecker@mtmercy.edu  
319.363.1323 x:1663 

Stuecker is responsible for scheduling, planning, coordinating, and overseeing on- and off-campus events. She also serves as Ceremonial Committee Chair. She holds an Associate of Business degree in business administration/travel and hospitality from the American Institute of Business in Des Moines, Iowa. Prior to joining Mount Mercy, Stuecker served as events manager for the Marriott Hotel in Coralville, Iowa.

Clint Dietrich
Assistant Director for Institutional Events
cdietrich@mtmercy.edu
319.363.1323 x:1839 

Dietrich joined the Mount Mercy community in 2008 after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education. As assistant director of institutional events, Dietrich assists in scheduling, booking, and organizing events on and off campus and spearheads training and overseeing the work-study program for Event Services. Prior to obtaining this position Dietrich worked four years in Event Services as a student at Mount Mercy.

Harville, Erin
Institutional Events Assistant
Institutional Events
Warde 104A
319.363.1323 x:1824
eharville@mtmercy.edu