Mother Teresa Hall

Located in Pioneer Village, Mother Teresa Hall houses 200+ residential students. Residing in Mother Teresa Hall are sophomore students as well as freshmen. The building is staffed with six student Resident Success Assistants and one Residence Hall Director.

Building Amenities

• Pod-style housing, consisting primarily of two triple bedrooms
• Shared bathroom and walk-in closet
• Study room and large lounge/kitchenette on each floor
• Card swipe entry
• Laundry facilities on each floor
• All-gender public bathroom on the first floor

Room Amenities

• Window coverings
• Tap card entry to the apartment
• Desks (one per resident)
• Desk Chair (one per resident)
• Three Standard Twin beds (one is lofted) 
• Large microfridge (one per bedroom)
• Air conditioning/heating unit
• Wireless internet access
• Bathroom with one sink, toilet and shower

Meet the Staff

Chase Donnelly
Residence Hall Director
203-416-3423
donnellyc3@mail.sacredheart.edu

Resident Success Assistants

• Justin Hillis (SRSA)
• Savannah Delli Colli
• Meher Johar
• Rafi Mahario
• Ty Owen
• Vicky Wang

Who was Mother Teresa of Calcutta?

St. Teresa of Calcutta
1910-1997

Mother Teresa of Calcutta was born as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, North Macedonia on August 26, 1910. Gonxha was very active in her youth at the Jesuit parish of the Sacred Heart; it aided in her religious formation. At 18, she joined the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Ireland and was named Sister Mary Teresa after St. Therese of Lisieux. In 1929, she visited Calcutta, India for the first time and in 1931, she made her First Profession of Vows. She was then assigned to the Loreto Entally community in Calcutta and taught at St. Mary's School for girls. Sister Teresa’s Final Profession of Vows occurred on May 24, 1937. She then became, as she said, “spouse of Jesus" for "all eternity." From there on she was called Mother Teresa.

Mother Teresa was appointed principal of St. Mary's in 1944. She is remembered for her selflessness and courage, her charity, her work ethic and organizational skills. Faithful and happy, she led her consecration to Jesus for the rest of her life. On a train to her annual retreat from Calcutta to Darjeeling, she received her "inspiration, her call within a call." In an inexplicable way, Jesus' love for souls overcame her heart and the desire to satiate His thirst became the focal point of her life. Jesus revealed His pain at the neglect of the poor, His sorrow at their ignorance of Him and His longing for their love. He asked Mother Teresa to establish a religious community, Missionaries of Charity, dedicated to the service of the poorest of the poor in over 100 countries. The religious congregation cares for those dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis, and it runs clinics, family counseling programs, soup kitchens, orphanages and schools. 

Mother Teresa was a recipient of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize as well as the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize. She was canonized in 2017 and the anniversary of her death (September 5) is her feast day.

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