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RECENT CAMPUS DEVELOPMENTS

2011

• Mercyhurst North East (MNE) embarked on a celebration to mark its 20-year anniversary at Commencement 2011, bestowing its first honorary degree upon longtime friend and benefactor Robert S. Miller of North East. Miller was awarded the Doctor of Laws degree, honoris causa, during MNE’s graduation on Saturday, May 21.
• The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program received the honor of a 10-year reaccreditation term, the longest term offered by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). As one of MNE's longest running allied health programs, the PTA program's initial accreditation was awarded in 1996 and reaccredited for a 10-year term in 2001.
• The Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) program at Mercyhurst North East (MNE) earned national accreditation from the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) for a five-year term, the longest term offered for initial accreditation of a new program.
• The Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program at Mercyhurst North East (MNE) earned national accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education, making it the first accredited program of its kind in northwestern Pennsylvania.
• Dr. Gary Brown, who led Mercyhurst North East (MNE) for the past 15 years, left his position as executive vice president of MNE to assume a new post on the Erie campus as senior vice president and senior financial strategist. Dr. Kenneth Zirkle was appointed MNE acting vice president.
• The Mercyhurst North East Athletic Department announced the addition of men's and women's swimming as an intercollegiate sport.

2010

• In January 2010, Mercyhurst North East entered into a partnership with Lake View Country Club for expanded internship and employment opportunities for Mercyhurst students. This innovative partnership provides students the opportunity to train in the hospitality and food service industry while completing service hours as part of their educational requirements at Mercyhurst North East.
• Mercyhurst North East surpassed another admissions record with an enrollment of 138 students in spring 2010 term, a tremendous 5 percent increase from spring term 2009.
• Also in spring, Mercyhurst received a $100,000 CIC/Walmart College Success Award that will be used to create programming in support of first-generation students at MNE as they transfer to Mercyhurst Erie to complete their bachelor’s degrees.
• Summer 2010 brought yet another advancement for MNE’s educational equipment offerings. Sim Man 3G, a simulated human mannequin used in the allied health programs and touted as one of the most reliable patient simulators in the world, is a $250,000 investment in MNE’s hands-on learning initiatives.

2009

• Mercyhurst North East welcomed 519 new students from 19 states, two U.S. territories and three foreign countries this fall, gains that are particularly rewarding in a recruiting year marked by tough economic times. All told, MNE is enjoying a record total enrollment of 1,050 students.

• Mercyhurst officials dedicated the new Janet L. Miller Center for Growth and Academic Excellence at North East this fall. The former First National Bank building at 5999 Station Road was purchased by the college in 2007 in response to the growing enrollment and addition of new programs at Mercyhurst North East (MNE). A longtime benefactor of the college, The Robert S. and Janet L. Miller Family Foundation was instrumental in making the new building become a reality for MNE. Currently, the 29,000-square-foot structure houses Mercyhurst’s police academy, public safety institute, and nursing programs.

• Also within the Miller building is the new Hirtzel Human Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology Laboratory, a $1.2 million mega-lab that opened in fall 2009. The lab provides an unprecedented learning opportunity for science and nursing students on both the Erie and North East campuses while taking its place among the best-equipped and staffed forensic labs in the country.

• For the first time, registered nurses can now earn a bachelor of science in nursing at MNE through the school’s newly approved R.N. to B.S.N. completion program. This is the first bachelor’s degree to be offered at MNE, which also has 24 associate degrees and seven one-year certificates, including an associate of science degree in nursing and a practical nursing certificate.

• MNE completed the finishing touches on its new softball field with the addition of $30,000 in dugouts. The playing surface was completed in 2007 at a cost of $130,000; the dugouts in September 2009. The field is located on the west side of Pearl Street, just up the hill from the soccer field.

2007

• The $2.9 million Hamot Healthcare Center at Mercyhurst North East opened in the fall. This joint venture brought a wider range of healthcare services to the North East community and houses an infirmary for Mercyhurst North East students and employees. In addition, the new facility will enable Mercyhurst and Hamot to collaborate on new health-oriented academic offerings on the North East campus. Among those being explored are medical lab technician, occupational therapy assistant and respiratory therapy assistant.
• Mercyhurst North East (MNE) is among 11 Pennsylvania colleges and universities to share more than a half-million dollars for nursing education programs from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation (PHEF). In September, PHEF officials and state Senator Jane Earll presented college representatives with a $50,000 check, the first of three installments totaling $150,000.
• WYNE 1530 AM officially launched Aug. 16, as MNE's very first teaching radio station. With the station's launch comes the creation of a new concentration at MNE: radio/broadcasting, which falls under the liberal arts associate degree program.
• New record set for total number of applications received: 1,550 applications for 2007-08 surpassed last year's record of 1,358. Plus, the total number of new students was 482, eclipsing the previous record of 461 set in 2006-07, and more students are living on campus than ever before, with 200 new residents, up from 175 last year.
• Cafeteria received a complete renovation, including the installation of air-conditioning, a new drop ceiling and new wallpaper and paint; a new parking lot was built just east of the soccer/lacrosse field, off North Pearl Street; Wireless internet service was added to several locations around campus, including the cafeteria, Miller Hall east and west, the second through fourth floors of Neumann Hall, and the east, west and south townhouses.

2006

• New record set for total number of applications received: 1,350 applications for 2006-07 surpassed old record of 1,303.
• Launch of Mercyhurst College Center for Public Safety, expected to become the leader in public safety training, education and research in the Erie region.
• Introduction of the Mercyhurst North East Dance Institute.
• Several renovations to Neumann Hall, including a new roof, new bathrooms and carpeting on the second floor of the dormitory section. Cable installed in all campus apartments, dorms and the student union. Four more "smart classrooms" added to the existing 17.

2005

• Dedicated the Michele and Tom Ridge Health and Safety Building on Aug. 26. It has 33,720 square feet with 5 classrooms, 2 nursing labs, a computer lab and a library.
• New townhouse apartment complex with room for 60 students opens on campus.
• Learning Differences program opens fall term.

2004

• Installation of a new fire safety and intrusion system.
• New windows installed in Neumann Hall, breezeway and front office.
• A fresh look in the student union with new furniture, carpeting and paint.
• Updated bleachers in the gymnasium.
• Construction of a parking lot by the soccer field.

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