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Mercyhurst to launch Carpe Diem Academy with $1.5 million PDE grant | January 19, 2012

Mercyhurst College announced today a grant of $1.5 million from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) to launch the school’s Carpe Diem Academy, an academic enrichment program designed to help K-2 students in seven schools within the Erie School District meet state and local academic standards.

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Mercyhurst ASD students to benefit from Verizon Foundation grant | January 18, 2012

The Mercyhurst College Learning Differences Program has received an infusion of $10,000 from the Verizon Foundation to support students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

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Mercyhurst team to research Iran's Baha'i as future genocide target | November 29, 2011

A team of intelligence studies students from Mercyhurst College will soon commence research to assess the threat of ethnic-based violence against the Baha’i population in Iran, a project undertaken at the behest of the Sentinel Project for Genocide Prevention.

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Mercyhurst dancers to stage new holiday concert, ‘Tis the Season’ | November 17, 2011

The Mercyhurst College Dance Department has added a new holiday concert to its schedule this year, presenting “’Tis the Season” Dec. 9-11 in the college’s Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center.

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Mercyhurst College introduces new Institute for Arts & Culture | November 10, 2011

Mercyhurst College today announced the formation of the Institute for Arts and Culture (MIAC) that will assume the arts programming accomplished by the Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center while integrating a new academic component.

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Mercyhurst welcomes super lawyer in sports law, Title IX expert | October 26, 2011

As part of its ongoing series on Exploring Gender and Relationships, Mercyhurst College and its athletics department welcome Janet Judge, a recognized “super lawyer” in sports law and co-author of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) manual on Title IX, to campus on Sunday and Monday, Oct. 30-31.

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Mercyhurst Poll shows parents of bullies should be held accountable | October 24, 2011

Seventy percent of Pennsylvanians believe that cyber bullying makes today’s bullying “more harmful” than bullying in the past and that more needs to be done to prevent it, according to results of a new poll by the Mercyhurst Center for Applied Politics (MCAP).

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Mercyhurst to honor 10 winners of Brad Foulk scholarship program | October 24, 2011

Mercyhurst College will welcome recipients of the 2011 Bradley H. Foulk Memorial Scholarship Skills Challenge to a special reception in their honor on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel Foyer of Old Main on the Mercyhurst Erie campus. Joining Mercyhurst in honoring the youth, ages 8 to 14, are the Bradley H. Foulk Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) and the Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC).

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Mercyhurst municipal police academy slates field sobriety training | October 17, 2011

It’s not every day that the director of Mercyhurst’s Municipal Police Training Academy has to think about stocking the bar for class, but that’s exactly what’s happening this week in North East.

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Mercyhurst Poll shows Pa. residents divided on risks of Marcellus Shale | October 11, 2011

Pennsylvanians believe the economic benefits of gas extraction from Marcellus Shale are substantial, but are evenly divided on the risks for the environment and human health, according to a just released poll of the Mercyhurst Center for Applied Politics (MCAP).

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