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… Dance Auditions and Scholarships Auditions The Department of Dance is hosting in-person auditions for the 2025-26 academic year (for entrance in Fall 2026), as well as accepting video auditions. Both the B.A. and BFA programs require a full audition. In-person auditions will be held on the following dates. Placement classes for video audition applicants will take place throughout the month of March. Monday, Oct. 13 Monday, Nov. 17 Monday, Jan. 19 Monday, Feb. 9 Monday, Feb. 16 Monday, March…
… Dance Bachelor of Arts | Bachelor of Fine Arts Artistic expression; technical excellence; transferable skills. If you dream of performing, choreographing, teaching, running a studio, or engaging with your community, a degree in dance can help you set the stage. The Mercyhurst Department of Dance is a classical ballet program rooted in the liberal arts tradition. Mercyhurst University is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Dance. Our Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of ……
… Dance Alumni Testimonials Janet Strukely-Dziak Image Janet Strukely-Dziak graduated Magna Cum Laude from Mercyhurst in 2004 with a B.A. in Dance, performance concentration. After graduation, she danced with the Saint Louis Ballet under the direction of Gen Horiuchi and continued to perform as a guest artist and choreographer after returning to her hometown outside Cleveland, OH. In 2016, Strukely-Dziak founded North Pointe Ballet, a non-profit organization with the mission to make classical…
… collaboration, and create performances, images, and texts that connect us with one another. Fast Facts Mercyhurst is the only institution in the Erie area that offers accredited Music degree programs. Our five programs are B.A. in Music, B.M. in Composition, B.M. in Performance, B.M. in Music Therapy, and B.M. in Music Education. The Cummings Art Gallery regularly houses installations by regional and national artists as well as student artists, including juried shows and thesis exhibitions.…
… Alumni Spotlights Mercyhurst graduates join a network of more than 24,000 alumni, working in a wide array of industries around the world. Read more about a few of our recent graduates below! Recent Alumni Spotlights 1 / Garrett Owens ‘20 MU Degree(s): B.A. in Finance Current Employment: Musician; Nashville, Tennessee Garrett graduated Mercyhurst with a degree in Finance, attended Duquesne University as a graduate student, and played football professionally for the XFL Houston Roughnecks.…
… outside-the-classroom experience in his or her discipline. These “hands-on” or applied learning opportunities, which we call capstone experiences, are part of the required curriculum for every student, in every major or program offered at Mercyhurst. We believe that these capstone experiences add considerable value to any Mercyhurst University degree by enhancing each student’s job search, career progress or pursuit of further education following graduation from Mercyhurst. Every academic…