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Mercyhurst celebrates Earth Week with inspiring events from Sister Maura Smith Lecture to National Water Dance Monday, April 15, 2024 Earth Week arrives in grand style at Mercyhurst University with a full slate of events, among them the Sister Maura Smith Earth Day Lecture, a sustainability mini-conference titled “Our Erie Environment: Spaces for Everyone,” and the ever-popular National Water Dance Erie. Events run from April 15 through Earth Day, April 22. All are free and open to the public…
Alumna Marie Georger named to Metro Erie Sports Hall of Fame Monday, April 15, 2024 Image Mercyhurst University alumna Marie Georger will be inducted into the 2024 Metro Erie Sports Hall of Fame on June 26. Georger graduated from Mercyhurst in 2018 with a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership. During her tenure at Mercyhurst, she served as a graduate assistant coach to the late Curtis Robinette during Mercyhurst’s conference-winning water polo season. Prior to Mercyhurst, she held…
Commencement 2024: Dr. Brian Reed celebrated for teaching excellence with annual award Monday, April 15, 2024 Image Dr. Brian Reed, a seasoned and beloved professor of English at Mercyhurst University, is the recipient of the 2024 Teaching Excellence Award, which recognizes one extraordinary faculty member who has contributed significantly to the intellectual life of Mercyhurst. A Mercyhurst faculty member for 22 years, Reed is the first director of the Center for Teaching Excellence, a former…
Forbes—Student Marley Ramon Monday, April 15, 2024 Mercyhurst University junior Marley Ramon has been named a Truman Scholar for 2024, one of the most prestigious academic awards in the nation. A story in Forbes notes that this is the first time a Mercyhurst student has earned a scholarship from the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. Ramon, from New Mexico, is double majoring in Political Science and Studio Art, as well as minoring in Creative Writing. She intends to use the scholarship to…
Funny pages: Cochranton-inspired comic strip finds success in student art show Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Image (EDITOR’S NOTE: This news feature highlights the work of Mercyhurst University senior Graphic Design major Zach Hansen, whose comic strip creation was featured in the recent Patricia S. Yahn ’50 Juried Student Art Show at Mercyhurst. Story shared with permission from The Meadville Tribune.) At a time when digital art and photography — much of it created not just with but by computers —…
Mercyhurst tradition manifests staying power with Dance Department’s Raw Edges XXVI Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Image Some traditions may come and go, but one with proven staying power—the annual showcase for emerging choreographers known as “Raw Edges”—now enters its 26th year at Mercyhurst University. The university’s Department of Dance presents “Raw Edges XXVI” April 26 –28 in the Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center. Each year brings a new group of young artists spreading their creative wings…
CIRAT Service - Cyber Security Support Students are introduced to data analysis, cyber threat assessments, and digital forensics, through which they obtain, organize, and transform data for storage, exploration, visualization, and analysis. Students learn to assess and recover stolen digital information from a security breach and trace a breach to its source to prevent further malicious activity. Their work also empowers them to identify potential and future cyber threats and understand how to…
Commencement 2024: Kaitlyn Low named Carpe Diem Award winner for 2024 Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Image When Kaitlyn Low entered Mercyhurst University as a freshman, she had already embraced the Carpe Diem mindset and endeavored to get involved in all that she could, from academics and athletics to student government. But, from the beginning, a massive roadblock stood in her way. “When I first got to Mercyhurst amid the COVID-19 pandemic, I promised myself that I was going to take advantage of…
Autism Initiative at Mercyhurst: Transformative experiences beyond campus Wednesday, April 17, 2024 (EDITOR’S NOTE: April is Autism Acceptance Month) A signature component of Mercyhurst University’s program for college students on the autism spectrum is providing them with new experiences beyond campus. During the 15-year history of the Autism Initiative at Mercyhurst (AIM), students have traveled to New York City; Washington, D.C.; Seattle, Washington; and the Grand Canyon, as well as some…
Commencement 2024: Mercyhurst celebrates 725 graduates Friday, April 19, 2024 Mercyhurst University will honor the accomplishments of its Class of 2024—a total of 725 graduates—on Friday and Saturday, May 10-11. On Friday evening at 7 p.m., 180 master’s candidates will receive their degrees in a ceremony at the Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center. The traditional commencement will celebrate 545 students, among them 484 baccalaureate degree recipients and 61 associate degree candidates. The…