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2025 kicks off with thunderous return of YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan Monday, January 06, 2025 The Mercyhurst Institute for Arts & Culture’s spring 2025 season begins on Tuesday, Feb. 4, when YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan return to Mercyhurst University with a thrilling new production, “Hito no Chikara—The Power of Human Strength.” The “simply captivating” (The Evening Post) Taiko troupe has reached nearly eight million people globally in more than 4,000 performances throughout their 32…
Victoria Hojnacki Assistant Professor of Geology Contact Information OFFICE: Zurn 206B EMAIL: vhojnacki@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2059 Education Ph.D., Environmental Science and Management, Montclair State University, 2024 B.S., Geology, James Madison University, 2019 Dr. Hojnacki joined the Mercyhurst faculty in the fall of 2024. She is passionate about earth science and loves to share this passion with her students. About Dr. Hojnacki Courses Taught GEOL 100: Dynamic Earth Soil Science…
Rebecca Matecha Assistant Professor of Geology Contact Information OFFICE: Zurn Hall 205 EMAIL: rmatecha@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2060 Dr. Matecha is a passionate educator and mentor with a focus on hands-on and applied learning opportunities for students. They are an aqueous geochemist with particular interest in environmental impacts of the fossil fuel industry and the formation of Appalachian Basin shales. They also are heavily involved in outreach aimed at exposing young girls to STEM…
Clinical Placement and Student Teaching Clinical Field Placement Many courses have embedded clinical hours built into the course. The course instructor will give the class list of any students who need scheduled clinical hours to the director of education field placements at the beginning of each semester. After verifying the completion of the clearance packet on SharePoint, the student will be sent a Clinical Survey to complete, which outlines transportation and hours available. The director…
From Irish bogs to Mediterranean meadows: Maya Bauer's environmental impact and blue energy innovation Thursday, August 08, 2024 Image From the rich historical peat bogs of Ireland to the dense meadows of seagrass covering the Mediterranean floor, Maya Bauer’s adventures in environmental science have grown exponentially, since she graduated from Mercyhurst University in 2021. As a woman of science, Bauer believes strongly in the intersection of science and society. “I have always been…
Investing in tomorrow: AIM Career Week to enhance career prospects for students Thursday, August 08, 2024 Image Everyone feels it – the stress of seeking your first job after college – but it can be even more pronounced for those on the autism spectrum. That’s why the award-winning Autism Initiative at Mercyhurst (AIM) is launching a new career intensive on the cusp of the 2024-25 academic year. Beginning Monday, Aug. 12, a group of rising seniors and fifth-year graduate students will return…
Mercyhurst athletes excel in classroom: Women’s softball, soccer teams shine with top academic honors Friday, August 09, 2024 Recent news that Mercyhurst Women's Softball has achieved the fourth highest grade point average among all Division II competitors and that Mercyhurst Women’s Soccer has secured the second highest GPA across all NCAA divisions underscores the exceptional dedication and commitment of the university’s student-athletes both on and off the field. "This is an extraordinary…
Mercyhurst ushers in most diverse class in two decades amid exciting new milestones Thursday, August 15, 2024 With the start of the 2024-25 academic year, Mercyhurst University looks forward to welcoming 650 traditional freshmen and transfer students, 200 graduate students, and 160 adult/professional students, for a total of 1,010 new students. Move-In Day is Saturday, Aug. 17, but more than half of the 228 students attending the last orientation session of the summer on Friday will move in…
Mercyhurst's new approach: Moving beyond depression screenings to foster hope and connection among students Friday, August 16, 2024 Positivity is a concept not typically aligned with depression, but it is the driver for a new initiative of the Mercyhurst University Counseling Center. Since 2007, the Counseling Center has performed annual depression screenings to serve as a barometer of students’ mental health and offer support as appropriate. Basically, the day included the screenings,…
Emergency Scholarships Below is a complete listing of scholarships in the Emergency category, have an application, and are available for students to apply at any point in the year. Please review the scholarship criteria. Most other applications run during the month of March and can be found on our Endowed and Restricted Scholarships with Applications webpage. View All Scholarships with Applications Endowed Class of 1965 Endowed Scholarship The Class of 1965 Endowed Scholarship was established…