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Hurst version of Amazing Race challenges students on spectrum Thursday, July 07, 2022 Pre-college students on the autism spectrum who are enrolled in Mercyhurst University’s CREATE* summer program will step outside their comfort zones as they navigate downtown Erie through a series of challenges reminiscent of the CBS reality series, The Amazing Race. During July, Mercyhurst is home to 21 young people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who are testing the waters of college life.…
Mercyhurst student designs new logo for MCRC Friday, July 08, 2022 Mercyhurst University Graphic Design major Jessica Clark has designed a new logo for the Multicultural Community Resource Center (MCRC) that will be unveiled as part of the center’s rebranding campaign on Monday, July 11, at its headquarters, 554 E. 10th St. The 11 a.m. event will reveal Clark’s logo, commissioned as part of a contest in Art Department Chair Jodi Staniunas Hopper’s Typographic Foundations course last spring. It…
NSA lauds research of Mercyhurst student intelligence analysts Monday, July 11, 2022 (EDITOR’S NOTE: This story and accompanying image were published by the National Security Agency/Central Security Service, a U.S. Department of Defense combat support agency and member of the U.S. Intelligence Community.) FORT MEADE, Md. — Partnerships are vital to the National Security Agency (NSA), and an academic relationship forged with Mercyhurst University last year is already paying dividends for both…
Mercy Ministry funds to strengthen Hurst’s sustainability efforts Wednesday, July 13, 2022 Building upon decades of environmental initiatives and uniting behind Pope Francis’ Laudato si’ Action Plan to care for the Earth, “our common home,” Mercyhurst University today announced receipt of a $40,000 grant from the Sisters of Mercy that will be used to strengthen its sustainability efforts. “As an outgrowth of their ‘Journey to Oneness,’ the Sisters recently consolidated funds to create the Mercy…
DOD seeks Mercyhurst cyber security expert for training exercise Monday, August 01, 2022 Dr. Christopher Mansour, assistant professor of Cyber Security at Mercyhurst, was in Philadelphia on July 26 to lend his expertise to the topic of “Securing Critical Infrastructure for Urban and Smart Cities.” The speaking engagement was part of the Dense Urban Terrain Philadelphia Exercise, organized by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), specifically the US Northern Command's Task Force 46 and Control…
Let the buses roll: Mercyhurst gears up for traditional Day of Service Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Mercyhurst President Kathleen A. Getz, Ph.D., will do the official send-off when the university’s newest students gather in the Mary Garden on Monday, Aug. 22, at 9:30 a.m. for the annual Day of Service. This traditional Welcome Week service project is for all first-year students, faculty/staff facilitators, and Laker Leaders. Participants gather for an opening ceremony before boarding 12 yellow…
Academic Affairs announces new faculty Thursday, August 11, 2022 With the approach of the 2022-2023 academic year, Mercyhurst University welcomes 9 new faculty to the ranks, according to the Office of Academic Affairs. "I am delighted to welcome these new faculty members to the university,” said Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Joanne Hosey-McGurk. “Their influence as talented educators, researchers, collaborators, and mentors will be felt across their respective disciplines and beyond…
Geology Professor Nick Lang ‘on loan’ to NASA Friday, August 12, 2022 For the next two years, Geology Professor Nicholas Lang is taking leave of his Mercyhurst University classroom to work for NASA. He won’t be doing the kind of research he has honed at Mercyhurst, but he will be exposed to the inner workings of NASA research operations and have a role in choosing what research projects get funded. The temporary assignment as a “discipline scientist” with the federal agency’s Planetary Science…
Mercyhurst Theatre Program stages madcap murder mystery Monday, August 15, 2022 (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to illness, the original performances of "Lucky Stiff" are canceled. The new dates are Oct. 21-22 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. We regret any inconvenience.) The Mercyhurst Theatre Program opens its 2022-2023 season with the musical farce “Lucky Stiff,” running Sept. 8-11 in Taylor Little Theatre. Based on the novel “The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo” by Michael Butterworth, “Lucky…
Bernadette’s back: to perform with Erie Phil on Mercyhurst stage Friday, August 19, 2022 The Mercyhurst Institute for Arts & Culture’s 2022-2023 season commences in grand fashion on Saturday, Sept. 17, when Tony Award-winning Broadway superstar Bernadette Peters returns to Mercyhurst University, joining the Erie Philharmonic for a special one-night-only concert in the Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center. Throughout her illustrious career, Bernadette Peters has dazzled audiences and critics…