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2018: YEAR IN REVIEW

• Welcomed 704 new undergraduate students more than 400 guests were on hand for the for the 2018-2019 academic year. second annual summer gala in celebration of The 501, a special fundraising society • Continued to rank in the top tier of Regional instituted to support MIAC. The group was Universities (North) in the Best Colleges Guide entertained by Broadway legend Audra of U.S. News & World Report. McDonald. • Recognized as a Purple Heart University, only • Recognized the appointment of Mercyhurst the second in , (the other being University Board Chair Richard A. Lanzillo as St. Joseph University in Philadelphia) for its Magistrate Judge of the U.S. District Court, service to veterans, in particular, combat Western District of Pennsylvania, seated in veterans. Erie. • Opened Ryan Hall, a $25 million sophomore • Finished 32nd among 268 NCAA Division residence hall on the east campus. The suite- II athletic departments in the Learfield style building houses approximately 350 Directors’ Cup, an annual award given to the students and was named in honor of alumna, most successful athletics departments. Points donor and former trustee Ellen Ryan and her are earned based on the order of finish in husband, David. each sport’s championship. • Opened the $1 million MCPc Cyber Center • Chosen to host the NCAA’s most prestigious at Mercyhurst University, reflecting the event in men’s college hockey – The Ice university’s commitment to educating Breaker Tournament – in October 2018 at students in the high-demand fields of , where the Lakers will cyber and data science. The cyber lab welcome Miami, Providence and Notre Dame. FOUNDED: 1926 Criminal Justice Administration, Cyber provides students with top-notch training in Risk Management, Cyber Security, Data cybersecurity, while the adjacent operations • Honored chemistry professor Ronald Brown TYPE OF COLLEGE: Catholic Science, Organizational Leadership, center employs Mercyhurst students to work with the 2018 Teaching Excellence Award. comprehensive. Founded by the Sisters with real MCPc clients, another important Physician Assistant Studies, Secondary • Honored Sue Corbran, public relations example of Mercyhurst’s commitment to of Mercy. Coeducational since Feb. 3, coordinator, with the 2018 Commitment to Education and Special Education. hands-on learning. 1969 Mission Award and Lindsay Frank, director of ADULT PROGRAMS: Comprehensive • Launched the risk management program alumni engagement, with the Staff Person of SCHOOL COLORS: Green/White degrees. Post baccalaureate certificates. aimed at educating a growing workforce, the Year Award. creating economic opportunities and • Established a new Department of Nursing. Accelerated degree program. Teacher advancing the high-demand field. Program MOTTO: Carpe Diem - Seize the Day The first-ever department is headed by Judy certification. made possible through the generosity of Stanley, with individual program directors Betsy Hirt Vorsheck, a 1977 graduate of MASCOT: Luke the Laker Karen Morahan, Bachelor of Science in HAMMERMILL LIBRARY: The Mercyhurst and a board member of Erie Nursing Completion Program (RN-BSN), Insurance. ENROLLMENT: Total Enrollment across all Hammermill Library is a fully automated Charlotte Foresther, Associate of Science in campuses: 3,357 facility; the virtual library provides 24/7 • Named Leanne Roberts provost following Nursing (ASN), and Kathryn Habusta, Practical access to most of the library’s collections. the departure of David Dausey, who returned Nursing (PN). New undergraduates on the Erie to his hometown of Pittsburgh as provost at Among the library’s holdings are book • Utilized a $300,000 “It’s On Us” grant from . Christina Riley-Brown campus: 704 volumes, eBooks and electronic journal the U.S. Department of Justice, Mercyhurst assumed Roberts’ former post as dean of the to create an All-Campus Violence Prevention databases to support the scholarly Hafenmaier College of Humanities, Arts and New graduate students: 92 Project in collaboration with the Erie County needs of students. It is also home to the Social Sciences. District Attorney’s Office, the Erie Police 46 states and 47 foreign countries Thomas J. and Michele Ridge Collection • Announced the retirement of Sister Lisa Mary Department, Crime Victim Center and represented (archives) and the Sister Joan Chittister McCartney, recognizing that the college is SafeNet. without a Sister of Mercy working full time Archives. • Garnered a $411,432 grant from the on campus – a first in its 92-year history. Greg TOTAL FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 399 Hirtzel Foundation to house sophisticated Baker has assumed her place as vice president ATHLETICS new equipment to expand neuroscience for mission integration. (Faculty: 143; Staff & Administration: 256) research locally, particularly in the areas of TEAM NAME: Lakers • Achieved considerable success in the schizophrenia, autism and epilepsy. ALUMNI: Approximately 20,370 inaugural year of the Mercyhurst-led • Launched an archaeological and public MASCOT: Luke the Laker Erie Innovation District, from deploying history study of the Warren County ACCREDITATION: technology to launch a Secure Smart City™ homestead of Robert H. Jackson, former 24 VARSITY SPORTS: (M/W), pilot project to welcoming nine high- U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Chief U.S. Middle States Commission on Higher tech startups to the inaugural Secure Erie (M), Cross Country (M/W), Golf Prosecutor during the Nuremberg Trials. Education (M/W), Soccer (M/W), Softball (W), Tennis Accelerator (SEA). Most recently, EID CEO Karl Sanchack announced that five of the nine (M/W), Volleyball (W), Rowing (M/W), • Partnered with the City of Erie to return 3624 Market Street accelerator companies have committed to fireworks to the Erie Bayfront for the Field Hockey (W), (M/W), staying in Erie, while Quantela has committed Independence Day celebration. Their joint Philadelphia, PA 19104 Lacrosse (M/W), Football (M), Wrestling between $5-7 million to expand the Smart effort was heralded as “Lights over Lake Erie.” City project. (M), Water Polo (M/W). • Secured 32 major gifts for a total exceeding Phone: (267) 284-5000 • Chairing the EID board is Joseph NeCastro, $5.5 million. Two fundraising milestones were CONFERENCE AFFILIATIONS: NCAA vice chair of the university’s board of trustees. also achieved this year: alumni John Saxon DEGREES: 86 undergraduate majors and Division II. Division I in men’s and Other EID board members from Mercyhurst ‘89 and his wife, Patty ‘90, gifted $1.5 million, 10 graduate majors. women’s ice hockey. Pennsylvania are Provost Leanne Roberts and Vice President the largest individual alumni donation in State Athletic Conference, Atlantic for External Affairs and Advancement Cal Pifer. Mercyhurst history; and 34-year-old Dr. Ivan Rusilko, a product of both Mercyhurst and UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES: Bachelor • Marked the passing of Robert S. Miller, Hockey Association (men’s hockey), LECOM, became the youngest alum to create of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor trustee emeritus, and primary benefactor of (women’s an endowed scholarship. of Science, Bachelor of Music; also . hockey), Collegiate Water Polo • Established a new tradition – the Mass of Associate of Science and Associate of • Named Brad Davis the university’s new Association (men), Western Water Polo Thanksgiving, which will be held every spring athletic director, replacing retired AD Joe Arts, Certificate Programs in the areas of toward the close of the academic year, much Association (women), Great Midwest Kimball. Business and Health Professions. Athletic Conference (men’s lacrosse), like the Mass of the Holy Spirit is held every Intercollegiate Rowing Association • Welcomed a sold-out crowd to hear Shirley fall to mark the spiritual start of the school GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS: MacLaine open the live series of the year. Anthropology, Applied Intelligence, (men’s rowing) and Eastern College Mercyhurst Institute for Arts & Culture. Also, Athletic Conference (women’s rowing).