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2025 Graduation Schedule of Events Friday, May 2, 2025 New Alumni Welcome Reception , 5:30 p.m. | Waterford Room The Class of 2025 is invited to the New Alumni Welcome Reception, hosted by the Alumni Office and joined by Mercyhurst Student Government to honor and celebrate our soon-to-be newest alumni! Students are required to register to attend by completing the registration form sent via email starting on April 1. Questions? Please contact Director of Alumni Engagement, Lindsay Frank, at…
You Are Welcome Here A Compassionately Hospitable Community Mercyhurst University is committed to building a community of students and employees that resembles the world we seek to serve. Your personal and intellectual growth is best served through a challenging education that defies sameness of thought and exposes you to unfamiliar perspectives and experiences. Living and learning at Mercyhurst means being part of a community that insists on respect for all people. Consistent with our core…
Dan Pora ’96 chalks up an ‘A’ for customer service Monday, August 29, 2022 (EDITOR’S NOTE: This year, the Mercyhurst University Hospitality Management program celebrates its 50-year anniversary. Here’s a look at one of its many successful alumni: Dan Pora, general manager, Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel. You can read more profiles in Mercyhurst Magazine due out in its new digital format next month.) As the Tall Ships festival in Erie comes to a successful end, Dan Pora, general manager of the…
Smart’s CI connections pay off for Intelligence Studies students Monday, August 29, 2022 Lindy Smart made a name for herself in the field of competitive intelligence long before assuming her post as executive director of the Department of Intelligence Studies at Mercyhurst University last spring. So it was not totally unexpected when three of her colleagues embraced the opportunity to enable Intelligence Studies students to attend the upcoming virtual conference, “ Foresight Now: Harness the…
Mercyhurst shares archival materials at recent Ridge-Schweiker event Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Nearly 140 staff members of the former Ridge-Schweiker administration gathered at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort the weekend of Aug. 26-28 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their historic tenure. Erie’s Thomas J. Ridge and Mark S. Schweiker served as the 43rd governor and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001. Their combined leadership came to its conclusion when Ridge resigned in…
Courtney Mumford ’07 exudes Southern charm at its finest Tuesday, September 06, 2022 (EDITOR’S NOTE: This year, the Mercyhurst University Hospitality Management program celebrates its 50-year anniversary beginning Homecoming Weekend Sept. 30-Oct. 2. Here’s a look at one of its many successful alumni: Courtney Mumford, director of people, Montage Palmetto Bluff. Visit the Homecoming 2022 webpage to see Hospitality’s schedule of celebratory events.) They write books about it. Some focus on…
Roche Artists Series opens with CAN-AM Trio chamber music ensemble Wednesday, September 07, 2022 (EDITOR’S NOTE: Monday’s concert has been canceled due to one of the performers testing positive for COVID-19. It will be rescheduled. We apologize for the inconvenience.) As good friends and colleagues, Sarah Hamilton, Geralyn Giovannetti, and Anna Mattix will bring their long musical association as the CAN-AM Trio to Mercyhurst University on Monday, Sept. 12, at 8 p.m. in Walker Recital Hall.…
Acclaimed leadership speaker to address Mercyhurst business students Thursday, September 08, 2022 Mercyhurst University announced today that Erie native Christine Spadafor, an accomplished executive whose extensive career experience ranges from corporate board rooms to nonprofits, will deliver a special program on leadership to university business students this fall. A new member of the Mercyhurst University Board of Trustees, Spadafor will make the presentation on “Adaptive Leadership in an…
Mercyhurst ranks among ‘Best Value Schools’ and ‘Best Schools for Veterans’ Monday, September 12, 2022 In the 2023 rankings of Best Colleges released today by U.S. News & World Report, Mercyhurst University continues to take its place among the top tier of “Regional Universities in the North” while maintaining its niche ranking among “Best Value Schools” and “Best Schools for Veterans.” New this year is a ranking called “Top Performers on Social Mobility” in which Mercyhurst also is…
Sennett Institute speaker to address inclusive spirituality at Mercyhurst Oct. 4 Friday, September 16, 2022 Dr. Andrew Prevot, associate professor of theology at Boston College, will bring his message of social justice and inclusion to Mercyhurst University on Tuesday, Oct. 4, when he delivers the annual lecture hosted by the William C. Sennett Institute for Mercy and Catholic Studies. The lecture at 7 p.m. in Walker Recital Hall is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. In his…