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Mercyhurst, Case Western Reserve, Cleveland State form North Coast Cyber Research and Training Alliance Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Three academic institutions – Mercyhurst University, Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University – each maintain nationally recognized programs in the science of cybersecurity. Today, they announced plans to share their individual expertise and collectively form the North Coast Cyber Research and Training Alliance to propel advances in the…
Ridge College joins DOD-sanctioned large-scale cyberattack exercise Friday, March 04, 2022 (EDITOR’S NOTE: See related story: Student creates ‘worst-case scenario’ for cyberattack exercise) The Ridge College of Intelligence Studies & Applied Sciences at Mercyhurst University joins top intelligence and cybersecurity professionals from across the nation in simulating large-scale cyberattacks to key infrastructure in Buffalo, New York. Cyber Impact 2022, overseen by the U.S. Department of…
Student creates ‘worst-case scenario’ for cyberattack exercise Friday, March 04, 2022 (EDITOR’S NOTE: See relate d story: Ridge College joins DOD-sanctioned large-scale cyberattack exercise) The old CBS espionage drama, “Mission Impossible,” always began with a scene in which the team leader would receive a tape describing the next dangerous assignment. The tape began, "Your mission, should you choose to accept it..." Mercyhurst University senior Jacob Maynard recently got the chance to craft…
Students visit Puerto Rico for service-learning immersion trip Wednesday, June 01, 2022 Seven Mercyhurst University students spent the latter part of May in Puerto Rico on a service-learning immersion trip, where they worked through Techos Pa' Mi Gente, an organization helping to rebuild after the island's devastating hurricanes. “The goal of this trip was to provide students with the opportunity to do community service while also being immersed in a new culture,” said faculty leader Dr. Sherez…
Mercyhurst christens new Brad McGarry Center for Neurodiversity Thursday, June 09, 2022 In honor of one of the nation’s best-known advocates for college students on the autism spectrum, Mercyhurst University announced Monday, June 13, that it will establish the Brad McGarry Center for Neurodiversity on its Erie campus. The announcement kicks off a fundraising campaign to endow the new center, which expands the award-winning Autism Initiative at Mercyhurst (AIM), headed by McGarry since 2014. …
Mercyhurst announces new vice president for advancement Wednesday, June 22, 2022 Mercyhurst University announces the hire of Samuel McCrimmon, J.D., a 20-year veteran of successful advancement and management experience, as vice president for advancement, effective June 27. McCrimmon comes to Mercyhurst from Le Moyne College, where he served as associate vice president of advancement and recently oversaw the $100 million Always Forward Campaign, the college’s largest- ever fundraising initiative…
Mercyhurst establishes new project to promote civil discourse Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Living in a climate of social divisiveness, where people of differing opinions give each other little room to express their thoughts without judgment, tends to leave only those at the extremes to talk about an issue, contributing to high levels of negativity in civil discourse. Of all the places where meaningful conversations should be the norm, it’s higher education, say educators at Mercyhurst University in…
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 nets grant for new STEM & Vine program in North East Thursday, July 07, 2022 How does a grapevine grow? How tall will it get? How long does it take? When relevance is infused in the educational process, learning takes on a whole new dimension, a theory that the Mercyhurst University Education Department is banking on as it unveils its new STEM & Vine initiative for K-5 pupils in the North East School District this fall. By presenting Computer Science and Science Technology…
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…