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Fostering Independence Tuition Waiver Program Consistent with its mission and core values, Mercyhurst University is excited to welcome the Fostering Independence Tuition Waiver Program for qualifying individuals. Benefits The Fostering Independence program provides a waiver for tuition and mandatory fees for youth who are or were in foster care (see program eligibility requirements below). This waiver applies only to charges that remain after all other gift aid (federal, state, and other…
Counseling Center The Counseling Center provides confidential, professional counseling to Mercyhurst University students at no direct charge to the student. Our staff recognizes the challenges that university students face as they transition from home to the campus and are experienced in assisting students with a number of concerns including adjustment to college, peer or family relationships, depression, anxiety/stress, alcohol or other substances, eating disorders, anger management, grief,…
Distance Learning Technology As a Mercyhurst University student, you have access to a variety of network and computer services to improve your academic and student life experience. Mercyhurst online services include: IT Helpdesk Phone: 814-824-3200 Email: helpdesk@mercyhurst.edu The IT Helpdesk assists in troubleshooting computer and network issues. Student staff and Res Techs are available to evaluate, diagnose, and resolve software and connectivity problems. IT Support System In order to…
C. Noelle Partusch Chair, Department of Dance, Professor Contact Information OFFICE: danceSpace 05 EMAIL: cpartusch@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-3352 Ms. Partusch choreographs for concert dance and opera, has served as adjunct faculty for the University of Alaska Anchorage Department of Theatre and Dance and as Alaska Regional Director of the Sacred Dance Guild. She is a proud member of the International Council of Kinetography Laban (ICKL). Ms. Partusch is currently the acting advisor for the…
Tauna Hunter Professor Emeritus Contact Information EMAIL: thunter@mercyhurst.edu Tauna Hunter is Professor Emeritus and retired Chair of Dance at Mercyhurst University (1994-2019). She began her dance training with Willam F. Christensen and continued at the University of Utah where she earned B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees in ballet performance and choreography. During her affiliation with Ballet West, she worked under the guidance of Bruce Marks and Toni Lander and received critical acclaim as…
Mark Santillano Assistant Professor Contact Information OFFICE: danceSpace 04 EMAIL: msantillano@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2176 Mark Santillano has enjoyed a rich and varied career in the arts (primarily as a dancer, choreographer, and educator). With a background in music, gymnastics, and martial arts, Mark earned a BFA in Dance and BS in Communications from Southwest Missouri State University, and his Masters from Wesleyan University. As a dancer, he toured the world, performing in North…
Solveig Santillano Associate Professor Contact Information OFFICE: danceSpace 05 EMAIL: ssantillano@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-3866 About Solveig Santillano Education History: BFA Juilliard School of Dance MFA. Hollins University/ADF MALS Wesleyan University Certifications: CLMA (certified Laban Bartenieff Movement Analyst) RSMT (Registered Somatic Movement Therapist/ISMETA) CET Certified in Bill Evans Method of Teaching Dance R.Y.T. Registered Yoga Teacher @ 500 hours Essential Yoga…
Richard DiFiore Music Director, Principal Pianist Contact Information OFFICE: danceSpace 02 EMAIL: rdifiore@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2258 Richard DiFiore, Music Director and Principal Pianist, holds a Masters Degree from the University of Florida in piano performance. Richard has been in high demand as a dance accompanist for many years and taught at Florida State University as a Visiting Professor in the School of Dance before coming to Mercyhurst. In addition to his duties here, he has…
Michael Gleason Ballet Instructor Contact Information EMAIL: mgleason@mercyhurst.edu Prior to coming to Mercyhurst University Mr. Gleason was the Executive Director of DANSOURCE, a national information service and referral service that he co-founded in 1985. His professional performing experiences embraced not only ballet, but also modern and jazz. They carried him from one coast to the other and back again, including seasons with The Metropolitan Opera Ballet, The Cleveland Ballet, The San…
Danielle Kaiser Administrative Assistant Contact Information EMAIL: dkaiser@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2256 Danielle Kaiser, dancer, choreographer, and dance educator, is a native of both Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, PA. She holds her B.A. in dance and B.A. in secondary education mathematics from Mercyhurst University as well as her MFA in Choreography from Jacksonville University. Danielle has been the recipient of the Mercyhurst Egan Scholarship from 2006-2010 as well as the Etoile…