An interdisciplinary program for doctoral studies in human development is established, April 22.

Honorary degrees, Honoris Causa, are conferred on Sister Anne Munley, I.H.M. Congregation Administrator; Allen P. Splete, President of the Council of Independent Colleges; and Nichelle Nichols, Advocate for Women and Minorities in the Sciences, May 19.

Presidents of four local Catholic colleges meet as a panel, and Bishop John Leibrecht, Chair of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops’ ad hoc Committee on Implementation, speaks on Ex Corde Ecclesiae, April 15.

Apollo 13 astronaut Fred W. Haise delivers the Commencement address; an honorary doctorate is conferred, May 18.

Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., is named Northeast Woman of the Week, May.

A $1 million anonymous gift to Marywood College and The University of Scranton enables the development of a cooperative program, June.

Phase One of the capital funds campaign IMPACT 2000 ends very successfully, June 30. Phase Two opens immediately.

Dr. Raymond P. Health becomes Vice President for Student Affairs, August 5.

The seventy-piece Marywood Wind Ensemble, directed by William Weber, joins forces with the 100-voice Marywood Campus Choir, led by Robert Herrema, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of American composer, administrator, and pedagogue Howard Hanson, October 27.

The 1996-1997 opening Liturgy and Convocation is held in front of the Liberal Arts Center, September 10.  Msgr. John A. Esseff ’78 celebrates Mass.
 

Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., presents a Facilities Expansion Plan to the Board of Trustees, citing the goal:  “To become the premiere Catholic university of our region for the 21st century,” October 19.

The Board of Trustees approves expansion of the Center for Human Services, January 25.

Mr. Morton Dean, ABC News Correspondent, delivers the Commencement address, May 18.  An honorary doctorate is conferred.

Clayton N. Pheasant, Vice President for University Advancement, is named to the Commission on Philanthropy of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, May.

The positions of Registrar and Secretary of the College are separated.  Ms. Ann Boland-Chase becomes Registrar, and Sister Dolores M. Filicko, I.H.M., becomes Secretary of the University, September 1.

Marywood College becomes Marywood University, July 1.

Mr. Steven D. Karcher becomes Vice President for Business Affairs and Treasurer, July 1.

The Marywood Community celebrates the achievement of University status with a week-long schedule of activities, September 7-14.  “Marywood, while never losing its original identity, is expanding within the confines of its Charter.  All of our alumni can indeed delight in the fact that each and every one was an important part of a process that led to our designation as Marywood University.” – Sister Mary Reap

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Honorary degrees are conferred upon Florence Perkoski D’Urso ‘55, international philanthropist, and David J. O’Brien, historian of Catholic higher education, at a solemn convocation celebrating university status, September 7.
 

New softball and baseball fields, constructed during the summer on the old Scranton Municipal Golf Course, are dedicated, September 8.

An African American Cultural Training Workshop is held to promote appreciation of African American culture in Northeastern Pennsylvania, September 26.
 

TV-Marywood schedules weekly airing of "The Mass from St. Ann’s Basilica in Scranton," October.

Marywood wins the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference tennis title, October.

Marywood hosts a conference commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dorothy Day, leading figure in the Catholic Worker Movement, November 6-7.

Jazz legend Clark Terry performs at Marywood with the Pennsylvania Jazz Alliance, November 30.

Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., is elected to the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., is elected to the Board of Directors of the Council of Independent Colleges.

The Marywood campus, an arboretum by its own declaration in 1975 as “The Sister Maria Laurence Maher Arboretum,” is nationally recognized as an arboretum, with membership in the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta.

The University begins to offer the Doctor of Philosophy degree at the Milton Hershey School, January.

Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., is the recipient of the 1997 Humanitarian Award at the annual tribute dinner of the Easter Seal Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania, February 21.

Honorary doctorates are conferred on Congressman Joseph McDade and on Archbishop Renato R. Martin, Papal Nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, May 17.

Mr. Carl Bernstein of Woodward-Bernstein fame delivers the Commencement address, May 17.

Rev. Joseph J. Evanko is appointed Chaplain for the University, July.

An honorary doctoral degree is conferred on Ms. Sue Gin McGowan at the dedication of the William G. McGowan Center for Graduate and Professional Studies, October 23.

Presidential Medals are awarded at the Presidential Society Dinner to the McGowan Family, The Honorable William J. Nealon, and Joanne Arduino, Director of the Ballet Theatre of Scranton, October 24.

Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and on its Strategic Planning Task Force.

For the first time in the University’s history, a general meeting of the Board of Trustees is held off campus, January 23.

The Board of Trustees authorizes the initiation of a bachelor’s degree in Aviation Management, in affiliation with Tech Aviation, a management organization located at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport, January 23.

The Board of Trustees is assured that Marywood MIS personnel, addressing the national Y2K concerns, have been preparing for the year 2000 for about four years, January 23.

The Performing Arts Center is renamed The Frank E. and Angela Sette LaVerghetta Center for the Performing Arts, January.

The Marywood University Players present Thornton Wilder’s classic play, Our Town, February 26-27.

Patricia Daly, Ph.D., a Commonwealth Speaker of the Pennsylvania Humanities, speaks in the Lynett Multimedia Room about the trials and tribulations faced by women immigrants at Ellis Island at the turn of the twentieth century, March 2.

The Scranton Club presents its Woman of the Year Award to Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., for her dedicated collegiate leadership and community service, March 17.

The Marywood University Orchestra and Chamber Singers present Storytime in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts, March 21.

In anticipation of the new millennium, the sixty-piece Marywood University Wind Ensemble presents A Century of Pop in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for the Performing Arts, April 11.

Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., speaks on “Ex Corde Ecclesiae:  Breaching the Impasse” at the College Presidents’ Panel, Eastern Regional Conference of Canonists Annual Meeting, May.

An honorary Doctor of Humanae Letters is conferred on Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., by the College of Saint Francis de Sales, May.

Moving into the Millennium, a celebration of foremost choreographers of the twentieth century, is presented in the Marywood Sette LaVerghetta Performing Arts Theatre, October 2.

Marywood University, in collaboration with the Family Court and the United Neighborhood Centers of Lackawanna County, creates the Northeast Pennsylvania Conflict Resolution Resource Center for the Scranton Area, Fall.

Health care delivery for area elderly is examined through the collaborative research efforts of Marywood University and Moses Taylor Hospital, Fall.

Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., is named Century Club Woman of the Year.

Medea, Euripides’ classic Greek tragedy, is performed in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for the Performing Arts, November 12-13.

Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

The University Advancement Committee of the Board of Trustees announces that the University has reached the highest level of fundraising in its history, April 24.

Dr. Mary Ann Quaranta, DSW, Dean of the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Work, delivers the Commencement address at Marywood in recognition of the centennial celebration of professional social work in the United States, May 16.  An honorary doctoral degree is conferred.

The Ph.D. is conferred for the first time in the history of Northeast Pennsylvania on five students at the May Commencement ceremony at Marywood, May 16.

Nazareth Student Center is renovated, Summer.

The Student Life Committee informs the Board of Trustees that requests for on-campus housing are increasing, and the University may have to consider building a new residence facility, October 23. 

Dr. JoAnn Smith becomes Dean of the School of Continuing Education, October.

Marywood University begins to offer on-line courses. 

The Board of Trustees approves the construction of an Early Childhood Center, January 22.

The internationally acclaimed St. Olaf Choir makes a concert appearance at Marywood University, February 2.

The School of Social Work celebrates National Social Work Month with the theme "Spiritual Diversity in Social Work," March.

The School of Social Work commemorates thirty years of growth and service with a combination of scholarly and social events, April 27.  More than 2,300 graduates have passed through its doors into diverse areas of service.
 

A Gala Benefit Auction at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City is held to mark the 85th anniversary of the opening of Marywood College on September 8, 1915, April 8.

Trustee Day on Campus includes a presentation on sponsorship by Sister Marianna Coyle, S.C., and a presentation by the University Task Force on Academic Restructuring, April 14.

The Contemporary Gallery at Marywood features an exhibition of the work of ten prominent contemporary artists who deal directly with the natural world as a subject, catalyst or content, April.  "Nature:  Contemporary Art and the Natural World" is one of many events sponsored by Scranton Tomorrow, a cultural initiative “Marking the Millennium.”

The Northeast Pennsylvania Conflict Resolution Resource Center is opened at Marywood University, April.
 

Mr. Leo J. Danylak, MBA, becomes Vice President for Business and Treasurer, May 1.

Dr. Robert Kegan of Harvard University delivers the Commencement address, May.

An honorary degree is conferred upon Aline D. Wolf, a member of Marywood’s Class of 1950 and a renowned author and Montessori educator, May 14.

An honorary doctorate is conferred on Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., by The University of Scranton, May.

Sister Mary Reap presents "Independent Higher Education:  Testimony before House Committee on Post Secondary Education," May.

Dr. Clayton N. Pheasant, Vice President for University Advancement, is honored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education as Professional of the Year, Spring.

Dr. Gale A. Jaeger is honored as Woman of the Year by the Scranton branch of Pennsylvania’s chapter of the American Association of University Women, Spring.
 

Governor Robert P, Casey, who exemplified so well the practice of Christian social principles in public life and family life, lies in state in the Rotunda, June 1-3.

Marywood University establishes a Center for Professional Continuing Education for Educators, June.

Dr. Lois Draina becomes Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, July 1.

Dr. John Alessio assumes the position of Dean of the Undergraduate School, July 1.

The University celebrates the Silver Anniversary of the Summer Outdoor Concert Series and presents William Weber, founder and conductor, with a framed commemoration, noting, “Over the past 25 years, Marywood’s Summer Concert Series has become a cherished tradition in Scranton, and through all of those years, its director and guiding light has been Bill Weber,” July.

The Tony Domiano Early Childhood Center is dedicated, September 10.

The Board of Trustees passes a resolution memorializing Robert P. Casey, former Governor of the Commonwealth and former trustee of Marywood University, noting that he exemplified, par excellence, the practice of Christian social principles in public life, October 21.

The Board of Trustees passes a resolution memorializing Jean Marie O’Hara Lynett, a loyal and devoted member of the Marywood community all her life, confident that her reward in heaven is great, in keeping with her dedication and service to others here on earth, October 21.

Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., United Nations Day Chairperson, presides over the United Nations Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania luncheon at Genetti Manor in Dickson City, celebrating the International Year for the Culture of Peace, October 24. 

The Marywood University Orchestra presents a concert celebrating the music of eighteenth-century composer Johann Sebastian Bach, November 12.

Marywood University collaborates with the Office of the Speaker of the Pennsylvania House and the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania in celebrating the achievements of Pennsylvania’s women, November 15.

The University Advancement Department moves from the Liberal Arts Center to Maria Hall, November 30.

The Board of Trustees approves the sale of two properties at the corner of Penn Avenue and Marion Street, January 20.

The University commemorates the thirtieth anniversary of the disastrous fire in 1971 that leveled the I.H.M. Motherhouse, the building in which Marywood College spent its initial decade, 1915-1925, February 22.

The University celebrates Black History Month by hosting performances by the oldest gospel group in the world, the Dixie Hummingbirds, February 7.

Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., President of the University, challenges the University Community to participate in an "Arts and Marywood" theme in conjunction with the forthcoming opening of the Insalaco Studio Arts Center in the fall, March 1.

Marywood University Library participates in the pilot project, “Fast Forward:  Science, Technology and the Communications Revolution,” a viewing, reading and discussion series sponsored by National Video Resources in partnership with the American Library Association, March 20-April 24.

Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J., New York Times best-selling author of Dead Man Walking:  An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the U.S., speaks in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for the Performing Arts, March 27.

The Visual Arts Center is named The Paul and Virginia Collins Shields Visual Arts Center, April 21.

Marywood celebrates the Golden Anniversary of its Children’s Theatre with the production of The Land of the Dragon, April 25-27.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., son of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy and ardent environmental defender, chief prosecuting attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper, and senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, is the principal speaker at the Commencement exercises, May 13.  An honorary doctorate is conferred.

Rev. James A. Rafferty is appointed University Chaplain, July 1.

Woodland Apartments are expanded and renovated into a single complex of twenty-two townhouse-style units and renamed Woodland Townhouse Apartments. A dedication ceremony takes place, August 27.

As part of its continued expansion of doctoral level programs, the University offers the clinical psychology program leading to the Psy.D., September.

The Michael and Dolores Insalaco Center for Studio Arts is dedicated.  Mr. Samuel Hope, Executive Director of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Executive Editor of Arts Education, and Editorial Consultant for The Journal of Aesthetic Education, is the principal speaker and honorary doctoral degree recipient, October 19. 

The Center for Visual Arts is formally rededicated with the re-naming of the University’s Contemporary Gallery, October 19.  The Robert J. and Elizabeth FitzMartin Mahady Gallery is to feature solo shows by visiting artists, juried regional competitions, Marywood art faculty exhibitions, and curated national exhibits.  The Mahady Gallery is to show graduate and undergraduate group exhibits as well as artist slide lectures, gallery talks, workshops, and demonstrations.

In keeping with Marywood University’s mission of commitment to spiritual, ethical and religious values, a series of events and presentations entitled "The Year of Thomas Merton: The Man, The Monk, and the Mystic" is held on campus throughout the academic year.

Dr. Bernadette Mendonez Russell is appointed Dean of the School of Continuing Education, September.

Marywood’s teacher preparation program is ranked first among regional colleges and universities in the State of Pennsylvania.

The Board of Trustees approves a plan to restructure the University into four bi-level, discipline-related colleges, October 20.

In the wake of the national 9/11 tragedy, the Board of Trustees passes a resolution in solidarity with government officials and others as they strive to rid the world of terrorism, October 20.

Sister Patricia Ann Matthews, I.H.M., receives the Council for Independent Colleges' 2001 Chief Academic Officer Award, November.

The Meeting, a play by Jeff Stetson about a fictitious meeting between Malcom X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is presented at Marywood, January 17.

The Board of Trustees approves the Performa, Inc., Campus Master Plan for the University as a guide for the development of the campus in the next decade.  “Success comes most readily to those who commit to a ‘make it happen’ perspective even when the challenges are great.  The Plan is comprehensive.  It provides an opportunity for Marywood to reflect upon our history and heritage, to assess the condition of our campus and facilities, and to develop a course of action to address future growth.  Our energies, talents and capabilities will be challenged in meeting these ambitious goals, but we have every reason to be confident that we will meet these challenges.” – Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., President of the University, January 19.

The undergraduate core curriculum is revised after several years of study by the Faculty, the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, the undergraduate Dean, and the Vice President for Academic Affairs, January 19.

The University holds a memorial Mass to honor the memory of those in its extended Marywood family who were victims of the tragedy of 9/11, February 21.

The University celebrates fifty years of musical theatre with the presentation of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along, February 22-23.

The Board of Trustees elects Ms. Virginia Collins Shields, who has served Marywood University with distinction, as Trustee Emerita, April 20.

Ms. Yolanda King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivers the 2002 Commencement address. Honorary doctoral degrees are conferred on Ms. King, Senator Robert J. Mellow, and Sister Marie Roseanne Bonfini, I.H.M., President of Immaculata College, May.

Phase Two of the comprehensive campaign IMPACT 2000, ends successfully by all measures, June 30.

A Center for Contemporary Spirituality is established, Summer.

An Assistive Technology Lab is established, Summer.

The Academic Excellence Center is relocated to the second floor of the Liberal Arts Center.  The Center consists of a Testing Lab, Computer Lab, Conference and Break Out Area, and Lounge.  Room 223 is renovated for the Theater Department, Summer.

The student lounge on the terrace floor of Regina Hall is renovated to provide students with additional gathering spaces, a pool table area, a kitchen, and a new laundry facility, Summer.

Additional bedroom spaces are created in Madonna Hall, Regina Hall, and Immaculata Hall to help accommodate the influx of students requesting on-campus housing, Summer.

A new chilled water plant is constructed to service the Healthy Families Center and Nazareth Hall, and eventually a new Center for Athletics and Wellness, Summer.

Marywood University begins to offer classes at St. Cyril’s Academy in Danville, PA, July 15.  The new location will serve the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Social Work, and the School of Continuing Education.

The University hosts foreign language educators from across the Commonwealth as part of the Pennsylvania Department of Education Governor’s Institute, July 21-26.

Sister Catherine Luxner, I.H.M., becomes Director of Campus Ministry, August 19.

A new library system, iLink, is installed, August.

The Center for Contemporary Spirituality at Marywood University is founded to examine the nature and processes of spirituality in the context of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the condition of His creation as experienced in the twenty-first century, August.

The new Academic Excellence Center opens in the Liberal Arts Center, September 1.

The University offers Geisinger Hospital employees the M.S. in Health Administration at the St. Cyril's Academy site in Danville, September.

The Marywood Community remembers the tragedy of September 11, 2001, with a nine-day program of events, “Nine days to 9/11:  Marywood Remembers,” with daily themes:  Reconciliation, Understanding, Prayer, Sacrifice, Service, Peace, Justice, Hope, Remembrance, September 3-11.

"The Arts:  Humanity Touching The Divine," a symposium, is held to cultivate awareness of how creativity, spirit, and the intellect are inextricably interwoven, and to recognize the multitude of ways in which all art forms serve as a bridge between secular existence and the manifestation of the divine, October.

The Keith J. O’Neill Center for Healthy Families is dedicated, joining together academic programs and research activities along with community programs and needed health care services, October 18.  Students from the Nursing, Nursing Administration, Athletic Training, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Physician Assistant programs attend classes in this building.  The Human Performance Lab is a state-of-the-art facility designed to serve the needs of student, professional, amateur and recreational athletes and the community.

Marywood University's Athletic Training Education Program is awarded initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), October 18.

The USAToday/NCAA Academic Achievement Awards ranks the graduation rate between Marywood University athletes and overall student enrollment as the third best among Division III Schools, October.

The University hosts a forum on ethical leadership and corporate social responsibility, November 19.

The Health and Physical Education Department receives its first accreditation for the athletic training program. This accreditation allows Marywood to prepare teachers and athletic trainers.

The University celebrates the centenary of The Arch at the entrance to the campus.

Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., is named one of the Top 25 Women in Business by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Business Journal, March.

The School of Social Work presents its inaugural Distinguished Graduate Award to Fred H. Wulczyn, Ph.D., March 31.

Marywood is invited to participate in a “Survey of Historic Architecture and Design on the Independent College and University Campus,” April 9.

Athlete Jim Morris, former major league baseball player and subject of the film The Rookie, addresses 2003 graduates, May 18.

The University welcomes the founding deans of the new colleges:  Dr. Louis S. Furmanski, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; Dr. Ronald Bulbulian, Dean of the College of Health & Human Services; Dr. Devorah Namm, Dean of the College of Creative Arts & Management; and Dr. Lois K. Draina, Dean of the College of Education & Human Development, July 1.

The debut of a stirring musical composition entitled the "Marywood Anthem," composed by Sister Joan McCusker, I.H.M., of the Music Department, takes place during the solemn Convocation and Opening Liturgy, September 4.

Honorary doctoral degrees are conferred on Sister M. Coleman Nee, I.H.M., and Sister M. Michel Keenan, I.H.M., in a solemn Convocation celebrating the academic restructuring of the University, September 4.

Marywood University is recognized by the United Nations Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania for its contribution to regional literacy, October.

The University celebrates the 158th anniversary of the founding of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, November 5-12.

Dr. Donald R. Godwin becomes Dean of Students, November.  “I’m delighted to join the Marywood University community.  Marywood’s values are consistent with my own, which will allow me to fulfill God’s call and approach my work as a vocation.  On a professional level, I hope to use the experiences and knowledge I’ve gained to enhance the services we offer our students at Marywood." — Dr. Donald R. Godwin

Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., serves on the Bishops’ and Presidents’ Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Education Department.

Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., is listed in the National Register’s Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals.

Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., serves on the Board of Directors, Great Valley Technology Alliance.

Marywood University is named one of the twelve Founding Institutions selected to participate in the national project known as the “Foundations of Excellence in the First College Year.”

Marywood is ranked among the best colleges in the North by U.S. News and World Report.

The USA Today/NCAA Academic Achievement Awards places Marywood in the Top Ten for Division III Schools.

Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., is named Chief Executive Officer of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, District II.  The Washington, D.C.-based association of higher education institutions presents its “Chief Executive Leadership Award” to Sister at its conference in Philadelphia, February 9.

Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., receives the Council for Advancement and Support Education “International Leadership Award,” February 9.

The Board of Trustees elects Msgr. Andrew J. McGowan as Trustee Emeritus, recognizing his outstanding service to the University, April 17.

The Board of Trustees notes the passing of Dr. Clarence C. Walton, a former faculty member, later a trustee, and the first lay Chair of the Board, April 17.

The Board of Trustees adopts a revision of the Mission Statement of Marywood University as a celebration of the core values held by the Marywood Community, April 17.

The first annual Spiritual Leadership:  Awakening Spirituality in Your Workplace conference is held, April 29.  The keynote speaker is Rev. George A. Achenbrenner, S.J., nationally known lecturer and author of several books on topics relating to spirituality and religious life.

The Student Government Association is restructured to involve more elected representatives of individual colleges, Spring.

Marywood University celebrates its 86th Commencement with the awarding of 663 degrees, May 9. Dr. Richard Ekman, President of the Council of Independent Colleges, addresses the graduates, and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters is conferred.

The Commencement Ceremony is moved off-campus to the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, May 9.

The Marywood Chamber Singers travel to Central Europe, May 17-30.  They are scheduled for six performances in Prague, Czech Republic, and Bratislava, Slovakia.

Marni Nixon, Natalie Wood’s singing voice in West Side Story, performs with the Marywood University Festival Band, June 28.

Perpetual Help Hall becomes a residence for students, and all four coffee shops and the main dining hall are renovated, Summer.

Dr. Mary Anne Fedrick assumes the position of Dean of the College of Education & Human Development, August 1.

The University opens its 90th academic year, August 30.

The University, a charter member of the African Sister Education Collaborative, brings fourteen African religious Sisters to Marywood, exploring how technology could improve their work in education, September. 

Sister Anne Munley addresses the United States Conference, African Sisters Education Collaborative on the topic "Women Religious Bridge the Gap:  Collaborative Education for Service," September 26-30.

The Presidential Medal is presented to four honorees during the annual Presidential Society Dinner, October 23.  The recipients are Judge Thomas F. Burke, J.D.; Anne P. Convery, Washington, D.C.; and Michael and Mary Alice Collins Murray, Atlanta, Georgia.

A special Mass is offered to recognize and honor all service men and women, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, October 24.

Irish actor Neil O’Shea from Dublin brings his one-man show, "The Writers Entertain," to Marywood University, November 3.  The performance takes the audience on a journey through the works of some of Ireland’s most famous writers, including Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, William Butler Yeats, Seamus Heaney, and James Joyce.

The Marywood University community celebrates the 159th anniversary of the founding of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, November 9-12.

Marywood University is included in the Top Tier for the second consecutive year in U.S. News & World Report's annual guide to the best U.S. Colleges.

Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M., serves on the Steering Committee of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Conference for Women.

As distance education continues to develop at the University, e-learning has a very direct effect on the academic portfolio: 193 courses are offered using some form of distance education or e-learning.

The Keith J. O’Neill Center for Healthy Families is awarded an American Institute of Architects Northeast Design Honor Award.

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