Marywood University Esports Team to Compete in Nationals

The Marywood University Esports Rocket League Team, coached by Austin Sienkiewicz, has qualified for the top 8 teams in their division at the national level. From June 15-17, the Pacers will begin competition at the bracket stage to determine the #1 team in the nation.

Marywood’s Esports Team is competing in the National Esports Collegiate Conference as part of the Emergents Division National Playoffs Top 8 Teams, with a single elimination bracket. The divisional playoffs will include several phases of competition. The quarterfinals will occur on June 15, while semifinals will be conducted on June 16. The event culminates with the final round of competition on June 17.

Marywood University launched its competitive esports program in Fall 2021. Marywood’s esports program, under the direction of Harley Adler, currently features Overwatch, League of Legends, Rocket League, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In Fall 2023, Valorant will be added, bringing the program’s offerings to a total of five teams.

Marywood finished in its regional division (Emergents Central Atlantic) as the #1 seed in Rocket League during the regular season this past semester and attained 2nd place in the regional division playoffs.

Marywood University is one of a select number of higher education institutions nationally to respond to the ever-increasing number of students seeking this option, as the esports industry continues to explode throughout the country. A viable option for students of all majors,the program is continually recruiting Marywood student players for all games.

Marywood Announces Regional Students Named to Dean’s List

Marywood University announces regional students named to the Spring 2023 Dean’s List from each of its colleges, including the College of Health and Human Services, the Insalaco College of Arts and Sciences, and the Reap College of Professional Studies. Students who earn a semester GPA of 3.50-4.00 on 12 or more graded credits merit this academic honor. Students who believe they may have been omitted from this list in error should contact the Dean of their respective college. 

Area residents named to the Dean’s List from the College of Health and Human Services, as declared by Interim Dean Shelby W. Yeager, M.Ed., LAT, ATC, CSCS, include:

Stuleena Adey, Hegins; Joanna Aguirre, Wilkes Barre; Katelyn Ainey, Jessup; Reese Allen, New Milford; Mia Amorino, Friendsville; Allison Bashore, Bernville; Rachel Beidler, Scranton; Megan Bidwell, Honesdale; Seth Blakiewicz, S Abingtn Twp; Alyssa Bollard, Kingsley; Vanessa Bompane, E Stroudsburg; Alexis Caccavano, Jefferson Twp; Maria Castaldi, Moosic; Izabella Chmil, Scott Twp; Samantha Christian, Pittston; Julia Cicco, Scranton; Bailey Cinamella, Covington Twp; Jonah Cogliette, Dunmore; Jose Collado, Scott Twp; Jenna Collins, Duryea; Lily Connor, Roaring Bk Tp; Laci Connor, Archbald; Michael Cost, Scranton; Margaret Davis, Dunmore; Skylar Dearie, Carbondale; Gabrielle Delay, Cressona; Molly Devine, Scranton; Talia Donati, Wyoming; Madison Doyle, Throop; Gabrielle Eldridge, Nanticoke; Destiny Farmer, Blakely; Mackenzie Ferry, Pocono Pines; Noah Fontanella, Archbald; Madison Fox, Dalton; Brandon Freedman, Fleetwood; Skylar Gagnon, E Stroudsburg; Sarah Gallagher, Scranton; Hope Geis, Scranton; Matthew Goodrich, Dallas; Autumn Goonan, Dickson City; Marissa Gregory, Beach Lake; Makayla Gregory, Waymart; Amanda Gross, Moscow; Nina Grushinski, Peckville; Kortney Harry, Noxen; Shawna Hauck, Hamburg; Stephanie Hicks, Throop; Ashley Hrywnak, Spring Brook; Shelby Hrywnak, Sprng Brk Twp; Abbey Jackson, Olyphant; Justice Johnson, Laceyville; Sarah Kagan, Hanover Twp; Tristen Kalt, Jermyn; Daelyn Karboski, Olyphant; Kathleen Kennedy, Dunmore; Sara Kondraski, Factoryville; Carissa Kopenis, Hanover Twp; Sarah Kretchmer, Hilton; Jeffrey Lake, Clarks Summit; Athena Legates, Thompson; Kaylyn Lewis, Hallstead; Natalia Lic, E Stroudsburg; Brian Lynott, Clarks Summit; Lily Mackarey, Archbald; Alyssa Marion, Peckville; Gianna Marturano, S Abingtn Twp; Morgan Mayne, Eynon; Danilo McDonough, Scranton; Abbey McGee, Mahanoy City; Brooke McKay, Riverhead; Mason Mendygral, Kingston; Amber Mettin, Dickson City; Christian Michak, Kingston; Alayna Miller, Shavertown; Skylar Milovcevich, Dingmans Fry; Nicole Miszler, Hawley; Lizbeth Moctezuma, Scranton; Christina Monroe, Olyphant; Lylah Mosley, Scranton; Matthew Mowry, Meshoppen; Alyvia Mroczka, Mayfield; Sarah Niemi, Scranton; Nicholas Notari, S Abingtn Twp; Abbie O’Brien, Scranton; Celeste Orchard, Lake Ariel; Alexis Overholtz, Dunmore; Mackenzie Panetta, Milford; Sarah Pavlovicz, Scranton; Nicole Piccoletti, Pittston Twp; Marzinete Pilch, Archbald; Jack Rafferty, Scranton; Ashleigh Rakoski, Saylorsburg; Katrina Ramos, Scranton; Yva-Marie Ramos-Febus, Scranton; Allison Rempe, Moosic; Emily Rinaldi, Duryea; Kasondra Robinson, Tobyhanna; Tatiana Roldan, Milford; Aaliyah Rosado, Scranton; Jocelyn Ryan, Mountain Top; Anna Samanas, Scranton; Meredith Santiago, Scranton; Gracie Secor, Avoca; Olivia Sellers, Wyoming; Taylor Seprosky, Archbald; Bethany Serio, Archbald; Riley Skelton, Honesdale; Sydney Skrutski, Archbald; Alysha Smigiel, Pittston; Meghan Smith, Bethlehem; Gianna Snell, Jermyn; Abigail Stalter, Jermyn; Megan Stledger, Jessup; Allison Strelecki, Kingston; Kacie Szczech, Dickson City; Oliwia Szumniak, Pocono Manor; Gesileny Taveras, Scranton; Lillian Thompson, Moscow; Marie Traverse, Milford; Emily Turlip, Archbald; Delaney Valinski, Waymart; Michaela Wall, Olyphant; Kathryn Walsh, Springbrook Township; Leigha Welsh, Honesdale; Gabriella Williams, S Abingtn Twp; Lorna Yushinsky, Archbald; Leah Zambetti, Yatesville; Lauren Zecker, Drums, and  Emma Ziminskas, Jessup.

Area residents named to the Dean’s List from the Insalaco College of Arts and Sciences, as declared by Dean Jeffrey Johnson, DMA, include:

Madeline Adams, Brackney; Elizabeth Adams, Brackney; Kathryn Albitz, Tobyhanna; Tatiana Amaral, Roaring Brook Township; Michael Antoniacci, Moosic; Paul Appolt, Scranton; Olivia Arcuri, S Abington Twp; Jason Ardan, Scranton; Cassidy Asinski, Waymart; Jack Baronski, Peckville; Gavin Beck, Moosic; Chase Benjamin, Archbald; Emily Bergamino, Old Forge; Madison Bialy, Dickson City; Angel Bieloski, Thompson; Olivia Bloskey, Scranton; Eowynn Bogdon, Wilkes Barre; Karli Boyer, Pine Grove; Mary Boyle, Clarks Summit; Margaret Breznay, Pittston Twp; Emma Brooks, Palmyra; Caitlyn Brown, Meshoppen; Hailey Brundage, Jefferson Twp; Emma Budnovitch, Roaring Brook Twp; Noah Budnovitch, Roaring Brook Twp; Max Burke, Dunmore; Joel Cali, Old Forge; Olivia Canfield, Honesdale; Juan Cardenas, Jessup; Joseph Cardillo, Dunmore; Jessica Cardone, Hawley; Rebecca Castimore, Lords Valley; Lucca Cerminaro, Fell Township; Carter Cerretani, Clarks Summit; Phoebe Cheesman, Dalton; Maxwell Christian, Scranton; Vito Ciullo, Scranton; Caroline Coar, Dunmore; Ryan Coleman, Archbald; Chloe Conway, S Abingtn Twp; Ariel Corrigan-Mills, Clarks Green; Arianna Costanzi, Dunmore; Daniele Cragle, Old Forge; Seth Croll, Milford; Mardan Daurilas, East Stroudsburg; Gina Davis, Moosic; Francheliz De Jesus Correa, Carbondale; Mia Demarco, Pittston; Nichol Denison, Clarks Summit; Tehya Dietrich, Carbondale; Todd Dotter, Thornhurst; Kyle Driscoll, Roaring Bk Tp; Molly Driscoll, Roaring Bk Tp; Emily Duris, Monroe Twp; Julie Eggleston, S Abingtn Twp; Myia Evans, Elmhurst Twp; Emma Eynon, Dunmore; Jaden Fedorchak, Carbondale; Dilenny Feliz, Peckville; Rhonda Fenkner, Moscow; Dominique Ferraro, Jessup; Nick Ferraro, Dickson City; Alyssa Ferrence, Dunmore; Margaret Fields, Scranton; Bridgette Flannery, Lake Ariel; Dhruvi Fuletra, Plains; Jennifer Gable, Kingston; Marla Gambucci, Archbald; Evan Gedrich, Scranton; Elizabeth Gething, Old Forge; Kaitlyn Gingerlowski, Scranton; Priscilla Grill, Scranton; Colton Grohs, Dunmore; Mason Guelho, Stroudsburg; Zohal Gul Mohammad, Scranton; Mara Hamm, S Abingtn Twp; Natasya Handijaya, Scranton; Caleah Hawley, Eynon; Tyler Hewett, Scott Township; Allison Hewitt, Meshoppen; Hunter Hildebrand, Waverly Twp; Jocelyn Hittle, Morgantown; Emma Holbrook, Clarks Summit; Marilyn Hoskins, Moosic; Zachary Houston, Exeter; Allison Huegel, Scranton; Colby Hughes, Scranton; Kaylee Hysock, Shenandoah; Corey Iyoob, Jessup; Ty Jackson, Olyphant; Lindsey Jason, Olyphant; Gabriel Jenceleski, Nanticoke; Kyle Jenkins, Scranton; Ava Jones, Scranton; Jake Jones, Duryea; Olivia Kaschak, Archbald; Evangeline Kelly, Milford; Aiden Kelly, Fell Township; Kaitlyn Kenney, Effort; Rebecca Klemovitch, Waymart; Eleanor Kloss, Sprng Brk Twp; Victoria Kluesner, Jefferson Twp; Emma Kobylanski, Olyphant; Andrew Kohut, Dickson Cty; Noel Korkuti, Clarks Summit; Ian Kovatch, Archbald; Diane Kraus, Covington Twp; Carrie Kraynak, Mountain Top; Kayla Kristopaitis, New Boston; David Kuzmick, Blakely; Sara Labar, Scranton; Kaitlyn Lampke, Saylorsburg; Grace Lehman, White Haven; Kristen Lello, Avoca; Rebecca Loscombe, Scranton; Catherine Maholick, Gouldsboro; Jaylene Maisonet, Tobyhanna; Hudson Malinowski, Waymart; Vanessa Mancuso, Olyphant; Nelly Martinez, Scranton; Elizabeth Mathias, Wyoming; Noah Mauro, Carbondale; Jack McCabe, Old Forge; Sara McCormack, Scranton; Allison McDermott, Lake Ariel; Willow McDonald, S Abingtn Twp; Jordyn McDonough, Spring Brook Township; Nicole Melesky, Olyphant; Kirsten Melton, Shickshinny; Laura Mildner, Moscow; Nevica Molinaro, Taylor; Jillian Mooney, Dunmore; Paige Morgan, Olyphant; Amanda Morgan, Greentown; Isabelle Morris, Hallstead; Samantha Mushak, Scranton; Rebecca Navin, Kingston; Shania Nelson, Scranton; Kaitlyn Newberry, Jessup; Bethany Newell, Mountain Top; Alex Ni, Moscow; Maurice Nicholas, Scranton; Mackenzie Nickol, Scranton; Lauren O’Brien, Pittston; Thomas O’Keefe, Milford; Emily Orlando, Scranton; Nick Oruska, Montrose; Zachary Parkhurst, Danbury; Polina Pastushenko, Scranton; Alissa Pelick, Forest City; Krista Perdomo, Hawley; Kaya Pickering, Hunlock Creek; Gabrielle Ponce, Scott Twp; Angel Popko, Dickson City; Vanessa Pruzinsky, Olyphant; Savannah Purdy, Sweet Valley; Maria Quinones, Scranton; Emily Raffaele, E Stroudsburg; Jessica Raharjo, Scranton; Jenna Reilly, Archbald; Fiona Reinhard, Kunkletown; Natalie Rinaldi, Tobyhanna; Sawyer Rippon, South Abington Township; Jalieza Rivera-Cordova, Scranton; Abigail Robson, Old Forge; Brittnie Rodriguez, Scranton; Emily Rose, Scranton; Olivia Rosengrant, Dalton; Nikki Rosiak, Taylor; Madelynn Ross, Wyoming; Elizabeth Rothwell, Factoryville; Kelly Royer, Weatherly; Ashley Rusinko, Tunkhannock; Damien Saltsman, Kutztown; Mahnoor Sami, Jessup; Breanna Sanon, Cresco; Lia Schwenk, Dunmore; Alexander Shields, Scott Twp; Kelsey Sholtis, Larksville; Carl Shygelski, Taylor; Nadia Slish, Honesdale; Nathanial Smyser, Dingmans Fry; Todd Snyder, Meshoppen; Shannon Sohl, Lake Ariel; Alexandra Solimine, Lake Ariel; Lillie Spencer, Hunlock Creek; Grace Spisso, Taylor; Eric Spivak, Scranton; Merison Stecik, Taylor; Kailey Stevenson, Montrose; Jessica Sunar, Scranton; Jonelle Symonies, Carbondale; Kevin Talley, Lake Ariel; Jessica Tassey, Scranton; Courtney Toroni, Peckville; Brianna Trutt, Lake Ariel; Nicola Veniamin, Waverly Township; Anthony Viscomi, Scranton; David Vito, Dupont; Elizabeth Vito, Dupont; Lilly Vito, Dupont; Julia Walsh, Scranton; Shawn Walter, Vestal; Katie Ward, Glen Lyon; Isabella Watson, Dunmore; Brendan Weber, Shillington; Colby White, Jermyn; Abigail Wilson, Scranton; Samantha Wilson, Dickson City; Zachary Witte, Lakeville; Claire Wood, Montrose; Molly Yatchyshyn, Bernville; Lauren Youngken, E Stroudsburg; Rachel Zarubski, Dunmore; Noah Zeigler, Lake Ariel; Jenna Zerilli, Effort, and Michael Zuzzio, Archbald.

Area residents named to the Dean’s List from the Reap College of Professional Studies, as declared by Dean James J. Sullivan, M.ARCH, RA, AIA, include:

Annabel Adams, Brackney; Mariah Addis, Peckville; Rye Ahronson, Scranton; Nathaniel Armstrong, Clarks Summit; Michael Aronica, Scranton; Andrew Babinski, Scranton; Zoe Badner, Greentown; Bianca Bancheri, Scranton; Danielle Banfield, Pocono Lake; Jake Barrett, Peckville; Daniel Becker, Honesdale; Lauren Beemer, Dalton; William Berlew, Courtdale; Abigail Bonczek, Clarks Summit; Alexander Bond, Scranton; Kiarra Bonning, Harding; Caitlyn Burdick, Waymart; Lenae Burkhard, Orwigsburg; Jacob Burkhart, Old Forge; Ava Butcher, Pittston; Ashley Capone, Scranton; Enzo Cicco, Scranton; Maria Cicerini, Jefferson Twp; Olivia Ciullo, Dunmore; Isabella Coleman, Factoryville; Rachel Collura, Loch Sheldrake; Brianna Conniff, Archbald; Courtney Connors, Old Forge; Christopher Conserette, Peckville; Shannon Croll, Milford; Nickolas Curtis, Waymart; Damanta Dahal, Scranton; Claire Dalli, Scranton; Joel Decarli, Archbald; Gianna DiPietro, Dunmore; Macrina Dolinish, Old Forge; Collin Dougherty, Shavertown; Collin Eisenhower, Sugarloaf; Avery Fiorillo, Clarks Summit; Landon Firmstone, Waymart; Jolie Fraggetta, Milford; Kami Frindt, Hawley; Abagaile Gerba, Scotrun; Riley Gibbons, Eynon; David Girman, Dupont; Josh Godlewski, Taylor; Frank Golden, Dunmore; Nicholas Gowarty, Scranton; Alyssa Green, Nescopeck; Kelsey Green, Nescopeck; Ethan Grzymski, Shavertown; Madison Guelho, Stroudsburg; Sophia Guerriero, Berwick; Destiny Hallock, Throop; Caleb Hamm, Scranton; Alex Hernandez, Wilkes-Barre; Julian Homa, Mountain Top; Samantha Howey, Honesdale; Joseph Jara, Lake Ariel; Matthew Jesse, Dallas; Bo Judson, S Abingtn Twp; Larry Kendricks, Scranton; Iain Kerrigan, Old Forge; Megan Kielar, Taylor; Danielle Kintzer, Mohnton; Karyn Klocko, Honesdale; Rachel Knuuti, Churchville; Michael Kobierecki, Dickson City; Elsa Kovatch, Archbald; Rachel Kranick, Scranton; Matthew Kubasti, Hunlock Creek; Madison Kuzdro, Peckville; Samantha Labrosky, Taylor; Cydney Lahr, Herndon; Connor Laity, Lake Ariel; Matthew Lastauskas, Waverly Twp; Thomas Lee, Scranton; Yocilia Leon, Hazleton; Sage Lesh, Scranton; Jenna Loomis, Peckville; Tristan Luczak, Hanover Twp; Isabella Luongo, Old Forge; Kathleen Lynott, N Scranton; Connor Madsen, Matamoras; Justin Mantilla, Blakeslee; James Marsh, Duryea; Jayden Matute, Scranton; Alexandra Matyjevich, Sprng Brk Twp; Michael McCann, Dallas; Jordan McGee, Mahanoy City; Ann Marie McGrogan, Hazleton; Emma McNally, Olyphant; Nicolas Mendez, Mount Pocono; Giavana Mercatili, Archbald; Marina Miesko, Sprng Brk Twp; Thomas Milewski, Jefferson Twp; Shayne Mizok, Scott Township; Kevin Morales, Scranton; Owen Morgan, Jermyn; Amanda Moyer, Robesonia; Tyler Muir, Clarks Summit; Riley Mulherin, S Abingtn Twp; Connor Mulhern, Duryea; Lily Mulligan, Scranton; Alexandra Murphy, Orwigsburg; James Myers, Clarks Green; David Nichols, Scott Twp; Alexandria O’Halloran, Jessup; Caitlin Pagnotti, Scranton; Jake Pajalich, Avoca; David Paramo, Scranton; Het Patel, Danville; Manshi Patel, Scranton; Megan Pavlowski, Dunmore; Casey Penzone, Jermyn; Ava Perrins, Throop; Kailee Perry, Carbondale; Logan Pfaff, Scranton; Matthew Pfohl, Scranton; Morgan Phillips, Shohola; Alexis Pliska, Jermyn; Victoria Potoski, Throop; Joshua Quijada, Long Pond; Andrew Quinn, Webster; Joshua Ramos, Mahanoy City; Ashley Reddock, Eynon; Elyse Rehder, Clarks Summit; Elizabeth Rembecki, S Abingtn Twp; Hunter Robertson, Dunmore; Haneet Saini, Scranton; Joseph Sanfilippo, Wyoming; Abigail Sankus, Wilkes Barre; Savon Sansook, Scranton; Mia Santarelli, Archbald; Autumn Savitski, Shavertown; Jada Siino, Newfoundland; Shahzaib Sikandar, Scranton; Haylee Sileo, Dunmore; Amandeep Singh, Lake Ariel; Matthew Smith, Old Forge; Olivia Smith, Archbald; Miranda Smith, Falls; Gabrielle Snee, Olyphant; Jacob Sockel, Reading; Andrew Straka, Peckville; Milana Straub, Scranton; Jakub Stromko, Tobyhanna; Ryan Strony, Dickson City; Alexandra Taffera, Moscow; Emily Tansley, Scranton; Trevor Thomas, S Abingtn Twp; Samantha Thomas, Factoryville; Gabrielle Troch, Newfoundland; Faith Ursich, Union Dale; Tyler Utnick, Effort; Angelika Valdes, Scranton; Robert Vanbrunt, Covington Twp; Ethan Verne, Covington Twp; Nick Vilogi-Slayton, Jessup; Jillian Vito, Dupont; John Walsh, Clarks Green; Lauren Walsh, Jessup; Natasha Walton, Moscow; Victoria Weber, S Sterling; Lauren Yencho, Dickson City; Brenda Zakarias, Scranton, and Anna Zuby, Peckville.

Marywood University To Host 2023 Open House

Marywood University will hold a summer undergraduate open house for high school students and their parents on Saturday, July 15, 2023. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Fireplace Lounge at the Nazareth Student Center on the University’s campus, and the last campus tour departs at 1:45 p.m.

The event will include informative tours of the campus, complimentary continental breakfast and lunch for all guests, and the opportunity to meet with current Marywood students, faculty, and athletic coaches. Information sessions with admissions and financial aid counselors will also be available.

For more information and to register, visit marywood.edu/openhouse, email YourFuture@marywood.edu, or call Marywood University’s admissions office at (570) 348-6234.

Marywood University Earns Second Place in Design Challenge

Marywood University’s School of Architecture (MUSOA) captured second place honors in the Retrofit Housing division in the final stage of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon® 2023 Design Challenge, which took place in Colorado on April 22. The student team was led jointly by MUSOA faculty Jodi La Coe and Maria MacDonald, with design advisors Elizabeth Andrzejewski (MUSOA), Sara Melick (Marywood), Cole Hastings Goldstein (Johnson College), Jeremy Leaidicker (Penn State Extension–Susquehanna), Paul Pearson (University of Scranton), Matthew Finkenbinder (Wilkes University), and Joseph Wheeler (Virginia Tech) and industry partners Richard Pedranti Architects and Greenman Pedersen, Inc.

Students competing in the Solar Decathlon Design Challenge work in multidisciplinary teams to create innovative and high-performance building designs that address real-world issues related to climate change, affordability, and environmental justice. Marywood University was among 55 Finalist Teams representing 61 collegiate institutions during the 2023 Design Challenge. Teams presented their zero energy building designs to a panel of industry experts, and finalists were selected based on their innovations, technical plans, and the quality of their presentations. The competition included six residential and commercial divisions: New Housing, Retrofit Housing, Attached Housing, Multifamily Housing, Office Building, and Education Building.

“Just making it (to the finals) is a major accomplishment,” stated MacDonald, founding director of Marywood’s interior architecture program and Center for the Living City executive director. “To earn second place at this level of international competition is a prestigious honor and accomplishment.”

Together with faculty, design advisors, and industry partners, students designed Glacier Jane—two floating cabins on Ely Lake and a Girl Scout troop house in the forest at Girl Scouts at the Heart of Pennsylvania’s Camp Archbald in Brooklyn Township, PA. Glacier Jane is inspired by urban activist Jane Jacobs, who attended Camp Archbald, and Ely Lake, formed during the Last Glacial Period. Utilizing solar panels, wind turbines, and rainwater collection, Glacier Jane will be completely grid- and utility-independent. During the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 Semesters, 15 architecture students worked as a team to design the buildings and hillside of Mariners’ Unit. Also, during the Spring 2023 Semester, these 15 students were joined by students from other disciplines at Marywood University to create a 1:1 model of the floating cabins, which is on display in the Kresge Gallery in Insalaco Center for Studio Arts at Marywood and is open to the public.

Over the next two years, while competing in the 2025 Solar Decathlon Build Challenge (SDBC), these and many more students will build this project at Camp Archbald gaining valuable experiences alongside industry partners. For this phase of the project, Marywood University’s new Living City Lab will organize students, faculty, and experts to build Glacier Jane.

Marywood University Upcoming Events

Marywood University to Hold a Virtual Master of Fine Arts Information Session

Marywood University will hold a virtual Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Information Session on Thursday, May 25, at 4 p.m. This information session is free and open to anyone who is interested in pursuing a low-residency master of fine arts degree. To register, please visit marywood.edu/mfainfo.

Marywood’s “Get Your Master’s with the Masters” MFA program is the oldest and best low-residency program in the country, designed for educators, graphic designers, and illustrators who are working professionally anywhere in the world and are interested in earning a terminal degree.

The virtual info session will cover what to expect during the three-year program that includes

four, two-week residential summer sessions at Marywood’s campus; six study tours conducted in New York City and other major cities; and independent work. Former student thesis and class

project examples will be shared. While production and technical skills are stressed, the thrust of the program is on creativity and conceptual thinking.

By design, the program is structured for students to keep their day job while pursuing a terminal

degree. While production and technical skills are stressed, the core of the program encompasses creativity and conceptual thinking.

For more details about the MFA in Graphic Design and Illustration Degree program, visit marywood.edu/visual-arts-graphic-design-illustration-masters-degree. To register for the MFA Info Session, please visit marywood.edu/mfainfo. For additional information about Marywood University’s MFA Information Session, please contact Steven Brower, MFA, director of the “Get Your Master’s with the Masters” MFA program at Marywood University, at (570) 348-6211, ext. 2569, or email sbrower@marywood.edu.

Marywood University to Hold Transfer Tuesdays Opportunities

Marywood University has set several dates in late spring and throughout the summer for its Transfer Tuesdays program. Transfer Tuesday events are for current or former college students, at all stages of their college journey, who are considering transferring to Marywood University.

Transfer Tuesdays opportunities will take place on the following Tuesdays: May 23, June 20, July 18, and August 15, 2023. Those interested in the spring/summer Transfer Tuesdays events can schedule an appointment every half hour, beginning at 2 p.m. and running through 6 p.m.

Registered visitors can discuss financial aid and scholarship options, transfer credits, take a tour of campus, review credits for transfer eligibility, and complete an application for admission. Marywood University’s fall semester begins on Monday, August 28, 2023.

For additional information about transferring to Marywood, or to register for the Transfer Tuesdays program, please visit marywood.edu/transfer or call Marywood University’s Office of University Admissions, at (570) 348-6234 or email YourFuture@marywood.edu.

Philadelphia Poet Laureate to Address Graduates at Marywood University’s 105th Commencement

Trapeta B. Mayson, LCSW, MBA, Philadelphia’s fifth poet laureate, will address graduates at Marywood University’s 105th Commencement on May 20, 2023. She will receive an honorary doctorate at the ceremony.

Mayson was born in Liberia. Her family immigrated to the United States when she was a young girl, and she was raised in Philadelphia. She earned her bachelor of arts degree in political science and master’s degrees in social services and business from Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research and from Villanova University School of Business respectively.

In addition to serving as Philadelphia’s fifth poet laureate, Mayson is a licensed clinical social worker and Chief Program Officer at a community mental health agency in Philadelphia. Her term as the city’s poet laureate occurred in 2020-2021, during the height of the pandemic, a time that underscored the vital intersection of mental health and poetry as part of the human experience. In response, she established the Healing Verse Philly Poetry Line, a toll-free telephone line featuring a 90-second poem by a Philadelphia-connected poet, offering callers encouraging verses of care and community, along with providing national mental health resources. The author of two self published poetry collections, Mocha Melodies and She Was Once Herself, Mayson also released the music and poetry projects SCAT and This Is How We Get Through, in collaboration with jazz guitarist Monnette Sudler. A Cave Canem, Pew, and Aspen Words fellow, she was awarded a Leeway Transformation Award and is a Pennsylvanian Council on the Arts grantee, among others. Mayson is a member of the Greene Street Artist Cooperative and, in 2021, she received an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship

Marywood University Designated a Voter Friendly Campus

Marywood University was recently named a Voter Friendly Campus, one of 258 campuses in 38 states and the District of Columbia, by Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project and NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education as part of the nationwide Voter Friendly Campus initiative.

The initiative recognizes institutions that have planned and implemented practices that encouraged their students to register and vote in the recent 2022 elections, along with a stated commitment to continue to foster and promote good voting habits for years to come. Those institutions designated Voter Friendly Campuses represent a wide range of two-year, four-year, public, private, rural, and urban campuses, collectively serving over 3.5 million students.

“As part of our ongoing efforts as a designated Voter Friendly Campus, Marywood continues to promote civic engagement every year, not just during major election years,” said Kevin Farrell, director of student engagement at Marywood University. “With our Pacers to the Polls initiative, as well as our participation in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, the university has made a strong statement about its civic mission to prepare students to be engaged participants in our democracy, and we are eager to continue engaging students throughout 2023, 2024, and beyond.”

Pacers to the Polls is Marywood’s nonpartisan campaign focused on increasing voter registration, preparedness, and turnout among students. Many different events and initiatives take place throughout the year as part of this campaign, and they are led and managed by a task force of students, staff, and faculty members. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge strives to change civic culture and institutionalize democratic engagement activities and programs on college campuses, making them a defining feature of campus life.

The mission of the 2023 Voter Friendly Campus designation is to bolster colleges and universities’ efforts to help students overcome barriers to participating in the political process—every year, not just during years featuring federal elections. Marywood was evaluated based on a written plan detailing how the university registered, educated, and turned out student voters in 2022, how it facilitated voter engagement efforts on campus, and by providing a final analysis of its efforts.

Marywood University to Break Ground for the Pascucci Family Health Sciences Pavilion on April 28

Scranton, PA (April 19, 2023) — Marywood University will break ground for a new health sciences pavilion on Friday, April 28, during a 4 p.m. ceremony on the entrance lawn of the Center for Athletics and Wellness on University Avenue. A community reception will follow in the atrium at the Keith J. O’Neill Center for Healthy Families.

The new Pascucci Family Health Sciences Pavilion will be an exciting addition to The Keith J. O’Neill Center for Healthy Families, further expanding the university’s deep commitment to health and wellness. It will be a space where health professions students can learn and grow together, sharing state-of-the-art labs, classrooms, conference areas, and the latest technologies. Construction has already begun, and the project completion is expected in the summer of 2024, in time for fall 2024 classes.

Sister Mary Persico, IHM, Marywood President, members of the Marywood University Board of Trustees, and students majoring in various health professions will be on hand for the groundbreaking ceremony. The new pavilion is being named in honor of the Pascucci Family, major benefactors of the project.

The Pascucci Family Health Sciences Pavilion is also being made possible in part by Community Project Funding through Congressman Matt Cartwright, who played a significant role in securing the grant. Hemmler+Camayd Architects designed the new pavilion, and it is being constructed by Sordoni Construction Services, Inc.

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A rendering depicts a view of the new Pascucci Family Health Sciences Pavilion at dusk. The new facility, is expected to be completed in the summer of 2024, in time for fall 2024 classes.

Marywood’s First Annual Unified Softball Spectacular

Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s Northeast Region is partnering with Marywood University for an upcoming event: Unified Softball Spectacular. We would be delighted if you and your family could join us. Please note details below:

Marywood University’s Community Leadership Celebration

Marywood University’s Tenth Annual Community Leadership Celebration will honor Professor Emerita of Art Sister Cor Immaculatum Heffernan, IHM, M.F.A. on Thursday, May 4, 2023, 5:30 p.m., at the Center for Athletics and Wellness on the University’s campus. During the celebration, Sister Cor will receive the University’s Lead On Award, in recognition of her lifelong commitment to education, to service, and to the common good. An art auction will be featured during the event that includes a piece of artwork by Sister Cor.

The Community Leadership Celebration, Marywood’s signature fundraiser, provides special support to Marywood students and honors individuals in the community who exemplify Marywood’s core values in leadership and service to others. Proceeds from this year’s event will benefit the President’s Innovation Fund, which supports Marywood students through initiatives that enhance the academic experience in the IHM tradition.

A professed member of the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM), Sister Cor spent the better part of five decades teaching, primarily teaching art at the high school and college levels. After earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Art at Marywood, she went on to complete multiple advanced degrees, including a Master of Arts in Sculpture from the University of Notre Dame, a Master of Science degree in Counseling from Marywood University, and a Master of Fine Arts from Syracuse University. Much of her prolific career as an art educator was spent at Marywood, where she taught for 30 years and served as Art Department Chair for 14 years, until her retirement in 2008. She now holds the distinction of Professor Emerita of Art.

As an artist, Sister Cor has been commissioned to create numerous sculptures, some of which can be seen throughout the country, including college, estate, wellness, and spiritual settings. Many of her sculptures and other works adorn the interior and exterior spaces at Marywood University and the IHM Congregation facilities. She has designed and published two books, including Spirit of Light (2004), and, her most recent, Spirit Within: The Art of Sister Cor Immaculatum Heffernan, IHM. Earlier this year, she presented a retrospective exhibit for Spirit Within, featuring paintings, calligraphy, prints, and sculptures at the Mahady Gallery at Marywood University. As a spiritual director, Sister Cor has presented extensive workshops and retreats, on five continents, for the Missionaries of Charity. She also has worked with the Institute for Priestly Formation, along with a multitude of parishes and congregations, offering retreats and spiritual direction for priests, consecrated religious, and members of the laity.

In addition to her long career as a Marywood faculty member, Sister Cor is a former Marywood trustee. She also has held membership and leadership positions with the Lackawanna Regional Cultural Council; Everhart Museum; Commission on Architecture and Urban Design; Scranton Diocesan Liturgical Commission; and Meals on Wheels. Sister Cor has been honored by numerous entities for her achievements as an artist, art educator, arts advocate, and a dedicated woman of faith and service.

To join Marywood University in honoring Sister Cor Immaculatum Heffernan, IHM at the Community Leadership Celebration on May 4, or for details about event sponsorships and items for auction, please visit marywood.edu/clc, or call (570) 348-6238.

Marywood University Events

Marywood University Featuring Graduating Students’ Artwork

The work of graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts students in the areas of graphic design, photography, illustration, and painting is on display in Marywood University’s Mahady Gallery through May 6. Additionally, the work of graduating Bachelor of Arts students in the area of art therapy is featured in the Suraci Gallery through May 6.

The Senior Art Exhibit is free and open to the public. The Mahady and Suraci Galleries are located in the Shields Center for Visual Arts on Marywood University’s campus, and hours for both galleries are: Mondays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesdays-Fridays 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Saturdays, 1-4 p.m.

Ribbon Cutting for the Living City Lab at Marywood University Set for May 4

A ribbon-cutting ceremony will formally kick off the Living City Lab at Marywood University on Thursday, May 4, 1 p.m., in the Insalaco Center for Studio Arts, where the Living City Lab at Marywood University is located. Along with Sister Mary Persico, IHM, Marywood president, Center for the Living City Executive Director Maria MacDonald, invited dignitaries, and guests will be in attendance at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, including Kimberly Dowdell, incoming president of the American Institute of Architects; current and former Mayors of Scranton and Dunmore; and members of the Board of Trustees of Marywood University and the Center for the Living City.

The date of the event is significant, because it marks the birthday of Jane Jacobs and also commemorates “Jane Jacobs Day” and the 2nd Biennial Observe Scranton: Jane Jacobs’s First City Festival in Scranton. Jane Jacobs (1916-2006), a Scranton native, was an urbanist and activist whose writings championed a fresh, community-based approach to city building. She had no formal training as a planner, yet her 1961 treatise, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, introduced groundbreaking ideas about how cities function, evolve, and fail. The impact of her observation, activism, and writing has led to a planning blueprint for generations of architects, planners, politicians, and activists to practice.

The Center for the Living City holds the singular distinction of being the only urbanist organization founded in collaboration with Jane Jacobs. In the years since its 2005 founding by a group of activists, practitioners, and academics, the Center has become a leading global urbanist organization. Maria MacDonald, program director of interior architecture at Marywood University, serves as the executive director of the Center for the Living City. The mission is to inspire civic engagement and leadership development, invite creative urban solutions, and expand the understanding of the ecology of cities. Keeping the next generation and activists engaged with community and actively participating in their cities is at the heart of the Center’s mission—by everybody, for everybody.

The Living City Lab at Marywood University is a co-created space for experiential learning, where students address global challenges on a local scale. It consists of three key components: education, projects, and networking. Through integrated coursework rooted in urban ecology and sustainability, students across all disciplines create action-oriented local impact, work on real-life public design projects, connect with and learn from community leaders and mentors, and develop strong interdisciplinary career-connected pathways and local relationships.

Image ID: A line of colorful Adirondack chairs is the latest visual addition to the Living City Lab at Marywood University, located in the Insalaco Center for Studio Arts, also pictured. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Living City Lab at Marywood University is set for May 4 at 1 p.m