Marywood University Wind Symphony Earns National Recognition The Marywood University Wind Symphony is being nationally recognized as a featured ensemble at the Small Program Showcase during the 2023 College Band Directors National Association Conference, which will be held February 15-18, 2023, at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA. Selected by blind peer review, audio excerpts of the Marywood Wind Symphony’s performances from recent concerts will be played, and F. David Romines, D.M.A., director of bands and co-chairperson of the Music, Theatre, and Dance department at Marywood, will be speaking about specifics related to the band program during the “Small College Program Audio Performances” session at the conference on Saturday, February 18, 2023. “This is a great way to recognize the wonderful music we are making that might otherwise go unnoticed,” said Dr. Romines. Marywood University is the only educational institution in Northeast Pennsylvania that offers Bachelor of Music degrees, and students are given the opportunity to perform locally, regionally, nationally, and globally. For more information on music programs at Marywood University, please visit marywood.edu/academics/mtd or contact the Office of University Admissions at YourFuture@marywood.edu or (570) 348-6234.
Marywood University Hosts Employment Fair Marywood University is hosing a Business School Employment Fair on Thursday, March 30 from 11am – 2pm in the Latour Room of the Nazareth Student Center on Marywood’s campus. Setup will begin around 10am, and a light lunch will be provided to all businesses attending. Students of all majors are invited but we anticipate mostly our business students attending that day as well as Marywood alumni. They will come prepared with resumes and questions about internship / job opportunities. Businesses are welcome to bring marketing materials and can use any of our available space if they’d like to interview students on-site that day. They will have a table on which to hang a banner or provide materials to students. There is no cost to participate, but we are limited to 30 businesses. In the past, some would give away a gift card or another prize to students who stopped by their table but this is certainly not necessary. If any business would like to be part of our event, they can email me directly at awasho@maryu.marywood.edu
Marywood University Sets Open House for Prospective Undergraduates Marywood University will hold a spring undergraduate open house for high school students and their parents on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Registration begins at 9 a.m. in the Fireplace Lounge at the Nazareth Student Center on the University’s campus, and the last campus tour departs at 1:30 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 Adds More Events to Spring Schedule Marywood University’s Music, Theatre, and Dance department has added several more events to its original spring semester performance schedule. Performances are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted as admission cost required or designated as a school district performance. Admission prices, if any, will be listed with the performance. Check online at marywood.edu/news/mtd-events-spring-2023 for the most recent performance information. MarchSunday, 3/5Northeastern Youth Wind and String Ensemble 4 p.m.Munley Theatre, Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing ArtsConcertSaturday, 3/25Gabriella ComesNoonMarian Chapel, Swartz Center for Spiritual LifeSenior RecitalSunday, 3/26Gabriel Jenceleski 2 p.m.Marian Chapel, Swartz Center for Spiritual LifeJunior RecitalSunday, 3/26Adam Jonkman and Dax Sowul5 p.m.Marian Chapel, Swartz Center for Spiritual LifeSenior RecitalTuesday, 3/28Mason Coccodrilli7 p.m.Room 98, Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing ArtsSenior RecitalThursday, 3/30Jack and The Beanstalk*10 a.m.Munley Theatre, Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts — *School District Performance; not open to the publicChildren’s Theatre PerformanceFriday, 3/31Jack and The Beanstalk*11 a.m.Munley Theatre, Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts — *School District Performance; not open to the public Children’s Theatre PerformanceAprilSaturday, 4/1Jack and The Beanstalk*2 p.m.Munley Theatre, Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts — *Admission cost required. Cost is $10 per person (regardless of age); free with Marywood ID. Tickets can be purchased in advance by credit card at https://marywood.universitytickets.com/ or purchased at the door with cash.Children’s Theatre PerformanceSaturday, 4/1 Jessica Tassey and Aryana SmithNoonMarian Chapel, Swartz Center for Spiritual LifeSenior RecitalSunday, 4/2Nomadic Chromatics2 p.m.Room 104, Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing ArtsA cappella ConcertSunday, 4/2Ruiwen Su3 p.m.Marian Chapel, Swartz Center for Spiritual LifeJunior RecitalSunday, 4/16Tutti Concert2 p.m.Munley Theatre, Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing ArtsConcertSunday, 4/16Wind Symphony4 p.m.Munley Theatre, Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing ArtsConcertFriday, 4/21Orchestra7 p.m.Marian Chapel, Swartz Center for Spiritual LifeConcertSaturday, 4/22Max Kaiser and Bridget Guziewicz 1 p.m.Marian Chapel, Swartz Center for Spiritual LifeSenior RecitalSaturday, 4/22Hyun Sook Jeong (guest artist)7:30 p.m.Marian Chapel, Swartz Center for Spiritual LifePiano RecitalSunday, 4/23Orchestra Concert2 p.m.Marian Chapel, Swartz Center for Spiritual LifeConcertWednesday, 4/26General Recital8 p.m.Marian Chapel, Swartz Center for Spiritual LifeGeneral RecitalThursday, 4/27Jazz Ambassadors7 p.m.Marian Chapel, Swartz Center for Spiritual LifeConcertSunday, 4/30Concert Choir and Civic Orchestra2 p.m.Munley Theatre, Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing ArtsConcertMayMonday, 5/1String Ensemble Concert7 p.m.Munley Theatre, Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing ArtsConcertMonday, 5/1Voice General Recital8 p.m.Marian Chapel, Swartz Center for Spiritual LifeVoice RecitalSaturday, 5/6Chamber Singers7:30 p.m.Marian Chapel, Swartz Center for Spiritual LifeConcertSunday, 5/7Percussion Ensemble2 p.m.Munley Theatre, Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing ArtsConcertSunday, 5/7Carlie Cocco4 p.m.Marian Chapel, Swartz Center for Spiritual LifeJunior RecitalMonday, 5/8String Project6:30 p.m.Munley Theatre, Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing ArtsConcertTuesday, 5/9Evening of Strings7 p.m.Marian Chapel, Swartz Center for Spiritual LifeConcertThursday, 5/11General Recital8 p.m.Marian Chapel, Swartz Center for Spiritual LifeGeneral RecitalFriday, 5/12D’Ambra Galvin7 p.m.Marian Chapel, Swartz Center for Spiritual LifeSenior Recital
Marywood University to Offer Free Eating Disorders Screening Marywood University’s Psychological Services Center (PSC) will hold an Eating Disorders Screening Day on Thursday, February 23, 2023, from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m., in the McGowan Center for Graduate and Professional Studies. The event is open to the public, and no appointments are needed. The screenings are free and completely confidential. People of all ages can assess their attitudes about eating, and the PSC will also provide referrals, if necessary. Eating Disorders Screening Day is being held in advance of Eating Disorders Awareness Week and in conjunction with Marywood’s “Perfectly Imperfect” campus events in February. This year, Eating Disorders Awareness Week is taking place Monday, February 27, through Sunday, March 5. The annual campaign educates the public about the realities of eating disorders and provides hope, support, and visibility to individuals and families affected by eating disorders. For additional information, please contact Marywood University’s Psychological Services Center at psc@marywood.edu or (570) 348-6269.
Marywood University Offers Accelerated Path to Doctoral Degree Completion Those who have already invested time, money, and efforts into pursuing doctoral studies, but haven’t quite finished (also known as “All But Dissertation” or ABD), now have an accelerated path to degree completion at Marywood University, even if they did their coursework at another institution. Set to begin in the fall 2023 semester, the ABD degree completion program is currently accepting applicants. Marywood University’s Ph.D. Program in Strategic Leadership and Administrative Studies offers those individuals in the ABD category the opportunity to finish their doctoral studies without retaking or repeating the courses already taken. The ABD pathway is specifically designed for professionals who are seeking to complete their doctoral studies and earn their Ph.D. without taking time off from their careers. The fully online program features 18 online credits; 9 credits of coursework and 9 online dissertation credits. “Regardless of when or where their doctoral coursework was initially taken, students can pursue the final step of the process at Marywood and earn their well-deserved doctoral degree from an accredited, reputable university,” said Alexander Dawoody, Ph.D., program director of Marywood’s doctoral program in strategic leadership and administrative studies. “In as little as two years of study in our program, they can add a Ph.D. degree to their list of professional accomplishments.” For more information about Marywood University’s online doctoral program in strategic leadership and administrative studies, including the ABD completion program, visit marywood.edu/strategic-leadership-doctoral-degree or contact Marywood University Admissions by email at GoGrad@marywood.edu or by phone at 570-348-6234.
Marywood University to Host Virtual Conference with Photographer Marywood University’s art department will host a virtual talk with internationally renowned documentary photographer Jordi Barreras, titled “Already but not yet: A Photographic Analysis of Social Isolation in Contemporary Society,” based upon the artist’s highly acclaimed recent book by the same name. The work examines—through photography—social isolation in contemporary society and the spreading influence of corporations throughout our lives. The virtual talk is free and open to the public and will be held on Zoom on Friday, March 3, from 3-4 p.m. EST [8-9 p.m. GMT]. Those interested are asked to pre-register at http://marywood.edu/jordi, and a link will be provided one day prior to the event. This talk is being held in conjunction with a photography course at Marywood, Photography as a Means of Self Expression, in which students make their own photo books. Barreras is a London-based documentary photographer. He became a photojournalist in 2002, working for some of the most important newspapers in Spain. Barreras ultimately decided to abandon photojournalism due to what he deemed “its sensationalist nature and lack of political critique.” His work then began to be more critical and reflexive, seeking the connections between documentary and conceptual photography. He holds an M.A. degree from Birbeck University of London, is a photojournalism postgraduate of the University of Barcelona, and a graduate of the general photography course at Grisart School, Barcelona. His book has been featured in the Washington Post and the New York Times. Barreras is currently working on a new project on the relationship between architecture and power in several European capitals. To register for the virtual talk with Jordi Barreras, pre-register at: http://marywood.edu/jordi. The Zoom link will be provided to registrants a day before the event.
Marywood University to Host Lecture Featuring Rochelle Feinstein The Marywood University Art Department’s Distinguished Visiting Artist Lecture Series will present a lecture by New York painter/multimedia artist Rochelle Feinstein on Wednesday, March 1, at 4 p.m. This special event will take place in the Maslow Study Gallery for Contemporary Art in the Shields Visual Arts Center at Marywood. Audience members will have an opportunity to meet the artist at the reception immediately following the lecture. The lecture and reception are free and open to the public, and the lecture is being held in conjunction with the exhibition, Distortion: Four Abstract Artists from The Maslow Collection, on view in the Maslow Study Gallery for Contemporary Art through April 5. Rochelle Feinstein is a contemporary American visual artist who makes abstract paintings, prints, video, sculpture, and installations that explore language and contemporary culture. Her work cannot be easily categorized, due to the way she employs various styles and media, typically responding with wit and bite to American Culture. Feinstein was one of the first women to be granted tenure at Yale University in the Visual Arts, and she became professor emerita in 2017. Feinstein received her BFA from Pratt Institute and her MFA from the University of Minnesota. She has been awarded a number of grants, residencies, and awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Anonymous Was a Women Award, a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Fellowship, a Joan Mitchell Foundation grant, and a Foundation for Contemporary Arts grant. Feinstein’s work was included in the 2014 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and in 2018, the Bronx Museum held the first comprehensive retrospective of her work in the United States, which traveled there from Switzerland and Germany. Recent solo exhibitions include Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel, Switzerland; On Stellar Rays, New York, NY; Higher Pictures, New York, NY; Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY; and The Suburban, Chicago, IL. Recent group exhibitions include the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, MO; University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, FL; Silberkuppe, Berlin, Germany; New Galerie, Paris, France; Soloway, Brooklyn, NY; and Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX. Feinstein’s work is included in numerous prominent museum and private collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Perez Art Museum Miami; and Amorepacific Museum of Art, Seoul, S. Korea. Feinstein currently lives and works in New York City and is represented by Francesca Pia, Zurich and Campoli Presti, London/Paris. For more information on the visiting artist lecture with Rochelle Feinstein, please contact Ryan Ward, MFA, Curator of The Maslow Collection, at 570-348-6211, ext. 2520.
Marywood Offers Health and Wellness Career Explorations for Prospective Students Marywood University is hosting upcoming on-campus experiences to help prospective students explore two health and wellness careers, with its “Respiratory Therapist for a Day” and “Nurse for a Day” programs, set to take place in March. Respiratory therapy is an allied health specialty that concentrates on the treatment, management, control, and care of patients’ breathing. The “Respiratory Therapist for A Day” event will occur on Friday, March 10, from 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m., at the Swartz Center, Room A, on Marywood’s campus. Check-in begins at 8 a.m., and a tour of the campus will be provided along with breakfast, at which students can meet with respiratory therapy faculty. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in cardiac arrest and manual intubation simulations, as well as sessions about mechanical ventilation, life support, and oxygen equipment. Those who would like to attend this free program should register by March 3 at marywood.edu/rt4aday. Nursing forms a major component of the health care provided within society and offers challenging, rewarding, in-demand career opportunities. The “Nurse for A Day” event will occur on Thursday, March 23, from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at Nazareth Student Center on Marywood’s campus. After a welcome session, attendees will have the opportunity to break into smaller groups to attend CPR training, visit the Nursing Lab, and engage in “Nursing Anne” medical simulation activities, plus tour campus and get financial aid and admissions information. Those who would like to attend this free program should register by March 8 at marywood.edu/nurse4day. For additional information about the respiratory therapy or nursing programs, contact the Marywood University Admissions Office at YourFuture@marywood.edu or 570-348-6234.
Marywood University Receives Grant The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation recently awarded Marywood University a grant in the amount of $134,000. This gift will support The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Scholarship Fund established in 2019 with a $385,000 gift from the Stabler Foundation. This Fund benefiting students from central and eastern Pennsylvania has been supported by subsequent foundation gifts in recent years, bringing the total giving to $1.1 million. The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation was established by Mr. and Mrs. Stabler in 1966 exclusively for charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational purposes. Marywood’s Stabler Scholars commit to making contributions to the endowment scholarship fund after their graduation in an amount at least equal to what they received. This is a “debt of conscience” rather than a legal obligation, and it helps to create a culture of philanthropy in students who have received funding and support. Sister Mary Persico, IHM, Ed.D., president of Marywood University said, “This generous gift will create resources that best serve our students during these times that require flexibility and ingenuity—two bedrocks of a Marywood education founded in the liberal arts tradition. Because of The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation, our resilient and innovative students will have the resources to emerge stronger and better. Their support indeed inspires the next generation of Marywood students to dedicate their lives to serve the common good.” For additional information about Marywood University, please visit marywood.edu, or call the Office of Admissions, at (570) 348-6234.
