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A Message from the President

As I accepted the presidency of this wonderful

college, I took time to look at what lay ahead of and

behind us. The growth Mercyhurst has experienced

over the past several years never ceases to amaze me.

Today more than 4,000 students are pursuing an

education at our four locations and more than 900

full- and part-time faculty, staff, administrators and

adjunct faculty are helping them reach their goals.

This is amazing if you consider that just 80 years ago,

Mercyhurst existed only in the imagination of Mother

M. Borgia Egan and the Sisters of Mercy.

Despite the changes occurring in the last year, there

are many aspects of Mercyhurst that remain the same.

Mercyhurst continues to remain dedicated to the

mission of the college. Mercyhurst continues to focus

on academic excellence. We continue to see the value

in the liberal aits as well as the dignity of work. We also

continue to focus on the Mercv tradition and rallies

of truth, individual integrity, human dignity, mercy

and justice. But, I think most Importantly, Mercyhurst

continues to be about people - about seeking

understanding, lhing values and making a difference in

our community and the world today and in the future.

With such a large and growing network of people,

it becomes increasingly important to have experts

working with me. I am proud to say that at

Mercyhurst we have some of the brightest and best

in the country, if not the world, to teach our students

and serve as administrators. Just this

year, we were fortunate enough

to welcome another '"dynamic

dozen" highly qualified faculty

members and many other staff

and administrators to the

Mercyhurst family

I see my role emerging as

a mentor, guide or coach

who enables these experts

to build their areas, in

the best way they know

how, toward the mission

of the college. My role

is to act as a midwife -

not dictating how the

system should operate,

but rather enabling

others to flourish while

guiding and assisting

in the birth of new ideas

and ventures. This is how

Mercyhurst will most efficiently

and effectively move toward our

future vision.

Every year we are excited to see many of you back

on campus. With your arrival always come the stories

about your days on the Hill or what makes you so fond

of Mercyhurst. These stories are rich in what makes

Mercyhurst, Mercyhurst. These stories are also what

allow the mystery and memories of the Mercy tradition

and the character of Mercvhurst to live on.

Each new class and each new year help to write new

stories. I hope you will continue to read the stories

of the people who are writing the next chapter of the

Mercyhurst legacy. I also encourage you to

stay connected with us so that you can continue to

add to our stories.

It is our hope many generations to come will know

about what has flourished from a simple seed the

Sisters of Mercy planted many years ago.

God bless vou and God bless Mercvhurst!

Inside this issue The Cover

A message from President Tom Gamble

Mercyhurst inaugurates its 11th president

Interior design graduate gives Country Fair a new look

Graduate program targets teachers dealing with autism

'Hurst approach to 'Facebook' draws national attention

Archaeology students excavate remains of Texas POW camp

Nursing students practice on lifelike patient simulators

Center to be regional hub for public safety training

A day in the life of Dr. Tom Gamble

Mercyhurst West opens doors with a strong vision for the future

Math major excels in international competition

Ad campaign invites community to 'learn more' about Mercyhurst

Women's hockey team ranked # 1 in nation

Mercyhurst records best fundraising year in history

In an official portrait taken by photographer Michael Priestap

on the day of his inauguration,

President Tom Gamble wears his official presidential regalia and Mercyhurst College's new chain of office,

a three-dimensional cast bronze medallion of the college seal and individual links naming each of the school's 11 presidents and their terms of office.

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Years that Dr. Thomas Gamble has been at Mercy-hurst, first serving on the criminal justice and psychology faculty, then as director of the Mercyhurst College Civic Institute, and finally as vice president of academic affairs.

Days between Mar. 1,2006, when Dr. Gamble assumed the presidency, and Sept. 16,2006, the date of his formal inauguration. J

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Members of the college community who served on the inauguration planning committee, chaired by Marlene Mosco '68, chair of the Board of Trustees, and Dr. Heidi ^ Hosey, executive vice president for Mercyhurst West.

Events scheduled during the week leading up to the inauguration ceremony, ranging from a formal dinner for the Board of Trustees and a variety of guest speakers, to a barbecue at Mercyhurst North East and a luau for students at the Erie campus.

Invitations to the various inaugural events sent to friends of the college. The artwork for the invitations was created by Michele Feidler '06, a graphic design graduate, based on imagining the possibilities of Mercyhurst College.

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"Because no great tree bears fruit except in

the fullness of time, our duty is not merely

to preserve Mercyhurst College as it is, but

to imagine the fullness of that promise and

to bring to fruition in our time, our part of

what still lies partially concealed."

- Thomas J. Gamble, Ph.D. Mb President of Mercyhurst College

17 Alumni ait teachers who showed works in "From the Past to the Future," the art exhibit in conjunction with the inauguration that also marked the unveiling of a renovated and expanded Cummings Gallery.

Pieces of art work submitted by 30 different artists for the "Friends of the College" Art Show in Old Main. Eleven of the works were donated to the college and represent the start of a permanent art collection.

Banners that welcomed visitors to the Erie and North East campuses during the fall, proclaiming "Presidential Inauguration 2006" on one side, and "Carpe Diem" on the other.

Clergy members who concelebrated the inaugural Mass, including the Most Rev. Donald W. Trautman, Bishop of the Diocese of Erie. The Rev. Msgr. David A. Rubino, former president of Gannon University and a longtime friend of Dr. Gamble, delivered the homily.

Symbolic gifts representing the college and its Mercy heritage presented to Dr. Gamble during the Mass,, from the college seal banner to a page from the Book of Kells.

Participants - in colorful academic regalia - who took part in the inaugural procession.

Colleges and universities that sent delegates to the inauguration.

O Faculty Senate presidents from Erie (Dr. Randall demons) and <=^ North East (Dr. Peter Yaksick) who placed the chain of office around

Dr. Gamble's shoulders to symbolize his new office.

Former presidents of Mercyhurst College whose names and terms are engraved on the newly created chain of office. One (Mother M. DeSales Preston, RSM) served three separate terms.

Kelly green chevrons outlined in gold on the sleeves of Dr. Gamble's dark green velvet academic robes. Robes of those holding doctoral degrees have three chevrons; only presidential robes bear the fourth. His hood is lined in kelly green and white, the official colors of Mercyhurst College.

Thousands of dollars raised entirely through private donations to fund the inauguration festivities.

Country Fair store gets new feel courtesy ofMercyhurst designer

passed by in a blur for interior design major Mandi

Gibson '06. Besides completing her coursew >rk, she was

already immersed in her first paying design

project - creating a new interior environment

for a Country Fair store opening this winter in St.

Marys. Pa. i didn't sleep much for the six months before

graduation." Gibson laughs. When the convenience store chain's managers

decided to expand eastward into Elk County, they

envisioned a new look and asked Mercyhurst

interior design program director Kathy

Weidenboerner to recommend a designer.

"They were looking for a professional already

working in the field." Gibson says. "But she

recommended me. 1 bid on the project and got

the commission." The fact that she's a St. Marys

native was an added bonus.

It started as a fairly simple project. Country Fair

wanted her to pick out finishes - fabrics and paint

colors - for the store's dining area.

-After a few meetings, I told them they really

needed to look at the whole environment in the

store." Gibson recalls. Her bold move paid off f

and she was hired to revamp the entire interior,

including retail space, restrooms and the kitchen.

She looked to coffee shops and casual sit-down

restaurants for inspiration as she worked to create

a comfortable, warm and welcoming atmosphere.

"We want people to feel at ease enough to relax

and spend time in the cafe, and to want to return for other meals."

"We have eliminated the use of white as a

standard neutral, and instead dove into the world

of rich colors." Gibson explains. "On the floors and

walls, Country Fair has adopted richer tones and

materials. The floors make use of more intense

colors than before, such as day, browns and rust."

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plastic chairs, she

chose upholstered

metal seating to

further soften the

look. She specified

a variety of seating

arrangements and

heights to help

appeal to a broad j

clientele: chairs, Mandi Gibson W stools, straight booths and u-shaped booths. "Anyone

should be able to find a place where they feel

comfortable, whether dining alone or with a

group." The design also uses a new approach to

merchandise signage, reducing what she feels

was an overuse of product graphics-on the walls.

"We've substituted simple, readable signage

labeling product location," Gibson says, i t 's a

drastic change from the traditional interior of

Country Fair's stores, but we believe that it will help

create a more pleasant environment."

The 5,050-square-foot store features a drive-in

service and gourmet espresso bar. It no longer

resembles a red barn; the exterior uses a deeper

burgundy color and some arts-and-crafts touches,

according to Guy Strayer, director of project

development.

To add local flavor, Country Fair also hired a

muralist who filled the interior wall in the dining

area with images like Straub's Brewery and a salute

to the town as "the powdered metal capital of

the world." The other walls are glass, and the rear

portion of the cafe boasts 16-foot ceilings inside a

distinctive exterior tower.

While the St. Marys store was built from scratch,

the concepts Gibson presented could easily become

a prototype for other older stores being renovated,

according to Paul Rankin, vice president of the

Country Fair division of United Refining Company.

Rankin savs the convenience store business is

changing, with the emphasis on food and in-store

dining options increasing. He said the food available

at his chain's store is as good as other fast-food

offerings, but the challenge is to increase public

awareness.

"We have to make our stores appealing enough

to draw customers in," he says. "We want people to

think of Country Fair as an option when they want a

good, quick meal."

"Mandi seemed to understand exactly what we

needed, and did a beautiful job with her designs,"

Rankin adds.

Gibson, 23, now resides in Pittsburgh and works

as a freelance commercial and residential designer

with assignments throughout eastern and central

Pennsylvania.

For Mercyhurst students, by Mercyhurst students

Another proposed Country Fair store may also

bear the imprint of Mercyhurst interior design

students.

About a dozen students worked together

during an Industry Consulting class last year to

design a Country Fair store that would appeal to

Mercyhurst students. The proposed location is a

vacant lot at 38th and Pine Avenue.

Kathy Weidenboerner, director of the interior

design program, and Daryl Georger, chair of the

hotel, restaurant and institutional management

(HRIM) department, team-taught the class, with

additional input from architect Jeff Kidder.

Paul Rankin, vice president of the Country Fair

division of United Refining Company, says the

company had pretty standard ideas about what

its facilities should look like.

"They took the paradigm we work with and

threw it away totally,"he says of the Mercyhurst

designers. "They totally reversed everything we

thought we needed."

And, while the students proposed some drastic

changes to the Country Fair model, Rankin is

thrilled with the results.

"Their work far exceeded what we w

have expected in the normal marketplace,

from professionals," he says. "Their work was

phenomenal, superb."

The preliminary plans for the site incorporate

the students'ideas. No date has been set to break

ground, but Rankin says it's definitely his plan to

build there and to use the student input.

The current plan for the 38th and Pine location

includes a traditional convenience store opening

off the gas pump area and a dining area. The

two areas would be connected with a hall that

features Mercyhurst student artwork.

Rankin hopes the store will offer a 24/7 eatery

featuring freshly made, healthy food and a

gourmet coffee line, menu concepts developed by

Mercyhurst's HRIM students.

Students who worked on the 38th and Pine

proposal included Jessica Allison, Nicole Craven,

Janelle DiFuccia, Ron Dorchak, Allison Greene,

Stephanie Heher, Cassandra Johnson, Sheena

Kiefer, Jill Natale, Brian Valero and Dave Wozny.

The six-year-old with the impish grin

wants a cookie - but he doesn't know how to

ask for one. Instead, he throws a tantrum.

His favorite toy is just out of his reach on

a shelf - so he throws a tantrum.

For a child with autism, who has limited

language skills, it's the only way he knows to

get what he wants.

To teach him better methods, his

teachers at the Dr. Gertrude A. Barber

National Institute turn to the science of

behavior analysis.

"Behavior analysis works

with all children," notes Tom

Kitchen '97, who supervises

a half-dozen classrooms for

children with autism at the

Institute, "but it's become the

gold standard for dealing with

children with autism."

Kitchen, who also

completed his master's

in special education at

Mercyhurst in 2005, earned

his certification in applied

behavior analysis through Penn State's

distance learning program.

His newer colleagues have another

option: a brand-new graduate curriculum in

applied behavior analysis at Mercyhurst.

Program director Dr. Phillip Belfiore

points out that Mercyhurst's graduate

program in special education has always had

a behavioral focus, but the new curriculum

will actually qualify students to take the

certification exam that leads to a BCBA (Board

Certified Behavior Analyst) designation.

Students can choose either a

concentration in behavior analysis within the

special education master's program, or the

sequence of five graduate courses.

Barber Institute Executive Vice President

Dr. Maureen Barber-Carey expects the new

program to enhance the strong relationship

Mercyhurst has had with the Barber Institute

since the 70s, when the special education

Mercyhurst brings behavior analysis training to Erie

program began. The Institute already

employs more than a dozen board certified

behavior analysts, and she believes it's a

useful tool for all the institute's classroom

teachers and wraparound staff as well.

Barber Institute staff members including

Kitchen and Robert Gulick, another

certified behavior analyst, will be part of

the Mercyhurst program's adjunct faculty.

They'll also supervise students during the

required 750 hours of practicum experience.

"The Institute is truly a learning lab

because of the number of children

we serve with such a variety of

disabilities," Barber-Carey points

out.

So how does behavior

analysis work?

Belfiore tries to put it in

simple terms. "First, we define

the behavior in question. Then,

based on previous research and

our observations, we design an

intervention. Finally, we implement

the intervention and monitor to

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see if the desired change occurs."

"The best teachers implement behavior

management principles even without

knowing they're doing it," adds Kitchen. But

he says applied behavior analysis adds an

analytic component, constantly evaluating

data and using it to make further decisions.

The boy who wants the cookie needs

to learn an alternate way to ask - like giving

his teacher a picture of a cookie, Kitchen

explains. When the boy hands over the

picture, he'll receive a cookie. If he throws a

tantrum, nothing will happen to reinforce

that behavior. If that strategy doesn't

succeed, the teacher will try manipulating the

boy's environment in some other way, and

then measure again.

And since behavior is defined as

anything a person does that can be observed

and measured, the potential applications of

behavior analysis are unlimited.

Mercyhurst students Manv a student has found out far too late

that using online networking sites is like having

your diary stolen by a jealous friend: just when

you thought your secrets were safe, they are

being posted on the Internet for everyone's

consumption.

College administrators, recruiters, police,

even stalkers can gain entry to what students

have misguidedly believed was a dead-bolted

door..

The rising popularity of online social

networking sites like Facebook, used by

more than 8.5 million college students each

month, has heightened the problem. The sites

give users the illusion that they are simply

interacting privately with friends, when in fact

much of their behavior is accessible to any

inquiring party.

Keeping Mercyhurst College students out of

the crosshairs became an issue last spring when

college administrators logged onto Facebook

and discovered students' provocative photos

and other seemingly private information

available for easy

perusal.

"I've had students tell me they thought of

Facebook as their own personal diary," said

Laura Zirkle, assistant vice president of the

Division of Student Life at Mercyhurst. Zirkle

and Joe Howard '03, assistant director of

residence life and student conduct, were thrust

into the national spotlight when they pioneered

a manual -facetbefacts - on how to avoid the

pitfalls of Internet sites like Facebook.

The brochure was born out of a scarcity of

information on cyber-safety. "We would go to

conferences and find everyone talking about

the problem, but nobody appearing to have the

solution," Howard said. "I started writing our

brochure on my flight home from one of those

conferences and then we all (residence life

staff) tweaked it."

Because Mercyhurst appeared to be the

first in the country to be proactive about this

hot-button issue, the college's efforts became

fodder for extensive news coverage last fall,

including a segment on CNN's "Situation

Room," and stories carried in The Chronicle of

Higher Education, The Baltimore Sun,

The Christian Science Monitor and the Erie

Times-News.

Even before the media coverage though,

colleges from across the country, including

Temple University, Towson State and Virginia

Tech, were responding to Mercyhurst's

online invitation to "help yourself" to

the brochure and assimilate it into

their student programming.

The first step, the authors suggest in

facetbefacts, is to internalize the idea that the

Internet is not your persona! playground.

When you post your profile online, complete

with your signature humor, don't think only

your buddies can view it. Here's John's profile,

a fictitious example from ihcfacethefacts

brochure:

POLITICAL VIEWS: Anarchist

INTERESTS:

CLUBS AND JOBS:

Hurting people's feelings, abnormal levels of intoxication, breaking any rule or law (I keep a list)

Writing essays for other students (only $20, gimmeacal

FAVORITE BOOK: "How to lead an unethical life"

However silly the entry may appear, were

a prospective employer to navigate John's

Facebook site, the outcome might not be a

laughing matter. Other students are prone to

locker-room talk and exaggeration online, but

sometimes the most damaging postings are the

most authentic: cell phone numbers, addresses,

whereabouts on a Saturday night... all of

which can make students vulnerable to stalkers

and other unsavorv characters.

Through December, Mercyhurst had reported

more than 4,600 hits on its brochure site:

users, mercyhurst. edulreslifelwww I facebook.

Zirkle believes what makes facetbefacts so

popular is that it delivers its message in a fresh,

lighthearted way and avoids being preachy.

In fact, those working in the area of student life

at Mercyhurst are so enthused by their success

with facetbefacts that they are considering

another plunge into publishing: this time a

guide to the hazards of hazing.

With their track record, it's likely to be

a bestseller.

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Student researchers preserve memories ofbomefront during WWII

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Archaeological Institute (MAI) traverse the tangle of prickly underbrush at North Camp Hood

determined to liberate the story of 3,000 German prisoners of war interned at this central Texas

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Drawing on newspaper accounts, official documents of the time and an ongoin

archaeological study of the historic site, the MAI team is hoping to capture this particular war ...

story before time and progress obliterate the opportunity.

Between 1943 and 1945, nearly 50,000 German prisoners of war mostly from the German

Afrika Korps, lived and worked at 70 POW camps across Texas. North Camp Hood, a 58-acre

parcel situated on the 200,000-acre U.S. Army training installation known as Fort Hood, was

home to nearly 3,000 of them.

"It is important to look at sites like these because they are fast disappearing," said MAI historic

archaeologist Judith Thomas, who is leading the effort that began last summer at Fort Hood,

where Merq'hurst is in the fourth year of a five-year contract to excavate a select number of

prehistoric rock shelters and

historic sites.

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of the home front that

reveals what went on

in this country during

World War II, with the

obvious exception of

Pearl Harbor," Thomas

continued. "It has been more than

50 years since the war, and we are beginning

to lose people who can provide us with first- ,

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person accounts.

When Thomas and her team of 13, mainly

undergraduate archaeology majors from

Mercyhurst and other schools, arrived at Camp

Hood last summer for a seven-week stretch, they

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brought documentation, including aerial maps,

which hinted at .the layout of the POW camp.

What they didn't expect was the maze of nearly

impenetrable brush they had to navigate to

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- days clearing and chopping to expose the

ground surface where we were to work," i

Thomas said, i t was some of the densest

underbrush I have ever seen."

Further, the heat was stifling. "I actually

counted," she said. "We had temperatures

between ino and 103 degrees^! percent of the

da\s we were there: 48 percent of the days, it

was in the 90s. We had only one day in the 80s."

In a way, they almost felt as though they wer

living the lives of the POWs whose steps they

had come to retrace. The prisoners' bigg

the foundation of a building that didn't fit into

the standard military blueprint for a POW camp.

"We have no idea what it was used for," said

Thomas, who went back to Fort Worth, Texas; in

November to further research archival records,

hoping to eventually determine the function of

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Camp Hood is one of many diverse

archaeological resources on the Fort Hood

property, where nearly 1,110 prehistoric

sites and another 1,100 historic European

settlements have been identified. All artifacts are

catalogued and stored by the Fort Hood Cultural

Resources Management Program. Both federal

so many people enjoy visiting Williamsburg,

for example. Our excavations show this area*'

has the potential to be used as a teaching and

archaeological site and to demonstrate the way

of life for prisoners of war in the United States

during World War II."

Thomas and her students will continue

researching the archives, advertise in R e ­publications, solicit photographs and seek

out soldiers who may have lived and worked

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complaint, historical records show, was the *

oppressive heat.

Texas had approximately twice as many POW

camps as any other state, first because of the

space, and second, because of the climate.

The Geneva Convention of 1929 required that

oners of war be moved to a climate similar

and Texas laws mandate that archaeological

survevs be conducted before an area can be

if used for training. The MAI, under the direction ^J

- of Dr. James Adovasio, has been charged with

shouldering a large part of that responsibility. If

a survey and subsequent study of a site identify

it as significant, the area is protected from the

rigors of training.

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Although one section of the former POW

camp was bulldozed and an airstrip constructed

in its place, the remnants of North Camp Hood

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Designing her senior project along those lines

is archaeology major Amy Pfeffer of Fairview, Pa.

"Manv of the Armv records are classified, so

we are contacting the International Red Cross

and researching newsletters of the Afrika Korps

to locate photos and find people who may have

more information," she said.

Like the many other Mercvhurst students who

have excavated prehistoric and historic sites at

Fort Hood during the past four years, Pfeffer

said the field experience is unparalleled. a t

"You can be told something only so many

times," she said. "Getting out there and doing

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"mis thought that the climate of Texas was similar

to that of North Africa.

"The Germans were said to complain about -

the heat, but very little else," Thomas said,

referring to reports from the International

Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency

are not under immediate threat. Still, much of

this signi ficant area has bee ecn taken over by the

brush that surrounds it, removing it from public

view and memory. >

Thomas said she would like to see the former

POW camp preserved.

"It is so much easier to envision historv when

charged with inspecting POW camps at the time. you can actually see it," she said. "That's why ft

"The German soldiers were treated very well.

They worked; they had educational programs,

staged their own theater performances and

formed musical groups for entertainment. Many

reported eating the best food they had in years."

The main camps were generally built to

standard specifications: latrines, mess halls

and a set of military barracks constructed on J

short wooden piers and covered by tar paper or corrugated sheet iron; inside were rows of cots

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Although the buildings at Camp Hood were

dismantled in the early 1950s, the foundations

of the main structures remain obscured under

the heavy brush. In comparing their summer

excavation findings to official documents,

Thomas and her group uncovered a mystery:

A group of Mercyhurst North East nursing students

huddled around a mother about to give birth, watching in

fascination as the baby's head appeared. Instructor Lucille

Morrison then took the students to a mother holding her

just-delivered baby, teaching them the procedures of

postnatal care.

Although it may sound like an experience that can only be

found on the labor and delivery floor of a hospital, this was

in the Michele and Tom Ridge Health and Safety Building on

the MNE campus. And the students weren't practicing on

real people, but on computerized mannequins that simulate

symptoms, actions and vital signs of patients.

Bringing

Patient simulators give students clinical experience in the classroom

"I was really excited when I learned we were going to be

using the mannequins,"said Kama Palmer, a second-year

student in the registered nursing program. "I want to be a

labor and delivery nurse, so I thought this was great. It makes

it a lot more real."

Thanks to a grant from the Pennsylvania Department

of Labor and Industry, nine simulators were added to the

nursing lab this year, including five adults, two children, one

infant and one birthing mother.

The list of what these lifelike simulators can do is

seemingly endless. The mannequins can cough,

moan and even tell the students their symptoms. They

have interchangeable parts that replicate skin lesions,

surgical wounds and conditions like gangrenous feet and

varicose veins. The birthing mother actually simulates giving

birth, and comes complete with a fetus, placenta

and newborn baby.

According to the conditions and symptoms of the "patient,"

students can practice everything from checking blood

pressure and heart and lung sounds to inserting catheters

and IVs and changing dressings.

"Anything we can do on a patient, we can do on these

mannequins," explained Sue Vitron, director of the registered

nursing program. Instructors also can develop scenarios

to imitate real-life patient illnesses and can modify the

mannequins'vital signs while the students are treating them.

Adding to the technology offered at MNE, the nursing

department also purchased an intravenous simulator to

teach students how to properly insert and remove an IV.

Using technology to practice medical procedures will

better prepare students to perform the procedures

in a real clinical setting, said Vitron.

"To be able to practice real nursing skills in

a safe environment is a great way to learn,"

she said. "You can make mistakes on a

mannequin, not on a real patient."

LPN students Katherine McOuiston, Christopher Bayle and Jacqueline Maxwell

Answering the call Center meets region's need for police, fire, emergency training

Thousands of public safety professionals have been trained at

Mercyhurst's North East and Erie campuses. Now, both campuses have

combined their programs to form the Mercyhurst College Center for

Public Safety, expected to become the primary regional provider of

public safety instruction.

The center was launched in fall 2006 and is headquartered at the

Michele and Tom Ridge Health and Safety Building on the North

East campus. It's designed to teach first responders, police cadets,

constables, corrections officers, probation and parole agents, firefighters

and public safety and criminal justice executives.

'After 9/11, it became evident that the training and services given to

our nation's first responders were lacking," said Dr. Art Amann, director

of the new center. "These unsung heroes will be the first to respond in

our region to any terrorist threat or catastrophic event. We believe it is

our obligation to help these individuals so that they might help us and

others in our hour of need."

The center is being funded by a combination of grant money,

including a $350,000 federal grant secured through the Erie County

Public Safety Department; facility usage fees; contracts; tuition and

partnerships with government agencies.

Under the plan, the college's existing Public Safety Institute (PSI)

has moved to the North East campus. The PSI provides training and

education for personnel involved in emergency preparedness for

terrorism and catastrophic events that potentially threaten national

security.

The Institute joins several existing public safety programs at North

East, among them the municipal police academy, corrections academy,

constable training and criminal justice associate degree programs.

The CPS also expects to offer new academic programs on the MNE

campus. In fall 2007, concentrations in corrections and fire science

will be added to the criminal justice degree program, which already

offers concentrations in crime analysis and law enforcement. Also

under consideration are concentrations in emergency management and

corporate security, as well as certificate programs in risk management,

corporate security, emergency services, communication specialist and

criminal justice executive training.

The center also works with public safety entities to train safety

professionals, including volunteer and paid firefighters and SWAT teams.

"Mercyhurst College, by establishing the Center for Public Safety, is

committed to building relationships with first responders and providing

appropriate training designed to preserve property and protect the lives

of citizens," said Amann.

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A day in the life of a college president

Every new job comes with a learning curve, but

the curve is especially steep for a brand-new college

president.

Dr. Tom Gamble has taught psychology and

criminal justice at Mercyhurst, run the Mercyhurst

College Civic Institute and served as vice president

for academic affairs. Since being named president,

though, he's been exploring other areas of the college

operation for the first time.

"The world looked a lot simpler when I was only

looking at it from one angle," he says. "Now I have to

look at everything 15 or 20 different ways."

That makes for some long days.

We tagged along on Thursday, Oct. 5, to give the

community an idea how Dr. Gamble works. Modest

and unassuming, he resisted the idea at first. He

didn't mind the shadow, but he didn't think anyone

would be interested. "I'm already bored hearing about

me," he notes. "Isn't everyone else?"

When his schedule allows free time, Gamble enjoys

watching football (he's a longtime Steelers fan) and

gardening. He has a long history of involvement in

civic and charitable organizations, but he's had to put

much of it on hold.

Groups like the Children's Advocacy Center and

Mercyhurst Preparatory School (which all three of his

children attended) can look forward to seeing more

of him again after he completes this first year.

The psychologist in him also resurfaces as he

reflects on future plans. He's hoping to do some

research next year, focusing on bio-psycho-social

explanations for violence.

c o n o m D . J U ) (.i (. The alarm rings. Gamble scans the Erie Times-News and enjoys a light

breakfast of coffee and yogurt with Mary, his wife of 26 years. The couple

met more than 30 years ago as students at Gannon University.

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Gamble steps into his Chevy Impala to start a cross-town commute

with 16-year-old daughter Mary Elizabeth. He drops her at Mercyhurst

Preparatory School where she's a sophomore.

o n e o m U.UJ I I.I I. He arrives in his new office - the former Bishop's Parlor at the west end

of Old Main, redecorated with Mary's artistic touch. Between 50 and

60 e-mails are already waiting, but the new Merciad has arrived and

he pauses to read it. He points out that the page one photos of forensic

science students helping at a murder scene look just like the college TV

commercials that recently began airing.

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EJ.I_I I u i. As Gamble checks the agenda forthe 9 a.m

staff meeting with administrative assistant

Sue Johnson 73 J i m Breckenridge, dean

of the Walker School of Business, drops in.

He wants to touch base before leaving for

Grove City, where he'll represent Gamble

at a meeting of the State Association of

Independent Colleges.

D-DC O rn u.t__J i (.) i. Art professor Dan Burke needs a minute.

He worked closely with the Gambles to assemble the "Friends of the

College Art Show." Now he needs to discuss permanent locations for

several prints, paintings and sculpture that have been donated for the

college's collection.

O'UC o rn u . (!3 \ u (. In the Alumni Board Room on the second floor, the president's staff is

gathering for its first full meeting of the year. There's a tempting array of

fruits and pastries on the conference table, and the administrators are

clustered in small groups, exchanging notes on coming projects.

O O 171 J I (J I. When Gamble calls the group to order, his message reflects his very

democratic style. "I don't need to be in on every decision made on

campus,"he tells them. "My knowledge of these issues isn't as thick and

deep as yours."

"I welcome opinions even when they disagree - maybe especially when

they disagree," he adds. "But once a decision is made, I expect you all to

work to make it happen."

G-Dn o rn J . L U I I.I I. He starts calling on people around the table for updates, starting

with Heidi Hosey. Fresh off the launch of Mercyhurst West and the

inauguration festivities, today she's wearing her "vice president of

strategic planning" hat and outlines the ways her team is gathering

input from the college community. Gamble says,"I promised I would

listen to folks. Anyone can weigh in with ideas, suggestions, cautions

and concerns."

_L_JU ILL IU I I.I I. Discussion ranges from practical details (is it essential to have a

home football game during Parents Weekend?) to long-range plans

(is it feasible to petition the state for

a change in the school's charter so

that Mercyhurst can introduce new

associate degree and graduate

programs without a lengthy approval

process?). Gamble gently guides

the talk toward consensus, but says

a charter change is probably not

feasible at this time.

i n - c n o rn I IJ .JU I I.I I. Back in his office, Gamble's ready to meet with the president of

Mercyhurst Student Government. The president steps out from behind

the desk and joins Dan Schuler in a comfortable seating area across the

room. Schuler - also a standout tight end for the Laker football team

- wants to talk about a proposed expansion of the student union. That

topic also came up earlier with the staff, and Gamble promises to study

the idea.

M II.) I. He takes a scheduled phone call from the college auditors. "They just

have to ask me a lot of routine questions," he says.

j i 'Un o rn IL IU I 1.1 I. Gamble grabs a protein drink from the office fridge for lunch and settles

in again with that growing pile of e-mails.

13 • c n o m u lu i .11. Gamble emerges to meet briefly with Dave Wallwork, a 1977

Mercyhurst graduate looking to reconnect with his alma mater.

i -n i l D rn l.U-J ) .1 L Bob Hvezda, director of career services, arrives for his first official

meeting with Gamble since he took office. Hvezda briefs him on his

office's banner year for internships and co-ops, the upcoming career

and job fair and a pilot"e-mentoring"program in cooperation with

alumni relations.

I 'CC o ffi I.JJ ) .11. Once Hvezda leaves, Gamble has about an hour clear before his final

meeting of the day. He'll spend it reading e-mails (again!), reviewing

messages and questions with Johnson and studying budget materials.

Johnson tries to avoid any interruptions for her boss. "You can't always

be as accessible as people would like you to be," he says with a note

of regret.

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Although the final version of the current year's budget wouldn't be

approved until later in October, Gamble's staff is already deep into

preparation for 2007-08. The meeting on long-range financial issues

includes Jane Kelsey, vice president for finance; special counselor

Dr. Jim Adovasio; Dr. Mike Lyden, vice president for enrollment services;

and Tom Billingsley, executive vice president for administration.

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Gamble heads to his home in the northwest corner of Erie, but with

a full briefcase. "During the day, I tend to have a lot of meetings," he

says with ironic understatement. "So any concerted effort - reading,

studying, preparing for important decisions - has to happen evenings and weekends."

n o m ii .u. The whole family always gathers for dinner at the Gamble house.

Besides Mary Elizabeth, the Gambles have two sons, Thomas, 24, and

William, 19, both students at Mercyhurst.

O o rn u I .1 I. Gamble tries not to return to work after dinner. That's personal and

family time. During the whirl of inauguration festivities a month earlier,

he attended events on campus just about every night. Tonight he's able

to stick to his plan.

11 o rn I I i . I I . He likes to watch the local TV news before he retires with a good book.

Always the college professor, he's a voracious reader and enjoys a wide

variety of literature.

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Mercyhurst begins new era with launch of West campus

beginnings, great expectations

In August 2006, only a year and a half after the idea was

presented, and only a few months after the purchase of a

building to hold classes, Mercyhurst West opened its doors to

its first students.

"Mercyhurst West was created as an asset to the west

county community and the Erie community at large," President

Tom Gamble said. "This campus will provide opportunities for

the residents in the west county and in eastern Ohio that had

not existed previously. These students will then be able to

give back to their communities through unique fields such as

property management and fields that are in demand such as

business administration. It's a win-win for the community."

The building that is now Merychurst West has come a

long way since its purchase in May. What was once the Faith

Lutheran Church, a one-room sanctuary with an altar, has been

f renovated to include three "smart" classrooms—one equipped with more 1 than 20 computers—and offices. A conference room and multipurpose area

are downstairs, with room to build more classrooms as needed.

"It's hard to believe how far we've come in only a few months,"said Dr. Heidi

Hosey, executive vice president for Mercyhurst West. "We're all really excited to

see everything falling into place."

Eighteen students began class on August 30 and about 20 are enrolled for

winter term. The student mix varies in age, background and interest: the youngest

is 18, the oldest 72; some are taking one class, others are full-time students;

some are just out of high school, while others are looking for a career change.

Other students have found themselves out of a job and are training to re-enter the

competitive job market. The variety comes from the convenience of class offerings

and class times.

"We offer evening courses that easily fit into adult and traditional student schedules

and smaller class sizes that enable a more personal approach to education,"said Missy Lang, enrollment

coordinator at West. "We really try to work with them to meet their individual goals and needs."

According to Hosey, West will continue to be a resource in the years to come. "Through West, we will be able to

expand the resources and opportunities Mercyhurst College can offer current and future students. As it continues

to grow and expand, we hope it will become a vital resource to the college and to the community."

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In the world of mathematics, where

women have long been in the minority,!

senior math major Brittany Parker proved National Science Foundation and hosted by

recently that "women count."

Parker, who presented her statistics

research at the Interdisciplinary

Mathematical and Statistical Techniques

Conference in Portugal Sept. 1-4, won the

"outstanding undergraduate presentation"

award, competing with students from

leading mathematical research departments

at Harvard, UC Berkeley, Ohio State and

others.

"I almost didn't go to the conference

because I figured all the presenters would

be coming from big schools around the

world and it would be too intimidating,"

said Parker of Harmonsburg, Pa, who is also

working toward her teaching certification

in math.

She was among a group of 35

undergraduate and graduate students from

as far away as India and the Czech Republic

as well as from major universities in the

United States. What's more, she was one of

few female undergraduates presenting at

the conference.

Her research was completed as part of an

undergraduate summer research program

in mathematical biology funded by the

Penn State-Ben rend. Her Behrend faculty

mentor, assistant professor of statistics

Dr. Michael Rutter, said Parker was one

of six students chosen from 60 applicants

nationwide to participate in Behrend's

summer program. She further distinguished

herself among a pool of international

applicants by having her summer research

selected for presentation at the Portugal

conference.

"To go to an international conference

and to achieve what she has in competition

with big-time research institutions like Ohio

State and Harvard is a credit to her," Rutter

said. "I think it speaks very strongly to the

caliber of mathematics education she is

receiving at Mercyhurst and, also, over the

summer, at Behrend."

Working with Rutter, who holds a

doctorate in fisheries and a master's in

statistics from Michigan State, Parker

presented research titled "Determining

Levels of Harvest on Pacific Halibut."

She described it as a statistics project in

which she calculated "how many fish you

can catch each year without crashing the

population."

Mercyhurst mathematics professor Dr.

Chad Redmond said he and colleagues

Dr. Donald Platte and Dr. Roger Griffiths

had the opportunity to see Parker give her

presentation at Behrend.

"Brittany's example is an inspiration to

our majors," he said. "We are proud of her,

and we are grateful to the mathematical

biology group at Behrend, and especially to

Dr. Rutter, for their work in hosting such a

program."

In acknowledging her award, Parker

admitted, "I'm excited for the girl-power

aspect of my achievement, and I hope it will

encourage more Mercyhurst math majors to

aspire to conferences like this."

She added that she was fortunate both at

Linesville High School and at Mercyhurst to

be taught by educators who "knew how to

make math fun."

In pursuing certification in math, she

hopes to become such a teacher.

"Since children tend to struggle with math

more than any other subject, I see it as my

chance to make a difference," she said.

Photo by Greg Wohlford Reprintedwith permission of Times PublisbingCo., Erie. Pa. Copyrighl 2006.

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Learn More. Mercyhurst is the only college in the United States that offers

both a bachelor of science degree and a master of science degree in

Intelligence Studies.

Mercyhurst is the only college in the country to offer a graduate

degree in forensic and biological anthropology.

Mercyhurst won a national championship in rowing - and a Bread

Box award for its support of the local food bank.

Mercyhurst education students start getting classroom teaching

experience in their very first year.

No news there, right?

Everyone knows about the magnet programs that are drawing

students to Erie, the school's achievements in sports and community

service, the things that make a Mercyhurst education special.

Or do they?

Research the college conducted over the past two years suggests

otherwise, so the college's marketing team has begun to roll out several

initiatives aimed at building the college's brand and communicating the

incredible stories of Mercyhurst with the community and prospective

students.

A television and radio advertising campaign spotlighting Mercyhurst's

unique strengths hit Erie airwaves in early October. Using the tag

line "Learn More," the 30-second spots encourage the community

to "learn more" about what Mercyhurst has to offer while promoting

the fact that students at the 'Hurst "learn more" with a liberal arts,

hands-on education.

The ads feature a brand-new logo that was also unveiled this fall.

Over the years, several symbols have acted as Mercyhurst logos

including the Old Main tower and the official college seal. But since

President Tom Gamble was determined to create a unified vision and

mission for Mercyhurst's Erie, North East, Corry and West locations,

establishing a single logo that was flexible enough to allow use for all

four locations became the goal.

The logo chosen was designed by Rachel Mason Lusky '04, a

Mercyhurst graphic design graduate who's now an art director at Erie's

Engel O'Neill Advertising Agency (E&O).

It uses a combination of M's and C's that work together to form both

a cross and a four-pointed star, representing the Catholic and Mercy

heritage of the college. The Bethlehem star also symbolizes the journey

toward the college's vision, mission and destiny. Allowing flexibility, the

word "college" is used for the Erie campus and is replaced with "North

East," "Corry" and "West" when used for the other locations.

The seal will continue to be a symbol of the college, but will be

reserved for use by the Office of the President and for official college

ceremonies such as commencement and official documentation such

as diplomas. The athletic "M" also continues to represent the college's

sports teams.

The new logo is gradually appearing around campus and in the

community, on everything from stationery and business cards to

newspaper advertising and printed publications. And, of course, it's now

part of the cover design of Mercyhurst Magazine.

"Small Mercyhurst now a big force in women's hockey" - USA TODAY • December 20, 2006

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When Mike Sisti agreed in 1999 to coach the first women's hockey team at Mercyhurst, he had a simple goal.

"I wanted to build the best program in the country and shock the world," he says.

With his program only in its eighth season, Sisti's certainly managed to shock the hockey establishment.

• Neither as large nor as well-known as most of its competitors, Mercyhurst has quietly worked its way

into the hockey elite - and finally to a number one ranking in both national polls.

Ranked fifth in Division I before the season began, the Lakers climbed steadily up the ladder with

wins over foes like Clarkson, Dartmouth and Providence.

After beating Boston College (then ranked #8 in the nation) and New Hampshire (#3) in a

single weekend, Mercyhurst leaped to its first # 1 ranking in program history in the USCHO.com

poll on Nov. 27. The USA Today poll agreed the following day.

Continuing their winning ways against Princeton and Robert Morris, the Lakers headed into

their holiday break still firmly ensconced atop both polls with a record of 16-1-1.

There's still a lot of hockey to play, and Sisti notes that the "number one" label tends

to bring out the best in all opponents. But, when the NCAA championships begin in

March, the Lakers hope to make a third straight appearance. On their first trip in 2005,

Mercyhurst lost to Harvard 5-4 in an epic triple overtime thriller. Last year they lost a

2-1 heartbreaker to eventual national champ Wisconsin, in double overtime.

This year they've set their sights on advancing into the "Frozen Four," who'll

play for the national title March 16-18 in Lake Placid, N.Y. "But regardless

of how the season ends, this ranking has been an absolutely incredible

achievement for the team," Sisti notes. "We're clearly respected and

regarded as one of the best in the country now."

Freshman forward Meghan Agosta, who played with Canada's gold

mcclal-winning Olympic team, may be the highest profile member of

the team. A huge recruiting win for Mercyhurst, she's led the team

in scoring and has even led the nation in some statistics.

But she's hardly the only big-impact player. From team

captain Julia Colizza to scoring sensations Stefanie Bourbeau

and Valerie Chouinard to standout goalie Laura Hosier, every

team member has contributed. The veteran defensive

corps, anchored by seniors Ashley Pendleton, Michelle

Bonello and Jill Nugent, held opponents to just 24

goals in the first 18 games. "The entire team shows

tremendous chemistry, both on and off the ice,"

their coach savs. J

Now that they've enjoyed a moment in the

spotlight, they're poised for even bigger

success in the future.

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Fundraising tops $4.9 million for '05-'06 Fundraising in fiscal year 2005-06 once again topped all previous

records, with more than 3,500 donors giving a record $4,944,981, a 33

percent increase from the previous year.

Since 2000, fundraising has increased significantly due in large pan to

the strong momentum created by the "Preserving the Legacy" campaign

of 2000-04. During that seven-year period, the amount raised annually

soared from just over SI million to nearly $5 million, while the college

raised a total of $20,339,156.

Only four months into the 2006-2007 fiscal year, the advancement

department reports giving totals at SI.5 million. This total includes

a $1.3 million anonymous gift received in August earmarked for the

endowment. According to Gary Bukowski, vice president of advancement,

since March 2006, more than $1.5 million has been added to the

endowment. "The endowment enhances the college's ability to give major

endowed scholarships," Bukowski said. "It also improves our ratings —

with bonds, U.S.News & World Report or borrowing agencies." Since 2000,

the endowment has grown from $10 million to just over $24 million today.

$5,000,000

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1926 Society raises more than $100,000

The 58 charter members of the 1926 Society raised $109,018 for

the annual fund. The society was established in fall 2005 to recognize

donors who give $1,000 or more annually.

Alumni Emergency Scholarship Fund aids students in need

Alumni raised nearly SI 1,000 for an emergency fund and two students

have already been granted scholarships. The goal is to establish a

$ 100,000 pool of support for students at the Erie and North East

campuses who are in need of emergency funding.

Bennett to head development team

Linda Bennett joined Mercyhurst as vice

president of development on Jan. 2. College

President Tom Gamble appointed Bennett, a fellow

graduate of Syracuse University, to increase the

focus on alumni relations and advancement. With

Bennett's addition, Gary Bukowski 73 will be

able to devote his 26-year fundraising experience

exclusively to major gifts.

Bennett comes to Mercyhurst with more than 25

years of experience in college advancement, alumni

relations, program development and information technology, including 22 years at Syracuse.

She held a variety of positions at the university, including her most recent title of assistant vice

president for advancement services.

She's looking forward to the new challenge that lies ahead. "I'm excited to make a difference

and contribute to the vision," she said. "I hope to be an active player during this exciting time in

the college's history."

Five funds help students purchase textbooks

While tuition may be a college student's

biggest expense, purchasing needed

textbooks can also be a huge challenge.

Mercyhurst students needing financial

assistance to buv their books can turn to

five special textbook funds. A dozen

students have already received book fund 4

awards for 2006-07; last year, 16 students

at Erie and 15 at North East received help

from these funds.

Marion Boyd Boyd '36, who died in 2002,

endowed a book fund that will benefit

Mercyhurst students for manv years into

the future.

An anonymous benefactor created the

Anonymous Student Textbook Fund

to help students experiencing financial

difficulty.

The Class of 1963 Book Fund is

specifically designated for Mercyhurst

North East students. The funding has

been provided by donations from class

members attending Redemptorist

reunions held each vear at the North

East campus.

Former prisident Dr. and Mrs. Michael

McQuillen created the McQuillen Book

Fund in August 2000 to assist

exceptionally needy, full-time students

who are single parents.

The GE Transportation book fund was

established in the early 1990s to provide

assistance for students seeking to improve

their academic skills and/or seeking new

job entry skills. This fund has provided

financial assistance to many students who

are attending college part-time while also

working to support families.

ALUMNI Alumni Board welcomes new members Thanks to Tom Dore '81, Mark Delio 78, Tom

Nies '99 and Naomi Romanchok '87 for their

years of service to the Alumni Board. Welcome

to the following new members whose terms

began Oct. 1: Karen Sprake Malone '03, Erie,

Pa.; Eric Ridgley '94, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Stacey

Fitzpatrick Starnes '97, Bay Village, Ohio; and

Ken Wilson '98, Williamsville, N.Y.

e-Mentoring pilot program to launch The Offices of Career Services and Alumni

Relations have joined forces in a singular

effort to help our current students become

comfortable and successful in their choices

of major and career. The program will match

juniors or seniors at Mercyhurst with graduates

who earned degrees in their field of study. The

two will then develop an online relationship

through which the alum can mentor the

student, becoming a sounding board and a

knowledgeable ally as the student approaches

graduation and makes career decisions. Three

or four students each from the English, art

therapy and psychology departments will

take part in the pilot, that began Jan. 1, 2007.

If the initial effort is successful, additional

departments will be added to the program as

the year progresses.

RU connected? Alumni can register for the Mercyhurst alumni

online community by visiting the college

Web site at mercyhurst.edu. You'll receive a

permanent Mercyhurst e-mail address, access

to the classmate locator and the ability to

quickly post class notes and view the class/

club pages. You can sign up at the same site

to receive the monthly alumni e-bulletin full of

up-to-date news about happenings on the Hill.

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Festivities draw alumni from across country

Tom Wolfe said, "You can never go home again...". But more than

160 alumni from far and wide did come home to Mercyhurst Sept.

22-24 to celebrate their classmates and their college at events held

throughout the weekend.

More than 90 golfers kicked off the Homecoming festivities at the

annual Jim McKeever golf outing, adding more than $21,000 to the Jim

McKeever Scholarship Fund.

Later that night, more than a dozen members of the 50-year

anniversary class of 1956 gathered in the Mercy Heritage Room to

reminisce about the past and catch up with present news.

At the same time, some 60 alums, faculty and administrators

gathered under a blue-and-white-striped tent for a clambake-themed

welcoming event.

Saturday dawned with an incessant rain threatening to wash out the

tailgate party. But the deluge ended and set up a superb afternoon of

great football (Mercyhurst 35-Gannon 14), good food and good friends.

The evening ended in a glittering cocktail party and dinner honoring

three award recipients. One hundred and fifty people enjoyed the

conversation and conviviality which is the hallmark of Homecoming.

Wrapping up the weekend in the proper Mercyhurst tradition,

College Chaplain Father Jim Piszker led a 10 a.m. liturgy in Christ the

King Chapel for alumni and current students.

In addition to these formal events, dozens of graduates gathered in

smaller groups organized by sport or major, or returned to the places in

which they had socialized as undergraduates.

Alumni honored Larry Dombrowski '88, Erie's Chief County Detective, was named

a Distinguished Alumnus. A criminal justice major, he returned to

Mercyhurst to earn a master's in administration of justice in 1990.

He coordinates the countywide DUI and Drug Task Force and

commands the High-Tech Crime Investigation Unit. Dombrowski

supervises 10 county detectives and has written, received and managed

more than $9 million in law enforcement grants spanning

DUI enforcement, computer forensics and

domestic violence. In Februan' 2005, he was featured

as a pioneer computer forensics examiner on Court

TV's

"Forensic Files."

Mercyhurst's Athletic Hall of Fame also inducted

two new members during the Homecoming

festivities. Former rower Ian Hessel '89 and former

women's soccer player Theresa Roach Lengel '00

became the 28lh and 29,h athletes so honored.

Hessel was a scholarship rower from 1986 to 1989.

serving as team captain in 1988 and 1989. He and

partner Chris Spencer won the college's first gold

medal at the Dad Vail national championship in the

varsity heavyweight pair in 1986.

' Current rowing head coach Adrian Spracklen says,

"His four years on the varsity represented the start

of a new era for Mercyhurst rowing. Ian was highly

respected by all his teammates and he set a newer

and higher standard for others to follow. Everyone

wanted to row with Ian and experience his power

and presence in the boat."

Ian was also a member of the varsity swim team

that set the 4x100 freestyle school record.

Roach led the women's soccer team in scoring for

four successive years and graduated in 2000 as the

team's second all-time leading scorer with 184 points.

During her stay at Mercyhurst. the Lakers went a

combined 52-21-2.

She was named Great lakes Intercollegiate Athletic

Conference (GLIAC) Freshman of the Year in 1996,

its Player of the Year in 1997, and was a four-time

conference First Team member. In 1999, she scored

the game's lone goal in a 1-0 NCAA

playoff thriller over Ashland, ranked #2

nationally at the time, propelling the

Lakers into the Elite Eight.

Mercyhurst CLASSNOTES

The THIRTIES

Marge Alge '37, former society editor of the Cleveland Press, was inducted into the Press Club of Cleveland's Journalism Hall of Fame on Oct. 26. For more than 34 years, Alge's work at the Press led her to the inaugural parties of Presidents Johnson, Nixon and Carter, a Cleveland Orchestra European tour and many other major city events. She also is the author of "People, Places and Flings," a photo memoir of Cleveland's society life published in 2001.

The FIFTIES

Martha McNulty Cuddy '56, Camillus, N.Y., has been nominated for Manchester Who '$ Who 2006.

The SIXTIES

Eight members of the Class of 1960 met at the home of Agnes Siracusa Bays in Lockport, N.Y., on July 9,2006. Attending the mini-reunion were (front) Adele Ontko (Brookfield, Ohio) and Agnes Siracusa Bays; (back) Marilyn Smith Batra (Fairfax, Va.), Mary Anne Kos Flynn (Albuquerque, N.M.), Joan Bye Dengler (Santa Rosa, Calif), Carrie Golanka Euliano (Winter Springs, Fla.), Joan Kostolansky Santangelo (Erie, Pa.) and Barbara Chambers (Concord, Ohio).

Sister Mary Mark McCarthy '60, Sister Rita Marie Hettish '66 and Sister Mary Louis Oslick '67, all of Erie, have been named by Pope Benedict XVI to receive the Papal Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice. Recipients are honored for their extraordinary and exemplary public witness to the Catholic faith. Sister Mary Mark recently retired as director of religious education at St. Peter Cathedral Center, while Sister Rita Marie and Sister Marv Louis both retired from teaching at St. George School. A fourth Mercy sister who received the award, Sister Rita Kartavich, also studied at Mercvhurst.

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Dorothy Delaney Glover '66, Erie, Pa., was commissioned recently as a Mercy Corps volunteer and is working in AIDS ministry at Calcutta House, Philadelphia, Pa.

The SEVENTIES

MaryK. Schlegel McGinley 70 recently accepted a position at Moses Cone Health System in Greensboro, N.C., as senior development director. MaryK. recently was employed at Washington & Jefferson College as director of gift planning.

Passle Helminski 76, Erie, is a busy artist! Her work has been part of many exhibitions all over

the country and around the world, and is part of several permanent collections. In 2005 she received several awards: a

\ I Kellogg's Foundation Artist 1 Residency in Battle Creek,

Mich., a Pennsvlvania Partner in the Arts Grant for the Neighborhood Art House in Erie, and the Distinguished

Alumni Award in Art from Edinboro University where she earned her master's degree. Most recently her work has been chosen for exhibition in the 2006 Arboretum Sculpture Exhibition in Overland Park, Kan.; the '06/'07 exhibition season at the Bruce Gallerv of Art at Edinboro University; and the fall 2006 national exhibition at the Impact Artists' Gallery in Buffalo, N.Y.

Daniel Hill 76, Erie, has been named to the Pennsylvania Game Commission by Governor Ed Rendell.

Daniel Franks 78 recentlv J

accepted a position at Northwest Savings Bank in Erie as divisional vice president, commercial lending.

P. Kelly Tompkins 78, Cleveland, Ohio, was elected executive vice president and chief administrative officer of RPM International, Inc., a NYSE-listed $3 billion holding company that owns subsidiaries in specialty coatings and sealants. He was formerly senior vice president, general counsel and secretary for the company, having joined RPM in 1996. Kelly has also been appointed by the board of trustees of Cleveland State University to serve on its committee on external engagement. He chairs the Corporate Counsel Advisory Group for the National Paints and Coatings Association and is a board member of the YWCA of Greater Cleveland.

Diane Wawrejko 78 was awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture at the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria. She holds an xMFA in modern dance choreography and performance from Arizona State University in Tempe, and has completed her

doctoral dissertation in dance studies at the University of Surrey, United Kingdom. She and husband Mick Cochran reside in Wheaton, 111., where she's on the dance and humanities facultv at Columbia

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College, Chicago, 111.

The EIGHTIES

David Alexander '85, Pittsburgh, Pa., graduated from Duquesne Law-School in June 2005. He served as deputy policy director of the Lynn Swann for governor campaign.

Steve Borowski '85, Bradford, Pa., was recently promoted to sales manager at Kessel Construction, Inc. He has been with Kessel for eight years and is also a member of its leadership team.

Andrew Abramczyk '89, manager of IT information services within the Operations and Support Department at Erie Insurance, Erie, Pa., presented at the 2006 IT Infrastructure Management Conference at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas on Nov. 7,2006. The presentation, titled "ITIL Change Management: The Big Picture Kept Simple-A Case Study," focused op how Erie Insurance implemented its ITIL change management process into its Service Management Tool.

The NINETIES

Paula Yoviene Prohaska '91, Lockport, N.Y, has joined the Buffalo, N.Y, firm of Trautman Associates as an interior designer and project manager. She was recently certified bv the Council for Qualification in Residential Interior Design and is currently involved with commercial interior design projects in the banking industry.

Mercyhurst CLASSNOTES

John Peluso '92, Pittsburgh, Pa., is

a counselor for Mercv Behavioral

Health, a long-term rehabilitation

facility in Pittsburgh. He is also in

the inquiry program of the Secular

Franciscan Order at St. Augustine's

Friary in Lawrenceville.

Yvonne Maher '93, Pittsburgh,

Pa., has joined The Pittsburgh

Foundation as director of

development, gift planning. She

most recently served as director of

development of the Pennsylvania

State University-Beaver Campus.

Jennifer Beckdol Leon '94,

Yardley, Pa., has been promoted

to senior recruitment account

manager for Philips, North America,

supporting all marketing positions

for medical systems, lighting,

consumer electronics, domestic

appliances and corporate business

units.

Craig Rybczynski '95, Rochester.

N.Y, was named Public Relations

Executive of the Year by the

National Lacrosse League. He serves

as director of communications for

the Rochester Americans (AHL),

Rochester Knighthawks (NLL),

Rochester Rattlers (major league

lacrosse), Rochester Rhinos men's

and women's soccer teams, and

PAETEC Park. In addition, he serves

as play-by-play broadcaster for the

Knighthawks and Rattlers. In late

April, he was featured on ESPN's

Top Ten Plays: his play-bv-play

description of Shawn Williams'

goal in the East Division semifinals

was selected as the "Cingular Call

of the Day."

Ryan Banks '96, Queen Creek,

Ariz., received his M.S. degree from

Georgia State University in 1998.

He works for PepsiCo (specifically:

Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade) as

the southwest regional operations

manager, out of Phoenix, Ariz.

Nicholas Krayger '96, Joppa, Md.,

has accepted a position as executive

director for the Children's Guild in

Baltimore, Md., after completing

a post-master's degree in school

administration and leadership

at Towson State University.

He participated in an executive

administration training program

at Harvard University in

November 2006.

Philip Supina '97 teaches law at

American University in Washington,

D.C.

Sara Boyd Falk '98, Rochester,

N.Y., completed her doctorate in

physical therapy from Simmons

College in January 2006. She is

a physical therapist and athletic

trainer at Agape Physical Therapy

in Rochester, as well as clinic

coordinator of their Chili location.

Kathleen McGeever Williams

'99 has practiced as a birth doula

in Fairbanks, Alaska, since 2002

and received certification through

Doulas of North America in 2005.

She is co-founder and director

of community education for The

Natural Wisdom Project, a nonprofit

childbirth and parenting resource

in the Fairbanks community,

promoting instinctual birth and

parenting. She is also assistant

editor and a contributing writer

for Instinct, the group's quarter!

publication.

The MILLENIUM

Paul Mikolaj '01, Westminster,

Colo., has earned his doctorate

in physical therapy from Regis

University.

Thomas Reznik '01 received a

master of public health degree 'Q from Johns Hopkins Bloomber

School of Public Health on May

24,2006. He is now a first-year

medical student at the Universitv of 4

Maryland School of Medicine.

Ryan Durnan '02, Brooklyn, N.Y.,

is the special events manager for

Aviator Sports & Recreation.

Justin Gorsage '03 recently

accepted a position at First

Investor's Corporation in Albany,

N.Y., as registered securities

representative. Justin recently was

employed at Plaine & Son Inc. as

assistant sales manager.

Andrea Hashim '04, Bakersfield,

Calif., has graduated magna cum

laude from the Universitv of Arizona

with a master of fine arts degree.

She is an adjunct professor at

Scottsdale Community College in

Scottsdale, Ariz.

David Bokulich '05, Erie, received

his master of science degree in

athletic training at Indiana State

University in August 2006. He is

an assistant athletic trainer for the

men's soccer team at Mercvhurst.

Gloria Emberger '05, Evanston,

111., is the 2006 recipient of the

prestigious National Defense

Science and Engineering

Graduate Fellowship funded

by the Department of Defense.

She is working on her doctorate

in chemical engineering at

Northwestern Universitv.

Lillian Genres '05 served a year as

an Americorps volunteer, including

many months helping residents of

Louisiana and Mississippi recover

from the ravages of Hurricanes

Katrina and Rita. She also taught

at a community center in Green

River, Utah, worked on a project

to prevent the spread of West Nile

Virus in Bolinas, Calif., and cleaned

creeks in Santa Rosa, Calif.

Allison Hunt '05, Buffalo, N.Y., is

an agent services coordinator for

the Hunt Real Estate Corporation in

Depew, N.Y.

Sundei Mobley '05, Mitchelville,

Md., was commissioned recently

as a Mercy Corps volunteer and is

working at St. Michael's Association

for Special Education, St. Michaels,

Ariz.

John Buettler '06, Langhorne,

Pa., was commissioned recently

as a Mercy Corps volunteer and is

working at St. Michael's Association

for Special Education, St. Michaels,

Ariz.

WEDDINGS

Christine Dance '88 married John

Brookhouser Oct. 14,2006, at Faith

Evangelical Lutheran Church, Erie.

Mark Erie '97 married Heather

Lybarger June 17,2006.

Susheela Nemani '98 married

David Stanger on Aug. 20,2006,

in Pittsburgh. The wedding party

included Heather Marshall '96, Annie Armitage '97, and Nils Magnusson '98.

Scott Koskoski '00 married Melissa

Kimutis on June 10,2006, at First

Presbvterian Church in Washington.

Mercyhurst CLASSNOTES

Pa. The wedding party included

Gretchen Koskoski '01 and Gerrit

Shuffstall '00.

Jennifer Radov '04 married Beth Pavlik Germano '91 and

Matthew VanEmon June 24,2005, at husband Patrick had a son, Patrick

Dobbins Landing, Erie. Giovanni, on Oct. 8,2005.

Amy "Pie" Pieczynski '00 married

Ryan "Farley" Wienand '99 on

Aug. 20,2005, at St. Irenaeus

Catholic Church in Oakmont, Pa.

The wedding party included Jenn Groel Farrelly '00, Carrie Tappe Schreiber '00, TJ Guzy '99, and Scott Adams '99. Kristen Weigner Ummer '00 read during the

ceremony and Burt Mamula '99 was the cantor.

Christine Brown '01 married

Michael Duey'02 on Sept. 21,

2004, in Sebastin, Fla.

Susan Kozlow '01 married Scott Adams '00 on July 15,2006, in

Ingomar, Pa. They currently reside

in Culpepper, Va. The wedding

party included Ryan "wienand '99 and Gina Gottuso '01.

Paul Mikolaj '01 married Kerry

Boehler July 15,2006.

Katie Lubowicki '02 married

Brandon Boylan '03 June 15,2006.

Erin Scully '02 married Scott

Quivey '02 on Aug. 20,2005, at

Christ the King Chapel, Mercyhurst

College.

April Worst '02 married Darren

Gregan May 20,2006, in Pittsburgh,

Pa. Leslie Mutryn '02 was maid of

honor.

Andrea Blystone '03 married Mark

Labowski on Sept. 16,2006, at Peek

'n Peak Ski Resort, Clymer, N.Y.

Adriann Reisner Snavley '03 was

matron of honor.

Dustyn Risner '04 married Kristen

Veruto Aug. 19,2006, in Elmira, N.Y.

Jennifer Ruffa '04 married

Stephen Wagner on Dec. 17,2005,

in St. Joseph Church, Erie. Renee

Morgan '04 was maid of honor.

Kristin Graff Graham '92 and

husband Bryan had a daughter,

Emma Mae, June 9,2006.

Thomas Heutsche '92 and Tracy

Doty Heutsche '92 had a son,

Sullivan Thomas, on June 21,2006.

Nicole Barker '05 married Stephen Karin Bennett Socha '93 and

Swan June 24,2006, at Dobbins husband Scott had a son, Bennett

Landing, Erie.

David Bokulich '05 married Tara

Parsons '05 on Oct. 7,2006, at Zion

Lutheran Church, State College, Pa.

The wedding party included Rachel

Beck '05 and Kristy Badamo '05.

Kelly Cortes '05 married Nicholas

Stadler Sept. 24,2005, at South

Harborcreek Methodist Church,

Erie.

Heather Kirby '06 married Ryan

Ross '06 on July 15,2006, at Christ

the King Chapel, Mercyhurst

College.

Megan Lindberg '06 married

Andrew Wilson '06 on March 4,

2006, in Erie.

Christina Williams '06 married

Trevor Murnock '06 on July 2,

2005, in St. Joseph Church, Erie.

BIRTHS

Angelee Benner-Smith 78 and

husband Allen had a son, Cole

Benjamin, July 10,2005.

David Quinn '90 and Antonietta

Tripodi Quinn '92 had a son, Sean

Anthony, Sept. 25, 2006.

B Kristen Brown '03 married Chad

Lang June 3,2006.

Russell, on June 20,2006.

Jennifer Kraus Bach '94 and

husband Eric had a son, Logan

Robert, July 31,2006.

Paul Casey '94 and wife Ann had a

son, Sean, Feb. 4,2006.

Jeremy Cooper '94 and wife Amy

had a daughter, Ella Grace, on July

5,2006.

Jennifer Beckdol Leon '94 and

husband John had a daughter,

Addison Rae, Feb. 21,2006.

Nichole Bruno Mancuso '94 and

husband Michael had twin sons,

Dominic Richard and Anthonv

Thomas, May 22,2006.

Eric Anibaldi '95 and Elizabeth

Watkins Anibaldi '02 had a son,

Tyler Michael, Aug. 8,2006.

Walter Gagric '95 and wife

Roxanne had a son, Luciano Walter,

June 23,2006.

Holly McCray McCalla '95 and

husband Darrin had a son, Kaleb

Christopher, on July 18,2006.

JoAnna Shirey Halenda '96 and

husband Paul had a son, Caleb Paul,

on Aug. 16,2006.

Christine Grance Daeschner '96

and Kevin Daeschner '96 had a

daughter, Alyssa Marie, on April 4,

2006.

Tami Frollini Keller '96 and

husband Chris had a daughter,

Morgan Elizabeth, May 22,2006.

Mark Williams '96 and Kathy

Pomichter Williams '99 had a son,

Collin Joseph, June 9,2006.

Renee Masters Doody '97 and

husband Michael had a daughter,

Alyssa Lee, July 28,2006.

Kim Kingsland Osborne '97 and

husband Jeremy had a son, Parker

Dennis, on Oct. 10,2005.

Brad Rybczynski '97 and wife

Andrea had a son, Luke Julian,

March 25,2006.

Michelle Lecker Saravanja '97

and husband Ryan had a son, Ethan

Ryan, March 21,2006.

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Jennifer Root Travers '97 and

husband Bill had a son, Callen

Graham, July 14,2006.

Sara Boyd Falk '98 and husband 4

John had a son, Cole Jackson, April

25,2006.

Kristina Robison Mickey '98 and

husband Shawn had two sons:

James Joseph, April 24,2004, and

Lance Aloysius, Jan. 20,2006.

Patricia Reese Rawlick '98 and

Kevin Rawlick '99 had a daughter,

Ellie Marie, June 29,2006.

James Schmitt '98 and Caroline

Lupfer Schmitt '98 had a son,

Brody James, Feb. 21,2006.

Mercyhurst CLASS NOTES

Gregory Simmons '98 and Holly Burford Simmons '97 had a

daughter, Madison Elizabeth,

Sept. 14,2006.

Tricia Petrich Young '98 and Craig

Young '98 had a son, John Zar, on

June 5,2006.

Kathleen McGeever Williams '99

and husband Marc had a daughter,

Chenoa Sky, in 2002, and a son, Koi

iMountain, in 2004.

Jenny Standfest Fiscus '00 and

husband Jed had a daughter, Ella

Hope, March 15,2006.

Shaun Gayer '00 and wife Melanie

McClaskey Gayer '01 had a son,

Nicolas Joseph, on July 16, 2006.

Brynne Sorensen Hinsdale '00

and Kyle Hinsdale '00 had a son,

Bryce Daniel, on Aug. 2,2006.

Thomas Palmer '00 and Heather

Weber Palmer '01 had a daughter,

Lauren Anne, Sept. 5,2006.

Molly Rogalski Gaydos '01 and

John Gaydos '01 had a son.

Thomas John, on Aug. 15,2006.

Brent Swain '01 and wife Carrie

Frank Swain '03 had a daughter,

Cassidy Lee Swain, on June 26,

2006.

Elizabeth Watkins Anibaldi '02

and Eric Anibaldi '95 had a son,

Tyler Michael, on Aug. 8,2006.

Ryan Heramb '02 and wife Alison

Stahre Heramb '02 had a son, Jack

Timothy, Feb. 26,2004, and a son,

Samuel Ryan, Nov. 16,2005-

Timothy Smith '03 and Jami

Petrosewitz Smith '05 had a

daughter, Sloan Lauren, on

Sept. 25,2006.

Nicolle Bellmore '04 and fiance

Jeff Pierse had a daughter, Hailley

Nicolle, July 30,2006.

Emily Watkins Tomaino '04 and

Anthony Tomaino '03 had a son,

Anthony Leonard Jr., on Aug. 24,

2006.

Christina Williams Murnock '06 and Trevor Murnock '06 had a

daughter, Miriam Rose, on July 17,

2006.

Andrew Wilson '06 and Megan

Lindberg Wilson '06 had a son,

Grant Chaney, April 22,2006.

DEATHS

Alumni

Agnes Paluch Rohan '40

Claudia Evans Garvey '42 Sister Joseph Mary Kosarsky, RSM '47

Marilyn Kelley Jones '53 Josephine M. Unger '57

Lois A. Wiedenhaefer Rohrbach '58

F. Berley Schaaf Adams '59

Sister M. Joachim Stabler, RSM '60

David Krupinski '78

Brian V. Carroll '83

Patricia A. Moffett '98

Students

Christian Huckaby

James R. Jones

Sara Pieszak

Father of

Kathleen Zaffina Harrold '76

(Frank Zaffina)

Donna Zaffina Grandinetti '79

(Frank Zaffina)

Matthew Brown '89

(Dale L. Brown;

Perry Wheeler '91

(William R. Wheeler)

Catherine Wheeler-Melian '93

(William R. Wheeler) Jeffrey Spitler '96 (Edward Spider)

JoAnne McAndrew Whaling '97

(Joseph McAndrew)

Philip Sheridan '98

(Richard Sheridan)

Katrina Walker '05

(Timothy C. Walker)

Betsy Jaqua '06 (Ralph R. Sliker)

Melissa Barranger-Mathys,

chemistry faculty

(John Paul Barranger)

Theresa Tonelli, graduate student

(Joseph Tonelli)

Brent Weber, music faculty

(Charles G. Weber)

Mother of

Patricia Kuharsky Kreger '57

(Frances Kuharsky)

Joanne Rohan Brosig '63

(Agnes Paluch Rohan '40)

Philip Sheridan '98

(Isabel Sherida

Husband of

Margaret Bodenschatz Cannin '49

(Joseph Cannin'

Brother of

Margaret Broderick Mathews '53 (Reid Broderick)

Mary Broderick McCormick '55

(Reid Broderick)

Rhonda Rodak Kurczewski '91

(Ron Rodak)

Leah Corrigan '02 (Paul Corrigan)

Dawn Orsefskie '06 (Nathaniel Orsefskie)

Elizabeth Polakowski, student

(Andrew J. Polakowski)

Al Ropelewski, ice rink

(John Michael Ropelewski)

Mary Jeanne Weiser, faculty

secretary (Thomas G. Nies Sr.)

Father-in-law of

Tom Hubert, art faculty

(Thomas G. Nies Sr.)

Lisa Layman, adjunct music faculty

hades G. Webef

Kathy Thornton, campus ministry

(Robert S. Thornton

Sister-in-law of

Leah Corrigan '02 (Kelly Corrigan

Brother-in-law of Diane Bohl. education faculty

(Roy Bohl, M.D.)

Marion Nies, administrative

assistant (Thomas G. Nies Sr.

Nephew of

Leah Corrigan '02

(Logan Corrigan, Braden Corrigan

Friend of the College

Frances Gress

George Levin

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