The Ofce of Marketing and Public Relations publishes Mercyhurst Magazine twice a year. Editor Susan Hurley Corbran ’73 scorbran@mercyhurst.edu (814) 824-2090 Contributing Writers Abby Badach Susan Corbran ’73 Mary Daly ‘66 David Leisering ‘01 Deborah W. Morton Allison Seib Mary Hembrow Snyder, Ph.D.
What’s inside this issue
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TOM RIDGE LENDS NAME TO NEW INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL
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STUDENTS EXPLORE THE WORLD DURING FIRST J-TERM
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FIFTEEN MERCYHURST GRADUATES NOW SERVE AS TRUSTEES
Design/Photography Jennifer Cassano jcassano@mercyhurst.edu (814) 824-3022
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TWO SISTERS OF MERCY REMAIN ON FULL-TIME STAFF
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WHOLE COMMUNITY CALLED TO PRESERVE MERCY SPIRIT
Contributing Photographers Breanna Bertolini ‘09
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FUNDS SOUGHT TO BRIGHTEN CHRIST THE KING CHAPEL
Matt Durisko ‘14 Rich Forsgren ‘84 Ed Mailliard
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TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THAT ICONIC CHAPEL MURAL
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NEW ARCHIVE HONORS JOAN CHITTISTER, OSB ‘62
Vice President for External Afairs Monsignor David Rubino, Ph.D. drubino@mercyhurst.edu (814) 824-3034 Associate Vice President for Advancement Ryan Palm ’07 rpalm@mercyhurst.edu Director, Alumni Relations Tamara Walters twalters@mercyhurst.edu (814) 824-3350 Class Notes Editor Debra Tarasovitch dtarasovitch@mercyhurst.edu (814) 824-2392 (800) 845-8568 (814) 824-3320 We’d love to hear from you. Send your story ideas, suggestions and comments to scorbran@mercyhurst.edu . Send changes of address to: Alumni Relations Mercyhurst University 501 E. 38th St. Erie, PA 16546 alumni@mercyhurst.edu
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ADULT STUDENTS CHANGE CAREERS, LIVES
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CHRIS ANDERSON ’08 TACKLES IRONMAN FOR A GOOD CAUSE
23 SANDI ZOBREST ’70 DEVELOPS LINE OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
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WILL URSPRUNG ’76 CREATES ART FROM UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE
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TRUSTEES RETIRE AFTER DECADES OF SERVICE
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‘HURST ARCHAEOLOGISTS EXPLORE ICE AGE SITE IN FLORIDA
27 MEGHAN AGOSTA-MARCIANO ’11 BRINGS HOME ANOTHER GOLD
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MIKE FOLGA ’86 FINALLY GETS TO HOIST STANLEY CUP
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SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM FALL AND WINTER SPORTS
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HONOR A FACE OF MERCYHURST – AND OTHER WAYS TO HELP YOUR ALMA MATER
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CLASS NOTES
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‘HURST LOSES TWO LONG-TIME SISTERS OF MERCY
34 RAYMOND KRESS ’00, JESSICA FIDEN ’11 HONORED FOR HEROISM
34 WHY WE GIVE BACK: MIKE AND OLGA POLISHCHUK LYDEN (BOTH ’07)
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JOHN LANGER ’95 APPOINTED TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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