Mercyhurst Magazine Spring 2021

Mercyhurst Magazine is a publication of the Ofce of Marketing and Public Relations.

Magazine Editor Susan Hurley Corbran ’73 scorbran@mercyhurst.edu 814-824-2090 Design Jeremy C. Hewitt ’07 jhewitt@mercyhurst.edu 814-824-3022 Contributing Writers Craig Butler Susan Hurley Corbran ’73 Deborah W. Morton

Photo: Penny Hanes

Inside this issue 6 ARTS THRIVE AT HURST

Contributing Photographers Leena Clint ’16 Penny Hanes Jeremy C. Hewitt ’07 Ed Mailliard Mark Santillano Director of Alumni Engagement Lindsay Cox Frank ’12 ’14M lfrank@mercyhurst.edu 814-824-2330 Annual Giving Coordinator Mitchell Marsh ‘20 mmarsh@mercyhurst.edu 814-824-3625

See how art, dance, music and theatre students continue to study, create and perform despite COVID restrictions.

14 VETS PREPARE FOR TEACHING CAREERS Mercyhurst hosts ‘Troops to Teachers’ program.

16 ALUMS SERVE IN PEACE CORPS Read profles of just a few of the nearly 50 Mercyhurst grads who’ve joined the Peace Corps.

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Alumni Relations Mercyhurst University 501 East 38th Street Erie, PA 16546 alumni@mercyhurst.edu

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MERCYHURST ADAPTS TO COVID BOYLE SISTERS EXPERIENCE COVID THE PRESIDENCY OF MICHAEL T. VICTOR

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NEW TRUSTEES ELECTED

PROGRAM TARGETS CYBER JOBS FOR AIM STUDENTS

NEWS FROM LAKER ATHLETICS

INITIATIVE TACKLES STUDENT HUNGER ‘MERCYHURST MADE’ PODCAST DEBUTS REUNION CLASSES TO GATHER VIRTUALLY

UNIQUE ARTWORK AVAILABLE HOMECOMING FROM HOME

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