Happenings on the Hill
‘Just Mercy’ author draws crowd The Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center was packed on Sept. 13, 2016, when social activist Bryan Stevenson discussed his work with the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI). Stevenson has won major legal challenges eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent death row prisoners, confronting abuse of the incarcerated and the mentally ill, and aiding children prosecuted as adults. Stevenson, second from left, is pictured with President Michael T. Victor; Doris Cipolla, benefactor of the Charlene M. Tanner Speaker series, which brought Stevenson to Mercyhurst; and Provost Dr. David Dausey.
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President Michael T. Victor chats with Broadway legend Chita Rivera before her Sept. 16, 2016, solo concert at Mercyhurst. The Tony Award-winner recreated signature moments from her career, including numbers from West Side Story , Sweet Charity and Bye Bye Birdie . Her performance opened the 2016-17 Live Series of the Mercyhurst Institute for Arts & Culture; the whole season is celebrating the 20- year history of the Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center. Visit miac.mercyhurst.edu to learn about upcoming events and watch for previews of the next season.
Lecture explores faith in today’s world The William C. Sennett Institute for Mercy and Catholic Studies brought essayist Richard Rodriguez to Mercyhurst for a lecture on Sept. 29. Described as one of the most eloquent and probing intellectuals in the country, he spoke on “Professing Faith in a Post-9/11 World.” He’s pictured between William C. Sennett, whose generosity helped create the institute, and Provost Dr. David Dausey.
An encore appearance Richard Lanzillo, J.D., chair of Mercyhurst’s Board of Trustees, welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning author and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin to Mercyhurst – for the second time. During his student days, Lanzillo convinced then-President William Garvey to invite Goodwin to speak at Mercyhurst just before the 1980 Carter-Reagan election. This time, Mercyhurst sponsored and hosted her Nov. 15, 2016, talk during the Jeferson Educational Society’s Global Summit VIII.
‘Play for Peace’ event honors Akyra Murray Hundreds gathered at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center on Dec. 1, 2016, to remember Akyra Murray, the youngest victim of the Pulse nightclub massacre. Murray, an outstanding student and 1,000-point scorer at Philadelphia’s West Catholic Preparatory School, had committed to play basketball at Mercyhurst North East this season. Mercyhurst presented the #20 jersey she would have worn to her parents, Albert and Natalie Murray.
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