November 30 Edition of The Merciad

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Est. 1929 Vol. 90 No. 10

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The Dungarvan Quay is a central and scenic spot in the coastal town. Students regularly walk along the water toward the current building where classes are held.

Wednesday, noveMber 30, 2016

A plaque hangs outside the Mercyhurst academic facility in Dungarvan.

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’Hurst heads home to Ireland

University seeks to create global campus in Dungarvan By Lauren Abbott Staff writer

Recently, Mercyhurst announced its intention to look into expanding its operations in Dungarvan, Ireland. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Mercyhurst University President Michael T. Victor; Michael Walsh, Waterford City and County Chief Executive; and Mercyhurst Col-

lege Ireland Chair Heidi Hosey. This memorandum links Mercyhurst University, Mercyhurst College Ireland, and Waterford City and County Council in Ireland as partners in a feasibility study for exploring the viability of expanding the Mercyhurst campus in Ireland. This study will look at the current state of Mercyhurst and determine if it could be plausible to have the opportunity for every student to spend

a semester in Ireland at little or no cost. The study will span over the course of the next year and will include market research, financial overviews and asking students, faculty and alumni their opinions and to ultimately decide on whether this is a viable option for Mercyhurst at this time. In terms of study abroad, the vision would be to make it so that every Mercyhurst students would have the option to study abroad for at least

one term and without the substantial cost that is associated with studying abroad. The goal would be for every student to have the option to study abroad in Ireland. In doing so, entire departments would be able to go abroad without interrupting student coursework. It would also give students a global perspective and give more foresight and experience in the increasingly global job market. “What we really hope for

the students is that it brings home our Irish heritage. It brings full circle that Mother McAuley came from Dublin to the United States. We’re bringing Mercyhurst back to Ireland,” Hosey said This expansion would become an integral part of the Mercyhurst experience and would really allow students to understand the mission and heritage and how it all connects to the Sisters of Mercy. It would globalize the

university and distinguish it from other institutions in the level of commitment to the heritage and roots. This project has the possibility of bringing many new and exciting things to the Mercyhurst community and the expansion can only further the experience of Mercyhurst students.

Library receives over a million hits this semester By Alexandria Albano Staff writer

During the month of October, Mercyhurst University’s online library search hit over one million searches with 1,261,705 searches. The full text downloads during the month of October come to a total of 10,057. According to Penny Wise, Serials/Electronic Resources librarian and associate director of the Ridge Library, this happened last year as well in the months of October and November. Darci R. Jones, director of University Libraries and Distance Learning, along with Wise, are two assets behind the scenes at the Mercyhurst library. They both take part in data

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Matthew Shellenberger, academic library computer support specialist, works on updating the library website.

analysis with the libraries at the main Mercyhurst campus and

the North East campus. Jones emphasizes how the

library resources are used. “There is a huge under-

world of stuff going on in the library. Today there is 5 percent of people checking out actual books and the other percent is checking online sources and eBooks,” she said. “We have about 50 databases. This ‘search everything’ tool has most sources indexed by EBSCO. It would take a long time if it was not indexed. … It searches everything,” said Wise. “The problem is the amount of sources that come up. The students need to be able to narrow it down. The boxes on the side allow it to be narrowed down. It’s really quick and easy.” The library still accommodates the students’ needs. With the changes of time electronically, the library has become more electronic. “Over the past five years, we have switched from buying

print books to the electronic books… There’s over 120,000 electronic journal magazines,” Wise said. Jones further states the positivity of this search engine. “It takes less time than compared to Google. … We have everything covered. We want to expand our resources,” Jones said. The library is very student-oriented since students are those who use the library most of the time. It was stressed that different fields of study also are covered within this search tool as well. The number of searches shows the advantages and success through using the library’s search engine over Google and Google Scholar.

Online Poll Results

Are you ready for the impending snow?

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Meh. It’s pretty but makes walking to class a drag. (66%) No way! I need more fall. (20%) Yes! Snow is my favorite thing. (13%) We get snow in Erie? (1%)

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