T he Merciad
Est. 1929 Vol. 87 No. 8
Mercyhurst University
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Happiness is Dance Read more on page 5
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The dance department prepares itself for “Happiness is Dance,” which opens this this weekend. Details about the performance and ticket prices can be found online.
’Hurst launches new ad campaign By Mathew Anderson Editor-in-chief
One feature of Mercyhurst that has always brought new students through the gates is the prospect of gaining hands-on experience in their field of choice. Now, Mercyhurst is taking this aspect of our university and creating an entire ad campaign around it, and is committing $646,000 to it. Whether it be from the music students performing on campus and the surrounding communities, archaeology students excavating sites and studying real artifacts, forensics students studying suspected crime scenes and psychology students conducting research experiments using other Mercyhurst students as subjects—hands-on education has been the focus of higher education in recent years and Mercyhurst has been on the top of the charts. To further its initiative, Mercyhurst is committing to a $646,000 ad campaign called “Get the Experience. Guaranteed.” Which is a vague but effective way to say that students in every major
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will have the opportunities to gain real-world experience which takes place outside of the classroom during their time at Mercyhurst. The campaign focuses on the vital combination of classroom knowledge and practical experience to help every student succeed in their field of study. This campaign comes after a year of low enrollment that spurred a pay freeze for faculty. This guarantee from the university intends to take this, usually, voluntary aspect of higher education and incorporate it into all 57 majors, 26 associate degree and 10 graduate degree programs in order to give Mercyhurst students the edge they need to succeed in today’s business market. Each of these hands-on opportunities, or “capstone experiences” as Mercyhurst calls them, have been designed by university professors and are tailored for the students at Mercyhurst. They will play an essential role in the education of students at Mercyhurst’s Erie, North East and Corry campuses—the “Mercyhurst experience” will no longer be complete without applied
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Students at Mercyhurst get hands on learning opportunities in all departments, including geology, where students excavate actual sites and are trained on-site to gain practical experience for today’s job market.
learning in each field of study. Keeping to their promise of a guaranteed hands-on learning experience, Mercyhurst is issuing an unprecedented offer to all students. If any student has gone through their 4 years
here without having the opportunity to experience a hands-on learning course, Mercyhurst will provide one to be taken during either the January term or the pre-summer term—free of charge. To further its dedication to this new initiative, our
university intends to expand its internship opportunities, which is more crucial than ever in today’s job market. In the words of President Thomas Gamble, Ph.D., “We believe that providing our students with practical, professional experience
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will better equip them to secure jobs in today’s highly competitive market, make progress in their careers or continue their education after graduation.” @mathewanderson1
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