1963
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Marywood initiates the construction of three of the most needed additions to the campus: a student residence, Madonna Hall; a faculty residence, Emmanuel Hall; and a student union, Nazareth Hall, March. All three buildings are completed by 1964.
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1963
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Sister Josephine Brennan of the Department of Classical Languages is the only woman appointed to the editorial board of "The Fathers of the Church", a series of translations for publication of Latin writings by early Catholic theologians.
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1963
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The entrance to Immaculata Hall is renovated.
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1963
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Marywood receives full permanent accreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teachers of Education (NCATE).
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1963
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Sister M. St. Mary creates the office of Director of Admissions, and Sister M. Jogues Earley, I.H.M., becomes the first to hold the position.
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1963
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Francisco Borja becomes the first lay member of the Philosophy Department.
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1963
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The Department of Natural Sciences receives a grant from the Atomic Energy Commission for a training program in radioisotopes.
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1963
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The National Science Foundation grants the Chemistry Department $5,120 to purchase instruments for Analytical Chemistry.
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1963
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Marywood receives Approvals from the National Association of Schools of Music, the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
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1963
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A Solemn High Requiem Mass is offered in the College chapel in memory of fallen President John F. Kennedy, November.
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1963
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The Marywood chapter of the Pennsylvania State Education Association, which revamped its constitution early in the decade, emerges as the largest club on campus.
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