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Alan M. Levine, Ph.D. Named Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs

Alan M. Levine, Ph.D. has been named Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs for Marywood University. In his new position, he will serve as chief academic officer of the University, where he will provide leadership to the deans and faculty; oversee academic policy and priorities; maintain educational excellence, and provide oversight responsibility for the recruiting, hiring, retention, and performance of faculty.

Phyllis Black, Ph.D. Advises on Advanced Military Social Work Practice

Dr. Phyllis Black, Professor of Social Work, advised with 35 other experts on Advanced Military Social Work.

Gerald Zavorsky, Ph.D. Serves as New Director of the Human Physiology Lab

Gerald Zavorsky, Ph.D. will serve as the Director of the Human Physiology Lab and Associate Professor in the College of Health and Human Services at Marywood University. In his new position, he will manage the Human Physiology Lab and will conduct research with students on obesity, athletes, and aging.

U.S. News Media Group Ranks Marywood University Among Best Colleges in the North

Marywood University earned the #51 spot among Regional University category in the 2011 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News Media Group. The exclusive rankings, which include rankings of more than 1,400 schools nationwide will be published in the September issue of U.S. News & World Report, on newsstands starting August 31.

Marcellus Shale Opportunities & Challenges Forum

Marywood University will conduct a public, educational forum on Thursday, August 19, in which guest presenters will offer economic, environmental, regulatory and governmental perspectives on the short- and long-term implications of natural gas development in the Northeast Pennsylvania region.

Marywood University Named “2010 Great College to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education

Marywood University is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a new survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Marywood University Launches Partnership with Holy Cross High School

Marywood University launched a partnership with Holy Cross High School offering students the opportunity to take advanced-level and college-credit courses starting this summer.

Collier Parker, M.F.A. Appointed to New Dean of Insalaco College of Creative and Performing Arts

Sister Anne Munley, IHM, Ph.D., President of Marywood University, recently announced the appointment of Collier Parker, M.F.A. as Dean of the Insalaco College of Creative and Performing Arts. Prior to his new position, he served as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi.

Marywood University Appoints Dr. Dan Robbins as New Theatre Director

Dan Robbins, Ph.D. has been appointed as Theatre Director at Marywood University.

"Marywood University Sustainability Series" Summer 2010 Forum: Marcellus Shale Opportunities and Challenges

SAVE the DATE! Thursday, August 19, 2010 "Marywood University Sustainability Series" Summer 2010 Forum: Marcellus Shale Opportunities and Challenges

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Computer Training Workshops

CSAC All-Academic Team Names 46 Marywood Student-Athletes

Forty six Marywood University winter and spring student-athletes have been honored as the Colonial States Athletic Conference announced the Spring 2010 All-Academic Team.

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Campus Announcements

Alan M. Levine, Ph.D. Named Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs

Alan M. Levine, Ph.D. has been named Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs for Marywood University. In his new position, he will serve as chief academic officer of the University, where he will provide leadership to the deans and faculty; oversee academic policy and priorities; maintain educational excellence, and provide oversight responsibility for the recruiting, hiring, retention, and performance of faculty.

Nutrition and Dietetics Department Receives Continued Accreditation

The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Marywood University has recently been granted continued accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) for the Didactic Program in Dietetics, the Coordinated Program in Dietetics and the Dietetic Internship.

Phyllis Black, Ph.D. Advises on Advanced Military Social Work Practice

Dr. Phyllis Black, Professor of Social Work, advised with 35 other experts on Advanced Military Social Work.

Gerald Zavorsky, Ph.D. Serves as New Director of the Human Physiology Lab

Gerald Zavorsky, Ph.D. will serve as the Director of the Human Physiology Lab and Associate Professor in the College of Health and Human Services at Marywood University. In his new position, he will manage the Human Physiology Lab and will conduct research with students on obesity, athletes, and aging.

Lloyd Lyter, Ph.D. Named Interim Dean of College of Health and Human Services

Lloyd L. Lyter, Ph.D. has been named Interim Dean of the College of Health and Human Services. In his new position, he will be responsible for the operation of the departments of Health and Physical Education, Nursing and Public Administration, Nutrition and Dietetics, Physician Assistant Program, School of Social Work, and the Human Physiology Lab. Dr. Lyter will also be mentoring independent studies for the fall.

Diane Keller, Ph.D, Appointed Interim Director of School of Social Work

Diane Keller, Ph.D. will serve as the Interim Director of the School of Social Work at Marywood University. In her new position, she will oversee the social work program and mentor new social work faculty and students. She also will chair four doctoral student dissertation committees.

Megan Bullock Named Head Field Hockey Coach

Megan Bullock has been named head field hockey coach at Marywood University.

U.S. News Media Group Ranks Marywood University Among Best Colleges in the North

Marywood University earned the #51 spot among Regional University category in the 2011 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News Media Group. The exclusive rankings, which include rankings of more than 1,400 schools nationwide will be published in the September issue of U.S. News & World Report, on newsstands starting August 31.

MFA Students Exhibit Art in Scranton

Ryan Hnat, MFA '10 and Benjamin Buchenot, MFA '11 are presenting Effusion, an art exhibit at Creedon's Flower Shop, Scranton from today through August 31.

Graduate Students Partner with Local Head Start

Marywood University's Speech and Language Pathology graduate students partner with local Head Start to test for hearing and language development.

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Nutrition and Dietetics Department Receives Continued Accreditation

The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Marywood University has recently been granted continued accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) for the Didactic Program in Dietetics, the Coordinated Program in Dietetics and the Dietetic Internship.

Gerald Zavorsky, Ph.D. Serves as New Director of the Human Physiology Lab

Gerald Zavorsky, Ph.D. will serve as the Director of the Human Physiology Lab and Associate Professor in the College of Health and Human Services at Marywood University. In his new position, he will manage the Human Physiology Lab and will conduct research with students on obesity, athletes, and aging.

MFA Students Exhibit Art in Scranton

Ryan Hnat, MFA '10 and Benjamin Buchenot, MFA '11 are presenting Effusion, an art exhibit at Creedon's Flower Shop, Scranton from today through August 31.

Marywood University Joins Eastern Athletic Conference

Marywood University has become official members of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), America’s largest sporting and multi-divisional conference.

Dr. Herbert Hauser Develops New Device to Monitor Elderly at Home

Marywood University Assistant Professor of Psychology, Dr. Herbert Hauser, works collaboratively with other area professors in developing a device that can monitor the elderly at home.

Marywood University Conferred 863 Degrees at 92nd Annual Commencement

Marywood University conferred 863 degrees at the Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 9.

Marywood University to Host Focus Festival- April 21

Marywood University's Attention Disorders Clinic will host its first Focus Festival on Wednesday, April 21 from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. in the Latour Room, Nazereth Center. The Focus Festival will increase student awareness of the factors that enhance and impair attention and concentration. Students will compete in a variety of attention and memory challenges, as well as learn about web sites that can improve attention, concentration, and working memory. Students also have the opportunity to play games that actually move objects based on "brain activity."

Marywood Names Greg Brown as New Aquatics Director

Marywood University names Greg Brown as the new Aquatics Director and head coach of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving program.

Dr. Alan Levine Named Dean of the College of Health and Human Services

Alan M. Levine, Ph.D. has been named Dean of the College of Health and Human Services, where he will be responsible for providing strategic, entrepreneurial, and visual leadership. He will demonstrate and foster excellence in teaching, research, and service. Prior to his position, Dr. Levin acted as interim Dean of the College of Health and Human Services, Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program in Human Development, and Professor and Co-Chair in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics. In addition, he acted as Deputy Director of Research for the former Military Family Institute at Marywood University.

“Green” Architecture Students—First in Region—Witness Another First

On September 1, 2009, Northeast Pennsylvania's first Architecture students stood in awe, and then scattered to take hundreds of cell phone photos, mingle with their new classmates, and then listen attentively this afternoon as they witnessed what everyone had been waiting more than a year for-the opening of the first academic year for the new Center for Architectural Studies, the spacious learning lab of "green" architecture that will be the academic home for the next four to six years for these future environmental stewards.

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Diane Keller, Ph.D, Appointed Interim Director of School of Social Work

Diane Keller, Ph.D. will serve as the Interim Director of the School of Social Work at Marywood University. In her new position, she will oversee the social work program and mentor new social work faculty and students. She also will chair four doctoral student dissertation committees.

Graduate Students Partner with Local Head Start

Marywood University's Speech and Language Pathology graduate students partner with local Head Start to test for hearing and language development.

Marywood University Appoints Dr. Dan Robbins as New Theatre Director

Dan Robbins, Ph.D. has been appointed as Theatre Director at Marywood University.

"Marywood University Sustainability Series" Summer 2010 Forum: Marcellus Shale Opportunities and Challenges

SAVE the DATE! Thursday, August 19, 2010 "Marywood University Sustainability Series" Summer 2010 Forum: Marcellus Shale Opportunities and Challenges

Marywood Launches New Online Donation Site

To make it more convenient to donate to Marywood University, a new online donation page has been launched!

2010 Graduates Announced

Marywood University awarded 863 degrees to graduates from the Reap College of Education and Human Development, Insalaco College of Creative Arts and Management, College of Health and Human Services, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the School of Architecture.

New Federal Student Loan Process for 2010-2011 Academic Year

Due to a new Federal law, Marywood University undergraduate and graduate students who wish to borrow under the Federal Student Loan Programs for the 2010-2011 academic year MUST complete new Entrance Counseling and complete a new Master Promissory Note (MPN) with the U.S. Department of Education no later than May 15, 2010.

Faculty News: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Faculty news from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences:

Marywood University Orchestra to Perform at Holy Family Residence- April 25

The Marywood University Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Nathaniel F. Parker, will present their final performance of the 2009-2010 season on Sunday, April 25, at 4p.m. in the Holy Family Residence Auditorium (2500 Adams Ave.). The concert is open to the public and admission is free. The program will feature classical and pops favorites in the style of the BBC Proms concerts. The program includes Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony, Sibelius's tone poem Finlandia, and celebrated works from the American musical theater repertoire, such as Bernstein's West Side Story, Willson's The Music Man, and a medley of songs by Irving Berlin. For further information about this event, please contact the Marywood University Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance office at (570) 348-6268 or visit our website: www.marywood.edu/mtd.

Marywood University Students Win Addy Awards

Marywood University students win Addy Awards from the AAF Northeast PA Chapter. The ADDY awards are the world's largest advertising competition with over 60,000 entries annually submitted. The ADDY awards recognize all forms of advertising, from types of media to entrants from various levels around the world. The American Advertising Federation conducts the ADDY Awards through its 15 districts and 200 member clubs. It is the sole award program in the advertising industry.