Marywood Recognized for Student Sustainability Efforts
Marywood University was recently recognized by myActions as one of the outstanding universities in the country for Green and Compassionate Student Activity. MyActions is a student-powered college network for sharing sustainable and socially responsible initiatives. The award honors undergraduate schools for student demonstrated leadership; momentum; and impact of green, caring, and healthy actions.
Marywood students were recognized for their contribution to Green Level schools by establishing affinity groups and students sharing actions with measured impact, through a group/class, or participating in a national program.
Student Activities and Leadership Development offers more than 60 extra-curricular registered clubs and organizations, including: Pugwash, Marywood's student environmental club; Net Impact Club, whose motto is "using the power of business to change the world"; and the Biology Club, to name a few of the sustainable clubs on campus.
All clubs and organizations at Marywood are student run, under the advisement of a faculty or staff member. All registered clubs are open to membership for all Marywood students.
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Fall Theatre Production: Mad Forest by Caryl Churchill (Oct. 3-6)The Marywood University Music, Theatre, and Dance department will present Mad Forest by Caryl Churchill as its major fall theatre production. Performances will run from Thursday, Oct. 3, through Sunday, Oct. 6.
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Nuns on the Bus & Friends Stopping at Marywood for "Vote Our Future" Town HallThe Marywood stop on Tuesday, October 1, is part of a nationwide nonpartisan voter education effort conducted by NETWORK, a national Catholic advocacy organization.
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Constitution Day Talk: History of Voting Rights in Pennsylvania (Sept. 17)Local historian EJ Murphy will explore voting rights in Pennsylvania in the late 1830s and the subsequent constitutional changes that came with the intense debates over suffrage and voting rights for Black Pennsylvanians.