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Financing Your Future: Investing in Graduate Education

Scholarships, Assistantships, and Student Loans

Scholarships for Graduate Students Seeking Master’s Degrees, the Educational Specialist Degree, or Certifications (NOT School of Social Work Students)

Marywood University awards scholarships each year to graduate students on the competitive basis of academic promise, professional focus and commitment, and financial need. Scholarships are available to both full-time and part-time students. The application deadline for these scholarships is mid-February of each year. You must apply on-line at the financial aid section of the Marywood University website, www.marywood.edu.

Graduate Speech-Language Pathology Program Scholarships

The graduate admission application serves as the scholarship application for prospective graduate students of the Speech-Language Pathology Program. The departmental academic progress file serves as the scholarship application for current graduate students in the Speech-Language Pathology Program. There are no other documentation obligations for scholarship consideration for prospective and current Speech-Language Pathology Program graduate students.

Prospective Speech-Language Pathology Program students should adhere closely to the graduate admission application deadline. Scholarship notification letters will be mailed in early April to current Speech-Language Pathology Program graduate students. Prospective students will receive scholarship notification letters with their admission acceptance packet.

Prospective and current graduate students of the Speech-Language Pathology Program who wish to be considered for graduate assistantship should use the Master's Degree and Post-Baccalaureate Assistantship Application.

Graduate Physician Assistant Program Scholarships

The graduate admission application serves as the scholarship application for prospective graduate students of the Physician Assistant Program. The departmental academic progress file serves as the scholarship application for current graduate students in the Physician Assistant Program. There are no other documentation obligations for scholarship consideration for prospective and current Physician Assistant Program graduate students.

Prospective Physician Assistant Program students should adhere closely to the graduate admission application deadline. Scholarship notification letters will be mailed in March to current Physician Assistant Program graduate students. Prospective students will receive scholarship notification letters with their admission acceptance packet.

Prospective and current Physician Assistant Program graduate students will not be considered for graduate assistantships. The schedule and intensity of program studies are not compatible with the requirements and expectations of graduate assistantships.

Assistantships for Graduate Students Seeking Master’s Degrees, the Educational Specialist Degree, or Certifications

Marywood University provides graduate assistantships that are designed to further the educational goals of full-time graduate students in an environment of academic excellence. Graduate assistants serve Marywood University by working with the faculty to advance research or with professional staff to enhance services.

Assistantships with twenty work hours per week afford tuition remission for eighteen graduate credits per academic year and a full assistantship stipend. Assistantships with ten work hours per week offer tuition remission for nine graduate credits per academic year and one-half of the full assistantship stipend.

The deadline for these assistantships is mid February of each year. You must apply on-line at the financial aid section of the Marywood University website, www.marywood.edu.

School of Social Work Financial Aid

Graduate students in the School of Social Work are eligible for financial aid awards on the basis of documented financial need. The application deadline for these financial aid awards is mid April of each year. You must apply on-line at the financial aid section of the Marywood University website, www.marywood.edu.

School of Social Work Merit Scholarship Program

The graduate admission application serves as the academic merit scholarship application for prospective graduate students to the School of Social Work. The departmental academic progress file serves as the scholarship application for current graduate students in the School of Social Work. There are no other documentation obligations for merit scholarship consideration for prospective and current School of Social Work graduate students.

Prospective School of Social Work graduate students should adhere closely to the graduate admission application deadline. Prospective students selected to receive a merit scholarship will be notified soon after they receive their admission acceptance packet.

Prospective and current graduate students from the School of Social Work who wish to be considered for graduate assistantship should use the Master's Degree, Educational Specialist Degree, and Post-Baccalaureate Assistantship Application.

Prospective and current graduate students from the School of Social Work may also apply each academic year for School of Social Work Financial Aid and Social Justice Incentive Scholarships. Please see each scholarship description to assess your eligibility.

Prospective and current social work students for the Central Pennsylvania Program are not eligible for merit-based aid. Marywood University provides a discount tuition package to all students of the Central Pennsylvania Program.

School of Social Work Social Justice Incentive Scholarships

The Social Justice Incentive Scholarships are available only to master’s degree students in their advanced practice year in the Marywood University School of Social Work. Successful applicants for these scholarships must have an interest in social justice practice and preparation for practicum-based learning in a setting emphasizing social justice.

Social Justice Incentive Scholarships have an application deadline of mid-April of each year. You must apply on-line at the financial aid section of the Marywood University website, www.marywood.edu.

Ph.D. Human Development Doctoral Program Scholarships

Ph.D. Human Development Doctoral Program Scholarships have an application deadline of mid April of each year. You must apply on-line at the financial aid section of the Marywood University website, www.marywood.edu.

Ph.D. Human Development Doctoral Program Assistantships

Ph.D. Human Development Doctoral Program Assistantships have an application deadline of mid April of each year. You must apply on-line at the financial aid section of the Marywood University website, www.marywood.edu.

Psy.D. Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program Scholarships

The graduate admission application serves as the scholarship application for prospective doctoral students of the Clinical Psychology Program. The departmental academic progress file serves as the scholarship application for current doctoral students in the Clinical Psychology Program. There are no other documentation obligations for scholarship consideration for prospective and current doctoral students of the Clinical Psychology Program. Prospective doctoral students of the Clinical Psychology Program should adhere closely to the graduate admission application deadline. Scholarship notification letters will be mailed in May to both prospective and current doctoral students of the Clinical Psychology Program. Psy.D. Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program Assistantships are awarded through an internal departmental process.

Graduate Assistantship

Pearson Scholarship was established by the estate of Marie E. Pearson in 1998 to provide assistance to graduate students who have demonstrated academic excellence, but not necessarily financial need.

Endowed Scholarships and Institutional Resources

Scholarship and assistantship applicants should note that when you apply to the appropriate financial aid program based on your graduate major, Marywood University considers you for both endowed and institutional funds simultaneously.

Saint Bridget Scholarship was established in 1987 to provide support to students in the graduate programs on the basis of academic merit.

William and Carmel Callahan Scholarship was established in 1999 to provide scholarship support to students with a preference to legal residents of the island of St. John in the US Virgin Islands.

Harriet Chikowski ’42 Scholarship was established in 1995 by Harriet Chikowski to provide scholarship assistance based on academic merit to students in the School of Social Work who maintain employment in an agency that involves work with families with multiple problems and pre-delinquent child(ren).

Sister M. Cuthbert Donovan, I.H.M. Graduate Scholarship was founded by Sister M. Cuthbert Donovan, I.H.M., Dean Emerita, to provide tuition scholarships on the basis of academic merit and need to alumnae/alumni of Marywood University for attendance in the graduate programs.

Monsignor William L. Donovan Endowed Scholarship was established in 2006 by Monsignor Donovan to provide financial need for undergraduate or graduate students in support of their education.

Irenee du Pont Scholarship was established in 1974 to provide scholarship assistance to students of business and computer science.

Dr. James Golden Memorial Scholarship was established in 1990 by family, friends, and former students of the late Dr. Golden to provide scholarship support to a student pursuing a graduate degree in Counseling.

Graduate I.H.M. Scholarship Fund was founded in 1982 by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who teach in a special summer project. Their desire is to assist individuals in achieving their professional goals in graduate education.

Graduate Student Council Scholarship was established in 1989 by the Graduate Student Council and other friends of the University. Income from this endowment provides scholarship assistance to students on the basis of academic achievement and financial need.

Carol E. Greenblatt Scholarship was established in 2000 to provide assistance for graduate and undergraduate students in the School of Social Work.

Paul A. Henry Memorial Scholarship was established in 2004 by his daughter, Dr. Ann R. Henry ’73 to provide scholarship assistance to graduate and undergraduate students on the basis of financial need.

Hughes Family Endowed Scholarship was established in 1985 by Sister M. Constance Melvin, I.H.M., in honor of Mary M. Hughes and her parents, Mary A. and Michael Hughes, to provide scholarship assistance, on the basis of academic merit, for study in librarianship and/or media.

Catherine Boylan Hussie Scholarship established in 1990 by the donor to provide financial aid for needy male or female graduate/undergraduate students.

Peter Kohudic Scholarship was established in 1995 by Peter and Nancy D. Kohudic to provide financial aid for undergraduate or graduate, full or part-time students who are communicants of the Orthodox Christian Faith with preference given to students from St. Tikhon’s Theological Seminary. The recipient must be at least of second year (sophomore) status.

Alice Lawrence Memorial Scholarship was established in 1991 to provide assistance to graduate and undergraduate female students over 35 years of age returning to school to complete their degree or career choices.

The Robert J. Mahady Scholarship was established in 2000 by Mrs. Betty Mahady to provide scholarship support for graduate and undergraduate students in the Department of Business and Managerial Science.

Deceased Members Class of 1957 Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established in 2006 by members and friends of the class to provide scholarship support to needy undergraduate/graduate students with preference to direct descendants of the Marywood College Class of 1957.

Class of 1995 Scholarship – Preference shall be given to a recent graduate of Marywood University entering graduate at Marywood University on a full-time basis; financial need.

Sister M. Bernardina McAndrew, I.H.M. Scholarship was established in 1974 by Sister M. Bernardina McAndrew, I.H.M. to provide assistance to a graduate psychology student on the basis of academic merit and need.

James F. Mellody Memorial Scholarship was established in 2002 to provide assistance for graduate students who demonstrate financial need.

Dr. Fergus T. Monahan School of Social Work Scholarship was established in 1989 to provide assistance to students in the Graduate School of Social Work with priority given to those who are minorities; woman, single heads of household who are supporting their children while they attend school; and students with established financial need.

Matthew J. and Margaret M. Hunkele O’Connell ’45 Endowed Scholarship was established by the donors in 2001 to provide financial aid for any needy and qualified student.

Sister M. Johnine O’Neill, IHM Endowed Scholarship established in 2007 to provide financial aid to full-time/part-time undergraduate/graduate students who are currently employed and wish to further their education.

Eugene L. Raymond Scholarship was established in 1966 in memory of Eugene L. Raymond, a charter member of the Development Committee of Marywood University. This scholarship is awarded to worthy students who are being trained for work among children in the fields of psycho-education and psychotherapy.

Helen Scanlon Ruane Scholarship established in 2001 by the donor to provide financial aid for students in the post baccalaureate certification in school librarianship.

Madeline Geiger Spitzer Endowed Scholarship established in 2006 to provide financial aid to a graduating senior from Marywood University who will be attending a postgraduate program in the area of education.

Mary Donohue Stahl ’36 Scholarship established in 1996 to provide financial aid for any student without preference or restriction. The scholarship is renewable if the recipient continues to meet the academic standards of the University.

Thalia Ann Thomas Scholarship was established in 1997 by Ms. Thomas to provide assistance to candidates for the M.A. degree in Art Therapy, then to candidates for the M.F.A. degree.

John Timko, Jr. Scholarship was established in 1980 to provide assistance to graduate students in business.

Harry M. and Marie E. Pearson Fund was established in 1995 to provide support for Graduate Assistantships. Graduate assistants are chosen from students in the Department of Counseling and Psychology.

Federal Student Loan Programs

To apply for a Federal Stafford Loan and/or Graduate Plus Loan, complete a Fall/Spring Student Loan Information Form and a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) no later than June 30 for enrollment beginning with the fall semester or November 30 for enrollment beginning with the spring semester. The FAFSA is to be completed on-line at www.fafsa.ed.gov and the Fall/Spring Student Loan Request Form is to be obtained on-line at the financial aid section of the Marywood University website, www.marywood.edu.

Federal Subsidized Stafford Student Loan. Under this program, matriculating graduate students enrolled on at least a half-time basis (minimum of six credits per semester) can borrow up to $8,500 per academic year. Eligibility for the subsidized portion of the loan is based upon a federal eligibility formula.

Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Student Loan. Under this program, matriculating graduate students enrolled on at least a half-time basis (minimum of six credits per semester) can borrow up to $12,000 IN ADDITION to the Federal Subsidized Stafford Student Loan per academic year. Unlike the Federal Subsidized Stafford Student Loan, borrowers do not have to demonstrate financial need for the Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Student Loan. The approved loan amount can never exceed the actual cost of education less any other scholarships, grants, employer reimbursement, or loans received.

Federal Graduate PLUS Loan. Under this program, matriculating graduate students enrolled on at least a half-time basis (minimum of six credits per semester) can borrow the difference between the cost of education less any other scholarships, grants, employer reimbursement, or loans received.

Marywood University uses the Borrower-Based Academic Year policy for the processing of all federal student loans. The Borrower-Based Academic Year is individualized for each borrower and may begin at any time within the scheduled academic year. Included in the Borrower-Based Academic Year are only those terms in which the matriculating student was enrolled on at least a half-time basis (minimum of 6 credits).

Alternative Loan Sources

A listing of alternative loan sources, with a brief description of each loan, can be obtained on-line at the financial aid section of the Marywood University website, www.marywood.edu.

Deferred Tuition Plan

The deferred payment plan allows settlement of expenses in four payments (for a deferred payment fee). This plan requires payment of one-quarter of tuition plus all fees, including the deferred payment fee and room and board, by the semester payment due date or at registration. The remaining three-quarters of tuition is due in three equal payments on dates set by the Cashier’s Office. Application must be made by the semester payment due date or at registration.

Employer Deferred Plan

Payment of tuition may be deferred if the student has provided a completed “Application for Deferment of Tuition Payment” form that is signed by the student’s employer. Students are required to pay all fees and any portion of tuition not covered by their employer at the Cashier’s Office by the semester due dates or at registration. The application for this deferment is available from the Cashier’s Office or on the Marywood website, www.marywood.edu.

Religious Tuition Reduction

The University grants a thirty percent reduction in tuition, exclusive of fees, to clergy and members of religious communities. The application for this tuition reduction is available from the Cashier’s Office or on the Marywood website, www.marywood.edu.

Credit Cards

VISA, MASTER CARD, and DISCOVER CARD are also accepted.

Web Payments

Credit card payments may be made on the Marywood University website, www.marywood.edu. Click on Student Services, then Student Information System, and then log in by entering your Student ID number and PIN number. Follow the prompts to pay with your credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or Discover).

Computer Training and User Support Services

Computer Training and User Support provides computing facilities, worldwide networking access, and related services in support of Marywood University’s commitment to providing high-quality, usable technology for its students, faculty, and staff. This commitment includes access to the Internet and World Wide Web, both on campus and off campus, as well as access to dozens of academic software packages in ten computer labs and two drop-in labs. There is at least one lab in each classroom building. Labs are constantly being upgraded to provide the latest in computing technology.

There is a Windows PC lab that also serves as a drop-in lab in the Learning Resources Center (LRC). Computer access is available to students at all times when the LRC is open: 91 hours per week with extended hours during and prior to the week of final exams each semester. Computer lab software includes, but is not limited to:

• Microsoft Office (Windows version includes Word, Access, Excel, Publisher and PowerPoint)
• web page development tools
• Internet Explorer as the web browser
• specialized art, business, education, music, and science software
• the statistical package, SPSS

Each lab is supported for printing needs by laser printers to provide high-quality printing for class assignments and résumés. Color printing is also available through the Help Desk services in the LRC. In addition to the mainstream facilities for preparing classroom assignments, such as reports, there are also plotters in two labs
and scanners for both graphics and text in three labs. All labs are networked via a high-speed fiber optic link to the central Academic Information Services computer, which provides an Internet gateway as well as access to MELVIN, Marywood’s online library catalog. Electronic mail, web-browsing, bulletin-board services and access to world-wide computer network resources are available to all regularly enrolled students.

Services

In addition to providing support that constitutes the technology infrastructure of Marywood University, Computer Training and User Support staff also provides help in the form of:

• Trained students staff all major labs during most of the time in which the labs are open. In order to answer questions and troubleshoot problems, assistance is also provided by calling the Help Desk located in the LRC, third floor.
• Consultation on computer purchases, provided by the Coordinator of Computer Training and User Support.
• Presentation of workshops, generally held in the training alcove on the third floor of the LRC, to help students use computers more effectively. Workshops are scheduled and presented by various members of the staff. Calendars of the workshops are posted in all labs and published on Marywood’s web page. All workshops are free to Marywood students, faculty and staff.
• Documentation prepared by the coordinator and assistant trainer that provides simple step-by-step instructions on how to use various types of software.
• Web-based Help Desk available around the clock.

 

Learning Resources Center

Situated at the heart of the campus is the Learning Resources Center (LRC), which houses Library Services, Instructional Technology Services, Distance Education & E-Learning, Training and User Support Services, and the Academic Excellence Center. In addition to the more than 218,000 books and bound periodicals, the library collection also includes over 800 print periodical subscriptions, access to nearly 13,000 electronic full-text journals, more than 363,000 microforms and over 45,000 non-print items.

The library maintains a dynamic webpage which contains links to over 20 subject-specific indexing/abstracting databases including PsycInfo, ERIC, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health, the MLA International Bibliography and Social Work Abstracts, as well as multi-disciplinary full-text databases such as EBSCOHost’s Academic Search, Wilson Web, JSTOR, and LEXIS-NEXIS.

The library is fully integrated into the campus voice and data network and remote access is available for most databases. Other resources available from the webpage include: the library’s graphical online catalog, iLink, discipline-related links, as well as a state and regional virtual union catalogs. Other electronic services available through the webpage include: interlibrary loan, reserves and reference assistance.

Marywood University is a member PALCI, a Pennsylvania academic library consortium with over 40 members. Through PALCI’s EZBorrow service, the holdings of many Pennsylvania libraries, including large research libraries are easily accessible for borrowing by Marywood students. Reciprocal borrowing privileges at cooperating regional libraries are available through the Northeastern Pennsylvania Library Network.

The library offers numerous introductory workshops to the various databases and the online catalog. Traditional reference assistance is available during regular library hours. In-depth research consultation is available upon request.

Distance Education and E-Learning

Through the support of the Office of Distance Education and E-Learning, Marywood enables students, whose schedules do not allow for traditional on campus programs, to continue their studies through a variety of distance learning formats. Support services are also provided for faculty who wish to complement on-campus courses with electronic resources (e.g., Moodle and WebCT for a discussion group or for information storage).

The Office of Distance Education & E-Learning works in conjunction with Instructional Technology Services to provide support services for Interactive Video - conferencing, Moodle and WebCT (online) course development. These services include, but are not limited to, Moodle and WebCT course development training, assistance with e-pack course materials, PowerPoint presentations, videoconference equipment training, and video streaming.

Our videoconference classroom equipment also includes a Visual Presenter (document camera), an electronic whiteboard, as well as access to laptop computers, the campus network and the Internet for enhancing presentations. Arrangements for the use of this room or for videoconferences can be made by calling x4784.

Online, web-based courses using Moodle and WebCT are available for undergraduate, graduate, and Continuing Education students. These courses may also be available for high school students who qualify for participation in the Momentum Program.

Instructional Technology Services

Instructional Technology Services provides audiovisual, graphic, photographic, television, multi-image, and digital technology equipment services to the campus. Over 30 technology classrooms, equipped with video projectors, computers, VCRs, and DVD players, are supported. Two digital video production rooms are also available, by request, for special projects.

Instructional Technology Services also supports a campus-wide cable system, which includes satellite broadcasting for course related viewing and videoconferencing. An electronic bulletin board is also transmitted on the cable system, providing news and information to the Marywood campus.

The Lynett Multimedia Room is an instructional/learning space seating 180. This conference-styled theater can be used for video projection and other applications. The system is controlled, including room lights and other functions, from a centralized podium. Media previewing rooms are also available at the LRC for viewing videos, DVDs, and slides as well as for listening to CDs and cassettes. Arrangements for the use of the facilities or for related questions can be made by calling x2429.

Fricchione Day Care Center

The Fricchione Day Care Center opened in September 1991 as an integral part of Marywood University. It serves children of the University community as well as children of employees of St. Joseph’s Center and the Marian Convent. Child care services are provided for children from eight weeks through six years of age, twelve months a year, Monday through Friday 6:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. For further information please call (570) 961-4701.

Psychological Services Center

The Psychological Services Center (PSC) is an outpatient mental health clinic. The PSC exists in order to support two important goals:

1. to train graduate students enrolled in Psychology and Counseling programs.
2. to make quality, low cost mental health services available to both the University and the local communities.

The PSC provides outpatient evaluation, intervention, and educational services for children, adolescents, and adults; daytime, evening, and weekend appointments are available.

Evaluation services include interviewing procedures as well as formal psychological and educational testing. Intervention services include individual therapy, marital therapy, family therapy, group therapy, and brief consultations to individuals, families, and organizations. Educational services include the delivery of presentations and the dissemination of mental health newsletters.

Graduate students enrolled in Psychology and Counseling practicum courses have the opportunity, pending instructor approval, to provide clinical and educational services to PSC clients. Graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in other Psychology and Counseling classes may also use the clinic, pending instructor approval, for role-play activities. Licensed faculty members through the use of videotape, and live observation, in both individual and group supervision formats, closely supervise all clinical activity that is conducted by graduate students.

The PSC is a state-of-the-art training facility. The physical plant consists of seven individual/family therapy rooms, two large group therapy rooms, and a large multimedia observation room. Each therapy room has an adjacent observation area which affords students and faculty the opportunity to observe live clinical activity, given client consent. Each observation room is also equipped with video recording equipment; moreover, some rooms allow for the option of “bug-in-the-ear” supervision. The large multi-media observation room, which houses six monitors, three one-way mirrors, four VCRs and a TV, allows for simultaneous observation and video taping of up to three therapy rooms or the simultaneous video play back of up to four video taped sessions. Also available in the clinic are (1) computerized scoring and interpretation programs for commonly used psychological tests, (2) a collection of developmentally appropriate toys for play assessments and therapy, and (3) a variety of desktop and laptop computers.

All clinical activity that occurs within the PSC is practiced in accord with the ethical and legal requirements of the American Psychological Association, the American Counseling Association, the National Association of School Psychologists, and the Pennsylvania Board of Professional Psychology. To that end, strict professional standards of informed consent, privacy, and confidentiality are maintained.

The staff of the PSC consists of a half time director, a secretary, two graduate assistants, the graduate students who provide clinical and educational services, and the licensed Psychology and Counseling faculty, who supervise the graduate students. To make an appointment to receive services at the PSC, please call (570) 348-6269. Clinic hours and other related information may be found on the clinic website at www.marywood.edu/pcs.

Services and Programs

Academic Excellence Center

The Academic Excellence Center is a comprehensive academic resource center that provides services ranging from peer tutoring and writing support to accommodations for students with documented disabilities. To promote academic success, the area is complete with individual computer workstations, a separate assistive technology laboratory, and a general tutoring center and lounge. Tutoring is available daily on a drop-in basis or by appointment, including evenings and weekends. In addition, workshops are provided to assist students with improving their study habits, writing and research skills, time management, and other topics dedicated to promoting academic success.

Disability Services

The Office of Student Support Services offers state-of-the-art facilities and accessible technology, learning support services and resources, counseling, academic advising, and related services to foster a positive and successful academic and student life experience for students with disabilities. Individualized support, advising, advocacy, and accommodations are available to every qualified student. The staff also works with students to develop strategies to enhance their time management, study and test preparation skills, and to promote successful transitions to Marywood and beyond.

Office of Honors and Fellowships

The Office of Honors and Fellowships administers the undergraduate honors program, and provides information and support to both undergraduate and graduate students planning to apply for major national scholarships and fellowships. Scholarships such as the Fulbright are available to graduate students who meet the appropriate eligibility criteria.

Writing Center

The Writing Center provides individual consultation during any stage of the writing process: prewriting, writing a first draft, revising, or editing. Assistance with all writing issues, from grammar to matters of style, is readily available to graduate students. Individual appointments may be made and assistance is available by: e-mail (dreedy@marywood.edu), phone: (570) 340-6045, or fax (570) 340-6028.

Student Life Division: Mission, Services, and Programs

Mission

In the context of the University’s mission, Catholic identity, and core values, the Student Life Division complements the University’s academic goals by engaging students through an integrated program of services and educationally purposeful learning experiences designed to enhance holistic growth and personal development.

Services and Programs

Athletics and Recreation

Intercollegiate athletics and recreation are integral aspects of the total educational program. Through training, teamwork, and rigorous competition, students are provided with opportunities for development of varied skills and values.

The University is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III and of the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC). Fourteen athletic teams, eight sports for women (basketball, cross-country, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball), and six sports for men (baseball, basketball, cross-country, lacrosse, soccer, and tennis) are sponsored. Graduate students may be eligible to participate in athletics and should contact the Director of Athletics and Recreation for more information.

Formal and informal recreation opportunities also are provided through intramural sports, wellness classes, sports clubs, and varied fitness activities. Facilities available include an indoor pool, and a state-of-the-art Athletics and Wellness Center that provides a fitness center with a climbing wall, a gymnasium and an arena, racquetball courts, a dance and aerobics studio, saunas, a sand volleyball court, tennis courts, and intercollegiate/intramural athletics fields.

Campus Ministry

Campus Ministry serves the mission of the University by promoting a faith community among faculty, staff, and students and by providing opportunities for liturgical worship, prayer experiences, spiritual direction, moral development, community service, and social justice activities. All activities are planned, organized, and administered by students under the mentorship of the Campus Ministry staff. Students are thus prepared to assume leadership roles in both church and society. All members of the community, regardless of denomination, are invited to participate in Campus Ministry activities. Graduate students are encouraged to offer suggestions about ways in which Campus Ministry can best serve their needs. In particular, graduate students are invited to use the quiet space designated for them in the McGowan Center (Room 1071) for rest, reflection, or prayer.

Career Services

The Career Services Office offers services and programs to support graduate students with career decisions, and transitions. Career counseling and assistance with resume preparation, job search techniques, and employment interviews are provided. Computerized systems for assessment and access to information about vocational interests, aptitudes, values, and work world are provided. Full- and part-time work opportunities are listed through a job announcement service. Employer information vital to interview preparation and audiovisual aids to help with decision- making are offered in the Career Resources Library, and announcements about employment fairs are available regularly. The Alumni Career Network for students and graduates wishing to communicate with alumni across the country regarding employment and relocation also is provided. Comprehensive information about graduate programs is available as well.

Counseling/Student Development Center

The Counseling/Student Development Center (C/SDC) supports the University’s mission by assisting students’ personal and academic development through a variety of psychological, psychiatric, and outreach services. These services help students to develop effective problem-solving and decision-making skills, to make satisfying life choices, and to maximize their capacity for on-going emotional and social growth.

The professional staff and supervised graduate student interns respond to a spectrum of needs, from providing information to assisting with serious psychological issues. In addition to individual counseling, support group sessions on important topics within the student community are offered. The C/SDC is committed to a comprehensive wellness philosophy and numerous outreach educational programs to encourage social, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, and physical well being are presented. Through the Peers on Wellness (POW) Advisors, peer education to enhance wellness throughout the community is offered. Students normally are seen by appointment and, when possible, on a walk-in basis or at times when the C/SDC is not open. In addition a twenty-four hour “hotline” (570-348-6245) for emergency assistance is available. Strict professional privacy and confidentiality standards are maintained by the staff.

Dean of Students

The Dean of Students supervises a program of varied services and activities to increase student learning and personal development through formal and out-of-class learning experiences. Planning, policy formulation, and management of the Housing and Residence Life and the Student Activities and Leadership Development Offices is coordinated by the dean who is the primary administrative liaison to the student body. The dean of students also administers the disciplinary/ judicial policies and procedures and related services and programs.

Housing and Residence Life

The mission of the Housing and Residence Life Office is to provide a safe, comfortable, secure, and nurturing living-learning environment, conducive to students’ academic and personal development while intentionally fostering a sense of community, civic engagement and responsibility, and appreciation for diversity.

Accommodations range from traditional corridor-style residence halls to suites with private baths, townhouse-style apartments, and small living units. Each facility is staffed by a graduate student residence director. Undergraduate and graduate students serve as resident assistants in all living units. Selected on the basis of leadership ability, communication and interpersonal relationship skills, the Residence Life staff is well trained to develop a vibrant living/learning community.

Limited on-campus housing is available for full-time graduate students on a “space available basis” only. Applications are welcomed throughout the year and are responded to after June 1 in the order received. Information regarding off-campus housing may be obtained at: (www.marywood.edu/www2/stu_life/Residence_Life/housing) or by phone: (570) 348-6236.

Student Activities and Leadership Development

The Student Activities and Leadership Development Office staff coordinates activities and programs to increase students’ leadership skills and to enhance their personal, social, and cultural development through involvement in activities, organizations, and programs offering varied learning opportunities.

Other responsibilities of the office include the New Student Orientation Program, coordination of the formal leadership development/education program, administration of the student activities budget system, advisement of the Student Government Association and the Commuter Committee, recognition and advisement of student organizations, administration of the identification card system, and supervision of co-curricular activities and related programs.

Student Health Services

A Registered Nurse Director, a Nurse Practitioner, and a consulting nutritionist committed to a comprehensive wellness philosophy staff the Student Health Services Office. Medical services, health information, and counseling are available on weekdays when classes are held. Primary care (assessment and treatment) and referrals to community physicians and to campus and community resources for health education and counseling also are provided. Serious emergencies are referred immediately to nearby hospitals, and a staff member is available after office hours for telephone consultation. The Security and Safety Department Office, (570) 348-6242, should be contacted for assistance with emergencies.

Students are expected to submit a completed health history and immunization record to the Student Health Services Office. Any students who request services must complete a health history and immunization record before non-emergency treatment can be provided. Resident students who do not submit the completed health history record, including evidence of all vaccinations required by state and federal law, may be required to live off campus.

Graduate students are strongly encouraged to obtain health insurance. The primary care in the Student Health Services Office is provided without charge; however, students should be covered by health insurance to assist with the cost of laboratory tests, emergency room visits, physician treatment, or hospitalization. All such expenses are the students’ financial responsibility. Evidence of health insurance is required for international students and student-athletes. Graduate students are invited to consider a university-endorsed plan available for purchase. Informative brochures and enrollment forms may be obtained at: www.BollingerInsurance.com/ marywood, the Student Health Services Office or the Office of the Vice President for Student Life.

Student Honors

Recognition of Academic Excellence

The following medals are awarded to eligible graduate students:

SISTER ST. AGNES MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS
Founded by Ms. Angela Moran in honor of her sister, Sister St. Agnes Moran, I.H.M.

LORETTA HAGGERTY MEDAL IN COUNSELOR EDUCATION
Established by the trustees of the estate of Loretta Haggerty.

ELLA T. RUANE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN ART
Established in memory of Ella T. Ruane by her niece, Hazel F. Ruane.

FRANCIS L. AND KATHRYN MELVIN MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN
LIBRARY UTILIZATION
Founded by Sister M. Constance Melvin, I.H.M., in honor of her parents.

SISTER M. EVA CONNORS, I.H.M., PEACE MEDAL
Founded in memory of Sister M. Eva Connors, I.H.M., this medal is awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student.

SISTER DAVIDICA KILDEA, I.H.M., MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN VOICE
Established as a memorial to Sister Davidica by her nephew, this medal is awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student.

CLARENCE C. AND ELIZABETH WALTON MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Established by Dr. Clarence C. Walton to promote ethical and effective administrative leadership.

POLIZZI MEDAL FOR SCHOLARSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Founded by The Student Association, School of Social Work, in memory of Anthony C. Polizzi.

GEFFEN MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN PRACTICUM EDUCATION
Founded by Friends and Co-Workers in memory of Albert Geffen.

Student Organizations

Chi Sigma Iota

Advisor: Dr. John Lemoncelli
Chi Sigma Iota is an international honor society of counseling professionals and professionals-in-training, dedicated to excellence in scholarship, research and clinical practice. The purpose of Chi Sigma Iota is to promote and recognize exemplary attainment in the study and practice of counseling. Marywood’s chapter, Pi, encourages these high standards through speakers, programs and awards. Students who have completed 21 credits with a GPA of 3.50 or better are eligible for nomination to this prestigious society.

Delta Mu Delta

Advisor: Mr. George Marcinek
Delta Mu Delta is the national honor society in Business Administration. The purposes of Delta Mu Delta are to promote higher scholarship in training for business and to recognize and reward scholastic attainment in business subjects. The Iota Lambda Chapter holds an annual initiation ceremony during the fall semester. Students invited to membership must have completed at least half the requirements for the graduate degree, be in the top 20 percent of their class, and be in good standing.

Kappa Delta Pi

Advisor: Sister Ann M. Jablonski
Kappa Delta Pi is an international honor society in education. It is the oldest and largest honor society in education. Invitations to join are based on academic achievement, a commitment to education as a career and a professional attitude which assures the member’s steady growth in the field of education.

Kappa Pi

Advisor: Ms. Maria McDonald
Kappa Pi is an international collegiate art honor fraternity having as members those art students and graduates who, by their artistic expertise and influence, uphold the highest ideals of a liberal education. The Marywood Art Department Chapter of Kappa Pi, Zeta Omicron, provides membership for worthy graduate art students.

Pi Alpha Alpha

Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Munley
Pi Alpha Alpha is the national honor society for the field of public affairs and public administration. Membership is open to students in the master’s degree program in Public Administration. The purpose of this society is to encourage and recognize outstanding scholarship and accomplishment in public affairs and administration. It strives to foster integrity, professionalism and creative performance in the conduct of governmental and related public service activities.

Pi Kappa Lambda

Advisor: Sister Alphonsa Concilio
Outstanding graduates of all MA music programs are eligible for nomination by the faculty committee to Pi Kappa Lambda, the national music honor society.

Psi Chi

Advisor: Dr. Edward Crawley
Psi Chi is the national honor society in psychology, founded for the purpose of encouraging, stimulating and maintaining excellence in scholarship and advancing the science of psychology. Membership is open to graduate and undergraduate students making the study of psychology a major interest, who meet the qualifications in academic areas and commitment. The Marywood chapter holds an annual initiation ceremony during the spring semester and is involved with other campus activities.

Sigma Phi Omega

Advisor: Dr. Alice McDonnell
Sigma Phi Omega is the national honor society to recognize the excellence of those who study gerontology/ aging. Sigma Phi Omega seeks to promote scholarship, professionalism,friendship and services to older persons and to recognize exemplary attainment in gerontology/aging studies and related fields. Membership is open to undergraduate and graduate students who are majoring or minoring in gerontology/aging studies and related fields and who are in at least their second term of enrollment. Faculty, alumni, professional and honorary memberships are also available.

Sigma Theta Tau

Advisor: Dr. Robin Gallagher
Sigma Theta Tau is an international honor society for nursing. This organization is dedicated to improving the health of people worldwide through increasing the scientific base of nursing practice. Its members are nursing scholars committed to the pursuit of excellence in clinical practice, education, research and leadership. Invitations to join are based on academic achievement.