Misericordia University
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| Misericordia University | |
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| Established | 1924 |
| Type: | Private |
| President: | Michael A. MacDowell |
| Dean: | Kit Foley |
| Undergraduates: | 1,428 |
| Location | Dallas, PA, USA |
| Campus: | Suburban |
| Colors: | Blue and Yellow |
| Mascot: | Cougar |
| Affiliations: | Roman Catholic Church, Sisters of Mercy |
| Website: | http://www.misericordia.edu/ |
Misericordia University is a four-year Catholic, co-educational liberal arts university in Dallas, Pennsylvania near the cities of Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. It was founded by the Religious Sisters of Mercy on August 15, 1924.
Graduates receive an MU diploma and can participate in the school’s GPP-Guaranteed Placement Program- assurance.
The school has had an athletics program since 1932, when it introduced intramural sports.[edit] External links
Member schools of the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference | |
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| North Division | Alvernia College • Cedar Crest College • Centenary College of New Jersey • Gwynedd-Mercy College • Marywood University • Misericordia University |
| South Division | Cabrini College • Eastern University • Immaculata University • Neumann College • College of Notre Dame of Maryland • Rosemont College |
Conference for Mercy Higher Education |
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| Carlow University • College of Saint Mary • Georgian Court University • Gwynedd-Mercy College • Maria College of Albany• Mercy College of Northwest Ohio • Mercyhurst College • Misericordia University • Mount Aloysius College • Mount Mercy College • Salve Regina University • St. Joseph College • St. Joseph's College • St. Xavier University • Trocaire College • University of Detroit Mercy |
