Marywood University is a coeducational, Catholic liberal arts university located on a 115-acre (0.47 km2) campus in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1915 by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scranton) and currently enrolls approximately 3,000 students, most of whom are in undergraduate programs.
Academic Program
Marywood's programs are administered through four degree-granting colleges, with undergraduate degrees offered in over 50 academic programs including the arts, sciences, business, music, fine arts, social work, and nursing. All students are required to complete a core curriculum in the liberal arts in addition to the courses in their major. Undergraduates may also enroll in double majors, honors and independent study programs, practicums, internships, and study abroad, as well as Army and Air Force ROTC programs.
Athletics
Marywood University belongs to the NCAA Division III, Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC). The official name given is the Marywood Pacers. Marywood currently competes at the varsity level in baseball, basketball, cross-country, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball.
Campus Buildings and Landmarks
The Rotunda The Liberal Arts Center, completed in 1923, is crowned with one of the campus' most distinctive architectural features, the dome of the Rotunda.
foreground, Memorial Commons
- Center for Natural & Health Science, is home to several majors including, Math, Science, Nursing & Public Administration and Physician Assistant.
- Center for Spiritual Life
- Fricchione Day Care Center, built in 1991, is a child development center open to the children of Marywood's staff, faculty and students.
- Health & Physical Education Center, includes a swimming pool, fitness center, basketball/volleyball court, racquetball courts, aerobic room, gymnasium, saunas, and training room.
- Immaculata Hall, was built in the 1950s. It was originally called Alumnae Hall, but it was later renamed to honor Sister M. Immaculata Gillespie, Marywood's first dean. It is home to the Undergraduate Admissions Office, the Institutional Research Office, and the President's office.
- Insalaco Center for Studio Arts, built from 2000-2001, houses various artistic disciplines.
- Learning Resources Center (LRC), built from 1964-1968, houses library services, instructional technology services, and computer training and user support services.
- Liberal Arts Center (LAC), is home to many academic departments including: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Social Sciences, English, and the Foreign Languages Department.
- Maria Hall, one of the original campus structures, now houses the Development area of University Advancement.
- Media Center, is the home to TV Marywood, WVMW-FM 91.7, Instructional Technology Services and Distance Education and e-Learning.
- Mellow Center for Athletics and Wellness, includes a 1,500 seat arena, a 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) fitness center and other athletic facilities.
- Memorial Arch, built in 1902, originally held the inscription "Mt. St. Mary's" and marked the entrance to the original Motherhouse, which was the location of Mt. St. Mary's seminary. Even though the Motherhouse was destroyed by fire in 1971, the arch still stands as the welcoming landmark at the entrance of the campus.
The Memorial Arch , built in 1902, marks the entrance to the original Motherhouse, which was the location of St. Mary's Seminary.
- Memorial Commons, built in 1975 as a remembrance of the original IHM Motherhouse that burned down in 1971 where the building once laid.
- Nazareth Student Center, built in 1964, houses a lounge, a game room, the university Bookstore, the Office of Student Activities and Leadership Development, and other university offices.
- O'Neill Center for Healthy Families, built in 2002, houses academic programs and research activities along with community programs and health care services.
- Printing/Mailing Center, one of the original structures on campus, houses Marywood's post office and the campus print shop.
- The Rotunda contains Marywood's Liberal Arts Center.
- Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts (PAC), built in the 1950s as Assumption Hall, was rededicated in honor of Sette LaVerghetta in 1998. It is home to the Communication Arts and Music Departments.
- Tony Domiano Early Childhood Center, built in 2000, provides space for about 60 children in pre-school and kindergarten.
- Shields Center for Visual Arts, serves Marywood's art students. It has lab space for computer graphics, art history, and art therapy. On the first floor is the Mahady Gallery which has changing exhibits on a monthly basis.
- William G. McGowan Center, renovated in 1998, was previously known as the Center for Human Services. It is home to the College of Education and Human Development along with the Counseling/Student Development Center and the School of Continuing Education.
Housing
- Loughran Hall - Loughran Hall is a residence hall for Freshman only. It also houses the Swartz Center for Spiritual Life, Marian Chapel, and the Conference Center.
- Madonna Hall- Madonna hall is an upperclassmen dorm with co-ed floors. A full kitchen and movie theater are housing in here as well.
- Regina Hall - Originally named O'Reilly Hall, this was the first student residence built at Marywood in the late 1920s. After the Motherhouse was destroyed by fire in 1971, the area that had once been the formal dining room was converted for use as a chapel. The chapel was then converted to what is now the Liguori Center. Regina Hall is still a residence dorm today.
- Immaculata Hall - Originally built in the 1950s and named Alumnae Hall, it was later renamed Immaculata Hall to honor Sister M. Immaculata Gillespie, Marywood's first dean. Immaculata also has two floors of all single-room dorms for resident students.
- Emmanuel Hall - All female small student residence dorm.
- Perpetual Hall - All male student residence house.
- McCarty Hall - Dedicated in November 1941, McCarty Hall was once used as a practice House for students majoring in vocational home economics. Today it stands as an all female residence house.
- Bethany Hall - All female student residence house.
- Woodland Townhouse Apartments - Apartments for upperclassmen residents. Two styles of apartments; housing 5 people or 6 people, either all male or all female apartment.
Arboretum
Marywood University Arboretum
The Marywood University Arboretum (115 acres) is located across the campus of the university. The campus was declared an arboretum in 1975 in honor of Sister Maria Laurence Maher, then Professor of Biological Sciences, and received its official designation as such in 1997. It now contains 44 species of trees (105 varieties), with a comparable collection of shrubs, as well as ornamental grasses, and perennial, biennial, and annual flowers.
Creation of Provost
On May 16, 2008, Marywood University announced that Peter Cimbolic, Ph.D. was appointed to the university's Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Coordinates: 41°26′01″N 75°38′03″W / 41.4337°N 75.6342°W / 41.4337; -75.6342
