Mercyhurst University - Walking Tour of Historical Markers

Christ the King Chapel

Location: Outside the Chapel in the Foyer

• History of Christ the King Chapel’s Architectural Features and Mural

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Mary Garden

The Founding of Mercyhurst College

• Titusville St. Joseph’s and Golden Jubilee in 1920
• Expansion of Women’s High Education

and Parochial Schools

• Andrews, Bishop Gannon (Fr. Gasson)
• Copper Rd Setting: “Old Lowry Farm”
• Mercy “Wooded Hillock”

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Old Main/ Preston

Location: Outside,Near One of the Mary Statues

A Mercy-Catholic Women’s College Where All Are Welcome

• Ecumencial Spirit, Yet True to its Catholic

Faith and Mercy Charism

• Spiritual Life
• Veneration of Blessed Mother Embodies a College Grounded in Education and Women Empowerment
• Young Jewish Women of Early Years

in Context of Fierce Anti-Semitism

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Old Main

Location:West Entrance, North Corner of the West Lawn

Frances Warde, Mother Borgia, and the Pioneer Mercy Sisters of Mercyhurst

• Catherine McAuley and Mercy Sisters’ Founding
• Frances Warde Mother Borgia Egan
• Sisters Attaining Their Degrees

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Carolyn Herrmann Student Union/ The Roost

Student Life - Before the Sixties/”The Roost”

• Integration of Seminary and

College in Social Activities

• Importance of Fostering Proper Social Etiquette
• Discipline for “Auto-Riding with Men”

and In Loco Parentis at Mercyhurst

• Use of “Chicken Coop” as First Lounge

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Grotto

Location: Right Side of the Ivy

Sisters Xavier and Regis O’Neil in France

• Return with a Vision of a Grotto Inspired by our Lady of Lourdes Shrine
• Designed and Constructed Amid the Great Depression by Fr. Wm Sullivan

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Mercyhurst Rock

Location: Facing the Gates

“Go from the Good to Do Well:” The Story of the Mercyhurst Gates

• Harry K. Thaw, Stanford White, and Evelyn Nesbit
• Brandon Smith and Mother Borgia

Egan’s Carpe Diem Spirit

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Trinity Green (Option 1)

“Let Each of Us Resolve:” The Transformational Presidency of Sister Carolyn Herrmann

• Sr. Carolyn Advancing the Social Justice Concerns of the Sisters
• Leading the College Through a Tumultuous Time
• Civil Rights Movement
• Women and Antiwar Movements
• Decision to go Co-Educational

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Tullio Field

Location: North/ Main Entrance

Go Lakers! Importance of Intercollegiate Athletics

• Women’s Sports, 1920s-60s
• Establishment of Crew, Football, Basketball, Ice

Hockey, Title IX/Co-Educational Impacts

• Great Student-Athletes

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Carolyn Herrmann Student Union (Option 2)

“Let Each of Us Resolve:” The Transformational Presidency of Sister Carolyn Herrmann

• Sr. Carolyn Advancing the Social Justice Concerns of the Sisters
• Leading the College Through a Tumultuous Time
• Civil Rights Movement
• Women and Antiwar Movements
• Decision to go Co-Educational

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Zurn Hall

Location: North Main Entrance

“More than a Utilitarian Education:” The Value of the Liberal Arts

• Development of “the Whole Person”
• Marriage of Professional Programs with the Liberal Arts Where Reason/Faith and the Arts Have Flourished Together
• Sister Eymard Poydock
• A Biologist, Cutting-Edge Cancer

Therapy Researcher, and Painter

• Sister Angelica Cummings
• Sciences and Arts
• “Great Books” Lectures, Cultural Presentations,

and Theatrical Performances

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Center for Academic Engagement

Location: Outside

Engagement with the World Beyond the Gates

• In the Tradition of Mother McAuley, Mercyhurst Engagement with the World Beyond the Gates
• Academic Programs to Confront Social Issues/

Instill Lifelong Commitment to Core Values

• Service Learning
• Study Abroad

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Old Main

Location: East Entrance, Left Side at the Base of the Stairs

Old Main and the Perseverance of the Sisters of Mercy

• Old Main’s Collegiate Gothic Revival Architectural Design and Features
• Ferdinand V. Durang
• Construction (Strike and Sisters’ Labor)
• Slate Roof Fundraising

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