FROM GWYNNIES to GRIFFINS A thletics has been a part of GMercyU ’ s history since the start , beginning with physical education courses and a swimming club in 1949 .
Now , GMercyU ’ s athletics department features 17 men ’ s and women ’ s Division III teams . From the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference ( PAC ) to the Colonial States Athletic Conference ( CSAC ) to the current Atlantic East Conference ( AEC ), GMercyU has garnered 44 conference championships and 47 National Collegiate Athletics Association ( NCAA ) Tournament appearances .
Men ’ s Basketball , 1992
1948-1953
THROUGH the YEARS
GWYNNIES
In my 29 years of working in athletics at GMercyU , so much has evolved and changed . I started as a part-time basketball coach and began my role as Assistant Athletic Director in my second and third year . I became Athletic Director in my fourth year when then-President Sister Linda Bevilacqua , RSM , then- Assistant Vice President Sister Kati McMahon , RSM ’ 71 and Vice President Joe Coleman served as the driving forces in hiring me .
1953-1972
1972-1974
1975-NOW
THE RED AND THE GOLD
THE RED MACHINE
GRIFFINS
What keeps me here is that we ’ re never going to be finished improving . Every day is different . Every day is a new challenge . Walt Disney said at the opening of Disneyland in 1955 , ‘ Disneyland will never be completed . It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world .’ Our Athletic Department , and the University as a whole , will never be considered ‘ complete .’
I have , and continue to love , serving the GMercyU community through athletics . As we move forward with our new athletic strategic plan , I ’ m excited for our future .
KEITH MONDILLO , MSEd ’ 04 ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND WOMEN ’ S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH
1990s
1997 1998
Gwynedd-Mercy College reorganizes into five schools : the School of Allied Health , the School of Arts and Sciences , the School of Business and Computer Information Sciences , the School of Education and the School of Nursing .
The Academic Resource Center , now called The Student Success Center , opens .
Gwynedd-Mercy College celebrates its 50th anniversary .
20
TODAY - FROM GWYNNIES to GRIFFINS