Undergraduate and Graduate students
showcased their research at the annual
Student Research Conference. The night
began with a general poster session
followed by individual presentations.
Gwynedd Mercy University hosted
its 69th Annual Commencement
Ceremony, celebrating the dedication
and accomplishments of 820 Distinctive
Mercy Graduates earning their associate,
bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral
degrees.
Members of the GMercyU Community
packaged more than 15,000 meals
which were sent to Burkina Faso, West
Africa through Catholic Relief Services’
Helping Hands Program.
GMercyU hosted an Academic
Symposium titled “Integration of the
Critical Concerns of the Sisters of Mercy
into the Signature Seminars.”
Deanne H. D’Emilio, JD was
inaugurated as the sixth president of
Gwynedd Mercy University. Inauguration
Day kicked off with an Ecumenical
Service, followed by the Installation
Ceremony and Campus Fair and
Reception.
The women’s tennis team won its
fifth-straight Colonial States Athletic
Conference Team Championship, beating
Immaculata University 5-0.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
The new space where GMercyU’s
recently launched Occupational Science
and Occupational Therapy programs will
be housed was unveiled.
Six members of the GMercyU
Community, comprising of faculty, staff,
and a student, traveled to Gros Morne,
Haiti for a week-long discovery and fact-
finding trip as part of GMercyU’s new
partnership with the Sisters of Mercy of
the Americas.
GMercyU’s annual Health and
Wellness Fair featured more than 20
organizations providing health and
wellness services, including nutritional
counseling, eye exams, and information
on sports safety.
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Ann Gibbons Phalen, PhD, CRNP,
NNP-BC was named the new Dean of the
Frances M. Maguire School of Nursing
and Health Professions. Dr. Phalen
began her tenure on August 1, 2018.
Women’s Tennis Head Coach Jim Holt
hosted the Touch of Tennis clinic for
its 19th season. The free camp brings
together members of the GMercyU
tennis teams, community volunteers, and
athletes with special needs for a night of
fun and fitness.