A STUDENT GALA THAT GIVES BACK GMercyU ’ s Student Activities Committee ( SAC ) hosted its firstever Gwynedd Gala in early May . The sold-out charity ball raised more than $ 4,000 for St . Vincent ’ s Villa of Baltimore , a residential behavioral health treatment center for children who ’ ve experienced trauma or have mental health concerns .
MSSLP PROGRAM LAUNCHES GMercyU ’ s Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program welcomed its first cohort this fall . The program was launched in response to the growing need for speech-language pathologists . According to U . S . News & World Report , speech-language pathologists rank as the # 3 job in healthcare and # 10 job overall on its Best 100 Jobs list for 2024 .
In addition to the MSSLP Program , GMercyU offers a Speech-Language Pathology Prerequisite ( SLPP ) Program , a one-year online program that prepares students to meet the admissions curriculum criteria for GMercyU ’ s MSSLP program as well as for other SLP graduate programs with similar requirements .
NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS INTRODUCED The Gwynedd Mercy University Board of Trustees announced five new members , who began their initial three-year term on July 1 , 2024 .
St . Vincent ’ s was one of several non-profit organizations that students visited in 2023 during an Alternative Break trip .
“ I was inspired by the teachers and organization . Dr . Amy doesn ’ t let the children ’ s history or family problems change the way she treats them ,” said Social Work major Erin Huggard ’ 25 of Dr . Amy Vaughan-Roland , Therapeutic Ecology Teacher at St . Vincent ’ s .
SAC has plans to make the Gwynedd Gala an annual event , with the next one tentatively scheduled for April 12 , 2025 .
Jie Du , PhD Founder , JDP Therapeutics
Melissa Fitzpatrick ’ 79 President , Kirby Bates Associates
Dennis Pfleiger , Jr . ’ 93 President , St . Luke ' s University Health Network , Quakertown
Regina Ward , RSM ’ 76 Associate Director for Mission Integration , Mercy Education System of the Americas
Christopher Pacheco Owner & Ceo ,
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GMercyU continues to attract a diverse group of leaders and innovators to its board . In 2022 , Gwynedd Mercy University ’ s Board had the third highest percentage of women amongst 29 Philadelphia-area colleges and universities , and was the only institution with a woman of color as Board Chair .
Top : Students in the first cohort of the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program
Right : Gwynedd Gala attendees Nyimeochen Owate ’ 26 , Samantha Peralte ’ 26 , and guest
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