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Hi H O T O B Y D . C O A N$j Sr . M. Eustace Taylor, R.S.M.,
General Coordinator ofthe Sisters of Mercy. *
S I S T E R E L E C T E DT O P P O S TSr. M . Eustace Taylor,
R.S.M ., the former directorof the English Department a t M
ercyhurst College, isthe new General Coordinator of the Sisters of
M ercy.Sr. Eustace w as elected to the head posffon June 7,197SJ
She officially took office on June 15, ' 1975,following a ceremony
of installation in the; M other-House chapel onE. Grandview
Blvd.Together w ith the General Coordinator, tw o othersisters are
elected to form a team. Sr. Gabriel Koch,R.S.M ., is the Resource
Coordinator, tha t is, incharge of finances. Sr. M . Charles W
eschler, R.S.M.,fjis the Life Style Coordinator. She deals with the
livingcircumstances of the Sisters of M ercy throughout theErie
Diocese. \ -J I JfAs General Coordinator, Sr. Eustace is the
directorof the various activities of the members of thecommunity.
The Sisters are connected wiuVgradeschools, high schools and
hospitals. M any teach inour own M ercyhurst College.Sister sees
herself as having a "leadership role inboth spiritual* and
professional activities of theSisters of M ercy." i * 5. t \Sister
served two previous terms as Superior, from1954 to 1960. Prior to
1954, she w as A ssistant Superiorand regained that post from 1963
to 1969. During herterms as Superior, she also was, ex officio,
President
of M ercyhurst College.Sr. Eustace had to give up teaching as a
full-timecareer, but she is currently teaching one course atthe
College. I \ ''f p-fSr. M . Charles Weschler is a familiar face
oncampus; just ask any chemistry student. Sister w asthe director
of j thef Natural Sciences andM athematics Division. \M ost people
w ould not know Sr. Gabriel Koch. A tone time she w as the head of
the French D epartmentand later, the College treasu rer. C
urrently, she is thedirector of the M ercy Center for the A ging
and hasdirected it from the beginning.The team will serve as a team
of four years.Sr. Eustac e has not forgotten M ercyhurst
College.^Looking out from the porch of the M other-House, sheremark
ed: "I feel sadness in having Ho w ithdrawfrom teaching at the
College. I had greafcenjoymentin my classes and in my students.
But, as a memberof the Board of Trustees, I hope to keep in close
touchwith the College." 3 gf ? j
B lueprint III SEPTEMBER 12, 1975
A "group ot eight personsrepresenting thestudents, faculty,
administration, and trustees of theCollegehas embarked on the
project of designingthe M ercyhurst of the 1980's..The group, known
as the Blueprint III Task Forcew as organized in May of this year
at the behest of Dr..M arion Shane, President of thsCollege. FThe
task force takes its name and heritage fromthe Blueprint I and
Blueprint II planning projects ofthe late 1960's and early 1970's.
A ccording to Dr.William Garvey, Vice President of A cademic A
ffairsand Chairman of the Task Forc e, it w as the first tw
oBlueprints that transformed the Mercyhursfcof 1965into the very
different M ercyhurst of 1975.,* When asked w hat the p urpose of
Blueprint IIIwould be, Dr. Garvey stated : I still believe that
thestatement 'the need for change is the only thing thatdoesn't
change' is an operative statement a t M ercyhurst..It's absolutely
necessary for the college tocontinuously consider significant
changes if it is tocontinue to meet the challenges to its
survival." Dr.
G R A N T P A D S F U N DM ercyhurst College has received a V
$50,000challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation for theplanned
Campus Center.jln order to receive thegrant, M ercyhurst has to
raise enough money by
August 1976 to build the proposed center.. The Kresge
Foundation, based in Troy, M ich., isrecognized nationally* as the
"leader*in aw ardingconstruction and renovation gran ts. IThe grant
brings the total amount raised to morethan $600,000. fg i |
P O L L S C I . E X C H A N G EA faculty exchange program has
been initiatedbetw een the departmen ts of Political? Science
atGannon College and M ercyhurst College for thecoming academic
year. The exchange program is part of the consortiumarrangement
between the two schools.|Dr. M ichael H. ErismanJ assistant
professor andchairma n of political science at Mercyhurst and
Dr.Paul S. Kim, associate professor of political science
at Gannon, w ill serve as visiting lecturers a t eachother's
campus. & I I tefi^The purpose of the exchange is to enrich the
of- ^^g^ ^ferings in political science * at both colleges and to |
jgf l #serve as a pilot program in inter-departmental m M
$cooperation. By pooling staff it is p ossible to offer * | r /* I
I f wstudents resources and diversity usually found only in hi L
III | - A | ] | | I Vmuch large r institutions without sacrificing
the close | | L f I I M V U L I Ipersonal contacts, smaller classes
and other advantages of small private liberal arts colleges.
Garvey further pointed out that the originalBlueprint I task
force had a reason for giving theirproject a number, because they
fully intended thatthere would be a continuing series of Blueprints
astime went on. *It w as at the organizational meeting in M ay"
thatPresident Shane spoke to the task fords on their goa Isand
presented them with the guidelines to be incorporated into any
plans for the M ercyhurst of thefuture. Those goals were: *1) an
optimum enrollment for M ercyhurst of 1500FTE (Full Time
Equivalency) Students.2) A continuing movement and commitmentk
tointerinstitutional cooperation through the ErieConsortium of
Colleges and Regionaliza tioa3) Preservation of the Christian
heritage of theCollege. H K4) Development of programs w hich w ould
rela te tothe living and career needs of students and society
ingeneral,Including consideration of the market appealof new
programs. ?5) Development of Mercyhurst's role in the Continuum and
its commitment to life-long learning.At that same meeting, Dr.
Shane submitted apossible concept for consideration and evaluation
bythe Task Force. The concept involved a newcurriculum for the
College in w hich students wouldtake a number of courses aimed at
developing anaw areness of the problems facing the globalvillage"
of today's w orld society. Other such concepts and proposals w ill
be considered by the TaskForce. v *One of the important duties for
the Task Force w illbe to formulate a purpose* and a set of goals
forM ercyhurst as a college. Dr. Shane stated: "BeforeBlueprint I,
the purpose and goals of M ercyhurstwere quite clear. Since
Blueprint I, the changes havecome so rapidly and the college now i
has so manydifferent things going th at it is time to sit down
andcreate a new sense of identity, direction, and purpose.I
consider this one of the main duties of the BlueprintHI Task Forc
e."With the start of the academic year, the membersof the Task
Force w ill be meeting w eekly, accordingto Dr. Garvey. & T
1*The members of the Task Force are: William P.Garvey, Chairman;
Edw ard Gallagher, President ofthe College Senate; Jim Hallamyer,
President ofRUS; Judith Bradley, Chairperson of the A
cademicPolicies Committee; Brad Lauster, Student~At-Large; Ludlow
Brown, Faculty R epresentative At|Large; Ed Lignowski, Chairperson,
Faculty Policies
Committee, and A lbert Duval, Trusteejj Representative. k\:' fe
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*M i d d l e S t a t e s G i v e OKThe Commission on Higher
Education of theMiddle State s A ssociation of Colleges and
SecondarySchools voted to reaffirm the accreditation of M
ercy*hurst College on June 26,1975. P; &The Commission w ill
still continue to "check*up"on the College and follow its prog
ress.
Five new faculty m embers have joined theteaching staff of M
ercyhurst College. They are : Dr.Gary Smith, director of. the
Theater A rts Department; A nita Collins, biology instructor; Jam
esInfantino, assistant professor of education; ElainePederson, home
economics instructor; John Colwell,assistant professor in the
Business Division.
b y N a n c y W i ll isj$rThis year at M ercyhurst,-; 46 men and
148 w omenw ere enrolled as new on-campus residents. Thissudden
imbalance betw een the number of men andw omen has caused some
changes in M cAuley Hall.First floor' A-wingfis now occupied by 20
w omen.The majority of them . are transfers and late freshmen.
Naturally, a crash door has been placed between this wing and the
boys' section of first floor. IfCo-ed living is nothing new for M
ercyhurst dorms.Four years ago Baldwin housed both men andwomen,
andhas continued to do so each summer.Sr. Phyllis, Jcoordina tor of
housing, feels that the
girls in McAuley have an advantage over those in theall-girl
dorms. A sense of security may be feltknowing tha t there are
plenty of guys there to protectthem. I tA nother first in McA uley
is a husband and wifedirector and assistant * team. Dan and
LyndaO'Connor occupy a suite on first floor's A-wing. Dansays, "I
think it's great" that the change has tokenpi*.OP. He feels that
co-ed living is a more realisticw ay of life. The girls and guys
both may lose a littleprivacy, but for those that feel it's an
advantage,McAuley offers a more relaxed atmosphere. The outside
might look the same, but McAuley's firstfloor houses new
tenants.
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PAGE 2 MERCYHURST COLLEGE SEPTEMBER 12, 1975
C a r o l ' Q u a r t u c c i o
V Welcome*back to another year offbasicallyigoodmemories! | I
IBecause of editorial confusion w hen deciding w hichletters to the
editor should attain top priority, I hav edeveloped the follow ing
editorial po licy:1. All letters should be factually
accurate.2.1will give top priority to signed letters.I 3. All
letters must be signed originally, but namesw ill be held upon
request. Itft should be understood that all letters be w ritten
ingood taste. Also, please include your address andphone number in
the event|of needed council in theverification of factual matter.1
? ILetters can be submitted tojstaff members ordeposited a t Old
Main 304 or, Editor's mailbox Box 92Staff Editorial
by Nancy Willis IThis is the year to get involved in student
activitiesat M ercyhurst. The M erciad (student new
spaper)andfPraeteria (yearbook) staffs areflooking for interested
students to join them. Last year^the M erciad w orked its w ay up
from alfourth class collegenew spaper tofa first class one. The
nextf step is toreach/ that ultimate igoal of J being rated "A ll-A
merican." Remember, this newspaper is by thestudents for the
students, and it should be somethingthat w e're proud\of and enjoy
reading. Also,?theyearbook staff is reorganized and is looking
forwardto producing a "hardback" cover book w ith colorpictures and
copy !| Alot of people griped last yearw hen rumo rs flew about th
ere not being a 1975-76yearbook. Well, Iwith help from everyone,
theyearbook and the M erciad w ill be better-thaiveverpublications.
So ge t involved!!! I
C O M E W R I T EW I T HW O R K F O R A " F I R S T C L A S S "
P A P E R
T h e MERCIAD is presently recruiting staffmembers f o r t h e
1975-76 school year, MAL L positions open^'CALL Carol Quartuccio at
866-1954 o r attend anorganizational meeting Friday, September 12 i
n t h eMerciad office, 2 p. m. 30 4 Ol d Main, *.
EditorNews EditorFeature EditorLayout EditorCopy
EditorPhotographer!
Carol QuartuccioOlivia LongoMarya nn CrowleyTony MancusoSusan
BarrieDenis Coan, Jim V arholWriters and Creators: * ITerri F
iumara, SuefijKlodaski, P at | Lyon, MartyMiglioretti, Esther
Schreiber. Debbie Stumph, Chris VanWagenen, Dave Wallln, Pat
Weschler, Nancy WillisBusiness ManagerFaculty Consultant Joe
McDermlttAndy Roth
How Serious Is
fun of him, saying here w as a man w ho
Last year, w hen M ercyhurst College w as Jplete it? Otherw ise,
if he laid the foundationin the throes of its evaluation, the
thought *and then found himself unable to finish theoccurred to me
that it w ould be a*far better {work, the onlookers w ould all st
art makingthing if the energy and labor tha t w as beingdevoted to
an exam ination of ' 'how w ell w e started to build and w as
unable to finish.' Jw ere doing" could havegbeen directed A w orse
fear, I think is that Blueprint HItow ard creatively confronting
the problems might emerg e ultimately as old soap in athat inhere|
in the academic ^processes of new box or even new w ine in an
oldour time. And then in the spring, PresidentShane quietly
proposed to w ineskin.Senate "Blueprint III." the CollegeIt!was
received In spite of the many reasons for skepticism and fear, the
campus ministry wouldquietly, too. I recall neither app lause nor
like to endorse and encourage the effort togroans of
skepticism.Perha ps contained in the silence w as thequestion; How
serious is Blueprint III? Is itto be simply a superficial shuffling
of labelsand titlesan exercise in public relations"to insure our
survival", or a real attemptto make changes based on the best
thoughtand judgem ents about education that w e practically, to
make any significant break-can discover together? The oneris a
simple through in education? ?task that can befassigned to a few
cleverw riters, the other is a task;of frighteningproportions that
*would engage ^-andniembers of the M er-
hammer out new goals for education atMercyhurstgoals that would
reachbeyond personal comm ercial gain tow ard aheightened shse of
responsibility andreverences for our planet and for all ourfellow
creature s.Have w e the resource s, theoretically andThe
bi-centennial of our country remindsus that a small group of men
given to thepurpose of creating a constitution for a newcountryin
the face of monumental doubtand! fearproduced a government,
thechallenge manycyhurst community 3If Blueprint III is really
meant to be a genius of w hich still produces a sense ofventure
into education for living in a global aw e in any student of
political history,village, w hich would^teally make it w orth f M
ercyhurst itself, celebrating its 50thour serious consideration,
there are a host year, rises upon the shoulders of a smallof reaso
ns for being sk eptical about the group of w omen w hose vision,
courage andpossibility of implementing it. The im- dedication
emboldened them i to take on aplications of the concept ar e so
complex task w hich also must have been threatenedthat just; the
widespread! theoretical ex- by skepticism and fear.
change necessary to establish the underpinnings alone is enough
to make oneconsider the biblical admonition: *'indeed Both |groups
w ere driven by the conviction of a need. How serious is the
needfor a Bluejprtint HI? What kind and howw hich of you m er e,;
intending to |build a. much change is needed?tower w ould not first
sit down and w ork outthe cost and see if he had enough to com-
tymffltf
The new campu s ministry space offersitself as a forum for
speculating. You bringthe ideas, your optimism or pessimism,w e'll
providelcoffee and butterfliesbothare free.F r. Guy Patrick
|Village Idiot fHead WizardandCampus M inister
T i m ' s S w i m
- i w - j - . .Last month, TimHughes, a M ercyhurstjunior, did w
hat most of uswould consider e im possible, l e dared i to
swim the great Lake Erie.Tim and Pat Bundy, whoboth are employed
at theGlenw ood YMCA , left fortheir starting point, LongPoint, \i
Canada lateM onday A ugust 18th andby early Tuesday morningthey w
ere swimmingtow ard >their history-making goal. By 2:18
a.m.Wednesday, Pat ha dsw am thirty-one miles toBeach ten on the
Pen-nisula. Unfortunately, Timcould not make the lasttwo miles
because ofexhaustion. ITim can be proud of hisa c c om plis hm e nt
a ndMercyhursti^thanks Timfor his courageousness.l
Everyone deserves the rightto be heard.
M a ke t h e M e r c i ad y e a r fo r mof c o m m u n i c a t i
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