| LC control no. | no2012150320 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Mercyhurst University |
| See also | Predecessor: Mercyhurst College |
| Biography/History note | Mercyhurst University, a Catholic educational institution with its main campus in Erie, Pennsylvania, was officially designated as a university on January 24, 2012. It was originally founded as Mercyhurst College in 1926, by the Sisters of Mercy of the Erie Catholic Diocese. By 2006, the college comprised three campuses, including locations in North East and Girard, Pennsylvania. Mercyhurst University incorporates three colleges, with sites in Erie, North East, Girard, and Corry, Pennsylvania. |
| Beginning date | 20120124 |
| Associated country | U.S. |
| Associated place | North East, Pa. Girard, Pa. Corry, Pa. |
| Located | Erie, Pa. |
| Address | 501 East 38th Street Erie Pa. U.S. 16546 http://www.mercyhurst.edu/ |
| Field of activity | Education, Higher Catholic universities and colleges |
| Found in | Von Thaden, R.H., Jr. Sex, Christ, and embodied cognition, c2012: p. 4 of cover (Mercyhurst University; Erie, Pa.) Mercyhurst University Web site, Nov. 7, 2012: main page (Mercyhurst University; 501 East 38th Street, Erie, PA 16546) About us (4-year, Catholic comprehensive institution, founded in Erie, Pa., by the Sisters of Mercy in 1926; in addition, campus in North East [Pa.]; in fall of 2006, Mercyhurst opened its third campus, Mercyhurst West, in neighboring Girard, Pa.) History (Mercyhurst College opened Sept. 20, 1926, in Erie; founded by the Sisters of Mercy of the Erie Catholic Diocese; 3 campuses) News releases: We are-- Mercyhurst University, Jan. 25, 2012 (Mercyhurst College is now Mercyhurst University; on Jan. 24, 2012, signature of Pennsylvania Secretary of Education made it official; already widely recognized as a university in practice; will incorporate 3 colleges: college of baccalaureate studies in Erie; college of associate degrees headquartered in North East but with sites in Girard, Corry, and at the Booker T. Washington Center; and college of graduate studies) <http://www.mercyhurst.edu/> |
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