100% Pass Rate
Marywood University’s department of communication sciences and disorders (CSD) was recently notified that its 2020 graduating class from the master of science program in speech-language pathology achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the National Examination, which is required for certification as a speech-language pathologist by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and licensure in all states.
This is the third consecutive year that Marywood University’s CSD graduates have passed the National Examination with a 100 percent pass rate within one year of graduation.
Immigration Lecture
Marywood University will host guest lecturer, Jamie Longazel, Ph.D., associate professor of Law & Society at John Jay College and of the International Migration Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center, during a virtual lecture on immigration and social justice issues. The lecture will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m. – noon. This virtual event is free and open to students, faculty, and staff of higher education institutions. To attend, please visit https://forms.gle/ZHCDcPo92o5q5zYJ8.
Dr. Longazel’s recent book, Undocumented Fears: Immigration and the Politics of Divide and Conquer in Hazleton, Pennsylvania (2016), won the North Central Sociological Association’s 2017 Scholarly Achievement Award. He is also the co-editor of the forthcoming book, Migration and Mortality: Social Death, Dispossession, and Survival in the Americas (2021), and the co-founder of Anthracite Unite, a working class collective advocating for racial and economic justice in Northeast Pennsylvania.
Graduate Open House
Marywood University will hold a virtual October graduate open house on Saturday, Oct. 31, for future graduate and doctoral students. Virtual events begin at 10 a.m. Prospective students can register online at marywood.edu/gradopenhouse.
Register for live virtual events with staff and faculty. There will also be an online Open House experience that prospective students will be able to participate in on their own time.
For information, visit marywood.edu/gradopenhouse, or call the Office of Admissions, at (570) 348-6234.
Undergraduate Open House
Marywood University will hold virtual fall undergraduate open house events on Saturday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Nov. 14, at 10 a.m. on each date. Prospective students can register online at marywood.edu/openhouse.
Prospective students and their parents can register for live virtual events with staff, current students, and faculty. Students and parents can then participate at their convenience in additional online open house experiences.
For more information about Marywood University’s virtual fall undergraduate open house events, visit marywood.edu/admissions/, or call the Office of Admissions, at (570) 348-6234.
Animation Minor
Marywood University’s Art Department recently announced its new minor in Animation. The 18-credit minor can be added to any undergraduate degree. Students interested can fill out the Addition of Minor or Secondary Goal form. Courses in the minor include 2D and 3D animation, character design, and graphic narrative for storyboard, to name a few.
An art minor is an attractive option for students majoring in studio art, illustration, design, or art therapy, as these programs already require up to 12 credits in art, which count toward the minor. An art minor is a natural complement to any studio art training, as well as graphic design, art history, art administration, and art therapy, strengthening the content and articulation of the student’s own art.
For information about the Animation minor at Marywood University, visit marywood.edu/art/undergraduate-programs/art-minor, or contact Sue Jenkins, interim chair of the Art Department at, (570) 348-6278, or art@marywood.edu.
Marywood Architecture
Marywood University’s School of Architecture was recently ranked among the Top 50 Best Architecture Degrees by Learn.org. According to Learn.org, Maywood University is ranked at #29 because its undergraduate students have several exceptional ways to earn an architecture-focused degree, including bachelor of architecture (B.Arch.), bachelor of environmental design in architecture (BEDA), and bachelor of interior architecture (BIA).
Marywood “Best Value” Ranking
Marywood University offers the “Best Value” among Northeast Pennsylvania Universities, according to the 2020 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges ranking. Marywood was also one of only two regional institutions included in U.S. News “Best Colleges for Veterans” category.
At #20 of the regional universities (North) ranked for “Best Value,” Marywood ranked as one of the highest of the five local four-year private colleges included in this category. According to U.S. News, the “Best Value” ranking considers a school’s academic quality. The higher the quality of the program and the lower the cost, the better the deal. Only schools ranked in or near the top half of their categories are included because U.S. News considers the most significant values to be among colleges that are above average academically.
Marywood was one only two regional universities ranked in the “Best Colleges for Veterans” (Regional Universities North). According to U.S. News, these are the top-ranked schools in the 2020 Best Colleges rankings that participate in federal initiatives helping veterans and active-duty service members pay for their degrees.