In the latest demonstration of its enhanced culture of philanthropy, Marymount University successfully completed its latest Day of Giving last week and arguably it’s most exciting one yet – complete with an all-day livestream, donation challenges and expanded participation across the board. Held on the nationally-recognized Giving Tuesday following the Thanksgiving holiday, Marymount’s 2021 […]
Month: December 2021
“Just go for it”: MU exchange student from Northern Ireland encourages study abroad experience
After a more than seven-hour journey across the Atlantic, Frank McCartan left his native Northern Ireland to reach Marymount University as an exchange student and recipient of the Study USA scholarship. McCartan recently earned a degree in finance at Queen’s University Belfast and heard about the Study USA program from a friend. Unsure of […]
Journalism leaders appear in MU classrooms for Fall 2021 Communication Speaker Series
A variety of professional journalists from print, television and digital news outlets made appearances this semester in the University’s Contemporary Journalism and Broadcast Writing & Delivery courses, both taught by Professor Kathleen Murphy Nee, to share their advice and expertise with Marymount students. Speakers included: Steve Warmbir, Editor-in-Chief of the Chicago Sun-Times Alexis Rogers […]
Marymount professor spends fall semester in Hungary with Fulbright grant
When he was less than one year old, Dr. Adam Kovach‘s family arrived in the U.S. as political refugees from his parents’ native country of Hungary. Decades later, with the help of a prestigious Fulbright grant, he has returned on an academic and personal mission. A Professor of Philosophy at Marymount University, Dr. Kovach […]