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Special Institutes

The Diversity Institute

The Diversity Institute is an educational resource center which works collaboratively with community members to promote multi-cultural understanding and to eliminate prejudice and discrimination. Its mission is educational, and its programs have been shared with a host of area organizations.

The Ethics Institute

The Ethics Institute of Northeastern Pennsylvania, located on campus, is directed by 15 community leaders and educators who organize forums, workshops, and symposia dealing with a broad range of ethical topics. The institute also provides information and fosters open discussion of complex ethical topics.

Institute of Law and Religious Life

The Institute of Law and Religious Life, for those in leadership in Catholic religious orders, offers professional development and practical information in canon and civil law as well as new perspectives on the responsibilities of leadership.

Institute on Sacred Scripture

The Institute on Sacred Scripture relates to those of all educational backgrounds with the simplicity and elegance of the Scriptures themselves. This six-day program marked its 35th anniversary in 2003. Each summer, internationally known scholars make presentations and lead discussion on biblical topics.

The Language Institute

The Language Institute is a consortium of three area institutions dedicated to the promotion and enrichment of foreign language study on each campus and throughout the greater community. United in their shared belief in the importance of foreign language instruction, Misericordia University, King’s College, and Wilkes University have formed a partnership to support the Language Institute. Through the shared resources and combined expertise of the three member institutions, the Language Institute provides diverse opportunities for foreign language study that meet the needs of traditional students, adult learners, working professionals, and the community.

The Language Institute provides students enrolled at Misericordia University, King’s College, and Wilkes University with the opportunity to cross-register for courses offered at the other member institutions. This arrangement expands the range of foreign language courses and academic degree programs available to all students. A wide range of credit and non-credit bearing courses are offered through the Language Institute in convenient and accessible formats and locations to accommodate language learners at all levels of proficiency. Course offerings include language certificate programs for students and working professionals; intensive immersion programs in foreign language study; language courses for professional development and personal enrichment; and traditional academic courses in the fundamentals of foreign language, literature, and culture.

The Language Resource and Study Center located in Farley Library on the campus of Wilkes University is open to students and faculty from the three member institutions and to language learners from the community. Designed to supplement and enhance formal classroom instruction in foreign languages, the center includes a wireless language laboratory equipped with multimedia laptop computers and software; materials development workstations for faculty use; an interactive practice area in a soundproof environment; and a specialized print and media collection of materials to support language learning and linguistic and cultural studies. The Language Resource and Study Center also serves as a virtual language laboratory by providing language learning materials in an online format accessible to students for independent study from remote locations.

For more information, contact the coordinator of the Language Institute, at 570-408-4240, and visit the website at www.languageinst.org.