MU typically likes to see students with a history of proven success in the classroom with a minimum high school grade point average of 2.5. Minimum *SAT requirement is typically an 850 (Math + Critical Reading), but other factors can be taken into consideration. A number of programs have requirements for direct entry that are higher than university minimums. We advise checking the admission requirements for your program of interest within its designated section of the website. View our list of majors to find your program. *Note: Misericordia will be Test-Optional for Fall 2021 Admissions
Misericordia offers merit-based scholarships for academics as well as community involvement, and need-based awards which can total well over $20,000 per year for qualified students. Visit our Financial Aid page to learn more.
MU has a rolling admissions cycle, but we advise that students apply early in the cycle (Fall) as the space available in certain programs can be limited. Visit our Apply page to submit an application.
At Misericordia University, students receive a quality education through both powerful, career-focused academic programs as well as opportunities to participate in our Charisms of Mercy, Service, Justice, and Hospitality. It is our aim to help mold students into compassionate, ethical human beings who will create a better future and a better world.
Through both an Environmental Sustainability Committee comprised of faculty and staff, and a Student Environmental Sustainability Committee, the University has made significant progress with raising awareness on issues surrounding environmental sustainability and creating change across campus.
Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Mission
The spirit of our Mercy heritage, and the Sisters of Mercy Critical Concern of “Care for Earth”, the Committee strives to ensure that the University continues on the path to being good stewards of planet earth. The Committee is committed to raising awareness of the interconnectedness of all earth’s life through education of the Misericordia community and advocacy to adopt behaviors that reflect those consistent with sustainability and the reduction of our carbon footprint.
Sustainable Development Goals
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.
Water Filtration Stations were installed around campus to help reduce the waste from single-use plastic bottles.
As of Oct. 2023, a single station helped to eliminate waste from 82,446 disposable plastic bottles.
Misericordia President, Thomas J. Botzman, Ph.D., signed the U.S. Catholic Climate Declaration (2018)
Creation of Pollinator Garden (2019); Pollinator Garden registered as a Mercy Monarch Milkweed Garden (2019)
Campus Sustainability Assessment Initiative (utilizing a template from the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System) - (2018-2019)
Placement of Recycling Bins at Mangelsdorf Field for football games (2017)
Environmental Sustainability placed in University's Strategic Plan for the first time (2018)
University became registered member of the Association of the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (2018)
Cougars Print Services announce efforts in environmental sustainability (2018)
Yearly Celebration of Earth Week (more departments are participating by offering events/activities)
Environmentally conscious caps & gowns for commencement
The construction phases of the forthcoming Henry Science Center approach Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards by limiting the demolition of the existing building, creating and implementing a construction waste management plan, and the architects choice of new building materials and energy saving materials.
Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Science Center artist rendering
Did You Know?
The consumption of the average U.S. Citizen requires 18 tons of natural resources, per person, per year, and generates an even higher volume of waste
Less than 1% of the world's water is available for human use
A New York to Los Angeles plane trip generates 1.8 tons of carbon dioxide per person
Americans use 2,500,000 plastic bottles every hour
Rainforests are being cut down at the rate of 100 acres a minute
Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a television for three hours, or the equivalent of half a gallon of gasoline
Recycling a single run of the Sunday NY Times would save 75,000 trees
The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for four hours, or a compact florescent bulb for 20 hours. It also uses 20% less air pollution and 50% less water pollution than when a new bottle is made from raw materials
9am – noon: Drop in to see displays from exhibitors, students, and MU organizations*
12:00 – 12:20pm: Presentation on the Green Energy Co-op from Brian Dugas, Chairperson of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Wyoming Valley (UUCWV) Green Team
12:30 – 2:00pm: ENV 300 Students (all ENV majors) will be presenting on proposed research projects
Patrick O’Brien: The Amazon Rainforest
Carli Tabone: Acid Mine Drainage and Local Coal Communities
Emma Stroud: Concrete City, Nanticoke
Emily Nichols: Ocean acidification and shellfish farming
2:00 – 5:00pm: Continue to visit with exhibitors and talk with students.
Exhibitors
UUCWV Green Team
Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation
North Branch Land Trust
Lehman Sanctuary
Vosburg Neck State Park
Misericordia Environmental Studies Program
Misericordia Sustainability Committee
Misericordia Career Services
Pennsylvania Environmental Council
Misericordia ENV 200 Students’ (all ENV majors unless otherwise designated) Poster Presentations on the UN Sustainability Goals
Alaerial Straub: No Poverty
Jenna Desh (MHH major/ENV minor): Life Below Water
Kaitlyn McIntyre: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Gene Daisey (Biology major/ENV minor): Affordable and Clean Energy
Environmentally Conscious Caps & Gowns through Campus Store
In the effort to remain green on campus, all Misericordia students will be wearing environmentally conscious GreenWeaver® regalia, made here in the USA. This line of graduation wear is made of fabric spun from molten plastic pellets produced from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles.
Each day in the US more than 60 million plastic water bottles are thrown away. Most end up in landfills or incinerators, and millions litter America’s streets, parks, and waterways. With an average of 25 plastic bottles being used to produce your cap and gown; you are helping to ensure a cleaner, healthier future for our planet.
Since 2017, Misericordia University has helped to divert OVER32,350 plastic bottles from landfills!
Inclusion of Program on Environmental Sustainability in First-Year Student Orientation (2017, 2018, 2019)
Adoption of Campus-wide Water Bottle Practice -eliminating plastic water bottles from events (2018)
Installation of Dog Stations (that have biodegradable waste bags and signs that direct dog walkers to leash and pick after their dogs on campus) - (2017)
Styrofoam cups banned for athletic team use by Athletic Director (2017)
UGI Presents $100,000 Rebate Check to Misericordia for Energy Efficiency
Representatives from UGI presented a rebate check for $100,000 thanks to energy efficiency outside the newly expanded Frank M. & Dorothea Henry Science Center at Misericordia University. From left: UGI Program Manager Mark Binder, UGI Regional Sales Manager Bruce Davis, UGI Major Accounts Relationship Manager Joe Bauman, Misericordia University Corporate Relations Manager Meredith Vincelli, and Misericordia Finance and Administrative Vice President Mark Van Etten.
The center overall will meet LEED (Leaderships in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver efficiency standards.
How Big Oil and Big Soda Kept a Global Environmental Calamity a Secret for Decades
Every human on Earth is ingesting nearly 2,000 particles of plastic a week. These tiny pieces enter our unwitting bodies from tap water, food, and even the air, according to an alarming academic study sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature, dosing us with five grams of plastics, many cut with chemicals linked to cancers, hormone disruption, and developmental delays.
Since the paper’s publication last year, Sen. Tom Udall, a plain-spoken New Mexico Democrat with a fondness for white cowboy hats and turquoise bolo ties, has been trumpeting the risk: “We are consuming a credit card’s worth of plastic each week”Udall says.
At events with constituents, he will brandish a Visa from his wallet and declare, “You’re eating this, folks!” Read more at Rolling Stone
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