Mercy College News

GABOUREY "Gabby" SIDIBE was born in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn in 1983 to R&B/Gospel singer Alice Tan Ridley, and Ibnou Sidibe, a cab driver from Senegal.

The city of Cedar Rapids is set to inherit the old Federal Courthouse in downtown sometime in the future.

There was a time when expectant moms were told to slow down. But for fitness fans like Melisa Mena, Ph.D., taking time off from the gym was hardly relaxing.

About 2:30 a.m., public-safety officer Roy Surma was on patrol alone in the basement of Grey Towers, the rambling 1890s English-style castle that houses administrative offices and student rooms at Arcadia University in Glenside.

Editor's note: The Poughkeepsie Journal is a series of candidate profiles prior to the Nov.

Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids has named an alumna as its new Vice President for Institutional Advancement.

A Dubuque woman won a prize of $10,000 in the Oct. 10 Powerball drawing. Stephanie Stanton claimed her prize at the Iowa Lottery's headquarters in Des Moines.

Lakewood, N.J., Oct. 26, 2009 - Leading experts in ethics and education are among the national guests slated to visit Georgian Court University November 25 for Critical Concern: Women's Issues, a weeklong conference featuring headline speakers, scholarly discussions, research presentations, and special events, including a master dance class led by ...

After serving four years in the Army, including a 15-month stint in Iraq, Bethsaida Encarnacion came home in the fall to begin classes at Monroe College.

The 22nd Annual SLIGO INTERNATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL will take place from Friday, November 13th to Sunday, November 15th 2009.

BELLEVUE, Iowa -- Off the Wall Gallery, 124 N. Riverview St., will host a five-session oil painting class by Bellevue artist Dave Eischeid, 6-8 p.m. Thursdays, Nov.

Mercy College has announced the opening of its new Library Learning Commons, a dynamic, collaborative environment created to integrate the academic needs and social networking opportunities of its students.

The Dobbs Ferry Public Library and Mercy College have teamed up to offer a series of events called The Dobbs Ferry Hudson Festival 2009, a celebration of the river and its people, in honor of the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial, This evening, archaeologist Kirsten Brophy will give a lecture on "Dugout Canoes and the Half Moon: The People ...

Owens Community College lost national accreditation for its registered nursing program from an organization that had recognized the program for 35 years.

Maria Folks has joined the Manhattan-based advertising firm of GSW Worldwide as vice president and account director.

Gwynedd-Mercy College recently received a $5 million gift from one of its alumna.

IT'S hard to believe this time last year, Jasmine Bell was receiving treatment for cancer.

Detroit's two major universities continue to transform their curriculum to reflect the needs of this century's new economy; the University of Detroit-Mercy is introducing a MBA for healthcare professionals and Wayne State University now offers a new graduate certificate in sustainable engineering.

Mary Havlicek, 28 What I do: I create time for business owners. Since their time would be better spent taking care of customers, marketing, or simply spent with friends and family rather than constantly working, I take the tasks that are bogging them down off their hands.

The Hutchinson Metro Center has announced that Buccellati Jewelers, one of the world's leading jewelers, has moved its headquarters to the 42-acre office complex in the Bronx.