A comprehensive strategic program review will take place at Mercyhurst University. The review is to ensure the long-term strength and ongoing sustainability as the institution reaches the centennial year. The review will help prepare for the future.
With ongoing external forces, the university is seeing and adjusting to any changes that affect the student community as a whole.
The review will allow the university to ensure that students are receiving the most relevant, distinctive, and responsive academic offerings available.
The academic programs and faculty structure is currently under careful review in response to ongoing pressures through higher education.
Faculty will be offered a voluntary retirement incentive program with additional contracts available if appropriate.
Overall, the university aims at providing continuous quality and transformative education, allowing students to prepare for careers following the second century of the institution.
The University’s Board of Trustees supported the strategy that has been aligned with Mercyhurst’s planned leadership transition.
These efforts are part of a broader, well-planned strategy supported by the University’s Board of Trustees and aligned with Mercyhurst’s upcoming leadership transition. Interim President-designate Dr. David Livingston has been fully briefed and is engaged to ensure continuity, stability, and momentum. Mercyhurst remains committed to transparency, shared governance, and supporting students as it moves forward with confidence and purpose.