A limited number of free student tickets for this weekend's men's and women's hockey playoff games will be available during lunch and dinner on Friday, March 12, in Egan Dining Hall. There is no free admission to these games with either student IDs or President's Cards. To purchase tickets to the men's games, visit the Ice Center Friday 9-4. To purchase tickets to the women's game, visit the Athletic Center Friday 9-4. If the games have not sold out, tickets will be sold at the door 90 minutes before game time.

Mercyhurst College radio station WMCE will provide coverage of the men's and women's hockey games this weekend at the Mercyhurst Ice Center through Internet streaming, announced Michael Leal, director of broadcasting. The games will not be broadcast on the radio; only through the station’s Internet site. Please follow this direct link.

Click here to nominate students for the Carpe Diem Award, Frank Barry Leadership Award, Sr. Carolyn Herrmann Service Award, and Catherine McAuley Adult Student Award. The online nomination form will be available until Wednesday, March 31, at 4:30 p.m. For more information, contact Karen Meyer.

The English Department is accepting Essay submissions for the fourth annual P. Barry McAndrew Essay on Literature Contest will be accepted through Monday, March 15th. Mercyhurst College students from all academic disciplines are invited to enter the contest. The winning writer will receive a prize of $250 for the best critical essay on a work of fiction, poetry, or drama.

Essays should be a minimum of 6 pages and a maximum of 10, doubled-spaced, and formatted according to MLA guidelines. Entries will be judged on the originality of ideas, the clarity of claims, and the eloquence of argument. Deadline for submissions is Monday, March 15th, 2010 by 5 p.m. The contest winner will be announced during the Literary Festival on April 29th at 8:15 p.m. in the Taylor Little Theatre. For submissions (docs or pdfs) or questions, please contact Dr. Sullivan at 824-3759 or at msullivan@mercyhurst.edu

The IT Department is aware of the spam received this weekend and would like to thank everyone who questioned the e-mail and did not respond. We are currently blocking outgoing emails which contain passwords to prevent any breeches by passwords being shared unwittingly. As many have noticed these phishers have become very skilled at their cons and the e-mails are looking more and more legitimate. Please remember IT will NEVER ask for a password through e-mail!

The search is on! Who will you nominate for the 2009-2010 Teaching Excellence Award? Click here to nominate a faculty member.