March 31, 2020 Carlow professor to bring expertise to military After more than 10 years of wearing Hawaiian shirts to class on Fridays, Carlow chemistry and physics professor Bill Kowallis soon will be putting on a different kind of uniform – that of a U.S. Army officer.
March 19, 2020 Remembering memorable moments During this 90th anniversary year, a few took pause to reflect upon their decisions to attend Carlow and the ways in which their formal education at this mercy institution prepared them well for not only their careers, but their life’s journeys.
March 06, 2020 Carlow University to honor six as Women of Spirit® Carlow University will add the names of six outstanding Women of Spirit® to an honor roll that numbers more than 150 at the university’s 15th Women of Spirit® Awards Gala at Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland.
February 10, 2020 Highlighting 90 years of excellence: looking back and imagining what lies ahead Carlow University can trace its history back to Sept. 24, 1929, when 24 young women became the first students at what was then known as Mount Mercy College. Together, these students and their instructors quietly set out to change the world.
February 04, 2020 Campus School alumnus headed for Johns Hopkins on scholarship As a youngster, Jaime Martinez fondly remembers his time at the Campus Laboratory School of Carlow University -- playing handball against the front wall with classmates, participating in school musicals, learning French, and vying against other schools in forensics competitions.
January 23, 2020 Carlow University Art Gallery presents new exhibit from the Peruvian Amazon Home to thousands of plant and animal species, the Amazon jungle has long inspired and fascinated scientists. Beginning January 17, visitors to the Carlow University Art Gallery can be fascinated by how the Amazon has inspired artists.
January 15, 2020 90 years of history weaved throughout colorful displays on campus Four colorful quilts have been embellishing the walls of the University Commons fifth-floor lobby for months. But there’s more to them than decoration.
December 13, 2019 Carlow art chair receives Heinz History Center honor Carlow University's Art Department Chair Dale Huffman is going down in history — in Pittsburgh's history museum. The Senator John Heinz History Center is recognizing Huffman with the designation of Master Visual Artist.
October 29, 2019 Four Carlow Students earn Minuteman Scholarships through ROTC Four Carlow University students, first year students Madison Lampe, McKenna Lampe, and Taya McCullough, and sophomore Lucas Smith were awarded Minuteman Scholarships.
October 28, 2019 $1 Million Grant Aids Carlow in Forming Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship Program Carlow University is creating the Western Pennsylvania Early Childhood Apprenticeship Hub, which will improve the quality of childcare of throughout the state of Pennsylvania by making higher education more accessible to childcare workers.
October 14, 2019 Carlow University embraces 90th year with continued focus on mercy, service Sporting orange hair nets and crinkly plastic gloves, hundreds of students, staff, faculty and administrators at Carlow University cooperated to pack 20,000 meals, which will be sent to people in need in Africa.
October 04, 2019 Carlow University Receives DOJ Grant to Address Dating, Domestic Violence Carlow University receives a grant for nearly $300,000 from the United States Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women.
September 26, 2019 Be of Mercy At this year’s Carlow Day, alumna and faculty member Cynthia Busin Nicola shared an inspiring keynote address at the Academic Convocation titled, Be of Mercy.
August 22, 2019 For the Witt Family, Move-In Day Is Three of a Kind Parents of triplets get used to doing everything in triplicate, but moving your children into three different colleges on the same day? There should be a special prize for pulling off that feat.
August 05, 2019 Carlow receives grants to benefit College of Health and Wellness and Campus School Carlow University has received $75,000 in grants from the Irene C. Shea Charitable Foundation