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November 3, 2010
Portal phasing out LakerNet
LakerNet: The new Mercyhurst portal will soon completely replace an aging LakerNet system.The Mercyhurst portal is a single login site that provides access to MyMail, WebAdvisor and other college sites.
The Mercyhurst College portal became available to employees in July and students in August.
The portal will replace LakerNet, a site which features campus calendars and the directory.
LakerNet has been in existence “as long as anyone can remember,” Web Programmer Matt Engel said. There are LakerNet database entries dating back to 2001.
Gamble to remain at helm through 2015
Ethan Magoc file photo: Mercyhurst College’s 11th president, Dr. Thomas Gamble, delivers a speech to faculty and students in January 2011 at the Performing Arts Center.Mercyhurst College’s 11th president will continue in his position for at least five more years.
The college’s board of trustees approved a five-year contract renewal for Dr. Thomas J. Gamble on Thursday, Oct. 28 during its fall meeting.
“We are truly a college on the move,” Gamble said Thursday in a statement. “In moving forward, it is incumbent upon us all to fulfill the obligations of our mission and the legacy of our founders, the Sisters of Mercy, which I look forward to doing in the years ahead.”
