The Lighting Practice teamed with Hemmler + Camayd Architects and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (BCJ) to provide lighting design consultation services for Marywood University’s new library and landscape garden. TLP’s goal was to maximize energy efficiency and stay true to the sustainable design goals of the project. The Learning Commons at Marywood University will become a plan realized in 2015.
A Bold Vision
by Sheryl Lynn Sochoka ’92
Launching Marywood’s Second Century
Education is changing. Society is changing. The ways people connect to one another continue to change. The Learning Commons at Marywood University will embrace these changes, becoming the intellectual and social heart of campus and the new iconic symbol of the launch of Marywood’s second century.
This is a dream that has been years in the making. The late Sister Patricia Ann Matthews, IHM, Vice President for Academic Affairs from 1986-2006, was an outstanding scholar and a visionary leader. Knowing that a Learning Commons was an important part of Marywood’s future, Sister Patricia moved the concept forward.
“I have a passion about this,” she said at the time. “It’s not a case of, ‘Are we going to do this?’ It’s a case of when we’re going to do it. This is what IS to be done, because this is how education is changing, and one of the standards of quality is about student engagement.”
Sister Anne Munley, IHM, Marywood’s President, has prioritized the Learning Commons, working tirelessly to achieve this priority—carrying forward Sister Patricia’s initial passion. Sister Anne has engaged members of the University and surrounding communities in the process to ensure that the project is realized. Her reason for doing so is clear: it benefits the students.
“First and foremost, whenever we embark on a project—any project—whether modest or of great magnitude, we do so with a singular purpose in mind: our students. It’s always been about the students since 1915—every building, every program, every decision, every action—all of it for the sake of the people who come to Marywood with a dream, or with potential, or both,” said Sister Anne. “The Learning Commons will play a major role in how we continue to accomplish this going forward.”
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