I am really proud of the small undergraduate university that I attended. Misericordia University, which was known as College Misericordia when I was there, has grown leaps and bounds in the past couple years. Taking on the status change was a big deal along with increasing the buildings on the campus map by several buildings since my time there. Also one of the biggest areas of growth has come in the athletic department. While Misericordia is a Division III school, they have taken steps to really improve the athletic status of the institution. Recently we upgraded to a new conference with a higher level of competitiveness, and in an added bonus, shorter travel distances. But the biggest #BlodChoice came last fall when the school announced they would start playing football. For a school that was originally founded by an order of sisters, and was all female school for most of is history, this was a really big deal. While I often wonder if football is the right choice, I know it is a step in the right direction to strengthen the stature the school as a University.
The latest addition to the Misericordia athletic department was a partnership with ESPN, which was announced in this press release at the end of last week. ESPNWilliamsport which is a radio affiliate out of central Pennsylvania, will broadcast all of Misericordia’s basketball games across the radio waves and internet this upcoming season. To me this is the biggest step forward I have seen us take. While I don’t ever expect Misericordia to be a leading athletic institution, this certainly shows the strides the campus is making in taking our athletic programs to the next level. ESPN is a nationally renowned name in sports, and to have it linked to my small undergraduate institution is a new source of pride!
