Lydia Szyjka
News Stories
Holistic Appeal: How Family Traditions, Career-Focused Academics and Campus Ministry Led Bella O’Rourke to Immaculata
“I didn’t look at any other schools after Immaculata. I stopped looking the moment I stepped on campus,” she said. “I love the community feel.” With a student-faculty ratio at 9:1, O’Rourke appreciates the small class sizes that allow her to make a connection with all her professors. I’m not just “another face or number in the class,” she points out.
Immaculata University Nursing Students Administer 125+ Vaccines at Local Clinic
Seven senior Immaculata University nursing students volunteered to administer vaccinations to local community members at a Chester County Department of Health vaccine clinic held September 29 at Great Valley Middle School.
Immaculata University Awards 5 Presidential Scholarships
Immaculata University congratulates the five presidential scholarship recipients: Martin Buckius, Alexa Hyman, Rose Lindsey, Mary Steinbicker, and Grace Wright.
IU Mourns the Passing of Kathleen Mulhern Clark ’70, Faculty Emerita
A beloved colleague, mentor and friend. It is for her wit and genuine concern for the growth and well-being of her students that she will be missed.
Two Mighty Macs to Be Enshrined Into Basketball Hall of Fame
Immaculata University’s Legendary Players, Theresa Grentz ’74 and Marianne Stanley ’76, Inducted Into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Bridget McDonough
Immaculata recognized McDonough with the Community Service Initiative of the Year award at the recent Student Leadership Awards.
Escarlet Lara-Lopez
After graduating with her B.S.N. from Immaculata, she plans to work as a registered nurse and then pursue her M.S.N.
Lydia Szyjka ’09, M.A., is the director of marketing and communications at Immaculata University, where she has served for more than 25 years. With over four decades of experience in the communications and public relations field, she assists in guiding the University's strategic communication efforts across media relations as well as digital and print publications. Szyjka earned a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Immaculata and has previously served as an adjunct communications faculty member in the Department of Arts, Languages and Letters.