Lydia Szyjka
News Stories
Immaculata Names Founding Dean for College of Nursing and Health Professions
Mary Powell, PhD, CRNP, CDCES, began her new role on January 1, 2023,
Cybersecurity Major Gets First-Hand Experience Interning with Homeland Security
Her relationships with Immaculata professors helped Makenna Piaskowski ’24 get an internship with the cybercrime investigation taskforce of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Shawanna James-Coles: An Education on Belonging
Shawana James-Coles is working towards her doctorate in education and serves as director of diversity, equity and inclusion for the Lower Merion School District.
Immaculata University Launches Two Competitively Priced Graduate Programs: Online MBA and Online Master’s in Strategic Leadership
Both programs are offered online with synchronous course delivery in seven-week sessions and require 30 graduate credits, which may be completed in five semesters.
Immaculata University Establishes College of Nursing and Health Professions
Launching for the fall 2023 semester, the college will provide focused experiential learning for students interested in careers within the health care industry.
Immaculata Continues To Be Recognized as Guard-friendly School
For the third consecutive year, Immaculata University has been recognized as a Guard-Friendly School by the Pennsylvania National Guard Associations.
Pre-law Program Accelerates Path to Bachelor’s and Law Degrees
Immaculata University’s 3+3 pre-law program, a joint offering with Widener University Delaware Law School, enables students to earn an accelerated bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor degree in only six years.
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.