Lydia Szyjka
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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.
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.
Lydia Szyjka ’09, M.A., is the director of 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 Science in Organizational Leadership from Immaculata and has previously served as an adjunct communications faculty member in the Department of Arts, Languages and Letters.