Visual Arts Department
VISUAL ARTS |
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Email |
Telephone Number |
Jamie Borowicz
Department Chair |
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(814) 824-2210 |
Chris Bowler |
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(814) 824-2210 |
Kathy Merski |
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(814) 824-2210 |
David Schroeck |
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(814) 824-2210 |

Dr. Jamie Borowicz,
Visual Art Department Chair
29 years teaching experience –
29 years at MPS |
- Earned a PhD in anthropology from the University of Buffalo in 2003
- Spent five summers between 2002-2007 in Guatemala at the archaeological site of Tikal in northern Guatemala. He served as the “iconographic consultant/specialist” for the Proyecto Plaza de los Siete Templos, a multi-year excavation/restoration project run by a joint Guatemalan-Spanish team. He was the only foreign archaeologist invited on the team.
- Adjunct professor at Mercyhurst College since 1999
- His archaeological drawings and articles have been published in Mexico, Guatemala, and the US.
- Chaired general session on the Maya at the 69th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeologists, Montreal, Canada
- Dr. Borowicz has exhibited his art in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and Delaware.
- Participated in the NCTA group and traveled to China in 2004
- Participated in the NEH study group in Italy in 1999
Teaching Assignment: Art Seminar-IB/H, Art History-IB/H & CP, Art Appreciation, Art History Non-Western,Sculpture,
and Anthropology |
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Christine Bowler
XX years teaching experience –
XX years at MPS |
Teaching Assignment: Painting, Drawing I, Art Foundations, and Printmaking |
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Kathleen Merski
XX years teaching experience –
XX years at MPS |
Teaching Assignment: Yearbook, Photography I, Photography II,
Advanced Photography, and Publication Graphics |
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David Schroeck
11 years teaching experience –
11 years at MPS
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- Mercyhurst Prep teacher since 2000
- Mercyhurst Prep alumni
- B.A. In Art Education, Mercyhurst College class of 2000
- Mercyhurst College Men’s Rowing alumni
- 9 time Anne Ryan Baltimore Mission Trip participant
- Spirit of Mercy Award recipient
- Retired Member of the Erie Rugby Club
Teaching Assignment: Ceramics-Yearlong, Ceramics I, Ceramics II,
and Advanced Ceramics |
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