Staff Profile

Morgan Harding –– Print Editor

Hello all! My name is Morgan Harding and I am a junior communications major from Exeter, Pennsylvania and the Print Editor of The Highlander. I am also a blogger (Cashmere & Cowboy Boots), brand ambassador (Milly NY) and fashion journalism (iFashion Network).

I consider myself a woman of limited interests and being that my only interests are writing, politics, shopping and fashion I figured that becoming a communications major was my only option. I was right and now that I am going into my third year at Misericordia I can say that choosing this department was one of the best choices I have yet to make. I joined The Highlander within the first month of my first year and served as the Web Master during my second year. Having the opportunity to work as the Print Editor this year is so exciting. I cannot wait to infuse a bit of my flare into the pages of our award winning paper – maybe even win a few more.

By May 2014 I hope to have won a press award and have my comm. degree in hand so I can move on with my life. Though I dream of traveling the world one day, I plan to settle in New York City where I can pursue a career in fashion journalism. I am and have always been fascinated by the Olsen twins. Mary-Kate and Ashley have built a fashion/media empire and are two of the most watched women in American fashion. Interviewing them would be a childhood dream come true and an excellent step in the right direction for me.

I have always aimed high, so working for the fashion follower’s bible is a must. This being said I plan on becoming Editor-In-Chief of Vogue one day. I don’t plan to be the next Anna Wintour or Carine Roitfeld. I plan to be the first Morgan Harding.

There are so many powerful women who have worked their way up in the industry and in their own way, changed the world. I can only hope to do the same.

Technology Preparing Future Nurses

Morgan Harding, Print Editor
April 22, 2013

Investment in the nursing department is yielding big payoffs as the department is honored with awards and recently graduated nursing students have surpassed both the state and national averages for pass rates on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Recent... Read More

Blissfully Ignorant?

Morgan Harding, Print Editor
February 25, 2013

At the beginning of the spring semester, several professors walked into the Mercy Hall office of Robert Zavada, Associate Director of Campus Safety – not “new” faculty members, said Zavada – to ask if the university has emergency response policies to follow in the wake of the Sandy... Read More

Behind the Lenses, Presses

Morgan Harding, Print Editor
February 12, 2013

The communications department’s annual student media trip gave attendees a behind-the-scenes look at award-winning photography and the nation’s newspaper of record in NYC. The group of 20 students was split into two tours, one of 10 journalists who toured The New York Times while... Read More

No Roster, No Problem

Morgan Harding, Print Editor
January 29, 2013

Junior education major Marisa Ferenchick was concerned when she learned that Language Arts Methods, a course she needed to graduate with an education degree, did not roster. Only three people signed up for the course – so students were automatically transferred to a directed study. Ferenchick... Read More

Rampant Oinkerism

Morgan Harding, Print Editor
November 20, 2012

Editors of The Highlander have made a big, sexist “miss-take,” a religious studies professor charges. Associate Professor and Chair of religious studies Joesph Curran caught the error when perusing an edition of the campus paper earlier in the semester. He spotted one of his female... Read More

Ready for Students to Stick It

Morgan Harding, Print Editor
November 6, 2012

Students are forgoing flu shots so far this season, according to student health center officials. Anita Yurek, RN and staff nurse at the Student Health Center, was surprised by how few students have taken advantage of the $10 vaccinations. The health center has had the shots in stock since... Read More

Crime Rates Low in Dallas

Morgan Harding, Print Editor
October 23, 2012

Luzerne County is now ranked ninth in the state for violent crimes, but local college campuses rank far better. Violent crimes, which include murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, increased by 30% from 2010 to 2011. There was no rise in these types of crimes on the campuses of Misericordia,... Read More

NYFW Take Two

Morgan Harding, Print Editor
September 26, 2012

Twice each year, editors, bloggers and buyers alike flock to New York City the second week of September for New York Fashion Week, the kick off to what some call fashion month. The month consists of four fashion meccas (New York, London, Milan and Paris) hosting everyone who is anyone in... Read More

New Campus Policy Saves Recyclable Items from Landfill

Morgan Harding, Print Editor
September 25, 2012

New green campus policies have already resulted in nearly 20 tons of recycled waste. “It’s just the right thing. We want to be as green as possible by taking products that can be reused and keeping them out of landfills,” said Paul Murphy, Director of Campus Safety and Facilities. A new... Read More

Supporters of Cougar football tailgate in the science lot prior to the kick-off of MU’s first home football game.

Safety Key in Tailgating Festivities

Morgan Harding, Print Editor
September 13, 2012

Safety officials prepared for the first home football game this Saturday by creating a tailgating policy, but they need the cooperation of students and spectators for everything to go as planned during the festivities. One-hundred, tailgaiting reservations are made, and several are for multiple... Read More

Erin Fetherston and Morgan Harding at the Erin Fetherston Spring/Summer 2013 Presentation at The Standard Hotel in NYC.

A New, New York Night

Morgan Harding, Print Editor
September 12, 2012

Editor’s Note: Junior Morgan Harding attended the Erin Fetherston Spring/Summer 2013 show in New York City with sophomore Mary Bove, and she submitted this reflection on her day of high fashion. New York Fashion Week is upon us, and I had the pleasure of attending the Erin by Erin Fetherston... Read More

Printer Probs

Morgan Harding, Print Editor
September 11, 2012

Some students say their work requirements don’t fit with a new reduction in allowable printer pages from 500 to 300 per student, per semester. The reduction went into effect at the start of the semester. Students were previously allotted 500 pages per semester to be used at the... Read More

Quick Ticket to News

Morgan Harding, Print Editor
September 11, 2012

Quick Response codes are now available in The Highlander. Readers can scan the codes with smartphones and reach online content. Web editors Shawn Kellmer and Arthur Dowell say the QR codes present an opportunity to increase traffic to highlandernews.net, the newspaper’s newly redesigned... Read More

Symposium Offers Job Outlook

Morgan Harding, Web Master
April 10, 2012

Government, law and national security majors learned more about their field and future careers during a symposium called Homeland Security: Where We Are, Ten Years Later on March 30 in the McGowan Room of the library and Insalaco Hall 216 and 217. Dr. Brian Carso, government, law and national... Read More

Fantasy captured at Fashion Week

Morgan Harding, Web Master
February 28, 2012

Receiving an invitation to the Milly runway show during New York Fashion Week, held every February, is a rare treat that leads to an experience filled with the notions of art, celebrity, theatre and even liberty and equality. In the courtyard of Lincoln Center, fashion and street style photographers... Read More