classes, and activity clubs. Marywood University's Mascot's name is Maxis Gillet after the Founder of the IHM Sisters, Mother Theresa Maxis and their Chaplain, Fr. Louis Gillet.
== Arboretum ==
Marywood University was declared an arboretum in 1975 in honor of Sister Maria Laurence Maher, then Professor of Biological Sciences, and received its official designation as such in 1997. It now contains 42 species of trees (103 varieties) and a comparable collection of shrubs, ornamental grasses, and flowers.
== Notable alumni ==
Sister Adrian Barrett, Roman Catholic nun, educator, and social worker
Colette Cassidy, primetime newsbreak presenter for MSNBC
Jean Dahlgren, American artist
Mrs. Kasha Davis, notable drag queen and reality television personality
Jean Kerr, née Bridget Jean Collins, playwright and author, Please Don't Eat the Daisies.
Michele Knotz, voice actress for anime such as Pokémon
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Ben Walsh and Adam McIlwee, guitarists …
