August 2019

Asian Moon Festival falls on Sept. 13 this year and is one of the major festivals in Asia honoring family, friends, and the community. On Sept. 9 (Monday), the Asian Studies Program in conjunction with Asia Club and Asian Studies Honor Society at the University of Scranton will celebrate the 2019 festival with the renowned New Asia Chamber Music Society, while tasting tea/coffee and sampling Asian moon cake. This interactive concert featuring east-west music and an educational workshop will take place at Brennan Hall, the Rose Room (Room 509), on the fifth floor, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The community members are welcome to attend.

Hailed by New York Concert Reviews as “an impressively organized and professional group… comprised of many young and gifted players”, the New Asia Chamber Music Society (NACMS) was founded in 2010 by an entrepreneurial group of young Asian-American virtuosi. Propelled by a shared passion for classical chamber music performance, the members of NACMS are prize winners of world-renowned international competitions, graduates from America’s most prestigious music schools, including The Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute, and appear regularly on major stages across the globe. Based in New York City, NACMS is committed to bringing audiences exciting chamber music performances of the highest caliber and innovation. By delving into the giants of traditional chamber music repertoire, cultivating new voices of contemporary composers that meld elements of Western and Eastern cultures, and collaborating with a broad network of art organizations – NACMS is creating a trifecta of innovation to enable new concert-going experiences for the audience. This exciting young collective also seeks to engage its technologically wired peers around the world with its lively social media presence, fostering a more interactive and social environment for chamber music performance & presentation.

The New Asia Chamber Music Society gave their sold out inaugural performance at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall in 2011, and have since performed in New York City’s major concert venues including Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall, Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall, Kaufman Center’s Merkin Hall and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. NACMS’s innovative programming has brought music to Ellis Island, Queens Museum, Flushing Town Hall, Joe’s Pub, Chelsea Museum, and the Taipei Culture and Economic Center of New York. In the 2015-2016 season NACMS toured Taiwan, performing at venues across the country including Taiwan’s National Concert Hall, and teaching masterclasses at the National Taiwan Normal University and Tainan National University of Arts.

The New Asia Chamber Music Society was the recipient of the 2016 Huang-Yu-Ting Memorial Award and New Music USA’s project grant. New Asia Chamber Music Society’s activities in 2017 include concerts at Merkin Hall featuring renowned violinist Cho-Liang Lin, and pianist Orion Weiss in Chausson’s Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall concert featuring guest pianist Zhang Fang, its Second Annual Gala at New York City’s Riverside Church, and performances as part of a cultural festival in Paraguay. Special guest artists in past seasons include acclaimed violists, Toby Appel, Hsin-Yun Huang, and the

Amphion Quartet. In an effort to broaden the chamber music going community, NACMS has launched two new series, the House Salon Concerts and the Between The Bars Series. These events offer the audience a more intimate, intellectually stimulating and social experience. Ranging from informal and interactive workshop style talks given by musicians on the intricacies and beauty of chamber music informed by decades of experience – to behind-the-scenes perspectives of the chamber music life in performance and preparation. In 2018, NACMS continued presenting monthly installations of the House Salon Concerts and Between The Bars Series, as well as making its debut appearance at the Hudson River Performing Arts Center in Houston.

NACMS has partnered with other arts organizations to create innovative new works and concert experiences. Recently, NACMS collaborated with the Peridance Contemporary Dance Company to premiere Igal Perry’s ballet, Dia-Mono-Logues. Collaborated with the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company performing Huang Ro’s string quartet Crosscurrent at New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Multiple appearances with tango bandoneonist/composer JP Jofre, as well as partnering with Flushing Town Hall for its Chinese New Year Temple Bazzar and annual fundraiser.

For more information or questions about the Moon Festival Interactive Concert, contact Ann A. Pang-White, Director of Asian Studies, Professor of Philosophy, at ann.pang-white@scranton.edu or 570-941-6312.

Please join us on Sept. 9 in celebrating the 2019 Asian Moon Festival (one of the major festivals in Asia honoring family, friends, and the community) with the renowned New Asia Chamber Music Society (NACMS) based in NYC, while tasting tea/coffee and sampling Asian moon cake. 

Sept. 9, 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. 
Brennan Hall 509 (Rose Room)
Free. Open to the public. 

Several of the musicians of NACMS received their degree from The Juilliard School in New York City, one of the best schools for Music, Dance, and Theater anywhere in the world. We hope to see you. Feel free to bring friends. 

For questions or additional information, contact Ann A. Pang-White, Director of Asian Studies, Professor of Philosophy at ann.pang-white@scranton.edu or 570-941-6312 .

Art Club will be part of First Friday Scranton on September 6th from 5-9PM at The Sweet Lush Cupcakery on Linden Street. Join us in celebrating student artwork and if interested in displaying your work, please email minahil.sami@scranton.edu for more information. 

Members of The University Community, 

As we prepare for the 2019-2020 academic year, the University Police Department would like to offer a reminder of the importance of being prepared in an emergency.  The University Police website provides various information on how to prepare and respond to different types of emergencies on campus.  Resources include: 

• • Emergency Response Plan

• • Classroom Poster

• • Emergency Desk Reference

• • Emergency-Specific Quick Reference Guides and Building-Specific Emergency Plans

• Persons Requiring Assistance

The Health and Safety Office is also available to discuss planning and evacuation options for anyone who feels they need assistance during an emergency. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Health and Safety Office via healthandsafety@scranton.edu. 

Bleeding Control Stations

As a part of a nationwide campaign, “Bleeding Control” kits have now been installed at strategic locations throughout campus. These kits contain items that can be used by anyone to help control bleeding during a traumatic incident. Severe bleeding is a common cause of death during emergency situations and traumatic incidents, with nearly 35% of fatalities occurring before victims even arrive at the hospital, according to the National Trauma Institute. In the coming weeks, University Police will be coordinating voluntary training sessions for the University Community. The 90 minute training sessions are designed for ordinary citizens and bystanders who may be in a position to help during a severe-bleeding incident.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact a member of The University Police Department (x7888) or Health and Safety Office (x4277).

The University of Scranton’s Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library has selected Madeline Miller to receive the 2019 Royden B. Davis, S.J. Distinguished Author Award. Though early in her literary career, the author is on a meteoric rise and has received major recognition for her two novels. Her first novel, The Song of Achilles, a New York Times bestseller, was awarded the 2012 Orange Prize for fiction and received recognition from the American Library Association as a Stonewall Honor Book for its representation of LGBTQ characters. Her most recent novel, 2018’s Circe, is a No. 1 New York Times bestseller, has received the American Library Association’s Red Tentacle Award for an adult book of special interest to teen readers, the 2018 Elle Big Book Award, and is recognized on a wide variety of must-read lists.

In addition to being a bestselling author, Madeline Miller has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in classics from Brown University, and she has taught Latin, Greek and Shakespeare to students for the past 20 years. Her mastery of Greek mythology is apparent throughout her works. Her novels draw from Greek mythology and its textual sources and represent incredible attention to detail. Her books are page-turners, and readers quickly become invested in her characters.

In her first book, The Song of Achilles, the author utilizes characters from Homer’s Iliad to expand on the Greek mythological hero Patroclus and his relationship with Achilles. Though Patroclus is universally recognized as a Greek hero, he is mainly a secondary figure in the Iliad and is primarily remembered for his strong bond with Achilles, one of the most famous Greek heroes. Miller’s story elevates Patroclus to the narrator and main protagonist and allows his story to thrive while explaining the bond between Patroclus and Achilles. The author does not merely retell the Iliad; she draws from various mythological sources, including Euripides’ Iphigenia at Aulis, Vergil’s Aeneid, Aeschylus’ Oresteia, as well as other works of classical reference and commentary, to fully develop the story and characters.

In her second novel, Circe, the author focuses on the minor Greek goddess Circe, who is most well-known from Homer’s Odyssey. Unlike Circe’s portrayal in the Odyssey, however, Circe is a sympathetic character, one who is misunderstood, mistreated and scorned. As an immortal, Circe’s journey is longer than a human’s, and, in turn, her psychological development is rich and expansive. As a young goddess, she is used by others for her magic and outcast to an island because of her actions. On her island, she must defend herself against the predatory advances of Odysseus’ men. She grapples with motherhood and with being abandoned by Odysseus. Circe is a strong character, however, and eventually finds her way through the world. Miller focuses on the psychological development of her protagonist, and the result is a fully developed character that the Odyssey does not capture. Once again, Miller has an uncanny ability to take a lesser character and expand upon their story and inner life through insightful, creative writing and impeccable attention to detail to Greek myth. In Circe, the author draws from many sources, including Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Apollonius of Rhodes’ Argonautica, and I’m sure many others.

The Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library are very pleased to be presenting the 2019 Distinguished Author Award to Madeline Miller. The Distinguished Author event, which will be held on Oct. 5, 2019, in the DeNaples Center Ballroom, includes a book signing that is free and open to the public. The award presentation is a ticketed event that includes cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and dessert, followed by the presentation of the Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award. During the ceremony, the author will give remarks on her works, which will surely be insightful and interesting. Please consider honoring Madeline Miller’s literary achievements and supporting the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library by attending. For event pricing and additional information, visit: scranton.edu/authaward.

COME OUT FOR A GOOD CAUSE...& BEER!

All proceeds will be donated to The Edward R. Leahy Jr. Center Clinic for the Uninsured at The University of Scranton and Rotary International's efforts to Eradicate Polio.

There will be Raffle Baskets and a 50/50 Raffle!
Live music by Last Call on the dock from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.!

AUG. 30, 2019 | 5:00 p.m.
COOPER'S SEAFOOD, 701 N WASHINGTON AVE. SCRANTON

Worship Schedule Fall 2019  

Sunday Mass

Madonna della Strada Chapel, Monroe Avenue

11:00 a.m.     4:30 p.m.     7:00 p.m.

Weekday Mass

Chapel of the Sacred Heart, across from Admissions (Estate)

12:05 p.m., Mon-Sat

4:40 p.m., Mon-Wed, & Fri

7:00 p.m., Thu - followed by Rosary and Benediction

Byzantine Catholic Divine Liturgy

Byzantine Chapel in Ciszek Hall

TBD

Muslim Jum’ah Service

Campus Mosque, 306 Taylor Avenue

1:00 p.m.     Fri

Join us for University for a Day: An Environmental Immersion! Come for all or part of the day's activities!

Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019
8:45 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Four Lectures with Lunch and Reception - $30 pp, RSVP requested
Free to University of Scranton Students, Faculty & Staff

Morning Coffee & Registration Begins at 8:45 a.m.

LECTURE 1: Why Environmentalists Should be Republicans, not Liberals
9:30 a.m to 10:45 a.m.

This talk will argue that environmentalism is best served by "republican" rather than "liberal" political theory. It will not argue that environmentalists should join the Republican political party. Curious about the distinction? Then come to the talk. 

Matthew Meyer, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director, Pre-Law Advisory Program, The University of Scranton

LECTURE 2: Climate Change: What We Can and Must Do About It
11:00 a.m to 12:15 p.m.

We will discuss the basic science, the big sources and the key policies we need to put in place in a short time. 

Timothy D. Searchinger, Research Scholar, Woodrow Wilson School, Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy Program, Princeton University

LECTURE 3: Sustainability and the Delaware Highlands Conservancy
1:45 p.m to 3:00 p.m.

Population, affluenza and unfettered technological advances have created the "perfect environmental storm," battering shores of environmental sustainability. Land conservation is a bulwark to this perfect storm, ensuring essential ecological services. The Delaware Highlands Conservancy is celebrating 25 years of conserving the natural lands of the upper Delaware River. 

Michael C. Cann, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, Chemistry Department, The University of Scranton, Director, Delaware Highlands Conservancy

LECTURE 4: Endangered Species: An Artist Confronts Climate Change
3:15 p.m to 4:30 p.m.

In 2006 Diane reoriented her practice of art to the intersection of art, science and the environment. She will discuss that evolution and how, as an example, her large scale paintings and photographs have been developed in collaboration with glaciologists, documenting the disappearance of glaciers. 

Diane Burko, Artist

Contact: Alicen Morrison, Alicen.morrison@scranton.edu, 570.941.6206

Sept. 6 through Nov. 8      Art exhibit “John Willard Raught: Beauty Lies Close at Home.” Hope Horn Gallery, Hyland Hall. Free during gallery hours. Call 570-941-4214 or email darlene.miller-lanning@scranton.edu

Sept. 6           5 p.m. Art Gallery Lecture: “John Willard Raught: Scranton’s Beloved Artist” presented by Richard Stanislaus, guest curator. Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall. Reception to follow at 6 p.m. at the Hope Horn Gallery. Call 570-941-4214 or email darlene.miller-lanning@scranton.edu.

Sept. 6      7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “In Recital” featuring Dan Ficarri, organist. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.

Sept. 9     5:30 p.m. Asian Studies and the Asian Studies Honor Society present “Asian Moon Festival Celebration Concert” with the renowned New Asia Chamber Music Society based in New York City. Rose Room, Brennan Hall. Free. Call 570-941-6312 or email ann.pang-white@scranton.edu.

Sept. 10     11 a.m. Volunteer Fair for area nonprofit agencies offering volunteer opportunities for students. McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center. Pre-registration required. Call 570-941-7429 or email ellen.judge@scranton.edu.

Sept. 14           8:45 a.m. Schemel Forum “University for a Day.” Topics discussed: “Why Environmentalists Should be Republicans, not Liberals;” “Climate Change: What We Can and Must Do About It;” “Sustainability and the Delaware Highlands Conservancy;” and “Endangered Species: An Artist Confronts Climate Change.” Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall. Registration required. $30. Call 570-941-6206 or email alicen.morrison@scranton.edu.

Sept. 16           7 p.m. Task Force on Healing, Reconciliation and Hope Lecture: Insights from History and Theology “What does church history teach us about the crisis of clergy sexual abuse? Can prayer and liturgy be a source of healing and courage?” presented by Massimo Faggioli, Ph.D., professor of theology and religious studies, Villanova University, and Rita Ferrone, M.Div., contributing writer for Commonweal magazine. Kane Forum, Edward Leahy Hall. Free. Call 570-941-4546 or email hrhtaskforce@scranton.edu. 

Sept. 17           Noon. Schemel Forum World Affairs Luncheon Seminar in collaboration with the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, The University of Scranton: “Constitution Day 2019: Let’s Act Like the Majority We Are” presented by Lynn Yeakel, director of Drexel University College of Medicine’s Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership. Kane Forum, Edward Leahy Hall. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-6206 or email alicen.morrison@scranton.edu.

Sept. 19      7:30 p.m. Ignatian Values in Action Lecture. Keynote speaker: Stephanie Saldana. Byron Recreational Complex. Free. Call 570-941-4399 or email julee.meketa@scranton.edu.  

Sept. 20-22                 The University of Scranton Family Weekend 2019. Various campus locations. Call 570-941-4222 or email familyweekend@scranton.edu.

Sept. 21      7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “Family Weekend Concert” featuring The Aaron Diehl Trio with an appearance by The University of Scranton Concert Choir. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.

Sept. 25          Noon. Schemel Forum World Affairs Luncheon Seminar: “Tsars, Commissars and President Putin: Why Russian History is the Key to Understanding Russia Today” presented by Lynne Hartnett, Ph.D., professor of Russian history, Villanova University. Rose Room, Brennan Hall. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-6206 or email alicen.morrison@scranton.edu

Sept. 27-29 & Oct. 4-6                      8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. “Antigone” by Sophocles presented by the University Players. Royal Theater, McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts. Fees vary. Call 570-941-4353 or email players@scranton.edu.

Sept. 29          7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “In Recital” featuring Carlos Avila, pianist. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.

Oct. 3         7 p.m. Task Force on Healing, Reconciliation and Hope Lecture: Prevention, Healing and Reconciliation “What structural reforms might help to end the crisis of clergy sexual abuse? How should the Church respond to survivors of abuse?” presented by Michael Vanderburgh, executive director of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Dayton, Ohio, and Fr. Thomas Berg, vice rector and professor of moral theology at St. Joseph’s Seminary (Dunwoodie) in Yonkers, New York. Kane Forum, Edward Leahy Hall. Free. Call 570-941-4546 or email hrhtaskforce@scranton.edu.

Oct. 4         Noon. Schemel Forum World Affairs Luncheon Seminar: “Transcendentalism, Politics and the Civil War” presented by Leonard Gougeon, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of American Literature, Department of English and Theatre, The University of Scranton. Rose Room, Brennan Hall. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-6206 or email alicen.morrison@scranton.edu.

Oct. 5         9 a.m. Scranton’s Ready to Run Northeastern Pennsylvania Program: “Wanted: More Women Like You in Government.” 5^th Floor, Brennan Hall. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-7520 or email linda.walsh@scranton.edu.

Oct. 5         5 p.m. Distinguished Author Award Dinner honoring Madeline Miller, who will receive the 2019 Royden B. Davis, S.J. Distinguished Author Award from The University of Scranton’s Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library. McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center. Reservation required. Call 570-941-7816 or email kym.fetsko@scranton.edu.

Oct. 5        7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “In Concert” featuring Dan Levinson’s Palomar Jazz Band with vocalist Molly Ryan. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.

Oct. 10            8:30 a.m. 18th Annual U.S. Conference on disABILITY “Exploring Autism Across the Spectrum: Building Inclusive Communities.” McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center. Free for general public with a fee for registrants interested in CEU credit. Call 570-941-7819 or visit www.scranton.edu/disabilityconference.

Oct. 10            4:30 p.m. Evening Keynote Presentation by Jeremy Sicile-Kira in conjunction with the 18th Annual U.S. Conference on disABILITY. McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center. Free. Call 570-941-7819 or visit www.scranton.edu/disabilityconference.

Oct. 10            5:30 p.m. Schemel Forum and Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Collaborative Program: “Music and Medicine: Chopin and the Power of Resilience” presented by Richard Kogan, M.D., clinical professor of psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College and artistic director, Weill Cornell Music and Medicine Program. Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple. Reservation required. $30. Call 570-941-6206 or email alicen.morrison@scranton.edu.

Oct. 10            6:30 p.m. President’s Business Council 18^th Annual Award Dinner honoring JoAnne M. Kuehner H’01, founder, Hope for Haiti, and Carl J. Kuehner ’62, H’11, president, Real Estate Technology Corp., at The Pierre, New York City. Proceeds from the dinner support the University’s Presidential Scholarship Endowment Fund.  Tickets required. Call 570-941-5837 or email PBC@scranton.edu.

Oct. 17            Noon. Schemel Forum World Affairs Luncheon Seminar in collaboration with the Jesuit Center, The University of Scranton: “Religion in the Public Sphere: a Contribution to the Common Good?” presented by Ignacio Sepúlveda del Río, humanities and philosophy faculty member, Loyola Andalucía University, Seville, Spain. Location TBA. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-6206 or email alicen.morrison@scranton.edu.

Oct. 18            7:30 p.m. 34^th Henry George Lecture: “Human Capital, Inequality and Growth” presented by Kevin M. Murphy, Ph.D., George J. Stigler Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center. Free. Call 570-941-4048 or email janice.mecadon@scranton.edu

Oct. 20            9 a.m. Open House for prospective students and their families. John Long Center. Registration required. Free. Call 888-SCRANTON or email admissions@scranton.edu.

Oct. 20            3 p.m. Performance Music: “In Recital” featuring Wil Kellerman, baritone voice. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.

Oct. 23            7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “General Recital” featuring The University of Scranton Performance Music student musicians. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.

Oct. 29            Noon. Schemel Forum World Affairs Luncheon Seminar: “Russian Spring?” presented by Jill Dougherty, Global Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, Washington, D.C., and CNN contributor. Rose Room, Brennan Hall. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-6206 or email alicen.morrison@scranton.edu.

Nov. 2        7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “In Concert” featuring The University of Scranton Jazz Band. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.

Nov. 3        9 a.m. Open House for prospective students and their families. John Long Center. Registration required. Free. Call 888-SCRANTON or email admissions@scranton.edu.

Nov. 7        Noon. Schemel Forum World Affairs Luncheon Seminar: “Impeachment: Is it Still Available?” presented by Morey Myers, L.L.B., of counsel, Myers, Brier and Kelly. Rose Room, Brennan Hall. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-6206 or email alicen.morrison@scranton.edu.

Nov. 9        7:45 a.m. Schemel Forum bus trip to New York City. $150. Registration required by Oct. 12. Call 570-941-6206 or email alicen.morrison@scranton.edu.

Nov. 15           7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “In Concert” featuring The University of Scranton String Orchestra. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.

Nov. 15-17 & 22-24      8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. “Men on Boats” by Jaclyn Backhaus presented by The University Players. Royal Theater, McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts. Fees vary. Call 570-941-4353 or email players@scranton.edu.

Nov. 21-23                  8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday. “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” presented by Liva Arts Company. PNC Auditorium, Loyola Science Center. $5. Call 570-941-7401 or email bailey.mclaughlin@scranton.edu.

Nov. 23           7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “The Vaclav Nelhybel Centennial Concert” featuring The University of Scranton Symphonic Band with special guests. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.

Dec. 4        Noon. Schemel Forum World Affairs Luncheon Seminar: “Reckoning with Contested History as an Essential Part of Sustaining Democracy” presented by Liz Sevcenko, director of the Rutgers Newark Humanities Action Lab. Rose Room, Brennan Hall. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-6206 or email alicen.morrison@scranton.edu.

Dec. 7         8 p.m. (Prelude begins at 7 p.m.) Performance Music: “52^nd Annual Noel Night” featuring The University of Scranton Singers and Chamber Ensembles. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.

Dec. 15           7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “Empty Stocking Fund Benefit Concert” featuring Ken McGraw with Brass and Ivory. Houlihan-McLean Center. Admission: one new unwrapped toy, new toiletry items or a monetary donation. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.

Schemel Forum Courses

Mondays: Sept. 16, 23, 30 and Oct. 7, 21, 28          6 p.m. Schemel Forum Course: “Dwight David Eisenhower and the American Century” presented by Sean Brennan, Ph.D., associate professor of history, The University of Scranton. Weinberg Memorial Library. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-6206 or email alicen.morrison@scranton.edu.

Tuesdays: Sept. 17, 24 and Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22            6 p.m. Schemel Forum Course: “Threats to Democracy in Our Time” presented by Harold W. Baillie, Ph.D., professor of philosophy, The University of Scranton. Weinberg Memorial Library. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-6206 or email alicen.morrison@scranton.edu.

Thursdays: Sept. 26 and Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31        6 p.m. Schemel Forum Course: “Paleolithic Cave Painting in Europe: The Origin of Human Consciousness” presented by Harmar Brereton, M.D., Weinberg Memorial Library. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-6206 or email alicen.morrison@scranton.edu.

The following is a note to the University community from the Office of the Provost.

Dear Members of the University Community,

I am saddened to inform you of the passing of University of Scranton Professor Emeritus Matthew J. Fairbanks, Ph.D., who taught for more than 45 years in the Philosophy Department. He died on Sunday at the age of 85.

Dr. Fairbanks taught at the University from 1960 to 2007. During his time at Scranton, he served as chair of the Philosophy Department and as director of the University’s Honors Program, as well as on other committees. He published numerous articles and scholarly reviews about American, English and scientific philosophy, and lectured internationally on these topics.

Dr. Fairbanks earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Loyola University Chicago and his Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame.

Dr. Fairbanks is survived by his partner, Janet Loewe; his son, Michael Fairbanks ’79, H’06, and his wife Marylee; his daughter Lauren Jagernauth ’81, and her husband, Madan; and three grandsons. Michael Fairbanks is a former Trustee of the University.

His family plans to have a celebration of his life on Sunday, Sept. 8, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Electric City Ballroom at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center on Adams Avenue.

The full obituary for Dr. Fairbanks can be seen here. 

Sincerely,

Jeff Gingerich

The Center for Service & Social Justice hosts a Volunteer and Service Fair each September. We invite local non-profit agencies to come to campus to recruit volunteers for their programs in areas such as health and hospice care, children and youth, elderly, social justice, food and housing programs, poverty and homelessness and hands-on projects.

Student volunteers get the opportunity to meet directly with non-profit agency representatives and find out what types of service opportunities are available in the Scranton community, time commitments, and information about community-based learning. Each year the fair is attended by over 65 agencies and 700 students. This year's Volunteer and Service Fair is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the McIlhenny Ballroom of The DeNaples Center, 4th floor.

For more information or to request a table at the Volunteer and Service Fair, contact ellen.judge@scranton.edu.

Performance Music at Scranton has announced their upcoming fall events. See the complete listing, here.

Friday, September 6, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
IN RECITAL: Dan Ficarri, organist
Dan Ficarri is recognized as a performer of both new music and the standard classical repertoire — The New York Times listed his performance of John Cage’s “Souvenir” under the “Week’s 8 Best Classical Music Moments,” and WQXR broadcast his live all-Bach performance as part of their “Bach Organ Marathon.” He has performed with orchestras in Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall, and he has given solo performances at New York City’s towering Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine and St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Other engagements have taken him around the country, from concerts with The Florida Orchestra to appearances in the Oregon Bach Festival. Ficarri also serves as Organ Scholar at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in Manhattan. In 2015, he founded Sacred Sounds at St. Paul’s, a concert series promoting organ music in the Lincoln Center neighborhood and providing performance opportunities to young artists.

Saturday, September 21, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
FAMILY WEEKEND CONCERT: The Aaron Diehl Trio with an appearance by The U. of S. Concert Choir
Grammy Award winning 32-year-old classically trained pianist and composer Aaron Diehl has made an indelible mark on the jazz world over the last 15 years. Showing an affinity for early jazz and mid-20th-century “third-stream” music, his latest evolution comes as he begins to tackle modern classical works, recently performing Gershwin with the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic. Diehl has collaborated with living masters ranging from from NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson to 20th-century classical titan Philip Glass while establishing himself as one of the preeminent interpreters of the Great American Songbook in his own trio and with the vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant. Jazz critics from The New York Times have extolled Mr. Diehl’s “melodic precision, harmonic erudition, and elegant restraint,” while the same paper’s classical critics have noted, “Mr. Diehl play[s] magnificently.” His meticulously conceived performances, collaborations, and compositions are refreshing, as his highly personal aesthetic spearheads a union of tradition and original artistry while bounding ahead on an uncharted course.

Sunday, September 29, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
IN RECITAL: Carlos Avila, pianist
Carlos Avila is one of the most in-demand pianists on the classical music scene. His concerts have taken him across North and South America, Europe, and Asia. In recent seasons, he performed in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s All-Access Chamber series and the New York Philharmonic’s Leonard Bernstein salon series, and also performed on a nationwide 29-city tour with award-winning Baritone Leon Williams. Carlos has also been showcased on New York’s WQXR, in an all-transcription recital broadcast. He has been a guest at music festivals around the world, where he had the opportunity to work with luminaries such as the late Isaac Stern, Daniel Barenboim, Michael Tilson Thomas, Emanuel Ax, Richard Goode and members of the St. Lawrence, Tokyo, Guarneri, Juilliard, Ying, and Borodin String Quartets. Carlos is pianist of the Boreal Trio, is a member of the Collaborative Piano Faculty at the Heifetz Institute, and is also the studio pianist for Joel Krosnick at The Juilliard School.

Saturday, October 5, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
IN CONCERT: Dan Levinson’s Palomar Jazz Band with vocalist Molly Ryan
The 2017 winner of Hot House Magazine’s “NYC Jazz Fans Decision” award for Best Clarinetist, Dan Levinson is equally at home as both leader and sideman. During a 30-year career specializing in traditional jazz and swing music, he has appeared alongside a long list of prominent artists, and since 1993 Dan has been a member of Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks, with whom he has appeared at Carnegie Hall, on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion radio program, in addition to the band’s bi-weekly appearances at Iguana Restaurant in Manhattan. Dan has performed on over 150 CDs, including nine under his own name. He can also be heard on the soundtracks to the films The Cat’s Meow, Ghost World, The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, and Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator, as well as on virtually all of the newly recorded music used on the soundtrack of the Grammy Award-winning HBO television series Boardwalk Empire Though based in New York City, Dan’s busy schedule takes him across the continent and around the world.

Please visit the Performance Music website for a listing of all fall concerts. All take place in the Houlihan McLean Center, are free of admission charge, and open to the public. 

The following is a note to the University community from University President Scott R. Pilarz, S.J. regarding reorganization news at the University and the new vice president for Mission and Ministry.

Dear Members of the University Community,

As we prepare for the coming academic year, I wanted to share some reorganization news about an important area of University life. The University’s mission and our pastoral care of students, faculty and staff are a central and shared responsibility for everyone on campus. I have long believed that it is critical for the composition of the leadership team of the University to reflect that importance. For this reason, I have decided to reinstate the position of Vice President for Mission and Ministry and consolidate a number of related departments and functions within this new division. 

I am pleased to share that, with the approval of the Very Rev. Robert Hussey, S.J., Provincial of the Maryland Province, Rev. Herbert B. Keller, S.J., will assume the role beginning on August 5, 2019.

 As Vice President for Mission and Ministry, Fr. Keller will be an important voice for mission-related issues and concerns, working with divisions across campus. He will be an advisor to me in my work as a member of the President’s Cabinet, will serve as the liaison for a newly established Mission committee of the Board of Trustees, and when needed, will represent me at events on- or off-campus. He will also bring decades of experience working with students, faculty and staff to divisional leadership responsibilities which will consist of the following:

•     The Jesuit Center led by Rev. Patrick Rogers, S.J., Executive Director, and Ryan Sheehan, Assistant Director;

•     Campus Ministries, led by Dr. Helen Wolf, Ph.D., Director. This area includes three campus ministers – Cathy Seymour, Retreats and Social Justice, Fred Mercadante, Retreats and Sacramental Formation and Amy Hoegen, Retreats and Bereavement. Dr. Wolf will primarily focus on expanding inter-religious programming to serve students of other faith traditions;

•     The Center for Service and Social Justice led by Patricia Vaccaro, Director, which will now include both Amy Fotta, Service Coordinator and Barbara King, Coordinator, International Service Programs;

•     The University Chaplain and a part-time Coordinator of Liturgical Music that will be filled in the coming months.

I encourage you all to congratulate and thank Fr. Keller for agreeing to serve in this new and important role to ensure that our Catholic and Jesuit identity continues to inform and enliven all that we do together.