Announcements

All students, faculty and staff are invited to the next Faculty Research Seminar Series event to learn about  "'Animal Spirits and Consumer Sentiment: New Evidence from a Dynamic Factor Model of Consumption," presented by Aram Balagyozyan, Ph.D., associate professor in economics, finance and international business.

The program will be held Dec. 6 from 3:10-4:30 p.m. in Loyola Science Center 334.

Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, contact Dr. Amelia Randich, seminar series coordinator at amelia.randich@scranton.edu.

All are welcome to attend the annual University Advent Liturgy and Tree Lighting.

Attend the celebration of the Eucharist on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 5 p.m. in the Byron Center. After Mass, all are invited to walk down the Commons to the Dionne Green and light the campus Christmas tree.

Don't miss this Royal tradition!

All students, faculty and staff are invited to learn about the "'Numerical Investigation on Bio-inspired Flow," presented by Geng Liu, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Engineering.

The program will be held Nov. 22 from 3:10-4:30 p.m. in Loyola Science Center 334.

Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, contact Dr. Amelia Randich, seminar series coordinator at amelia.randich@scranton.edu.

The Scranton Brass Orchestra will present the annual Empty Stocking Fund Benefit concert Wednesday, Dec. 11, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in The University of Scranton Houlihan-McLean Center, corner of Jefferson Ave. and Mulberry St.

Admission for this concert is one new unwrapped toy, new toiletry items or a cash donation. All proceeds directly benefit local families in need.

The Scranton Brass Orchestra, now celebrating its 13th season, is a fully professional 27-member ensemble, founded in 2011, comprised of brass players and teachers from the region. Membership is by invitation.

The group's performances are free of charge and open to the public, and feature nationally- and internationally-acclaimed guest artists, including many of the most respected brass players of our time. The group made its debut before hundreds of audience members in June 2011, and has since garnered acclaim from both audiences and musicians alike.

Visit scranton.edu/music for more information.

The Staff Senate’s annual Christmas luncheon will be here soon!

The Staff Senate Social Events and Community Building Committee welcomes raffle basket donations for the annual event.

Raffle baskets can be donated from individuals and/or departments. Item(s) to add to and/or create raffle baskets also are appreciated.
 
Raffle baskets and donated item(s) can be any theme. Feel free to be creative.
 
Donations are requested by Monday, Dec. 9. Baskets and item(s) can be dropped off at O’Hara Hall, room 224, to Lucy Grissinger. Interested in having your basket/items picked up on campus? Please reach out to Lucy by e-mail at lucia.grissinger@scranton.edu or by phone at (570) 941-4331.

Staff Senate appreciates the University community's thoughtful consideration and generosity.

Questions? Reach out to a member of The Staff Senate Social Events and Community Building Committee that includes Lucy Grissinger, Melissa Eckenrode, Brenda Amato, Bridget Conlogue, Jill Eidenberg, Melinda Finnerty, Autumn Forgione, Kristi Klien, Janice Mecadon, Sandina Meo, Melissa Sherrill, Daniela Teneva and Traci Vennie

All students, faculty and staff are invited to learn about the connections between "Abalone: Aristotle, Art and Architecture," presented by Dr. Janice Voltzow, professor and chair of the biology department.

The program will be held Nov. 15 from 3:10-4:30 p.m. in Loyola Science Center 334.

Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, contact Dr. Amelia Randich, seminar series coordinator at amelia.randich@scranton.edu.

The Office of Global Education, which includes International Student and Scholar Services,  invites all students, staff and faculty to participate in a series of activities during International Education Week (IEW) 2024, November 18 - 22.

The planned programs will highlight and celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.
Some events require registration.

• Nov. 18: Fulbright Scholar Sessions, 12:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m. OHara Hall 106, Sponsored by Office of Global Education.

• Nov. 19: Global Insights features Spain 11:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m., Brennan Hall 509

• Nov. 20: Bridging Cultures-German/Polish Christmas Harmony, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Kane Forum, Leahy Hall 235.

• Nov. 21: Common Threads of Wisdom: Exploring Unity in Eastern Wisdom: Exploring Insights on Reality and the Divine, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., O'Hara Hall 106

• Nov. 22: Study Abroad Information for Nursing Majors 12:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m., OHara Hall 106

• Nov. 22: Study Abroad General Info Session- How to plan your studies abroad: 2:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m., O’Hara Hall 106

IEW is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn and exchange experiences.

For more information contact Crystal Cool at international@scranton.edu or 570-941-7575.

The annual Christmas Giving Tree initiative, hosted by The Center for Service & Social Justice (CSSJ), will begin for the holiday season on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at the DeNaples Center second floor. University faculty, students and staff are invited to participate and purchase a gift for a child in need in our community.

Gifts for children ranging from infants to teens can be purchased and dropped off, unwrapped, in the CSSJ office, DeNaples 205B by Friday, Dec. 6. Suggested spending amount per gift is $20-25. Gift cards for teens are welcome, too!

All gifts will be donated to the Gifts for Kids program, hosted by Friends of the Poor, Catholic Social Services and the Catherine McAuley Center. The giveaway for pre-registered families will be held in the Byron Center on Sunday, Dec.15 and Monday, Dec. 16.

For more information, please contact Ellen.Judge@scranton.edu, Outreach Program Coordinator, The Center for Service & Social Justice.

The Center for Service and Social Justice invites volunteers to participate as Family to Family Thanksgiving volunteers in November. Assistance is needed Nov. 25-27 when Friends of the Poor prepares and delivers Thanksgiving dinners. 

The Family to Family Food Basket Program began in 1986 to provide Thanksgiving dinner baskets to  families in need in our community. In its first year, 640 baskets were given out – now over 3,000 baskets are distributed each year, which feed approximately 15,000 people, according to the Friends of the Poor website. Over the years, 300,000 people have been served thanks to the generosity of families and businesses in our community.

Volunteers can register by visiting The Center for Service and Social Justice linktree page.  
A schedule of volunteer needs is listed below:

• Monday, Nov. 25, Thanksgiving dinner prep. Volunteer time slots are available from 9 - 11 a.m., 11 a.m. -1 p.m. and noon - 2 p.m.
  
  
• Tuesday, Nov. 26, Final prep, delivery drivers and distribution. Volunteer time slots are available from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., 1 - 3 p.m. and 2 - 5 p.m.
  
  
• Wednesday, Nov. 27, Family to Family Basket distribution. Volunteer time slots are available from 8 - 11 a.m., 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 12 - 3 p.m., and 2 - 5 p.m.
  
  
  

The month of November is the traditional time in the church's calendar for remembering those who have died.

During All Souls: Month of Remembrance, the Scranton community will pray in a special way for those we love and to whom we owe so much: the deceased members of our families, our benefactors and our alumni.

We invite you, as a member of the University family, to remember your family members and friends with us, and to have their names included in our prayers.

You may submit the names of those to be remembered at Masses throughout the month of November via this link: Add Names to November Prayer List

"Imagine a place where ancient history meets modern innovation, where every meal is a celebration, and every fiesta tells a story—come discover why Spain is a must-see destination for culture, passion, and adventure."- Fabian Bizcocho

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Global Insights continues the 10th year of programming with Fabian Bizcocho presenting about Spain on Nov. 19 beginning at 11:30 a.m. in the Rose Room,. Brennan Hall 509. Registration is required. 

Bizcocho graduated in translation and interpreting, with the combination of languages of Spanish, English, Catalan and Chinese in the Autonomous University of Barcelona, after which he took a master's program in English and Spanish. "While taking my degree, I had the opportunity to take a year abroad and improve my Chinese, hence why I took a year in Taiwan National University, the most prestigious in the country." 

He currently teaches Spanish 101 and 201 at the University.

During his presentation, Bizcocho will discuss the origin stories of various Spanish traditional festivities, for instance, Semana Santa, which he said takes place for a week, "a representation of Jesus' life."

"I love fairs in my region, Andalusia. They are defined by the beautiful flamenca dresses for women, tents in which people drink, eat and of course, dance a lot!" Bizcocho says he loves to travel in Spain as it is diverse in climate, cultures, languages and people. 

Bizcocho enjoys playing video games and worked as a journalist for a gaming online magazine.

Register for Spain - Nov. 19

This program is sponsored by The Office of Global Education, and co-hosted with the Office of Equity and Diversity, the Cultural Centers and Office of Residence Life.

For more information, please contact international@scranton.edu or 570-941-4841.

 

Fabian Bizcocho, shown, will present about Spain on Nov. 19 at the final Global Insights presentation of fall semester.

On Friday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. Performance Music at The University of Scranton presents "In Concert: The University of Scranton String Orchestra." The event is open to the public, free of charge and will take place in the Houlihan-McLean Center, Mulberry Street and Jefferson Avenue. Seating on a first-come, first-seated basis.

The University of Scranton String Orchestra is a 30-plus member ensemble comprised of members of the University community from majors and departments spanning the curriculum, most of them undergraduate students, joined by a few graduate students, alumni and members of the faculty  brought together by their mutual love of music-making.

The primary focus of Performance Music at The University of Scranton is its student choral and instrumental performing ensembles. There is no music major at the University, and all enrolled Scranton students (undergraduate and graduate) are eligible for membership in the University bands, choirs, string ensembles, and steel drum band with neither an audition nor enrollment fee required for membership. Hundreds of students participate in the ensembles each year.

For more information, visit scranton.edu/music.

Since the 19th Century, the University of Pennsylvania has been one of the major American institutions sponsoring archaeological excavations in Egypt. On Thursday, Nov. 21, a Schemel Forum Luncheon will feature Josef Wegner, Ph.D., professor of Egyptian archaeology, chair, Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures and curator, Egyptian Section at Penn Museum, University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

This history of research, which started in the 1880s, continues today, a century and a half later. As a result of the Egyptian system of division of finds with foreign institutions, the Penn Museum in Philadelphia houses a collection of more than 50,000 artifacts from dozens of sites in the Nile Valley. The lecture will look at recent discoveries in Egypt, as well as the history of Penn’s work and the new galleries which will showcase Ancient Egypt’s legacy in Pennsylvania.

The Schemel Forum Luncheon will take place at Brennan Hall, Rose Room, 509  from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The seminar is free to University of Scranton and Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students, staff and faculty. Courses included for Schemel Forum Members, Angels and Archangels at $30 per luncheon per person and $15 for remote-only.

Register for the Schemel Forum Luncheon.

The National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey is open for undergraduate students at The University of Scranton until Friday, Nov. 8, and Center for Health Education & Wellness needs your help!

HOW TO ENTER

Students are invited to:
1. Check their email today for the survey invitation from Dean Lauren Rivera.

2. Complete the survey by Nov. 8 for a chance to win a “Scranton Experience” package of spa services, axe throwing, prizes from Downtown Scranton coffee shops, restaurants, and a photo shoot with Iggy and your friends.

How Your Survey Helps

This confidential, voluntary survey takes about 20 minutes and helps improve campus health and wellness resources and programs.

NCHA survey data from previous years has led to resources such as Weekly Wellness Classes, online mental health screenings, sleep education programs and campus flu shot clinics.

The Center for Health Education & Wellness team thanks participants for helping make the University campus healthier.

An opportunity for alumni and friends of Jesuit schools to share common bonds will take place on Sunday, Nov. 3.

Jesuit Friends and Alumni Sunday will include a celebration of liturgy, followed by a reception highlighting opportunities for continuing spiritual growth and service to the local and global community.

The Jesuit Friends and Alumni Mass brings together parishioners, Jesuit-educated alumni, family members, current and past participants of Office of Ignatian Spirituality (OIS), Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) / Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC), and friends of the Society of Jesus to celebrate their Jesuit connections.

The University of Scranton is one of 12 locations in the USA East Province who will host the 2024 Jesuit Friends and Alumni Mass and Reception on Sunday, Nov. 3.

For more information or to register to attend a Mass and reception near you, please visit: AMDG.JesuitsEast.org/AlumniSunday.

Title IX Process Volunteer Training

In 2020, the federal Title IX regulations that provide the basis for the University Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Policy required a hearing process, or opportunity for an informal process, to adjudicate claims of sexual and gender-based discrimination and/or misconduct. Updates to Title IX, and our policy accordingly, were made during summer 2024.

This important policy governs the response and adjudication processes for students, staff and faculty who bring forward their experiences in the work and learning environment, or who have allegations brought forward against them. Essential to these processes are trained advisors, investigators, hearing panelists, and informal process facilitators to serve our campus community.

The Office of Equity and Diversity invites staff and faculty to consider registering for one of the two-hour training sessions to learn more about the policy and process. If after taking the training, you do not wish to participate in any of the roles listed above, you will not be asked to serve.

A large, diverse pool of faculty and staff is needed to ensure this process works. Two sessions have been set for November.

• Thursday, Nov. 7 @ noon - 2 p.m. – in-person luncheon, Brennan 509. Lunch is provided.

• Wednesday, Nov. 20 @ 9-11 a.m. – via Zoom

Register for Title IX Process Volunteer Training.

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Race and Ethnicity Awareness Workshop

The Office of Equity and Diversity in collaboration with Human Resources and the Provost, is offering a 'Race and Ethnicity Awareness Workshop' for faculty and staff that will guide participants through a series of reflective exercises that explore their understanding of race and ethnicity, privilege, bias and inclusion.

Presenters include Elizabeth Garcia, Special Assistant to the President and Executive Director of the Office of Equity and Diversity, and Tara Hamilton Fay, Faculty Coordinator of The Center for Teaching Excellence.

• Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 3 - 5 p.m. - Brennan 502 - light refreshments

Space is limited to 20 participants.

Register for the Race and Ethnicity Awareness Workshop

For more information, contact the Office of Equity and Diversity at diversity@scranton.edu or 570-941-6645.

As election day nears, a political dialogue on "Presidential Election: Your Vote, Your Voice" is coming up on Oct. 28 from 7- 9:00 p.m. in Loyola Science Center, Room 133.

Pre-registration is required for the political dialogues.
Students can RSVP here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/fall-dialogue .

The dialogue is hosted by the Political Dialogues Working Group and with support from Ethics Across the Curriculum and co-sponsored by Student Government, College Democrats, College Republicans, Philosophy Society and Political Science Club.

These dialogues are small-group, interactive and facilitated discussions across differences – join us! If you have questions, email community@scranton.edu .

On Oct. 25 from 3:10 -4:40 p.m., as part of the Faculty Research Seminar Series, a dedication of the University's new W3USR amateur radio station will be presented by Nathaniel A. Frissell, Ph.D., Department of Physics and Engineering. The event will take place at Loyola Science Center, Room 133 and refreshments will be provided.

 

 

 

The University community is invited to attend an Interfaith Veterans Day Prayer Service on Monday, Nov. 11 at noon in the Veterans and ROTC Lounge, Hyland Hall, first floor. This annual collaboration with Campus Ministry, ROTC and the Student Veterans Organization celebrating Veterans will feature a reflection from Dr. Mary Troy, Counseling and Human Services Faculty.

Afterward, all are invited for pizza and desserts. Contact barbara.king@scranton.edu  with questions.

The Jesuit Center invites faculty and staff to share in a meal and conversation with colleagues and friends at the Spirituality Luncheon, on Oct. 23 at noon in the DeNaples Center, room 407. 

Special guest speaker for this event: Fr. Bernard McIlhenny, S.J.

Those interested in attending, must register using this link on or before Friday, Oct. 18.

This event is part of Jesuit Identity Week “Finding God in All Things. Get information for other events and opportunities for service and prayer at https://www.scranton.edu/ministries/2024-fall-identity-week.shtml 

 

 

What do prosthetics, assistive technologies, curb cuts and elevators teach us about being human? Sara Hendren invites us to consider not just the augmented body of the future, but the ancient and enduring ideas about personhood at the heart of the built world.

Bringing together fine arts, philosophy, engineering, and history, Hendren will examine the hidden stories about dignity, suffering, dependence and beauty in the material culture all around us.

On Monday, Oct. 21, the Schemel Forum will partner with the Gail and Francis Slattery Center for the Ignatian Humanities for a presentation on “What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World” by Hendren, associate professor in Art and Design with a joint appointment in the School of Architecture, at Northeastern University.

Myers Distinguished Visiting Fellow in the Humanities and Civic Engagement Lecture will take place at the Weinberg Memorial Library, The Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room at 5:30 p.m., followed by a reception. The lecture and reception are complimentary and open to the community, courtesy of the Myers Distinguished Visiting Fellow Endowment 

For details, visit https://www.scranton.edu/academics/wml/schemel/collaborative.shtml 

Faculty and students are invited to join The University of Scranton graduate students for a social on Friday, Oct.18, from 4 to 6:00 p.m. in the DeNaples Center Ballroom, 407. Attendees are invited to enjoy food, drinks, games and most importantly, friendship.

Register by Oct.17 at https://forms.office.com/r/V50FuW4Tz i

Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend The Schemel Forum six-week Evening Course: "From Caligari to Hitler: Cinema and Politics During the Weimar Republic 1918-1933," presented by Andrew LaZella, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Philosophy, The University of Scranton.

The course will take place on Wednesdays, Oct.16, 23 and 30, and Nov. 6, 13 and 20, from 6 to 7:15 p.m. in the Weinberg Memorial Library, Room 305.

This course will use Siegfried Kracauer’s classic study, From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film (1947), to explore the culture and politics of the Weimar Republic (1918-1933). Alongside a close reading of the text, attendees will watch and discuss classic Weimar films including, but not limited to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Nosferatu, Metropolis, The Blue Angel, M, and so on.

The course will explore Kracauer’s thesis that although itself apolitical, Weimar cinema offers a lens for understanding the unconscious desires and fears of this chaotic period from which the new political reality of fascism could emerge.

To register for the courses, or for more information on the Schemel Forum, call 570-941-4740 or email schemelforum@scranton.edu . Registration is free for University of Scranton and Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students, faculty, staff and Schemel Forum members; and $100 per person and $175 per couple for non-members. 

Please join Mission and Ministry for a week of fun-filled events! We invite the entire community to participate in “Jesuit Identity Week, Finding God in All Things.” 

Click the link, https://forms.office.com/r/JHwDJgtJfs?origin=lprLink, to register.

 

 

The University of Scranton will host NEPA American Advertising Federation (AAF) 2025 Cropped challenge on campus on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m.

Much like the Food Network show “Chopped,” four teams of local creatives will be assembled to compete against each other in three rounds of advertising campaign creation for local nonprofit organizations.

Students are invited to participate with an American Advertising Federation NEPA Ad Team or root for their favorites as they watch the competition that will take place at the Rose Room of Brennan Hall, 320 Madison Ave, Scranton.

Pizza and nonalcoholic beverages will be available. Register through Wednesday, Oct. 9.

Teams will be given guidelines for each round, as set by the nonprofit organization. A panel of three judges, with at least one representative from the organization, will review the entries from logo to tagline to media tactics. At the end of each round, the teams will present their concepts, which will be eliminated by the panel of judges, or “cropped.”

One winning team will work with the nonprofit to finalize and create a real-life version of the campaign that will presented publicly at an AAF holiday event.

Campus Ministry will host the Three-Day Ignatian Silent Retreat from Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. to Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. at Chapman Lake Retreat Center.

The cost of the retreat is $40 and includes accommodations, all meals and snacks, materials and daily meetings with a spiritual director. Fee assistance is available.

The Silent Retreat is a great opportunity to rest in the quiet and disconnect from the busyness of life. 

The retreat offers time to reconnect with God and one’s inner self. Prayers and reflections from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius will guide participants through the weekend.

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Participants will speak daily to a spiritual companion to discuss how the retreat is going. 

During the silence participants will have time for praying, reading, reflecting, journaling, engaging with nature, expressing themselves through art and gathering for group prayer services.

The Silent Retreat is a unique experience that allows for space and time to hear how God is speaking in one’s life. 

Students can register for the Silent Retreat on Royal Sync.

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Student musicians from Performance Music at The University of Scranton will perform in solo, duet, trio and small group renditions of various repertoire in a General Recital on Oct. 9. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Houlihan-McLean Center, Mulberry Street and Jefferson Avenue. Admission is free and the concert is open to the public. Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis.

Smaller groups are made up of members from within the large ensembles, and may include: Steel Drum Band, Saxophone Ensemble, String Quartet, Flute Ensemble, Brass Quartet, Percussion Ensemble and solos, duos, trios and small vocal groups. The primary focus of Performance Music at The University of Scranton is its student choral and instrumental performing ensembles. Because there is no music major at the University, all enrolled Scranton students (undergraduate and graduate) are eligible for membership in the University bands, choirs, string ensembles, and steel drum band with neither an audition nor enrollment fee required for membership. Hundreds of students participate in the ensembles each year.

For further information, visit the Performance Music website.

Best-selling author Dr. Bryan W. Van Nordan will discuss “Learning from Chinese Philosophy,” on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The University community is invited to attend the Humanities Forum Lecture as presented by Asian Studies and The Slattery Center of Ignatian Humanities on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 5 p.m., Brennan Hall 228. Royal Card Reader will be onsite for students to swipe in.

Dr. Van Norden, best-selling author of "Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto" (Columbia University Press, 2017) is ranked among The Best 300 Professors in the United States by The Princeton Review. He is James Monroe Taylor Chair in Philosophy at Vassar College, and chair professor in the School of Philosophy at Wu han University, China.

According to the author's abstract: "When Europeans first encountered Chinese Confucians, Daoists, and Buddhists, they immediately recognized them as serious philosophers. However, this attitude changed due to the influence of imperialism and pseudo-scientific racism, so that (beginning with Kant) Chinese philosophy was dismissed and banned from academic philosophy in the West.

"Recently, works like my 'Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto,' have challenged the status quo and demanded that we return to the cosmopolitan ideal of multicultural philosophy. This lecture provides several examples of the profound and distinct philosophical debates that existed in China on issues such as consequentialism, human nature, ethical egoism, relativism and skepticism."

The Jane Kopas Women’s Center will host its annual Love Your Body Day event on Thursday, Oct. 17. This event will take place from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in various locations throughout the DeNaples Center. The Center announces the “Journey of Me” as the theme for the 2024 event.

Among activities for the day will be a conversation on spirituality, mindfulness bingo with lunch, and the “Journey Through Our Whole Selves,” which is an educational experience taking place on the 4th floor of DeNaples from 7:30-9 p.m.
For more information, visit the Jane Kopas Women's Center on RoyalSync.

An upcoming event open to students and alumni will offer an opportunity to find a full-time job, internship, co-op, part-time experience, or chance to interact with representatives from graduate and professional schools. 

The University of Scranton will host its Fall 2024 Career Expo for students and alumni in all majors and industries on Friday, Sept. 27, from 12 to 3 p.m.

The event, presented by the University's Roche Family Center for Career Development, will take place at the Byron Center. More than 120 organizations are expected, according to the Career Development Center.

All students are encouraged to attend this free event and bring plenty of resumes to distribute to employers/schools.

TIPS TO HELP STUDENTS PREPARE

The Roche Family Center for Career Development offers assistance with every step in the process, including a professional clothing closet, Royal Threads, located in the Loyola Science Center, room 235. Begun as a collaboration with the Jane Kopas Women’s Center in the fall of 2017, the program is designed to eliminate the financial stress of purchasing professional attire, and provide undergraduate students with business professional and business casual clothing items to help them succeed at job fairs, interviews, networking events, and other career-related opportunities.
Schedule a visit today.

Visit the links listed below for guidance about Friday's Career Expo.

• What to Expect at a Career Expo  
  
  
• What to Wear—Dress to Impress!
  • Consider utilizing Royal Threads, our professional clothing closet
    
    
• What to Say—The Introduction and Elevator Pitch
  
  
• Resume Writing Tips
  
  
• Review the List of Organizations Attending

Do you have a very social and fully vaccinated dog you would like to bring to campus for Pet Therapy?

Register here by Friday, Sept. 20 for the event, which will take place Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. on the Dionne Green.

We also welcome University guests (parents, alumni, registered therapy dog handlers, etc.) to bring dogs.  Guests attending without dogs are limited to University of Scranton students, staff and faculty.  All participants must be over the age of 18.

Dogs should be fully vaccinated, including Bordetella.

Questions?  Ellen.Judge@scranton.edu

Pet Therapy is a stress relieving events for students, and is held bi-annually in September and April.  It is hosted by The Center for Service & Social Justice

 

The University of Scranton Faculty Research Seminar Series begins with "Antarctica Magnetometers and the Cool Science Behind It," presented by Professor Rachel Frissell, Department of Physics and Engineering.

The University community is invited to attend on Friday, Sept. 20, 3:10 p.m.- 4:30 p.m., Loyola Science Center, Room 334. Refreshments will be provided.

Questions can be directed to Dr. Amelia Randich, Seminar Series Coordinator, at amelia.randich@scranton.edu .

Scranton Inclusive Books for Employees (SCRIBE) is back with a great selection for fall.

On Oct. 8 at 12:00 p.m., the Office of Equity and Diversity will host the fall SCRIBE Book Club luncheon meeting in DeNaples 405. Free books are available in the Office of Equity and Diversity located in the Institute of Molecular Biology and Medicine, Suite 315.

Register now for the luncheon discussion meeting led by Diana Collins Gilmore, and get started reading with your free copy of "The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt. Registration is required.

Click here to register for SCRIBE fall book club. 

"The Anxious Generation" shows how smartphones, social media and helicopter parenting have led to a decline in young people’s mental health, and offers actionable solutions to help children become mature, emotionally stable adults.¹

Questions: diversity@scranton.edu or 570-941-6645.

1.    Source: https://fourminutebooks.com/the-anxious-generation-summary

Joseph Boga and the Scranton Ramblers (featuring guitarist Stephane Wrembel) will perform at the annual Family Weekend concert, with an appearance by The University of Scranton Concert Choir. 

The free concert will be presented by Performance Music at The University of Scranton on Saturday, Sept. 21, at 7:30 p.m.

Boga is a member of the legendary group Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, which appears in NYC every Monday in their roost – Birdland. He also leads his own groups and has performed and/or recorded with a variety of other ensembles such as Stephane Wrembel’s Django New Orleans, David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band, Jazz Museum in Harlem All-Stars, James Langton’s New York All-Star Big Band, The Kyle Athayde Dance Party, and with artists such as Wycliffe Gordon, Adrian Cunningham, Loren Schoenberg, Wynton Marsalis, among others. His film appearances include Killers of the Flower Moon, season two of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Capote vs. The Swans.

Though specializing in the Django Reinhardt style, guitarist Wrembel incorporates jazz, blues, classical, swing, flamenco and rock. A prolific musician, composer, educator, and musical director, Wrembel tours the world and has headlined venues such as Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, The Town Hall in NYC, and The Lyon Opera House in France, and has dazzled audiences at events like Montreal Jazz Festival, Rochester International Jazz Festival, Django Reinhardt Festival in France, Ellnora Guitar Festival, Caramoor Jazz Festival and many others. Wrembel won a Grammy award for his tune Bistro Fada,  used as the theme song for the 2011 Oscar-winning film, Midnight In Paris.

The University of Scranton Players will present the 2019 Tony-nominated Best Play and Pulitzer Prize finalist, "What the Constitution Means to Me," by Heidi Schreck. Directed by guest artist Sam Morales '11 and co-produced with The University of Scranton Political Science Department, the production will run Thursday, Sept.19 - Sunday, Sept. 22. The show will take place Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. All performances will be hosted in the Studio Theatre at the McDade Center for the Literary and Performing Arts on The University of Scranton campus.

Schreck’s boundary-breaking play breathes new life into the United States Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans. Heidi, a 15-year-old character based on and originally performed by Schreck, earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful and achingly human play, she resurrects her teenage self to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives.

The company of "What the Constitution Means to Me," features: Gabriella Palmer of Phoenixville, Marcus Smith of Schuylkill Haven and Myracle Brunette of Rockaway Queens, New York. Reservations can be made at this URL: https://rb.gy/a02vi0

Tickets are $10 for general admission and $7 for senior citizens, students and University of Scranton faculty and staff.

For more information, contact the University Players box office at 570-941-4318 or visit their website at www.thescrantonplayers.com or social media channels on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

The University of Scranton Players is an academic theatre program. The Players’ productions feature University of Scranton students in a mix of classical and contemporary works under the direction and mentorship of award-winning faculty and guest artists.

CHEW would like to announce weekly wellness classes for fall semester. Drop-in classes taught by professional instructors are designed to promote stress relief and increase strength, flexibility and mindfulness. Classes are free and open to students, staff and faculty.

Fall semester classes began Monday, Aug. 26.  Email chew@scranton.edu to be placed on a group email to receive notifications about information and/or cancellations about the class you are interested in attending.

Fall Weekly Wellness Schedule

Mindfulness Meditation - Monday 5 p.m., Weinberg Memorial Library, Room 305

Light Weights and Abs* - Monday and Wednesday, 5 p.m., Royals Room, Byron Gym
*Staff and faculty only

Calm and Strong Yoga - Tuesdays, 5-5:45 p.m., Royals Room, Byron Gym

Drop-in Pickleball* - Tuesdays 12-1 p.m., Byron Gym
*Staff and faculty only

Lunchtime Yoga Flow - Wednesday, 12:15 -12:45 p.m., Royals Room, Byron Gym

Energizing Yoga - Thursday, 5- 5:45 p.m., Royals Room, Byron Gym

Walk for Wellness - Fridays, 12:15 p.m.- Meet at the DeNaples Patio (or Byron Gym in inclement weather.)

The Center for Service & Social Justice will accept pup registrations through Sept. 20 for their twice-annual Pet Therapy: Canines on Campus. The event will take place Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 11:30 -1 p.m. on the Dionne Green; rain location will be the Byron Center.

The organization is seeking people who would like to bring their very social, fully-vaccinated dogs to campus for students to enjoy a day of joy and stress relief. Last semester the event featured over 70 dogs and more than 1,000 guests.

To bring a dog, please register by Friday, Sept. 20. Dogs must be up to date on all vaccinations, including Bordetella. Questions? Ellen.Judge@scranton.edu

 

The Office of Global Education, along with the Office of Equity and Diversity, the Cultural Centers and Office of Residence Life, is excited to announce the 10th anniversary of Global Insights programming at The University of Scranton. 

All students, faculty and staff are invited to join Global Insights. All programs will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. in the Rose Room, Brennan 509. Seating is limited. Registration is required.

Great collaboration and partnership has resulted in over 50 cultural programs for the campus community. Presented by our international students, many of them Fulbright scholars, and some faculty and staff, Global Insights has broadened our understanding of diverse peoples, cultures and countrysides, and sparked curiosity for world connection and travel.

Fall 2024 presentations begin on Sep. 25, with "Ghana." Graduate students Elizabeth Adu and Sr. Christiana C. Eli Amevegbe will present.

On Oct. 31, Jack Burke, senior, Sean Comiskey, junior, and Ruby McGrath, first year, will present "Ireland."

On Nov. 19, Fabian Bizcocho Reina, graduate student, will present "Spain."

Register for Ghana - Sep. 25

Register for Ireland - Oct. 31

Register for Spain - Nov. 19

For more information, please contact international@scranton.edu or 570-941-4841.

The University community will gather with Most Reverend Bishop Joseph C. Bambera of the Diocese of Scranton on Thursday, Sept. 5 at 11:30 a.m. in the Byron Center for the opening school liturgy, the Mass of the Holy Spirit.

Classes will be canceled from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., and a picnic lunch at the DeNaples Patio and Dionne Green will follow the Mass. All are welcome and encouraged to participate.

Shown, attendees at the 2023 picnic.

The University of Scranton will test its emergency notification system on Thursday, Sept. 12.

The University uses Everbridge to send notices of emergencies, school closing and weather delays to members of the campus community via employee office phones, Scranton email addresses and numbers registered by employees and students to receive these notices on cell phones by voice or text.

Members of the University community are reminded to register, verify or update contact information for emergency notices, which can be done through the My.Scranton portal. Just choose “Emergency Notification” Link in the announcement at the top of the page, or choose “discover” and search for “Emergency Notification System Registration.”

The University’s emergency text alerts originate from 893-61 or 878-44. The email address for alerts is alerts@scranton.edu and Phone alerts will also display 570-941-5427. Students, faculty and staff are asked to save these to their contacts in order to identify future emergency notification alerts.

The Mother Daughter Retreat will be held Saturday, Oct. 12  to Sunday, Oct.13 at the University’s beautiful Retreat Center at Chapman Lake.  Mothers and daughters will have the chance to: enjoy part of fall break relaxing overnight at The Retreat Center at Chapman Lake, spend quality time with one another, and pray and reflect with other Scranton moms and daughters.

The cost of the retreat is $65 per mother/daughter pair and includes overnight accommodations (mother and daughter share a room with a private bathroom), and all meals and materials. After the retreat, students will still have the Monday and Tuesday of fall break free to go home. Daughters who are current students can register with their mom in Royal Sync: https://cglink.me/2rM/s967 

For more information, please contact amy.hoegen@scranton.edu

 

 

The Office of Equity and Diversity announces their calendar of events for the fall semester.

On Sep. 4 at 4-5 p.m. and Sep. 17 at 3-4 p.m., staff and faculty are invited to open information sessions on important updated University policies. During the summer, federal requirements under Title IX were revised translating to necessary updates to the Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct, Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment, and Pregnant and Parenting Students policies. Along with these, OED will discuss the policies on accommodations for disability and religious reasons. Both information sessions will be held in the Pearn Auditorium, Brennan 228. No registration required.

On Sep. 12 at 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Title IX Volunteer Process Training will be held via Zoom for employees who wish to serve as volunteers in University Title IX matters. Learn to be a party advisor, hearing panelist, and informal process facilitator. New and returning volunteers are encouraged to attend. Registration is required. 

On Sep. 13 at 1-3 p.m., a second Tile IX Process Training session will be held in person in the Casey Conference Room, Brennan 502. Interested individuals only need to attend one session. Registration is required. 

On Oct. 3 at 11:30 a.m. in the Kane Forum, Leahy Hall 235, join us for the next Diversity + Inclusion = A Better U! lunch and learn for faculty and staff, featuring Dr. Krisy Elrod, faculty counseling and human services, who will present “Play Your Way To Cultural Humility,” Dr. Elrod will talk about the difference between cultural competence and cultural humility,  then use art and play activities to help people explore their own cultural identity. Registration is required.

On Oct. 8 at 12:00 p.m., the SCRIBE Book Club meeting will be held in DeNaples 405. Scranton Inclusive Books for Employees is back with a great selection for fall. Register now for the luncheon meeting led by Diana Collins Gilmore, and get started reading with your free copy of "The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt. Registration is required.

The Anxious Generation shows how smartphones, social media, and helicopter parenting have led to a decline in young people’s mental health and offers actionable solutions to help both our kids and ourselves become mature, emotionally stable adults.¹

On Nov. 7th @ 12PM join us in the Rose Room, Brennan 509 for the second fall semester Diversity + Inclusion lunch and learn for faculty and staff featuring Dan Cosacchi, vice president of Campus Ministries, and Dr. Sarah Kenehan, executive director of the Slattery Center for Humanities. More information to come! Registration is required.

To register for the book, luncheons and Title IX Process Training, visit the Office of Equity and Diversity events page.

For more information, contact OED at diversity@scranton.edu or 570-941-6645.

_{1. Source: https://fourminutebooks.com/the-anxious-generation-summary} 

Performance Music at The University of Scranton welcomes new members for first rehearsals and informational sessions.

All rehearsals take place in the Houlihan McLean Center (Jefferson Ave. at Mulberry St., please use Jefferson Ave. entrance.)

For additional information, visit www.scranton.edu/music or email music@scranton.edu with questions.

Performance Choir Bands, Monday, Aug. 26 at 7:15 p.m. and Thursday, Aug. 29 at 5:30 p.m.
All singers welcome.

Bands, Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 5:30 p.m.
All woodwind, brass and percussion players.

String Orchestra, Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
For all violin, viola, cello and string bass players.

Steel Drum Bands, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 5:30 p.m.
No prior percussion experience needed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Center for Service & Social will host its annual Volunteer and Service Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 10, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the DeNaples ballroom, 4th floor.

The fair will feature over 50 community partners who can provide information on volunteer and community-based learning opportunities in the Scranton area. Students do not need to register prior to attending.

To host a table for a nonprofit organization, please contact Ellen.Judge@scranton.edu by Thursday, Sept. 5.

University faculty and staff are offered free shredding of personal files/documents, such as medical bills, bank statements and utility bills. The Purple Paper Eaters mobile shredding truck will be on campus in front of St. Thomas Hall on Monroe Avenue on Tuesday, Sept. 10 from noon to 1 a.m. 

This event is not to be used for purging department files.

The University of Scranton's next American Red Cross blood drive will be hosted on Sept. 23 and 24. The event will take place at the Loyola Science Center Atrium, 1st floor. The September drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days.

If you are able, please consider donating. Appointments are available and walk-ins are welcome. Please bring ID.

This drive is being co-sponsored by Paint the Planet Pink, supporting cancer research. Please feel free to visit both organizations at The Center for Service and Social Justice's Volunteer and Service Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 10 in the DeNaples 4th floor ballroom from 11 a.m -1 p.m.

Questions? Please email Ellen.Judge@scranton.edu, Outreach Program Coordinator, The Center for Service and Social Justice.

The University community is invited to a Mass celebrating the Feast of Assumption on Thursday, Aug. 15, at 12:05 p.m. in the Sacred Heart Chapel.

Following Mass, an ice cream social will be hosted at the flagpoles at the base of the Rev. J.A. Panuska, S.J., Commons. The event is courtesy of The Jesuit Center, Office of Human Resources and Staff Senate.

 

 

Performance Music at The University of Scranton will host "In Recital: Duo Corgano", with David La'O Ball, organ, and Trevor Nuckols, horn.

The award-winning, Juilliard-trained organist Ball, and leading soloist and chamber musician will perform on Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m in the Houlihan-McLean Center, Mulberry Street and Jefferson Avenue. Admission is free and the concert is open to the public with seating on a first-come, first-seated basis.

Ball is a widely acclaimed performer who has recorded on many of the world’s leading concert hall and church instruments, both in the U.S. and abroad. He has been featured in The Diapason and American Organist; broadcasted on “PipeDreams” and WQXR; and appeared in Juilliard’s FOCUS! Festival.

He won the AGO/Quimby Regional Competition for Young Organists; and was named one of The Diapason’s 2017 Class of 20 Under 30, a peer-selected group of young people at the forefront of the organ field. Ball serves as Cathedral Organist and Head of Music Ministry at Christ Cathedral in the Diocese of Orange, California (formerly the Crystal Cathedral,) where he is primary steward of The Hazel Wright Organ, the fifth largest organ in the world, and serves as Musical Director of a variety of concert series.

Nuckols performs across the globe. The New York Times hailed Nuckols as “outstanding” and an “excellent soloist.” He has performed and recorded as solo horn of the Munchener Kammerorchester and with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He has also performed as guest principal horn with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Bad Reinchenhall Philharmoniker and the Philharmonie Salzburg.

Nuckols earned his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School, and a postgraduate diploma from the Universitat Mozarteum Salzburg. He has won first prize at The International Horn Society’s Premiere Soloist Competition, The Juilliard Concerto Competition, the Music Academy of the West Concerto Competition, and The IHS Barry Tuckwell Award.

Students, faculty and staff are invited to submit an application for a Diversity Initiatives Grant through the Office of Equity and Diversity.

The University of Scranton values diversity as a critical and integral part of its mission. It is the intention of the University Administration and Board of Trustees to promote initiatives that energize the commitment to diversity inclusion, provide opportunities for intercultural engagement, as well as expand opportunities for multicultural experiences for our community. The Office of Equity and Diversity oversees, supports and sponsors the development and growth of diversity awareness education programs that promote inclusivity and incorporate the foundation of the University’s new strategic plan: our community, our core and our commitments. Applicants are encouraged to consider these principles when drafting proposals.

For more information visit this webpage or contact jennifer.pennington@scranton.edu or 570-941-6645.

Examples of past projects funded by Diversity Initiatives Grants are Festival of Nations, guest speakers such as Curtis Zunigha and R.J. Mitte, classroom presentations such as deaf poet Meg Day, TA Talks, El Carnaval, Feminism Expo '24, Diwali-Navratri Festival, and many more! Visit the Diversity Initiatives Grant website for a list of funded projects.

All applications should be submitted by May 24, 2024.

Royal News will have a reduced publishing schedule over the summer. 

After our May 22 issue, the University's Royal News e-newsletter will publish on a summer schedule, though the website will continue to be updated with the latest news.

There will be no newsletter on May 29, then we will publish on the first Wednesdays of June, July and August. Weekly issues will resume on Wednesday, August 21, and continue throughout the fall 2024 semester.

We welcome announcement submissions from faculty, staff, students and clubs at any time, so please send them along. Find the instructions at this link: Royal News FAQ.

Thanks, and have a great summer!