University of Scranton Student Officer Tiffany Roth ’11 was recently awarded two national scholarships from two professional law enforcement organizations.
The University of Scranton has awarded 11 incoming students four-year, full-tuition Presidential Scholarships.
Two national publications have recognized The University of Scranton for the value of education it provides. Scranton is among just 100 universities in the nation listed in Kiplinger’s “Best Values in Private Colleges,” a ranking complied by the publisher of business forecasts and personal finance advice that “measures academic quality and affordability.”
Nobel Prize-winning endocrine oncologist Andrew V. Schally, Ph.D., M.D., who earned the prestigious award in 1977 for his work in neuroendocrinology, will deliver the annual Harry Mullin, M.D., Lecture at The University of Scranton on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 8 p.m., in the Houlihan-McLean Center.
The University of Scranton’s Office of Equity and Diversity will host its annual Diversity Fair on Thursday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on the fourth floor of the DeNaples Center.
For the second year in a row, The University of Scranton has tied for second place among “Master’s Institutions” in the nation for producing Fulbright scholarships for students.
Two hundred University of Scranton students in 44 resident hall floors provided a “Safe Trick or Treat” event for more than 200 area children from United Neighborhood Centers, Friends of the Poor and the campus community.
The University of Scranton has appointed 21 new full-time faculty members for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Thirty institutions from eight states will participate in The University of Scranton’s annual Law/Medical/Graduate School Fair on Thursday, Oct. 28, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the McIlhenny Ballroom of the DeNaples Center.
The University of Scranton Debate Society will host a debate between the College Republicans and the College Democrats regarding the economy, the environment and Afghanistan.
Area residents can get a glimpse of the lives of East Germany women – both pre- and post unification – through the acclaimed documentaries and feature film presented at the East German Film Festival at The University of Scranton.
The Princeton Review has named The University of Scranton’s Kania School of Management among the best business graduate schools in the country for the sixth consecutive year.
The League of Women Voters of Lackawanna County and the Political Science Department of The University of Scranton will host debates for state representative races.
On Monday, Oct. 18, The University of Scranton along with over 15 other college campuses across Pennsylvania will host “Pennsylvania Night to Live” to remember those in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community who have taken their lives.
Joseph T. Sebastianelli, Esq., ’68, president and CEO of Jefferson Health System Inc., was honored with The University of Scranton’s President’s Medal at the President’s Business Council Ninth Annual Award Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 7, at The Pierre in New York City.
The New York Trumpet Ensemble, directed by the legendary Mark Gould, along with jazz pianist Adam Birnbaum, organist Tim Smith and tubaist David Ostwald, will perform at The University of Scranton’s Houlihan-McLean Center on Saturday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free, and the performance is open to the public.
The University of Scranton will host two Open House events for prospective students and their families on Sunday, Oct. 24, and Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010.
Jean Wahl Harris, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Political Science Department at The University of Scranton, was awarded the Jesuit university’s John L. Earl III Award for service to the university, the faculty, and the wider community.
UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON NOVEMBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS
University of Scranton alumnus John Donaghy ’70, Ph.D., will present “From Scranton, to Iowa, to Honduras, via New Orleans” at the Alpha Sigma Nu Alumni Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. in the Pearn Auditorium of Brennan Hall.
Joseph T. Sebastianelli, Esq., ’68, President and CEO of Jefferson Health System, Inc., based in Radnor, will receive The University of Scranton’s President’s Medal at the President’s Business Council Ninth Annual Award Dinner to be held on Thursday, Oct. 7, at The Pierre in New York City.
