University Announces April Events

Apr. 1 through 29     Art Exhibit: “Illuminations: The Art of Samuel Bak.” Hope Horn Gallery, Hyland Hall. Free during gallery hours. Call 570-941-4214 or email darlene.miller-lanning@scranton.edu.

Apr. 1              5 p.m. Gallery Lecture: “Illuminations: The Art of Samuel Bak” presented by Darlene Miller-Lanning, Ph.D, director of the Hope Horn Gallery. Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall. Reception to follow. Free. Call 570-941-4214 or email darlene.miller-lanning@scranton.edu.

Apr. 1              5:30 p.m. Schemel Forum and the Office of Community and Government Relations Collaborative Program: “An Age of Anxiety: A Roundtable” moderated by Julie Schumacher Cohen and Sondra Myers, The University of Scranton, with Michael Greenberger, law professor and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, University of Maryland. Weinberg Memorial Library. Free. Reservations required. Call 570-941-6206 or email emily.brees@scranton.edu.

Apr. 2             9 a.m. Preview Day for accepted students to The University of Scranton’s class of 2020. Various locations on campus. Call 570-941-7540 or email eileen.siock@scranton.edu.

Apr. 2             7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “In Concert” joint concert by Manhattan School of Music Brass Orchestra and The University of Scranton Singers. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.

Apr. 4             noon. Schemel World Affairs Luncheon Series in collaboration with The Commonwealth Medical College: “Please Pay Attention (it could change your brain): Insights into how Mindfulness Helps Us Change Our Habits” presented by Judson Brewer, M.D., Ph.D., director of research at the Center for Mindfulness and associate professor in medicine and psychiatry at UMass Medical School. Rose Room, Brennan Hall. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-6206 or email emily.brees@scranton.edu.

Apr. 7             5 p.m. 21^st Annual ACHE Healthcare Symposium: “Telemedicine in the Healthcare Delivery System.” McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center. $40 general registration includes dinner, presentation and panel discussion. Call 570-814-9236 or email james.dalkiewicz@scranton.edu.

Apr. 8             11 a.m. Computer Programming Contest for high school students. Loyola Science Center. Registration required. Call 570-941-7774 or email robert.mccloskey@scranton.edu.

Apr. 9             7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “In Recital” featuring violinist Kako Miura. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.

Apr. 12           7 p.m. Film Screening: Jane Kopas Women’s Center presents “The Hunting Ground.” Moskovitz Theater, The DeNaples Center. Free. Call 570-941-6194 or email justine.johnson@scranton.edu.

Apr. 13           7 p.m. Spring Sustainability Symposium: “Climate Change, A Time for Change.” Presentation and panel discussion. McIlhenny Ballroom, The DeNaples Center. Free. Call 570-941-7520 or email linda.walsh@scranton.edu.

Apr. 14           noon. Schemel Forum World Affairs Luncheon Series: “History at the End of the World” presented by Rosalind Williams, Ph.D., Bern Dibner Professor of the History of Science of Technology, MIT. McIlhenny Ballroom, The DeNaples Center. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-6206 or email emily.brees@scranton.edu.

Apr. 14             5:30 p.m. Lecture: “Violence Against Latina Immigrants – Persistent Inequalities and Change” presented by Roberta Villalon, Ph.D. PNC Auditorium, Loyola Science Center. Free. Call 570-941-4317 or email susan.mendez@scranton.edu.

Apr. 14             6:30 p.m. The Behavioral Health Speaker Series of Scranton: “An American’s Resurrection” presented by Eric C. Arauz. McIlhenny Ballroom, The DeNaples Center. Free. Call 570-941-7819 or email rebecca.dalgin@scranton.edu.

Apr. 14-16        8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday. Liva Arts Company presents “Grease.” Elm Park Methodist Church. Tickets prices vary. Call 570-941-7401 or email ronald.mckinney@scranton.edu. 

Apr.  15-22        Earth Week Art Show. Display of environmental art work submitted by faculty, staff, students and members of the local community. Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library. Free. Call 570-941-6793 or email george.auliso@scranton.edu.

Apr. 16              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.

Apr. 18              4 p.m. Henry George Lecture: “Henry George and the Crisis on Inequality in the First Gilded Age” presented by Edward T. O’Donnell, Ph.D., historian and author. Moskovitz Theater, DeNaples Center. Free. Call 570-941-7176 or email christos.pargianas@scranton.edu.

Apr. 18              5:30 p.m. Schemel Forum with Scranton’s 150^th Anniversary Committee and the Office of Community and Government Relations Collaborative Program: “Scranton’s Future: What’s Next? A Symposium” moderated by Sondra Myers. Reception to follow. The Forum, Leahy Hall. Free. Call 570-941-6206 or email emily.brees@scranton.edu.

Apr. 19              11 a.m. Earth Day Fair with interactive games, presentations and information related to the environment and sustainable practices. Rain Date April 21. Free. DeNaples Center Patio. Call 570-941-7520 or email linda.walsh@scranton.edu.

Apr. 19              7 p.m. Film Screening: “Seeking Asian Females” a 2012 PBS awarding-winning documentary by Debbie Lum. Discussion will follow led by Meghan Ashlin Rich, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology/criminal justice and women’s studies at The University of Scranton. Free. Moskovitz Theater, DeNaples Center. Call 570-941-7643 or email ann.pang-white@scranton.edu.

Apr. 20              8:30 a.m. Kane Competition in physics/engineering for high school students. Byron Complex. Registration required. Call 570-941-7509 or email elizabeth.chalk@scranton.edu.

Apr. 20               7 p.m. Latin American Film Festival: “La Batalla de los Invisibles” Mexico, 2010. Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall. Free. Call 570-941-4317 or email susan.mendez@scranton.edu.

Apr. 21               6 p.m. Earth Day “Evening of Environmental Science” with University student-run interactive science experiments and exhibit of University of Scranton Earth Day Essay Contest submissions. Free. Loyola Science Center. Call 570-941-7669 or email stan.zygmunt@scranton.edu. 

Apr. 22               3 p.m. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration “Holi: The Indian Festival of Color.” Dionne Campus Green. Free. Call 570-941-5904 or email delicia.alarcon@scranton.edu.

Apr. 23               9 a.m. Schemel Forum with the English/Theater and Education Departments Collaborative Program: “Shakespeare Lives! A Festival” with address by Cary Mazer, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, and presentations by scholars, teachers and performers from Northeastern Pennsylvania. Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall. $25. Call 570-941-6206 or email emily.brees@scranton.edu.

Apr. 23               7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “33^rd Annual World Premiere Composition Series Concert” featuring the premieres of two new works by composer/conductor Nate Sparks performed by The University of Scranton Concert Band and Concert Choir. Houihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.

Apr. 25              4:30 p.m. Math Integration Bee. Calculus based competition for both high school and college divisions. McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center. Free. Registration required. Call 570-941-6580 or email stacey.muir@scranton.edu.

Apr. 26             5:30 p.m. 3^rd Annual Jay Nathan, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar Lecture Series: “Thailand: Tradition vs. Modernization” panel discussion with Pornpong Kanittanon, Royal Thai Consulate General, New York; Korbsiri Iamsuri, Director of Thailand Board of Investment, New York; Nappadol Thongmee, Consul, Commercial, Thai Trade Center, New York; and Apr. 26 5:30 p.m. 3rd Annual Jay Nathan, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar Lecture Series: “Thailand: Tradition vs. Modernization” panel discussion with Pornpong Kanittanon, Royal Thai Consulate General, New York; Korbsiri Iamsuri, Director of Thailand Board of Investment, New York; Nappadol Thongmee, Consul, Commercial, Thai Trade Center, New York; and Srimala Warapaskul, Director of Tourism Authority of Thailand, New York. Moskovitz Theater, DeNaples Center. Free. Call 570-941-7816 or email kym.fetsko@scranton.edu.  Tourism Authority of Thailand, New York. Moskovitz Theater, DeNaples Center. Free. Call 570-941-7816 or email kym.fetsko@scranton.edu.

Apr. 27             8 p.m. Poetry reading presented by award winning poet Allison Joseph. McDonnell Room, DeNaples Center. Free. Call 570-941-7619 or email melissa.eckenrode@scranton.edu.

 Apr. 28            8:30 a.m. Education for Justice Teach-in: “Catholic Social Teaching and Northeastern Pennsylvania” led by University of Scranton faculty. PNC Auditorium, Loyola Science Center. Free. Call 570-941-4392 or email michael.allison@scranton.edu.

Apr. 28              5 p.m. Campus Take Back the Night Pre-Rally. Dionne Green. Free. Call 570-941-6194 or email justine.johnson@scranton.edu.

Apr. 28              7:30 p.m. Campus Take Back the Night Speak Out. Alumni Memorial Green. Free. Call 570-941-6194 or email justine.johnson@scranton.edu.

Apr. 29              noon. Schemel World Affairs Luncheon Series: “Human Rights and Corporate Accountability” presented by Zamira Djabarova, J.D., Bertha Justice Fellow, EarthRights International. Rose Room, Brennan Hall. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-6206 or email emily.brees@scranton.edu.

Apr. 29, 30, May 1 and May 6-8      8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday Performance: “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde, presented by The University of Scranton Players. McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts. Ticket prices vary. Call 570-941-4318 or email players@scranton.edu.

Apr. 30-May 1     9 a.m. Saturday; noon Sunday. Book sale benefitting Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library. Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library. Call 570-941-7816 or email kym.fetsko@scranton.edu.

Schemel Forum Courses

Mondays: Apr. 11, 18, 25 & May 2, 9, 16    6 p.m. Schemel Forum Seminar Series: “Capitalism versus Democracy?” presented by Matthew Meyer, Ph.D., associate professor, department of philosophy, The University of Scranton. Room 305, Weinberg Memorial Library. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-6206 or email emily.brees@scranton.edu.