University Announces May Events

May 1       noon. Book sale benefitting Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library. Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library. Call 570-941-7816 or email kym.fetsko@scranton.edu. 

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

May 2       5:30 p.m. Schemel Forum with Friends of the Weinberg Library Collaborative Program: “Jay Parini: My Life as a Writer, in Poetry and Prose” presented by Jay Parini, writer and professor at Middlebury College. Book signing follows the lecture. Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library. Free. Call 570-941-6206 or email emily.brees@scranton.edu. 

May 2 through 13       Art Exhibit: “The University of Scranton Student Exhibition.” Hope Horn Gallery, Hyland Hall. Free during gallery hours. Call 570-941-4214 or email darlene.miller-lanning@scranton.edu. 

May 4       1 p.m. “16th Annual Celebration of Student Scholars.” Displays and presentations of undergraduate and graduate student research and other creative efforts. Atrium, Loyola Science Center. Free. Call 570-941-6353 or email tabbi.miller-scandle@scranton.edu. 

May 5      7:30 p.m. Weinberg Judaic Studies Institute Lecture: “America, Iran, and the Middle East: An Assessment of the Current Situation” by Matthew Kroenig, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Government and School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. PNC Auditorium, Loyola Science Center. Free. Call 570-941-7956 or email marc.shapiro@scranton.edu. 

May 6      3 p.m. 8th Annual Festival of Nations. Dionne Campus Green. Free. Call 570-941-6226 or email res-life@scranton.edu. 

May 6      6 p.m. Art Exhibit Reception: “The University of Scranton Student Exhibition.” Hope Horn Gallery, Hyland Hall. Free. Call 570-941-4214 or email darlene.miller-lanning@scranton.edu. 

May 7     7:30 a.m. Schemel Forum Bus Trip: The Allure of Bucks County: A “Must” Pennsylvania Destination. $70 reservation required. Call 570-941-6206 or email emily.brees@scranton.edu. 

May 7     10 a.m. Campus Electronic Recycling and Document Shredding Event. Area residents can bring paper to shred as well as several items to recycle, ranging from cables to blenders to televisions. Linden Street at Monroe Avenue. Free. Call 570-941-7520 or email mark.murphy@scranton.edu. 

May 7      7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “In Concert” featuring The University of Scranton Jazz Ensemble with guest soloist Eddie Barbash. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu. 

May 11     7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “Pre-Commencement Concert” featuring The University of Scranton Symphonic Band, Singers, and String Orchestra. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu. 

May 13    noon. Schemel World Affairs Luncheon Series: “Shared Paths, Divergent Courses: Zionism and Palestinian Nationalism” presented by David Myers, Ph.D., Sady and Ludwig Kahn Professor of Jewish History, UCLA and Hussein Ibish, Ph.D., senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine. McIlhenny Ballroom, The DeNaples Center. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-6206 or email emily.brees@scranton.edu. 

May 28    10:45 a.m. Graduate Degree Commencement. Byron Recreation Complex. Call 570-941-7401 or email info@scranton.edu. 

May 28    4 p.m. Commencement Baccalaureate Mass. Byron Recreation Complex. Call 570-941-7401 or email info@scranton.edu. 

May 29    noon Undergraduate Commencement Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre. Call 570-941-7401 or email info@scranton.edu.