University Hosts Conference on disAbilty

The University of Scranton’s Panuska College of Professional Studies hosted the 16th Annual U.S. Conference on disAbility recently on campus. The conference included a public town hall presentation by actor R.J. Mitte, who played Walter “Flynn” White Jr. in the television series “Breaking Bad.” The presentation, which was attended by more than 650 people, was co-sponsored by Geisinger. From left: Rebecca Spirito Dalgin, Ph.D., conference co-chair and director of the rehabilitation counseling program at the University; Debra Pellegrino, Ed.D., dean of the University’s Panuska College of Professional Studies; Edward R. Leahy, honorary conference co-chair; Mitte; Ronald Beer, chief administrative officer for Geisinger Northeast; and Lori Bruch, Ed.D., conference co-chair and chair of the Counseling and Human Services Department at the University.