University Announces April Events
The University of Scranton announces calendar of events for April.All April events have been cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.
Cancelled - Through Apr. 19 Art Exhibit: “Lift High the Cross Remembering Passionist Compassion Worldwide 1720 to 2020 Historical Traditions and Ministries.” Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library. Free during library hours. Call 570-941-6341 or email michael.knies@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Through Apr. 24 Art Exhibit: “Women in Art: Selections from the Everhart Museum.” Hope Horn Gallery, Hyland Hall. Free during gallery hours. Call 570-941-4214 or email darlene.miller-lanning@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 1 6 p.m. Art Exhibit Lecture: “Our Modern Quest for Compassion of the Mind and Heart: Reflection on the Passionist Tradition, 1720 to 2020” presented by Fr. Rob Carbonneau, C.P., Ph.D., adjunct professor of history at The University of Scranton and Passionist historian. Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library. Free. Reception to follow. Call 570-941-6341 or email michael.knies@scranton.edu.
Canceled - Apr. 3 9 a.m. Computer Programming Contest for high school students. Loyola Science Center. Registration required. Call 570-941-7774 or email robert.mccloskey@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 3 5 p.m. Art Gallery Lecture: “Women in Art: Selections from the Everhart Museum” presented by Darlene Miller-Lanning, director, Hope Horn Gallery. Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall. Reception to follow at the Hope Horn Gallery. Free. Call 570-941-4214 or email darlene.miller-lanning@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 3 5 p.m. Lecture and book signing by New York Times best-selling author Colum McCann. Moskovitz Theater, DeNaples Center. Free. Call 570-941-4419 or email community@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 3 7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “In Recital” featuring Alexander Pattavina, organ. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 4 8 a.m. National History Day Regional Competition for middle and high school students. Pre-registration required. Call 570-941-4549 or email nhdparegion2@gmail.com.
Cancelled Apr. 15-22 Environmental Art Show. Heritage Room of the Weinberg Memorial Library. Free during library hours. Call 570-941-7520 or email linda.walsh@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 15 4 p.m. Henry George Lecture: “Social Learning and the Evolution of Conventions of Behavior” presented by Andrew Schotter, Ph.D., professor of economics, New York University. McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center. Free. Call 570-941-4048 or email aram.balagyozyan@scranton.edu
Cancelled - Apr. 16 8:30 a.m. Hayes Family Competition in physics and engineering for high school students. Byron Complex. Registration required. Call 570-941-7509 or email laurie.mccoy@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 17 noon. Schemel Forum World Affairs Luncheon Seminar: “Antisemitism Past, Present, and Future” presented by David N. Myers, Ph.D., Sady and Ludwig Kahn Professor of Jewish History, UCLA, and president, New Israel Fund. Collegiate Hall, Redington Hall. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-6206 or email alicen.morrison@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 17 7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “In Concert” featuring The University of Scranton String Orchestra with guest soloist Eddie Barbash, saxophone. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 18 1 p.m. Holi- Indian Festival of Colors. Dionne Green. Free. Call 570-941-4160 or email multicultural@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 20 TBA Environmental Art Show Keynote Speaker Stephanie Williams “Bee-Noisy.” Heritage Room of the Weinberg Memorial Library. Free. Call 570-941-7520 or email susan.falbo@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 21 11 a.m. Earth Day Fair with interactive games, presentations and information related to the environment and sustainable practices. Loyola Science Center. Free. Call 570-941-7520 or email susan.falbo@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 21 noon. Schemel Forum World Affairs Luncheon Seminar: “Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save the Country” presented by E.J. Dionne Jr., D. Phil., senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, syndicated columnist for the Washington Post, and university professor in the Foundations of Democracy and Culture at Georgetown University. McIlhenny Ballroon, DeNaples Center. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-6206 or email alicen.morrison@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 21 5 p.m. Jay Nathan Lecture “Iceland: History. Culture. Environment.” Panel discussion with a cultural performance and reception to follow. McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center. Free. Reservations encouraged. Call 570-941-7816 or email kym.fetsko@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 21 7 p.m. Task Force on Healing, Reconciliation and Hope Lecture: “Deliver Us: Podcasting Stories from Despair to Hope” presented by Maggi Van Dorn, America Magazine, producer of the Deliver Us podcast. Kane Forum, Edward Leahy Hall. Free. Call 570-941-4546 or email hrhtaskforce@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 22 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. Loyola Science Center. Free. Call 570-941-6267 or email susan.falbo@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 23 5 p.m. Campus Take Back the Night. Dionne Green. Free. Call 570-941-7902 or email maria.marinucci@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 23-25 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday. “Mamma Mia!” presented by The Liva Arts Company. PNC Auditorium, Loyola Science Center. $5 admission. Visit https://livaartscompany.ludus.com or email bailey.mclaughlin@scranton.edu.
Cancellec - Apr. 24 noon “20th Annual Celebration of Student Scholars.” Displays and presentations of undergraduate and graduate student research and scholarly projects. Atrium, Loyola Science Center. Free. Call 570-941-6353 or email tabbi.miller-scandle@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 25 7:30 a.m. Schemel Forum Bus Trip to Philadelphia. $165. Registration required by Mar. 31. Call 570-941-6206 or email alicen.morrison@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 25 8 a.m. Project Management Competition. Project management business simulation competition for college and university student teams sponsored by the physics and electrical engineering department. Kane Forum, Edward Leahy Hall. Registration required. Call 570-941-7509 or email wandrew.berger@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 25-26 9 a.m. Saturday; noon Sunday Friends of the Library Book and Plant Sale. Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library. Call 570-941-7816 or email kym.fetsko@scranton.edu.
Cancellec - Apr. 25 7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “37th Annual World Premiere Composition Series Concert” featuring the premieres of two new works by guest composers/conductors Peter and Will Anderson, performed by The University of Scranton Concert Band and Concert Choir. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 27 6:30 p.m. “Bursting Our Political Bubbles: Climate Change” facilitated discussion. Kane Forum, Leahy Hall. Free. Registration Required. Call 570-941-7520 or email susan.falbo@scranton.edu.
Cancelled - Apr. 28 4:30 p.m. 13th Annual 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.
