Scranton Celebrates 50 Years of Co-Education
The University of Scranton held a kick-off event to launch a year-round celebration of the its 50-year anniversary of becoming co-educational. Rev. Joseph Marina, S.J., president of the University, and Michelle Maldonado, Ph.D., interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, spoke at the event, which also included refreshments and a commemorative T-shirt giveaway to students.
Banners marking the celebration adorn the campus walkways.
In addition, to mark the beginning of the celebration, the University showed a tribute to the 50th anniversary celebration on its Class of 2020 Gateway sign.