Recent Grads Commit to Long-Term Service

Six graduates from 2025 and one from 2024 will serve national and international communities in need.
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Rev. Joseph G. Marina, S.J. left, president of The University of Scranton, blesses five students during a May 17 ceremony celebrating their commitment to long-term service opportunities. From left: Victoria Lewis, Isabelle Wohlleber, Maria Stephen, Theodore Krokus and Nicole Thompson-Almada.

A handful of national and international organizations and underserved populations will benefit in the coming months and years from recent University of Scranton graduates.

Seven Scranton graduates, listed below, including six members of the Class of 2025, have chosen to commit to long-term service projects:

Jackson Feiner ’25, Pittstown, New Jersey, will serve with the Peace Corps in Madagascar. Feiner earned a Bachelor of Science degree in international studies.

Theodore Krokus ’25, Scranton, will serve with the Peace Corps in Cambodia. Krokus earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.

Victoria Lewis ’25, Dunmore, will serve with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps at the KC Care Health Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Lewis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physiology.

Maria Stephen ’25, Huntingdon Valley, will serve with the St. Joseph Worker Program at Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, California. Stephen, a triple major in history, political science and philosophy, was the student government president.

Ousmane Thiam ’25, Dumont, New Jersey, has also committed to service. Thiam earned a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology.

Nicole Thompson-Almada ’25, Bernardsville, New Jersey, has also committed to service and is a finalist to serve with the Peace Corps in Albania. Thompson-Almada earned a Bachelor of Science degree in international studies.

Isabelle Wohlleber ’24, Hazleton, will serve with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps as a direct care navigator at Women’s Lunch Place in Boston, Massachusetts. Wohlleber earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematical sciences.

Community service is a hallmark of an education at The University of Scranton, where students annually complete more than 175,000 hours of service.

A group of graduates posing with a faculty member during a commencement ceremony at the University of Scranton.

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