April Events Planned at the University
The University of Scranton’s April events include academic competitions for high school students, lectures, concerts and art exhibits, in addition to open houses for graduate students, high school juniors, and accepted students. Pictured are high school students participating the Hayes Family Science Competition for high school physics and engineering students, set this year for Apr. 16.Through Apr. 23 Art Exhibit: “Early 20th Century Celebrity Portraits by P. W. Costello.” Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library. Free during library hours. Call 570-941-6341 or email michael.knies@scranton.edu.
Through Apr. 23 Art Exhibit: “Banknotables: Commemorative Currency Art.” Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library. Free during library hours. Call 570-941-6341 or email michael.knies@scranton.edu.
Apr. 7 through May 8 Art Exhibit: “Art Educators Make Art: Pennsylvania Art Educators Association Northeast Juried Exhibition.” Hope Horn Gallery, Hyland Hall. Free during gallery hours. Call 570-941-4214 or email darlene.miller-lanning@scranton.edu.
Apr. 9 4 p.m. Humanities Forum event sponsored by The Slattery Center Lecture: “America, Viet Nam, and the ‘White Space’ of History” presented by Jonathan Nashel, Ph.D., professor of history at the University of Indiana South Bend. PNC Auditorium, Loyola Science Center. Free. Call 570-941-4700 or email sarah.kenehan@scranton.edu.
Apr. 9 6 p.m. Performance, lecture and reception: “George Gershwin: Music and Healing,” by Richard Kogan, M.D., professor of psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, and artistic director, Weill Cornell Music and Medicine Program, presented by the Schemel Forum and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Collaborative Program. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Auditorium. Registration required. Fee $40. Call 570-941-4740 or email schemelforum@scranton.edu.
Apr. 10 5 p.m. Art Gallery Panel Discussion: “Pennsylvania Art Educators Association Northeast Juried Exhibition.” Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall. Free. Reception to follow at the Hope Horn Gallery. Call 570-941-4214 or email darlene.miller-lanning@scranton.edu.
Apr. 11 9 a.m. Accepted Students Day for students and their families of The University of Scranton’s class of 2030. Meet representatives from academic departments, student activities/services, financial aid, athletics and tour campus. Various locations on campus. Call 570-941-7540 or email admissions@scranton.edu.
Apr. 13-22 Environmental Art Show: “Nature Reimagined.” Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library. Free during library hours. Call 570-941-4740 or email marleen.cloutier@scranton.edu.
Apr. 15 4 p.m. Spring Henry George Seminar “How We Got to Now (The Henry George Edition)” presented by Philip E. Auerswald, Ph.D., professor of public policy, George Mason University, Schar School of Policy and Government. McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center. Free. Call 570-941-4048 or email pamela.turbessi@scranton.edu.
Apr. 16 8:30 a.m. Hayes Family Science Competition for high school physics and engineering students. Byron Complex. Registration required. Call 570-941-7509 or email salisa.brown@scranton.edu.
Apr. 16-18 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday. Performance: “Oklahoma!” presented by The University of Scranton Liva Arts Company. McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts. Ticket prices vary. Visit https://livaartscompany.ludus.com for tickets or email livartscompany@gmail.com.
Apr. 18 8 a.m. Scranton Brain and Behavior Conference for neuroscience and psychology education and research. Loyola Science Center. Fees vary. Registration is required to attend. Visit the conference website for more information, or email robert.waldeck@scranton.edu.
Apr. 18 7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “In Concert” featuring The University of Scranton Jazz Ensemble and guest soloist Jennifer Krupa, trombone. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.
Apr. 22 5:30 p.m. Graduate Open House. DeNaples Center, 4th floor. Registration required. Free. Call 888-SCRANTON or email gradadmissions@scranton.edu.
Apr. 22 6 p.m. Humanities Forum Lecture sponsored by The Slattery Center: “Shame must change sides: How Gisèle Pelicot, Trauma Studies and Survivor-centered Storytelling Can Inform a New Paradigm on Gender-based Violence” presented by Alexis Paige, author of two award-winning memoirs: Work Hard, Not Smart: How to Make a Messy Literary Life and Not a Place on Any Map. Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall. Free. Call 570-941-4700 or email sarah.kenehan@scranton.edu.
Apr. 23 5 p.m. Campus Take Back the Night. Dionne Green. Free. Call 570-941-6194 or email brandice.ricciardi@scranton.edu.
Apr. 23 5:30 p.m. Myers Fellow Lecture sponsored by the Sondra H’87 and Morey Myers H’12 Distinguished Visiting Fellowship in the Humanities and Civic Engagement housed in The Slattery Center: “Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope” presented by Brandon Terry, Ph.D., John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University and the co-director of the Institute on Policing, Incarceration, and Public Safety at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research. Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall. Free. Call 570-941-4700 or email sarah.kenehan@scranton.edu.
Apr. 25-26 8 a.m. National History Day State Competition for qualifying students from Pennsylvania. Pre-registration required. Call 570-941-4549 or email nhdparegion2@gmail.com.
Apr. 25-26 9 a.m. Saturday; Noon Sunday. Friends of the Library Book Sale. Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library. Call 570-941-6195 or e-mail melisa.gallo@scranton.edu.
Apr. 25 9 a.m. Junior Open House. DeNaples Center, 4th floor. Registration required. Free. Call 888-SCRANTON or email admissions@scranton.edu.
Apr. 28 3:45 p.m. Math Integration Bee. Calculus-based high school math competition. McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center. Registration required. See https://www.scranton.edu/academics/cas/math/bee.shtml for more details or email stacey.muir@scranton.edu.
Apr. 29, 30, May 1-3 8 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Performance: “The Apiary” presented by The University of Scranton Players. Studio Theatre, McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts. Ticket prices vary. Call 570-941-4318 or email players@scranton.edu.
Apr. 30 5:30 p.m. Lecture, exhibit and light refreshments for Schemel Forum with the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library and Hope Horn Art Gallery Collaborative Program: “Unveiling Niccolò Betti’s Madonna and Child with the Young St. John the Baptist” presented by John Powell, art restorer, co-owner, Chelsea Restoration Associates and Robert Simon, Ph.D., president, Robert Simon Fine Art. Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library. Registration required. Free. Call 570-941-4740 or email schemelforum@scranton.edu.
Apr. 30, May 1 9 a.m. Applied Ethics in an Era of Globalization: Perspectives from East and West. PNC Auditorium, Loyola Science Center on Apr. 30 and Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall on May 1. Free. Conference Program https://tinyurl.com/GlobalEthics2026Scranton. Email asianstudies@scranton.edu for questions.
