Community | Royal News: May 24 2019

May 16, 2019

Essay Contest Winners Awarded at Earth Day Event

Elementary, middle and high school students win medals in The University of Scranton Earth Day Essay Contest.

May 16, 2019

High School Students Compete in Programming Contest

Teams from Emmaus High School placed first and second at the University’s annual Computer Programming Contest.

May 14, 2019

McNichols Plaza 4th Grade Students Visit Campus

Approximately 70 4th graders and teachers from McNichols Plaza Elementary School visited campus on May 9.

May 13, 2019

University Receives Spitz Foundation Grant

The University of Scranton received $10,000 from the Robert H. Spitz Foundation to support its STEAM activities at area schools.

May 09, 2019

University Establishes Humanities Center on Campus

University President Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., announced the establishment of the Gail and Francis Slattery Center for Humanities.

May 07, 2019

University Students Mentor High School Students

Created and coordinated by Campus Ministries’ Center for Service and Social Justice, The Meg Cullen-Brown SMART Mentoring Program focuses on establishing supportive, personal connections between college undergraduate students and local high school students.

May 03, 2019

May 10 Concert Features Tribute to Louis Armstrong

Performance Music’s 11th Annual Yevich Memorial Concert will feature David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Eternity Band.

April 26, 2019

Scranton Players Present ‘The Porches Project,’ Collaborative Theater Experience

The University of Scranton Players will present “The Porches Project,” a collaborative theater experience, May 3-5.

April 23, 2019

Trump and Middle East Peace Process Discussed

Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Egypt Daniel Kurtzer will present the Weinberg Judaic Studies Institute spring lecture May 7.

April 23, 2019

New Compositions by Alex Nguyen to Premiere May 4

The 36th World Premiere Composition Series Concert on May 4 will feature two new works by Alex Nguyen.

April 18, 2019

American Creed Political Dialogue

On April 15, 2019, The University of Scranton convened a Political Dialogue in partnership with the Albright Memorial Library.

April 18, 2019

Weinberg Memorial Library to Hold Book Sale

Book prices begin at 50 cents at the University’s Weinberg Memorial Library Annual Book, Plant and Tag Sale set for April 27-28.

April 17, 2019

Global Tastes of Scranton Held for Sold-Out Crowd

The fourth Global Tastes of Scranton event took place on Sunday, April 7, 2019, for a sold-out crowd of over 200 guests.

April 16, 2019

University Remembers Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet

Poems by Mary Oliver, who passed away in January, will be read by University President Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., and others at an April 23 event.

April 12, 2019

Violinist Kako Miura to Perform April 26-27

Acclaimed violinist Kako Miura will perform Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27, at the University.

April 11, 2019

Inaugural Social and Digital Media Conference Set

The inaugural Social and Digital Media Conference will take place on Tuesday, April 30, in the DeNaples Center on campus.

April 10, 2019

Lithuania Focus of Nathan Lecture

“Lithuania: Traditional and Modern Nation” will be discussed at the Jay Nathan, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar Lecture Series on April 30.

April 10, 2019

Mannes School Brass Orchestra to Perform April 14

Performance Music to host Mannes School Brass Orchestra concert with The University of Scranton Singers on Sunday, April 14.

April 08, 2019

Challenges of Undocumented Immigrants, State of Scranton

Listen to Scranton's Tracey M. Hubbard, Esq., the only lawyer in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties who specializes in immigration, speak on challenges undocumented immigrants in our area face at the State of Scranton seminar on Tuesday, April 16.

April 04, 2019

Autism Collaborative Centers of Excellence Open

University opens Autism Collaborative Centers of Excellence Executive Hub as part of regional initiative to serve individuals with ASD.

April 03, 2019

Community Breakfast Speaker and Alumna Discusses Child Hunger

The University of Scranton's Spring 2019 Community Breakfast featured alumna Nicole Young, Emmy Award-winning producer of "60 Minutes."

April 02, 2019

Royal for a Day Dance Clinic

The University of Scranton Dance Team will be hosting the first annual Royal for a Day Dance Clinic. Children in grades K-8 are invited and encouraged to come to the University of Scranton for the Dance Clinic.