March 12, 2015 - Rich Pinola, a 1967 graduate of King’s College, has been selected as the second recipient of the Father James Lackenmier, C.S.C., Award for Achievement and Leadership.  The award will be presented at a ceremony to be held October 22 at the Union League in Philadelphia.

Funds raised at the dinner will benefit the King’s College Presidential Hope Fund, a critically important resource that supports deserving King’s students that are faced with unforeseen financial hardships that threaten their ability to complete their undergraduate studies.

The ceremony will be held in conjunction with the College’s annual McGowan School of Business Forum.  A highlight of Father Lackenmier’s 18-year presidency (1981-1999) was the establishment of the William G. McGowan School of Business at King’s in 1992.

“I am extremely proud to be selected to receive this honor from my alma mater,” said Pinola.  “It is especially gratifying to know that proceeds from this dinner will benefit future graduates of King’s College and supports my philanthropic interest in higher education.”

The recipient of a bachelor’s degree in accounting from King’s and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Pinola is the a principal in GPS Investment Group, LLC, Investment Counselors and the retired chief executive officer of Right Management Consultants, a career transition and organizational consulting business  and a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. 

During Pinola’s leadership, the number of Right Management offices increased from 90 to more than 300 and the company established service locations in 39 countries.  The company was also named as one of the “200 Best Small Companies in America” by “Forbes” magazine and was included on a list of “100 Best Small Companies” by “Businessweek.”

Before joining Right Management, Pinola was president and chief operating officer of Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company.    After graduating from King’s, Pinola was a CPA with PriceWaterhouse and Co.

Pinola is a member of the board of Bankrate.com, the Visiting Nurses Association, and King’s.  He is founder and director of The Living Wills Archive Company and the Mutual Association for Professional Services.

The annual McGowan School of Business Forum provides approximately 80 King’s students each year an opportunity to be mentored by leaders in the business field, most of whom are graduates of the College.  The mentoring session is followed by a formal dinner, presentation of the award, and a speech by the recipient.  The award ceremony, like the McGowan School of Business Forum, rotates on an annual basis between New York City, Philadelphia, and Wilkes-Barre.

Various levels of sponsorships and program ads are available.  For further information, contact Tish Last at 570-208-6069.

Rich Pinola

March 19, 2015 - King’s College will host a free public program on eating disorders at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 30, in the Burke Auditorium, located on the ground floor of the William McGowan School of Business, corner of N. River and W. Union streets, Wilkes-Barre.

The event will feature a presentation by Jennifer Misunas Buckwash which will highlight her struggles with and recovery from an eating disorder.

The second half of the presentation will feature an open panel discussion with Jennifer’s parents and local professionals that can answer questions about eating disorders and treatment. Resources and options for service referrals will be available for those in need.  Due to the nature of this subject, it is advised that attendees be over the age of thirteen.

In addition to the Buckwash family, members of the panel will include Dr. Tracie Pasold, associate professor of psychology at Marywood University, and local counselor Deb Pavlico, LPC.

Additional information is available by contacting the Counseling Center at King’s College at (570)208-5873.

March 20, 2015 – Four King's College faculty members were recently granted tenure and promoted to associate professor by the College’s Board of Directors: Dr. Barbara Fenner, biology; Dr. Maria Jump, computer science; Dr. Nicole Mares, history; and Dr. Michele McGowan, health care administration. 

Prior to joining King’s in 2010, Dr. Fenner was an assistant professor in the Department of Biology and Physical Education at Norwich University in Vermont. She earned her doctorate in cellular and molecular neuropathology at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, and a bachelor’s degree at Allegheny College. Her research has been published in several academic journals, including “Journal of Molecular Histology,” and presented at national and international conferences.

Since Dr. Jump joined the Computer Science Program at King’s in 2009, the program’s enrollment has tripled.  She has also created the King's Coding Club, which offers students an opportunity to gain experience solving programming problems at international competitions and which includes a service-learning component. She earned her doctorate and master’s degree in computer science from the University of Texas at Austin. 

Dr. Mares recently presented papers at several notable conferences, including the Northeast Conference on British Studies and the Midwest Conference on British Studies. In 2012, Dr. Mares and Dr. Daniel Clasby led a group of King’s students on a short-term study abroad trip to Turkey and Italy to investigate the creation, transformation, and enforcement of the boundaries of European identity.  She earned her doctorate and master’s degree from Indiana University, Bloomington. 

Dr. McGowan earned her doctorate in accounting from Nova Southeastern University. Prior to joining the King’s faculty in 2001, her career spanned the hospitality and insurance industries. She has published several academic articles in the “Academy of Health Care Management Journal” and she has presented her work at numerous national and international conferences. Dr. McGowan also serves on the board of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Healthcare Foundation and the Women in Philanthropy steering committee.

The King’s College Board of Directors also announced three faculty members earned promotions. Dr. Melissa Ciocco, athletic training, and Jocelyn Hook, physician assistant, were promoted to clinical professor. Sheileen Godwin, theatre, was promoted to technical professor. 

Dr. Barbara Fenner

Dr. Maria Jump

Dr. Nicole Mares

Dr. Michele McGowan

March 27, 2015 – Dr. Shelley Burtt, Executive Director of the Camphill Foundation, is the keynote speaker of the 2015 King’s/Wilkes Women’s and Gender Studies Conference. She will discuss “The Politics of Caregiving in America: The Challenge of Camphill’s Model of Inclusive Care,” at 7 p.m., Monday, April 13, in the Burke Auditorium at King’s College. 

The lecture is part of a series on medical care and care of the vulnerable among us sponsored by the McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility at King’s.

The Women’s and Gender Studies Conference is a joint venture coordinated by Wilkes University’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program and King’s College’s Women’s Studies Program. The conference theme this year is “Women and Work.” Presentations on gender studies research projects, panel discussions, and performance art will be part of the conference to be held April 14-15 at King’s. 

Before joining the Camphill Foundation as executive director in 2010, Burtt served on the foundation’s board for six years. She has published a book on 18TH century political theory and numerous scholarly articles, as well as the 2009 New York Times article “Saying Yes to Ryan.” She earned a bachelor’s degree and doctorate from Harvard University. Her family’s passionate connection to Camphill began with the birth of their third child, Declan, who was born with Down syndrome and who passed away in 1996. 

The Camphill Foundation provides grants and loans to over 100 communities throughout the United States and abroad in support of projects to enrich the quality of life of people with learning disabilities. 

The Burke Auditorium is located on the first floor of the William G. McGowan School of Business on the corner of North River and West Union streets. Parking will be available in on-campus lots. For more information, please contact Dr. Bernard Prusak, director, McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, at (570) 208-5900, ext. 5689.

Dr. Shelley Burtt 

March 30, 2015 – Andreas Widmer, Director of Entrepreneurship Programs at Catholic University of America’s School of Business & Economics, will deliver a free public lecture titled “Investing for the Poor vs. Investing in the Poor: A Heart or Mind for the Poor” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, in the Burke Auditorium at King’s College.

The lecture is the keynote address of this year’s Global Landscapes Conference at King’s. The conference, which will be held April 16-17, brings renowned speakers to campus and traditionally highlights scholarship by leading academics, including presentations by King’s faculty and students. This year’s theme, “The World in 3-D: Democracy, Demography, and Demand,” will be examined by scholars, students, and community leaders. 

Widmer was previously the co-founder of SEVEN Fund, a philanthropic organization promoting enterprise solutions to poverty. He works closely with top entrepreneurs, investors, and faith leaders around the world to foster enterprise solutions to poverty and to promote virtuous business practices.

He is an advisor to the Zermatt Summit, an annual business leadership event that strives to humanize globalization. He also serves as an advisor to Transforming Business, a research and development project at the University of Cambridge. He is on the Board of Directors at the New Paradigm Research Fund, Virtual Research Associates, The World Youth Alliance, and The Carpenter's Fund, a senior collateral lender to small and medium size businesses and projects in emerging markets.

Widmer is a seasoned business executive with experience in high-tech and international business strategy consulting and economic development. He was an executive in residence at Highland Capital Partners, a venture capital firm. He served as CEO of OTF Group and helped lead Eprise Corporation, Dragon Systems, and FTP Software. He has worked extensively in the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and has brought more than 100 leading-edge technology products to market.

Widmer is the author of “The Pope & The CEO: Pope John Paul II’s Lessons to a Young Swiss Guard,” a new book exploring leadership lessons that Widmer learned serving as Pontifical Swiss Guard from 1986-1988, protecting Pope John Paul II. He has authored articles and been featured in various business publications, including "The Financial Times,” “The Wall Street Journal Live,” “Huffington Post,” and “Fortune Magazine.”

He holds two business degrees from Switzerland, plus a bachelor’s degree in International Business from Merrimack College and a master’s degree in Ministry from St. John’s Seminary in Boston.

King’s Global Landscapes Conference is sponsored by the William G. McGowan School of Business, McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, and the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center. For more information on the conference, visit the GLC website at http://www.kings.edu/glc.

The Burke Auditorium is located on the first floor of the William G. McGowan School of Business on the corner of North River and West Union streets. Parking will be available in on-campus lots. For more information, please contact Dr. Bernard Prusak, director, McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, at (570) 208-5900, ext. 5689.

Andreas Widmer

March 30, 2015 - Twelve King’s College students were recently inducted to Psi Chi, an international honor society for students in psychology.  The organization was founded more than 80 years ago for the purpose of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining scholarship in, and advancing the science of psychology. 

The King’s Chapter was founded in 1972.  Students accepted for admission must be juniors or seniors, be in the top one-third of their class, have a minimum grade-point-average of 3.4 (4.0 scale) and have high standards of personal behavior.

Pictured in first row, from left, are student inductees Sarah Skiro, Erin Williams, Kayla E. Havens and Tiffany J. Centak.  Pictured standing at far right, is  Dr. Jean P. O’Brien, professor of psychology and faculty moderator of Psi Chi.

Pictured in second row, from left, is Gabriel G. Gross, Kyle W. Poray, Kelci L. Wolfe, and Alanna M. Cosgrove.     

Absent from photo were Elizabeth Donovan, Melissa Francomacaro, Kyle Newton, and Lucas Seaberg.

March 30, 2015 - Five King’s students have been selected to receive educational assistance grants made possible by a five-year federal grant awarded to the College in 2010.  Funds from the grant are allowing King’s to expand its physician assistant studies program by up to five students per year to meet the growing national need for primary care providers.

The students, who can receive the assistance funds for up to two years are Jaclyn Beck, Jacqueline Czwojdak, Sara Lynn, Jenna Gleason, and Victoria Nytch.

The students are the fourth group to benefit from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Expansion of Physician Assistant Training Program under the Affordable Care Act. 

The $990,000 award was one of 32 grants awarded to Physician Assistant training programs in the United States and was the largest of four given to Pennsylvania institutions.  The program is designed to provide patients greater access to preventive and consistent medical care under the Affordable Care Act and to help address a predicted national shortage of medical professionals, especially in areas designated by the federal government as Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas. 

A physician assistant is a dependent mid-level health professional licensed by the state to practice medicine as delegated by and under the supervision of a physician.  Physician assistants perform physical exams, diagnose illnesses, develop and carry out treatment plans, order and interpret lab tests and assist in surgeries. 

The Physician Assistant Program was established at King’s as a certificate program in 1975. 

The PA program is currently operating under a seven-year reaccreditation from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).  The seven-year term is the longest available from the national independent accrediting body.  King’s is one of 180 ARC-PA accredited programs in the country and one of only 20 in Pennsylvania.  King’s is only one of three Pennsylvania accredited programs based at a college; the rest are at universities. 

PA Primary Care Grant Recipients are pictured, from left, Jenna Gleason, Jacqueline Czwodjak, Victoria Nytch, Jaclyn Beck, and Sara Lynn.

April 1, 2015 - King’s College recently received approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) to offer an Endorsement Program in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM).  The four course graduate level program is designed to provide training to area educators regarding the development and enhancement of STEM programs and practices in elementary and secondary schools.

Millersville University is the only other educational institution listed to date earning approval since PDE introduced the endorsement last fall. 

Included in the faculty for the King’s program are instructors with practical application of STEM principles.  Marie Ernst, Assistant Principal at the Hazleton Area Academy of Sciences will teach a STEM Design course. Certified Chemistry and Biology teacher Ryan Boris from the Hazleton Area Academy of Sciences will teach a STEM methods course.   The other expertise will come from within the full-time King’s faculty.  Dr. Sunny Weiland, an assistant professor of education who earned a lunar-meteorite certification from NASA and is an advocate of inquiry-based learning will lead the STEM assessment course. Dr. Paul Lamore, the program director of the College’s co-operative engineering program with the University of Notre Dame will be developing the STEM hands-on Practicum lab course. 

Each of the four three-credit courses will have some flexibility with scheduling in terms of weekends and summers.  Essentially the design is for two weekends of classroom instruction held three weeks apart which would include blended online instruction and online assignments.  A five-hour field experience is required for each course.  One course will be offered this summer and one each during the fall and spring semesters.  The fourth and final course is scheduled to be offered early May or June, allowing the initial participants to complete the endorsement in just one year.  Tuition for each class is at a reduced rate of $900.  The lower tuition rate is possible through funding from the King’s College Scholarship Incentive Program.

The development of the King’s STEM Endorsement Program is timely with numerous school districts in the area developing and expanding their own STEM focus.  According to the US Department of Education, STEM jobs are growing at 1.7 times the rate of non-STEM jobs, and the nation’s schools are not producing enough candidates to fill the available jobs. The Obama administration is investing funds in an effort to produce an additional one million STEM undergraduates by 2022.

The STEM endorsement program at King’s is in addition to endorsement programs already offered in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Instructional Coaching. A full schedule of graduate classes offered by the King’s education department is available at www.kings.edu/academics/graduate_majors.

Further information about the STEM endorsement program can be obtained by contacting Dr. Deb Carr, assistant professor of education and director of the Curriculum and Instruction Graduate Program, at (570)208-5900, x. 5448.  Information about registering for a King’s endorsement program is available by contacting King’s Graduate Division at (570)208-5991.

April 2, 2015 – The King’s College Theatre Department will close the curtain on its 65th theatrical season with productions of William Shakespeare’s history play, “Henry V,” at 7:30 p.m. April 15-18 and at 2 p.m. April 18 and 19 in the George P. Maffei II Theatre.

Shakespeare’s timeless account of Henry V is full of politics, patriotism, and heroism. After abandoning a wild, adolescent past, Shakespeare chronicles King Henry’s struggle to unite his divided countrymen as he stakes his claim for the throne of France. Transporting the audience between the dingy streets of Eastcheap in London to the muddy fields of Agincourt, Shakespeare’s most beloved history is sure to please. The audience will be wowed by Henry’s glorious speeches that speak to the bloody realities of war and the turmoil decisions he faces since being thrust into the monarchy.

The production of “Henry V” features a cast composed of King’s student, faculty, staff and alumni. Featured actors include Kyle McCormack, Mountain Top (Henry); Betty Montgomery, Philadelphia (Chorus); Peter Kmec, Košice, Slovakia (Exeter); Cara Medwick, Hawthorne, N.J., (Dauphin); Jessica Mulligan, Bethlehem (Montjoy); Trevor Marszalek (Orleans); Amanda Kotch, Dallas (Katherine); Jonathan Vojtko, Wyoming (Hotspur); Jacob Quinn (Pistol); and Jarred Stagen, Lord’s Valley (Nym).

The George P. Maffei II Theatre is located in the Administration Building on North River Street. Tickets are $12 for general admission, $7 for senior citizens, and $5 for King’s alumni and non-King’s students. For more information on upcoming performances or to reserve tickets, call the box office at (570) 208-5825 or e-mail boxoff@kings.edu.

Mountain Top native Kyle McCormack will portray England’s adventurous young king in upcoming performances of Shakespeare’s most famous history play, “Henry V,” in the George P. Maffei II Theatre at King’s College

April 2, 2015 - The King’s College International Student Recruitment Office, Hispanic Outreach Program, and Admissions Office recently hosted 11 students and two chaperones from Colegio Altair Internacional, a private secondary school in Madrid, Spain.

While at King’s, the students toured the campus, attended a presentation on American higher education, and ate in the College’s dining hall. 

Wyoming Seminary and Colegio Altair have participated in a mutual student exchange every other year for the past eight years.  Wyoming Seminary students and chaperones travel to Madrid for two weeks during their spring break, then the students from Altair visit the Wyoming Valley for two weeks during their spring break.  

Seminary students stayed in the homes of the students from Spain and hosted them on their return trip. While in the United States, the students from Spain also visited New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.   They also visited many local venues, including Hillside Farms.

Pictured in first row, from left, is Cristina Franco, Miguel Justribo, Cristina Guerra, Laura Perdomo, Jorge Gonzalez Molinero, and Alejandro Sevilla.

Pictured in second row, from left, are chaperones Ovidio Blanco and Carmen Perucha and students Lucia Martin, Clara Saldana, Cristina Palacio, Fernando Guisaola, and Fernando Carpio.

Pictured in back row, from left, are Mortadha Alhasemalseed, intern with the Office of International Student Recruitment at King’s; Dr. Fevzi Akinci, associate dean of the William McGowan School of Business at King’s; Fawaz Alrouqi, intern with the Office of International Student Recruitment; Jared Menghini, senior assistant director of admissions; and Reyna Logsdon, assistant coordinator of education and staff member of the Latino Outreach Program.

April 8, 2015 - The McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility at King’s College will sponsor a free public lecture,  “Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS): Easing Suffering and Offering Hope in Syria and the Middle East,” following the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 19, in the Chapel of Christ the King, corner of N. Franklin and West Jackson streets.  The Fr. Michael Zammit, S.J., JRS Regional Director for the Mideast and North Africa, and Fr. Nawras Sammour, S.J, JRS National Director for Syria will address the mission of the JRS in the Middle East, which includes easing suffering and offering hope to all communities in the midst of a deepening humanitarian crisis.

Fr. Michael and Fr. Sammour will give personal testimony to the challenges of meeting the basic human needs of the most vulnerable people in a dangerous and often chaotic environment. They will share the inspiration they derive from the example of those Syrians who risk so much to help others, and the communities who open their hearts to provide refuge to the stranger. They will also comment on the present state of the international response, and prospects for the future.

Free parking is available in the Holy Cross Lot which is accessed from either Union Street or the cul-de-sac on Franklin Street. Refreshments and a fundraiser will be held in the Moreau Auditorium of the Chapel after the presentation. For more information please contact, Dr. Benard Prusak Director of the McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility located at King’s College at 570-208-5689. For more information on the JRS you can refer to www.jrsusa.org.

April 8, 2015 - King’s College is offering an opportunity for struggling elementary school learners to interact in small group and one-on-one literacy interventions during a Reading Clinic to be held the week of June 22-26.

Twenty students who are entering second through fifth grade in the fall will be accepted for the study on a first-come, first served basis.  Students for the study should have, but are not required, to have been diagnosed as reading at least two grade levels below the class they are entering.

The students will meet with graduate students from the Reading Specialist graduate degree class on the King’s campus Monday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m. through noon.  Daily sessions will include a whole group motivational activity, small group and individually guided writing, vocabulary development, and diagnostic data collection related to reading fluency and comprehension. 

On Friday, the graduate students, under the supervision of full-time faculty members of the King’s education department, will schedule 20-minute conferences with parents of the students involved in the class.  The meetings will be held between 9:30 a.m. and noon.

Graduate students working with the students are completing their field experience requirement for their advanced degree. 

The fee for the reading clinic is $50, which includes a daily snack and drink and a t-shirt.  Additional information about the class can be obtained by contacting Jill Yurko, director of graduate programs in reading at King’s, at 208-5900, x. 5685 or at jillyurko@kings.edu.  Deadline for registration is June 1.

April 9, 2015 - Fifteen students from King’s College participated in the recent Model United National Conference in New York City.  As part of the educational experience, the students visited the Jamaican Mission to the United Nations and they participated in a policy briefing by Kurt Davis, Jamaican United Nations Representative.

Thirteen of the students later represented Jamaica at the Model United Nations General Assembly.  They also participated in the Economic and Social Council committee.  Two of the students were assigned to a Security Council Seat representing the United Kingdom.

The delegation was led by Dr. Margarita Rose of the King’s economics department and Dr. Beth Admiraal of the College’s political science department.

Pictured in front row, from left, is  Demetre Coles, Kylie Hanlon, Kimberly Zurinski, Vittoria DeGiosio, Selenia Garcia, Laura Ortiz, and Jennifer Jean-Jacques

Pictured in back row, from left, are students John Hudicka, David Javick, Serigne Fall, and Allen Bonk; Kurt Davis, Jamaican Representative to the United Nations; and students Anthony Cardone, Alcides Mauricio, James Nixon, and Nicholas Vera.

April 13, 2015 - Forty one King’s College students were recently inducted to the College’s chapter of Delta Epsilon Sigma, the national honor society of colleges and universities with a Catholic tradition.

The national organization was founded in 1939.  Candidates for membership must have a record of “outstanding” academic accomplishment and have completed at least 50 percent of their course work for a bachelor’s degree with a minimum grade point average of 3.5.

Pictured seated, from left, is Jessica Mulligan, Mary Katherine Evans, Elizabeth Hoover, Victoria Ortolani, Kelsey Jones, Shaina Dougherty, Shaniese Ricketts, Stephanie Zedolik, Danielle Yakup, and Emily Lichtenstein.

Pictured in second row, from left, is Nicole Sandrowicz, Daniel Dormann, William R. Ardoline, Alyssa Dolman, Maria Katherine Colaciello, Emily Heimbecker, Ryan Hettes, Deidre Theresa Cooney, Zachary Kosak, Julia Frampton, Macawley Brown, Robert Kehler, Jessica Hildebrand, and Rachael Rugletic.

Pictured in last row, from left, is Christopher D’Amico, Sean Moran, Heather Danishanko, Billy Preston, Jessica Wong , Connor Hughes, Kyle McCormack, Paul Boyer, Kimberly Eberhart, Cassie Erdmann, Mary Katherine Bulger, and Daniel Knepp.

Absent from photo were Vittoria DeGiosio, Leann Dudash, Kelby O’Neil, Laura Ortiz and Thomas Reidy.

April 15, 2015 – Dr. Brian Mangan, director of the Environmental Program and professor of environmental science and biology at King’s College, has received $10,000 from the Degenstein Foundation towards his research on the Susquehanna River. Half of the grant will be used to match the $63,800 funding from PA Sea Grant that Mangan received to continue his research on the ecological impacts of the invasive rusty crayfish, and the remainder will be used to continue to track mercury contamination of this ecosystem. 

Working with colleagues from Boston University, Bucknell University, and Susquehanna University, Dr. Mangan is working to develop a reliable method for measuring crayfish density in large streams and rivers. The team will investigate the diet of crayfish in the river and, in particular, that of the invasive rusty crayfish.  

In 2008 and 2013, Mangan and his King’s students documented the crayfish species and their relative abundances along 400 km of the river from the New York border to just north of Harrisburg. Within that same time period, numbers of smallmouth bass in middle sections of the river began to decline. Mangan will investigate if the rusty crayfish are contributing to the bass decline. 

Dr. Brian Mangan

April 17, 2015 - King’s College students taking a “Principles of Management” class had the opportunity this semester to participate in the second annual Target Case Competition. The College received a $2,000 grant from the retail giant to use as prize money for a competition involving teams of students who are given a case study from Target and have to design a solution and present their findings to a panel of judges.

A total of 12 teams entered the competition. Eight of those teams were selected to present to members of the McGowan School of Business Advisory Council before the top five teams, comprised of 21 students, were chosen.  Representatives of Target judged for the final round of competition.

Pictured in the front row, from left, are student competitors Philip Kistner, Edward Ciprich, Kyra Maldonado, Angela Cazonie, Jeffrey Soto, Bridget McGowan, and Angela Piscitelli.

Pictured in the middle row, from left are Ms. Jordana Shane of the D. Leonard Corgan Library at Kings; Dr. Bindu Vyas, McGowan School of Business; Elliott Phillips, student; Katie Gallagher, Nicholas Durham, and David Cipriani,  Target representatives; students Brian Leighton and Catherine Aiello; Dr. Joan Blewitt, McGowan School of Business; Theresa Kinney, King’s Office of Career Planning; Cody McLean, student; and Mark Leffler, McGowan School of Business.

Pictured in back row, from left, are student competitors Kasey Seitz, Marcus Otto, Ryan Hydock, Mike Clausen, Michael Gorski, Collin Ward, Ashley Leighton, Paul Tortorelli, and Tim Carl.

Absent from photo is Gabriella Morrocu.

Ciprich, Maldonado, Cazonie, and Soto received first prize. McLean, Tortorelli, Ward, and Carl received second prize and McGowan, Piscitelli, Brian Leighton, Clausen, and Gorski were selected to receive the third place.

April 17, 2015 – Cantores Christi Regis, the 28-member choral group of King’s College students, will perform a program of classical, contemporary, sacred and secular choral music during their annual Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25, in the J. Carroll McCormick Campus Ministry Center, located at Franklin and Jackson streets.

Under the direction of Robert Yenkowski, the choir will perform a variety of sacred and secular music. The selections include “If Ye Love Me” by Thomas Tallis, “Worthy to be Praised” by Byron J. Smith, and “For the Beauty of the Earth” by John Rutter.

“This spring’s concert will feature an eclectic repertoire, from several popular selections to Renaissance motets,” said Yenkowski. “This promises to be an uplifting and energetic concert.”

The Cantores Christi Regis Spring Concert is free and open to the public. The group’s performance is part of King’s “Experiencing the Arts” series. For more information, visit “Experiencing the Arts Calendar” at www.kings.edu or contact Rob Yenkowski at (570) 208-6044.

King’s College choir members, pictured front row from left, are: Beth DeMichele and Jessica Mulligan. Back row: Michael LoGrande, Jonathan Vojtko, and Lou Oley. 

April 20, 2014 – David Marchetti, associate clinical professor of the Athletic Training Program at King’s College, has been selected to serve as a sports medicine volunteer with the United States Olympic Committee. 

Marchetti will begin a two-week rotation with the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Sports Medicine Division on April 27 at the Olympic Training Center in in Colorado Springs, Col. He will have the opportunity to work with center’s full-time medical staff and treat Team USA athletes for orthopedic and general health care issues. 

This professional opportunity provides clinical practice experience which will be applied to teaching King’s students and clinical settings at the state-of-the-art Sports Medicine Department facilities housed in King’s on the Square on Public Square. 

Marchetti joined King’s in 2009. He serves as the primary athletic trainer for the College’s men’s soccer and lacrosse teams. He teaches courses in kinesiology, principles of health, and clinical treatment. He has presented research at national, state, and regional conferences. 

Marchetti also worked as an assistant professor and assistant athletic trainer in the Sports Medicine Department at Marietta College, where he was awarded an Outstanding Faculty Award in 2007. He also served as a lecturer at Salisbury University, where he earned a master’s degree in applied health physiology. He earned a bachelor’s degree in health science/athletic training from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania. 

The rotation will include providing medical services for various programs and camps, including weightlifting, men’s gymnastics, modern pentathlon, triathlon, shooting, Greco-Roman wrestling, men and women’s freestyle wrestling, and Paralympic swimming.

The U.S. Olympic Committee’s Sports Medicine Division delivers high-quality, comprehensive health care to elite and national team athletes. Their staff is comprised of physicians, athletic trainers, chiropractors, and physical therapists.

David Marchetti

April 28, 2015 – The artistic vision and talents of King’s College mass communications students will be on display in the department’s annual exhibit through May 29 in the Widmann Gallery.

Nineteen students will exhibit work in a variety of mediums, including print advertisements, logos, posters, magazine spreads, photography, and web and CD cover designs. Computer monitors will screen animations and audio clips of interviews and news stories broadcasted on WRKC 88.5 FM, King’s student radio studio

“The creativity of King’s students was impressive because students submitted projects that transcended their comfort zone and expanded their works into different forms of media,” said Karen Mercincavage, associate technical professor of mass communication and exhibition coordinator. 

The artists will discuss their craft during a Meet-the-Artists reception from 5-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, in the Widmann Gallery. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, as arranged. The Gallery is closed on national holidays and during scheduled breaks throughout the academic year.

For more information about the upcoming exhibition at King’s, contact Michelle Leonard, Widmann Gallery coordinator, at (570) 208-5900, ext. 5328. 

 A photograph by senior Jeff Waugh will be on display in the “King’s College Mass Communications Student Exhibition” in the Widmann Gallery. 

King’s College students Heather Danishanko and Madison Gallagher and two of the College’s faculty will participate in a three-week study abroad experience to Canto Grande, Peru. The trip includes excursions to Lima, Paracas, and Machu Picchu. 

The students will travel to the Peyton Center, a facility operated by the Congregation of the Holy Cross, located near Lima, Peru. 

Titled “Conversing Across Cultures,” the program features a number of activities, including language and culture classes and interactive sessions with native speakers, a community service initiative at a local school, visits to cultural sites, and lectures at the prestigious Ponificia Universidad Católica de Lima. 

This program is designed to broaden students’ cultural perspectives, offer comparisons between U.S. and Peruvian cultures, and provide real-world opportunities for using Spanish.  

King’s College faculty members Dr. Anne Massey and Dr. James Ambury are program directors. Renata Evan, coordinator of short-term faculty-led programs abroad, assisted in developing the program.

King’s students and faculty participating in the short-term study abroad experience to Peru are, seated from left: Heather Danishanko and Madison Gallagher. Standing: King’s faculty members Dr. Anne Massey, associate professor of Spanish; and Dr. James Ambury, assistant professor of philosophy.