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Three members of the King’s College faculty earned faculty awards that were announced at the College’s recent Commencement exercises that marked the 70^th anniversary of its founding.

Melissa Ciocco, clinical professor of sports medicine, received the Max and Tillie Rosenn Award for Faculty.  The award, established in 1998 by the Honorable Max Rosenn, Senior Circuit Judge of the Third District Federal Court, is given annually to a faculty member who is recognized as an outstanding teacher.  The award is given to a full-time faculty member with a minimum of 10 years of teaching at King’s.

Janice Thompson, Ph. D., associate professor of theology, received the Rev. Donald J. Grimes, C.S.C. Annual Award for Service-Learning Teaching Excellence.  The award recognizes a faculty member who has exhibited distinction in integrating service and learning in courses at King’s and who has combined service and learning in a way that especially aids students’ learning; that causes students to reflect critically on the service work they have done; that empowers and energizes students to do further and informed work in the community; and that meets a real community need. 

Patrick Temple, adjunct lecturer in the arts, received the Adjunct Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award.  The award recognizes the contributions of adjunct faculty to the teaching mission of King’s College.  A nominee must have “adjunct” status and have been teaching at King’s for at least seven years. 

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Pictured, from left, is Joe Evan, Ph. D., provost and vice president for academic affairs; Father John Ryan, C.S.C., Ph. D., president; Ciocco, Thompson, and Temple; Tom Smith, chair of the King’s College Board of Directors; and Neal Bukeavich, Ph. D., associate vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty.

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Approximately 1,100 regional students from elementary through high school recently competed in the National Spanish Examinations, sponsored locally by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). The contest concluded with 40 Chapter winners from public and private schools in the Wyoming Valley, Scranton, Poconos, Hazleton, and South Williamsport areas.

King’s College has hosted a dinner for Chapter Spanish contest winners and guests on campus since 1970. Dr. Anne Massey, associate professor of Spanish and chair of the Department of Foreign Languages at King’s, is vice president of the Northeaster Pennsylvania Chapter of AATSP.

Local chapter Spanish contest winners are: Ashly Gutierrez, Jennifer Gutierrez, Timothy Snyder, and Anita Sosa, Meyers High School; Ali Aijaz, Fred Mejia, Maxwell Santana, and Daniel Tron, MMI Preparatory; Nicole Amoachi, Hope Austin, Jared Bozinko, Santiago de los Rios, Felix Hammond, Christina Kaspar, Gabriel Lott, Abigail Santo, Bridget Tost, and Vivian Wright, Wyoming Seminary Lower School; Sophia Adeghe, Eamon Gibbons, A. Roy Phillips, Maheen Mahar, Connor McGowan, Daniel Paglia, Irfan Punekar, and Julien Simons, Wyoming Seminary Upper School; and William Stone, Wyoming Valley West High School. 

In addition, Henry Hinchey of Marian Catholic High School earned a $500 scholarship as the Grand Prize winner of the Chapter’s annual essay contest. A. Roy Phillips of Wyoming Seminary Upper School and Alexander Sessock of MMI Preparatory School earned $100 scholarships as honorable mentions. 

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Wyoming Seminary Lower School winners who attended the Spanish awards dinner at King’s College are, seated from left: Gabriel Lott, Hope Austin, Jared Bozinko, and Felix Hammond. Standing: Abigail Santo, Bridget Tost, Nicole Amoachi, Santiago de los Rios, and Christina Kaspar.

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Local high school Spanish contest winners who attended the awards dinner at King’s College are, seated from left: Wyoming Seminary students Connor McGowan, Irfan Punekar, Julien Simons, and Eamon Gibbons; Timothy Snyder, Meyers; and Daniel Tron, MMI Preparatory. Standing: Wyoming Seminary students Daniel Paglia and Sophia Adeghe; Fred Mejia, MMI Preparatory; Maheen Mahar, Wyoming Seminary; A. Roy Phillips, Wyoming Seminary; Meyers students Jennifer Gutierrez, and Anita Sosa; MMI Prep students Ali Aijaz and Alexander Sessock, essay contest prize recipient; with Dr. Anne Massey, associate professor of Spanish and chair of the Department of Foreign Languages at King’s College.

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Fifteen King’s College students and two faculty members recently completed a faculty-led study abroad experience to Greece with stops in Athens, Tolo, Ancient Olympia, and Delphi. This is the first time in the College’s history that a group of King’s students and faculty have studied cultural sites in Greece. 

Student participants were Amanda Addes, Anastasia Araviakis, Heather Danishanko, Lindsay Denion, Nicole DiLillo, Brianna DiMaggio, Mary Katherine Evans, Emma Hanrahan, Olivia Hoffman, Kathleen McIntosh, Molly McMullen, Elizabeth Novak, Carissa Smith, Kayley Spinella, and Krystal Szerszen. 

As part of the program, titled “Greece: Philosophy as a Way of Life,” students explored ancient sites, religious rituals, theatrical performances, and traditional mythology presented in the writings of Plato and Aristotle. The group toured sites such as the National Archeological Museum; the Temples of Zeus, Apollo, and Athena; and several ancient cities including Mycenae and Olympia, the site of the Olympic Games in classical times.

This program was designed for students to understand the elements of philosophy practiced in everyday life and how these elements are woven into the religious, ethnic, linguistic, and social understandings of diverse cultures. Students earned credits that satisfy a philosophy core requirement at King’s.

King’s faculty members Dr. James Ambury, assistant professor of philosophy, and Dr. Elise Heiss, assistant professor of chemistry, were program directors.  Renata Evan, coordinator of short-term faculty-led programs abroad, assisted in developing the program.  

King’s College offers a variety of faculty-led study abroad programs as part of its commitment to global learning and student development. 

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King’s students and faculty who participated in the short-term study abroad experience to Greece are, seated from left: Lindsay Denion, Emma Hanrahan, Mary Katherine Evans, Kayley Spinella, and Krystal Szerszen. Standing: Dr. James Ambury, faculty director; Amanda Addes; Heather Danishanko; Elizabeth Novak; Olivia Hoffman; Carissa Smith; Nicole DiLillo; Brianna DiMaggio; Molly McMullen; and Dr. Elise Heiss, faculty director. Absent from photo: Anastasia Araviakis and Kathleen McIntosh.

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Dr. William Irwin, the Herve A. LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at King’s College, has published his first novel, “Free Dakota,” with Roundfire books. 

In the novel, protagonist Don Jenkins and his girlfriend, Lorna, leave New York to join a secession movement in North Dakota. When Lorna becomes the face of the movement she and Don find themselves in the crosshairs of federal agents who aim to preserve the union. 

A professor at King’s since 1996, Irwin currently teaches courses on aesthetics, eastern philosophy, existentialism and phenomenology, among others. 

Irwin is series editor of “The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series,” former series editor of Open Court’s “Popular Culture and Philosophy” series, and the author of numerous articles on popular cultural topics.

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Dr. William Irwin

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The National French Contest, sponsored by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF), produced 75 chapter and 48 national winners from elementary through high school student entrants from 10 public and private schools in the Wyoming Valley, Milford, Scranton, Pocono, and South Williamsport areas.

The late Dr. Margaret Corgan created the program at King’s in 1969. Since its inception, more than 30,000 students have registered for the test at the College. Corgan, who retired as a member of the King’s faculty in 2012, was former chairperson of the department of foreign languages at King’s and past president of the local chapter. Continuing a tradition that began in 1977, King’s College hosted a dinner for area national and chapter French contest winners and guests in the Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center.

Local national winners are Crestwood High School students Huntier Hashagen, Harry Haydt, James Lanning, Christopher Ribar, Andrew Tuck, Madison Weiss, and Daniel Whitman; Wyoming Seminary Lower School: Camilla Caporale, Aishani Chauban, Benjamin Crispin, Emma Douthett, Ainsley Eidam, Ben Fenster, Elena Fenster, Christina Kaspar, Oliver Lew, Jessie Miller, Anna Mozeleski, Jonah Pascal, Ashleigh Pyke, Chase Taylor, and Aimee Yasenchak; Wyoming Seminary: Beyza Akinici, Paige Allen, Lauren Anderson, Juan Astegiano, Hubert Bournival, Chiara Caporale, Grace Cen, Jasmine El Boukili, Hannah Graf, Thomas Harten, Eric Jang, Meygen Kerner, Alyssa Kristeller, Emily Laurore, Molly Leahy, Duncan Lumia, Olivia Meuser, Olivia Ostrowski, Jabrea Patterson, Isabella Sobejano, Gabrielle Snyder, and Dominic Wright.

National winners who also received chapter awards are: Beyza Akinici, Paige Allen, Juan Astegiano, Hubert Bournival, Camilla Caporale, Chiara Caporale, Aishani Chauban, Emma Douthett, Ainsley Eidam, Ben Fenster, Huntier Hashagen, Harry Haydt, Eric Jang, Christina Kaspar, Meygen Kerner, Alyssa Kristeller, Emily Laurore, Oliver Lew, Jessie Miller, Anna Mozeleski, Jonah Pascal, Christopher Ribar, Gabrielle Snyder, and Isabella Sobejano.

Local chapter winners are Crestwood High School students Preston Israel, Kyle Mitchell, and Emily Shiplett; Wyoming Seminary Lower School: Emily Aikens, Hannah Frels, and Alyssa Shonk.

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Wyoming Seminary Lower School winners who attended the awards dinner at King’s College are, seated from left: Jessie Miller, Emily Aikens, Alyssa Shonk, Ben Fenster, Oliver Lew, Jonah Pascal, and Benjamin Crispin. Standing: Renee Schwartz, AATF chapter president; Chase Taylor; Camilla Caporale; Hannah Frels; Christina Kaspar; Aishani Chauban; Elena Fenster; Ashleigh Pyke; Emma Douthett; Aimee Yasenchak; Ainsley Eidam; and Barbara Alfano, French contest administrator. Absent from photo: Anna Mozeleski.

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Local high school French contest winners who attended the awards dinner at King’s College are, seated from left: Crestwood students James Lanning, Christopher Ribar, Harry Haydt, Daniel Whitman, Emily Shiplett, Huntier Hashagen, Preston Israel, and Kyle Mitchell. Standing: Wyoming Seminary students Dominic Wright, Chiara Caporale, Emily Laurore, Jabrea Patterson, Meygen Kerner, Paige Allen, Thomas Harten, Olivia Meuser, Juan Astegiano, Olivia Ostrowski, Gabrielle Snyder, Grace Cen, Lauren Anderson, Alyssa Kristeller, Isabella Sobejano, and Jasmine El Boukili. 

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Ten King’s College students and two faculty members recently completed a faculty-led study abroad experience to Eastern Europe as part of the King’s College Geographies of Europe Series. The trip included excursions to the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia. This is the second time that King’s students and faculty have studied at Eastern European cultural sites. 

Student participants were Brynn Connor, Marissa Durako, William Hearne, Caroline Jones, Kristi Naylor, Jordyn O'Leary, Marisa Spatafore, Brianne Talocka, William Trowbridge, and Charlotte Yelnosky. 

As part of the program, titled “Identity, Place, and Discovery in Eastern Central Europe,” students travelled to numerous cultural sites, including the Auschwitz concentration camp located outside Krakow, the Devin Castle on the Danube in Slovakia, and the Jewish Quarter in Prague. 

This program was designed for students to develop a growing awareness of the complex identities of the people of Eastern Europe, including their religious, ethnic, linguistic, and social understandings through a historical exploration.   

King’s faculty members Dr. Beth Admiraal, political science, and Renata Evans, foreign languages, were program directors. King’s College offers a variety of faculty-led study abroad programs as part of its commitment to global learning and student development.

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King’s students and faculty who participated in the short-term study abroad experience to Europe are, seated from left: Marisa Spatafore, Charlotte Yelnosky, and Jordan O’Leary. Standing: Dr. Beth Admiraal, program director; Caroline Jones; Marissa Durako; William Trowbridge; William Hearne; Brynn Connor; Renata Evan, program director; and Kristi Naylor. 

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King’s College student Julia Stopper of Mountain Top received a full tuition scholarship to study during the fall semester at Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as part of the Irish-American Scholars Program. Queen’s University is one of the 20 top research-intensive institutions in the United Kingdom and member of the Russell Group, which is broadly comparable to the U.S. Ivy League. Stopper is a junior majoring in English and secondary education. 

The Irish-American Scholars Program is sponsored by the Government of Northern Ireland; Ulster and Queen’s Universities; The Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education; and the Catholic, United Methodist, and Presbyterian Churches. American colleges and universities that accept students from Northern Ireland through the Business Education Initiative are eligible to participate.

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Julia Stopper 

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Students in the Professional Writing Program at King’s College combined writing and photography to capture the City of Wilkes-Barre in an art exhibition, titled, “Wilkes-Barre in Thirty Images.” The works can be viewed for free online at the website: https://wyomingvalleystories.org/2016/06/16/wilkes-barre-in-thirty-images/.

During the spring semester, students in Dr. Noreen O’Connor’s Literary Journalism course read and examined photo essays and curated photos in texts including “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men” by James Agee and Walker Evans, “After the Last Sky” by Edward Said, and “The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise” by Dr. Paul Gardullo, the curator of The Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture. O’Connor’s Editing course students copyedited the writing and created the WordPress pages.

Students who contributed to the project were: Samantha Bucher, Sarah DeMace, Brian Fisher, Sarah Gyle, Elizabeth Hoover, Anastasia Humphrey, Brandi Kultys, Emily Letoski, Molly Briana McMullen, Christopher Miko, Jessica Mulligan, Shaniese Ricketts, Nathaniel Eric Seals, Owen Vaughn, Tara Zdancewicz, and Stephanie Zedolik.

This exhibit was made possible by the English Department and by generous anonymous donations in support of the Humanities and Public History at King’s College.  For more information about the exhibition, contact Dr. Noreen O’Connor, associate professor of English, at (570) 208-5900, ext. 5422. 

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Nathaniel Eric Seals contributed a photograph of the River Commons as part of King’s College Professional Writing Program’s art exhibition “Wilkes-Barre in Thirty Images.”  

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The Healthcare Management Department of King’s College and of Gümüşhane University in Turkey will offer diverse seminars, oral paper presentations, and renowned keynote speakers on current national and international healthcare trends as part of the Second International Healthcare Management Conference from Oct. 11-14 on the College’s campus in Wilkes-Barre. 

Titled “Local Healthcare Services & Global Perspectives,” the conference is designed for healthcare professionals, policymakers, researchers, academicians, and students. 

The conference will focus on creating reliable and improving healthcare systems through the effective implementation of healthcare management across a number of critical areas, including payment reforms, healthcare ethics, medical management information systems, and global population health management.

Conference keynote speakers include Deborah L. Rice-Johnson, President of Highmark Health Plan; health economics and policy expert Dr. Douglas Angus, full professor in the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa in Canada; and Dr. F. Daniel Davis, Director of Bioethics at Geisinger Health System. 

Last year’s conference was held at Gümüşhane University, and featured over 120 participants from 12 different countries, including Denmark, Greece, Iran, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, United States and Turkey. 

The deadline for abstracts/papers is July 31. For more information on the healthcare conference or to register, please visit the website http://ihmc2016kingscollege.gumushane.edu.tr.

Further information can also be obtained by contacting Dr. Fevzi Akinci, Associate Dean of the William G. McGowan School of Business and Director of Health Care Administration at King’s College, at (570) 208-5981 or e-mail fevziakinci@kings.edu.

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Deborah L. Rice-Johnson, President of Highmark Health Plan

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Dr. Douglas Angus, full professor in the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa in Canada

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Dr. F. Daniel Davis, Director of Bioethics at Geisinger Health System

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Eight King's College students will study or intern abroad for academic credit during the summer or fall semesters.

Kallie Amatetti, Britney Benkoski, and Ashley Simpson are studying in Seville, Spain, through Spanish Studies Abroad. Amatetti is a junior majoring in political science and Spanish with a minor in history. Benkoski is a junior majoring in biology and Spanish. Simpson is a senior majoring in marketing and management. 

Sean Grassi is conducting a writing-focused internship in Dublin, Ireland. He is a junior majoring in mass communications. 

Zachary Hoffman is studying in Madrid, Spain. He is a junior majoring in accounting. 

Julia Keppel will study during the fall semester in Lancaster, England, through the King's College - Lancaster University partnership. She is a junior majoring in accounting.

Tyler McGuigan is studying in Alicante, Spain through Spanish Studies Abroad. He is a senior majoring in criminal justice with a minor in Spanish. 

Julia Stopper received a full tuition scholarship to study during the fall semester at Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as part of the Irish-American Scholars Program. Queen’s University is one of the 20 top research-intensive institutions in the United Kingdom and member of the Russell Group, which is broadly comparable to the U.S. Ivy League. Stopper is a junior majoring in English and secondary education. 

To learn more about King’s students study abroad experiences, visit the Study Abroad Webpage at http://www.kings.edu/studyabroad. For more information on the Study Abroad Program, contact Margaret Kowalsky, director, at margaretkowalsky@kings.edu, or call (570) 208-5986.

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King’s students studying this summer or during the fall semester under the King’s College Study Abroad program are, seated from left: Ashley Simpson, Kallie Amatetti, and Julia Keppel. Standing: Julia Stopper, Tyler McGuigan, Sean Grassi, and Margaret Kowalsky, director of study abroad at King’s College. Absent from photo: Zachary Hoffman and Britney Benkoski. 

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Donna Dickinson, Achievement Plus & College Entry Director at King’s College, has been elected for a second year as president of Pennsylvania Association of Developmental Educators (PADE), a statewide, non-profit organization that addresses issues and needs of developmental educators from postsecondary institutions. 

Prior to joining King’s in 1994, Dickinson served as the Alzheimer Unit Director at Leader East Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Kingston. She began her tenure at King’s as a part-time assistant director of Act 101, which has been renamed Achievement Plus. She has served as director of the program since 2005. She is primarily responsible for recruitment, developing the faculty-staff mentor program and support programs for at-risk first-year students, and coordinator of Chi Alpha Epsilon, the honor society for students admitted to college through Achievement Plus programs.

Dickinson earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology and community service from Wilkes College, and master’s degree in human services administration at College Misericordia.

In addition to her community service efforts at PADE, she is an active volunteer for Ruth’s Place Women’s Shelter in Wilkes-Barre and lay member of the United Methodist Board of Ordained Ministry. She has completed mission trips to Mississippi following Hurricane Katrina in 2011 and San Pedro Sula, Honduras.  

PADE is recognized for its leadership in, advocacy for, and nurturing of programs and services for academically underprepared students and other special needs populations. Founded in 1979, PADE is affiliated with the National Association of Developmental Educators.

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Donna Dickinson 

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Sixty five students entering their final year of the master’s degree physician assistant studies program at King’s College recently began their clinical rotations, many with local health care practitioners.  A twelve-week rotation in family medicine and separate six-week rotations in medical specialties including emergency medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and general surgery will conclude with their graduation from the program in August 2017.  In addition to local health care facilities, physician assistant students are also completing rotations in California, Connecticut, Colorado, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington, DC.

Pictured seated, from left, is Stacey Duffey, Michaela McCrudden, Katie Landis, Kimberly Eberhart, Amira Nasser, Chelsea Blaney, Tashianna Stockton, Danielle Tristani, Amanda Keegan, Royda Elmathil, Catherine Voegler, Miranda Lange, Kiara Aguayo, Amanda Paterno, Danielle Lisnock, Chelsea Knight, Brittany Arens, Kaylan Thibodeau, and Katherine Dugan.

Pictured in second row, from left, is Amy Ly, Jenna Wilson, Christen Sedlak, Amylyn Mortimer,  Madison Amos, Allison Riedinger, Shirley Hochhauser, Megan Held, Amber Szekely, Katherine Mandicz, Tiffany O’Donnell, Paola Haros, Tara Stephens, Kayla Gegaris, Kelly McGinness,  Autumn Dixon, Jillian Hall, Sarina Hall, Ashley Emmell, Morgan Herrington, Caitlin Roth, Carli Hammer, Ashley Gomola, Hilary White, Rachael Rugletic, Courtney Schaffer, and Cassandra Yalch.

Pictured in back row, from left, is Andrea Bunker, Kristin Albright, Paul Boyer, Nicholas Broughton, Patrick Lello, Keegan Fees, Jacob Rockovits,  Mark Tomich, Jared Laino, William Malone, Nick Ciccone, Wilton Curiel, Daniel Migatulski, Dane Darnell, Jeffrey Lawton, Timothy Ferguson, Tyler Young, Abraham Hmeidan, and Jonathan Leonard.

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Twenty local grade school students and 12 candidates for a Master’s degree in reading from King’s College recently completed the College’s fourth annual Reading Clinic.

The goal of the week-long event is to pair students looking for assistance in improving their reading comprehension level with people in the master’s of reading degree program at King’s.  Many of the master’s degree students are full-time grade school teachers.

Seated in first row, from left, are grade school participants Paige Yurko, Conor Richardson, Scott Weiland, Logan Richardson, Brody Richardson, Jaggar Prukala, Bethany Santey, Julia Valenti, Allison Desciak, and Ally Davis.

Picture in second row, from left, is Jaxon Bryden, Tafarie Fashraf, Amani Armstrong, Bea Davis, Alex Snyder, Aiden Walsh, Anne Davis, Ethan Benson, Jason McKeown, and Hayden Schwabe.

Pictured in back row, from left, are master’s degree students Maria Deno, Michel Hughes, Kayanne Barilla, Amanda Plisko, Renee Phillips, Georgia Brittain, Michele Mulheron, Edward Rosengrant, Leslee McClain, Kelly Sandrock, Stephanie Widdoes, and Maria Marchese.  Pictured at far right is Dr. Jill Yurko, director of the Graduate Reading Program.

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Every year since 1995 during the final full week of July, St. Stephen’s Pro-Cathedral and King’s College in Wilkes-Barre have proudly hosted The King’s College Summer Choir Training Course, sponsored by The Royal School of Church Music in America (RSCMA). Once again, from Monday, July 18 through Sunday, July 24, a choir of over 150 singers of all ages from throughout the United States will sing sacred music of unparalleled spirituality and beauty in the great Anglican choral tradition. 

The participants will be taught, conducted, and accompanied by a large staff of gifted American church musicians, including St. Stephen’s organist and choirmaster, Canon Mark Laubach, who serves as a host and principal organist for the week.  Course liturgies will feature the daily offices of Choral Evensong and Compline and will culminate in a Choral Eucharist at 10:30 a.m. and Choral Evensong at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 24.  The events are free and open to the public.

The Music Director for the 2016 King’s College Course is Andrew Reid, the Director of the RSCM International.  This will be Mr. Reid’s second visit to Wilkes-Barre; he was here in October 2000 when, as then Sub-Organist of Westminster Abbey in London, he accompanied the Westminster Abbey Choir in a concert at St. Stephen’s to inaugurate the successful “Polish the Gem” Campaign to rebuild church’s pipe organ.

According to Canon Laubach, “We are very excited to have Andrew Reid with us this year as our guest music director.  He is in charge of the work of the RSCM worldwide, so his presence here is surely an honor for us.”  The Royal School of Church Music, founded in 1927 and currently based in Salisbury, England, seeks to enable church music in the present and invest in its future through publications, courses such as the Wilkes-Barre Course, and an awards program.  Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the royal patron of the RSCM.  While the organization is overseen by the Church of England, it is interdenominational, with over 11,000 members worldwide.

All liturgies of the Course listed below are free of charge and open to the public, although free-will offerings will be received throughout the week to support St. Stephen’s and the King’s College RSCMA Course. A Faculty Recital will be held on Thursday, July 21, at 7:30 p.m., free of charge; it will include performances by Mr. Reid and Canon Laubach among others.  

The Choral services and recitals below are free and open to the public: 

Tuesday, July 19
5:30 p.m. Choral Evensong; 9 p.m. Sung Compline

Wednesday, July 20
5:30 p.m. Choral Evensong; 9 p.m. Sung Compline

Thursday, July 21
7:30 p.m. Faculty Recital; 8:30 p.m. Sung Compline

Friday, July 22
5:30 p.m. Choral Evensong

Saturday, July 23
9:00 p.m. Sung Compline

Sunday, July 24
10:30 a.m. Choral Eucharist; 3 p.m. Choral Evensong

For more information about these and other upcoming events, please visit the St. Stephen’s website at www.ststephenswb.org.  To learn more about the King’s College RSCMA Course, visit the course website at www.kingscollegecourse.com.

St. Stephen’s Pro-Cathedral was built in 1897 and consecrated in 1899. It is the fifth Church edifice built in the same location and was designed by Philadelphia architect Charles Burns, Jr. (1838-1922). St. Stephen’s has a rich history of service to the community and worship in the Anglican tradition. Services are held on Sundays at 8 am and 10:30 am.

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Andrew Reid, Director of the RSCM International.

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For nine years running, King’s College has placed on an exclusive list of “Best American Colleges” compiled for “Forbes” magazine by The Center for College Affordability and Productivity. The list is based on multiple factors related to success after graduation, affordability, student satisfaction, and student and faculty achievement.

King’s placed 552 of 660 institutions in the annual rankings. Less than 15 percent of the nearly 4,400 colleges and universities nationwide are included in “Forbes” annual ranking. King’s is the only Luzerne County college or university included in the list and one of only two institutions (University of Scranton) in northeastern Pennsylvania. Both have been named to the list every year of its existence.

According to the magazine, “This list of 660 schools distinguishes itself from competitors by our belief in ‘output’ over ‘input’… Our sights are set directly on ROI: What are students getting out of college?” The factors used to calculate the rankings include post-graduate success, student debt, student satisfaction, graduation rate and academic success.

“This year’s ranking is just another reflection of the success experienced by our students, thanks to our personalized education, engaged faculty and caring community,” said Father John Ryan, C.S.C., president. “King’s College has always prided itself on providing its students an education that prepares them well for their personal and professional lives after graduation.”

The Center for College Affordability and Productivity, based in Washington, D.C., is dedicated to research on the issues of rising costs and efficiency in higher education.  “Forbes” is a bi-weekly business magazine that has been published since 1917.

King’s also was included in “Money” magazine’s “Best Colleges” ranking, coming in at 667 among the 705 colleges and universities selected for inclusion. Selection was based on educational quality, affordability and alumni success. King’s is one of only two Luzerne County institutions included in the ranking.

Seventy-nine graduates will receive degrees at the King’s College Summer Commencement Ceremony, to be held in the William S. Scandlon Center for Physical Education, corner of N. Main and W. Jackson streets, on Saturday, August 20 at 10 a.m.

Jonathan P. Hosey, M.D. FAAN ’78, chair of the Neuroscience Department at St. Luke’s University Health Network, will deliver the commencement address. Dr. Hosey graduated cum laude from King’s College in 1978 and received his medical degree from Hahnemann Medical College. Before becoming chair of the Neuroscience Department at St. Luke’s University Health Network, Dr. Hosey was the founding director of the Geisinger Health System’s neurology residency program and medical director of Geisinger’s neuroscience service line. Dr. Hosey is triple board certified (neurology, clinical neurophysiology and vascular neurology) and is a national leader in stroke systems of care, evidence based medicine and medical education. He also is a professor of neurology at Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine and serves on the Board of King’s College.

This summer’s graduates include 60 students who have successfully completed the Physician Assistant (PA) Studies Master’s Degree Program. The Class of 2016 is the PA program’s 40th graduating class. The King’s PA program is the longest established program of its kind in Luzerne or Lackawanna Counties. PAs can practice in almost any field of medicine, including family practice, surgery, pediatrics, psychiatry and orthopedics. King’s PA graduates have achieved placements throughout the country, and many are working in medically underserved areas.

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Dr. Tom Morris, author of “If Aristotle Ran General Motors: The New Soul of Business” and “If Harry Potter Ran General Electric," will explore a philosophical approach to work-life balance during the 2016 Labor Day Lecture at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 7, in the Burke Auditorium at King’s College.

The lecture, titled "The Four Foundations of Greatness: Ethics and Excellence in Work and Life,” is free and open to the public. The program is sponsored by the McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility at King’s.

Based on the work of history’s most influential philosophers and his pioneering book, Morris will discuss the means for reaching and sustaining excellence and personal satisfaction. Morris will provide examples to understand the power and importance of ethics in everyday life and offer practical guidelines for successfully implementing these philosophical ideas into practice.

For 15 years, Morris was a professor at the University of Notre Dame. He holds two doctorates from Yale University and is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead-Cain Scholar. He has won several academic awards, including the University of North Carolina’s Distinguished Young Alumnus award.

Morris's philosophical work focuses on issues of success and personal growth. He has authored 21 books, including the widely acclaimed “True Success,” “Philosophy for Dummies,” and “Superheroes and Philosophy," His work has been featured on CNBC, CNN, NPR, “The New York Times,” “USA Today,” “Newsweek,” and “The Economist.”

The Burke Auditorium is located in the William G. McGowan School of Business on North River Street. 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.

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Dr. Tom Morris

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Public Relations office, (570) 208-5957

The King’s College Theatre Department’s 2016-17 theatre season will feature productions of award-winning plays, including an inspiring musical, an American farce, one of Shakespeare’s magical tales, and the area-debut of a Pulitzer Prize winning drama.

The Theatre Department kicks off the season with performances of the award-winning musical, “Godspell.” The show, featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and based on the John-Michael Tebelak book, is composed of musical parables from The Gospel According to St. Matthew and chronicles the last days of Jesus. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29-30, Oct. 1, and Oct. 6-8, and at 2 p.m. on Oct. 2. 

Playwright Michael Parker’s bedroom farce “Whose Wives Are They Anyway” will be presented in November. After sending their wives shopping in New York, two well-meaning business executives anticipate a fulfilling golf weekend until their new CEO unexpectedly arrives and wants to meet their wives, announcing: "anyone who goes to a resort without their wife won't be employed with me." The golfers must hastily produce wives - one man talks the sexy receptionist into portraying his wife, but the only other person available to play the other man's wife is the other man. This comedy culminates with the arrival of the men’s actual wives. Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 10-12 and Nov. 17-19 and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 13.

Known to be The Bard’s last play, “The Tempest” is a magical tale that tells the story of Prospero. Exiled on an island for 12 years, Prospero seeks revenge on those who have wronged him by orchestrating a storm with his magical powers. But eventually he, as well as the shipwrecked king and his sordid entourage, learn the power of forgiveness. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 15-18 and 2 p.m. on Feb. 18-19. High school matinee performances are available upon request. 

“What do you do when you’re not sure?” Father Flynn’s opening line from the 2005 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play, “Doubt: A Parable,” sets the stage for playwright John Patrick Shanley’s drama. The story follows principal Sister Aloysius who takes matters into her own hands when she has suspicions of a young, progressive priest at her school. Performances for the area premiere of the play are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on March 30-31, and April 1, April 6-8, and at 2 p.m. on April 2.  

All theatre productions will be performed in the George P. Maffei II Theatre, 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.

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Public Relations Office, (570) 208-5958
Contact: Rose Gryskevicz, Associate Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving
RoseGryskevicz@kings.edu  (570) 208-5900 x 5698

King’s College will welcome back over 1,000 alumni and friends for the 2016 Homecoming/Reunion Weekend to be held Friday, September 23, through Sunday, September 25.

The weekend will include a special reunion and recognition of the Class of 1966, the members of which will celebrate their 50^th Anniversary this year and be pinned “Golden Monarchs” in a special ceremony. There will also be special reunions for certain classes ending in “1” and “6” as well as wrestling alumni and graduates of the Physician Assistant Program.

The schedule for the weekend follows:

Friday, September 23

11 a.m. • Alumni Golf Tournament • Mountain Laurel Golf Club, White Haven. Alumni can kick off the weekend at Mountain Laurel with a great day of golfing, lunch and prizes.

7 - 9 p.m. • Pints with Professors • Regina Court. Alumni will enjoy a relaxed evening on campus catching up with friends and favorite professors. There will be music, hors d'oeuvres, wine and beer for adults 21 years and older. Winners of the golf tournament will be awarded prizes at this event.

Saturday, September 24

11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • Homecoming BBQ and Game • Betzler Athletic Complex. The family-friendly homecoming tradition continues! Reconnect with friends, classmates, professors and staff while cheering on the Monarchs as they take on the visiting Lebanon Valley College Dutchmen. The event is sponsored by First National Bank, Senunas’ Bar & Grill, Helfran Glass, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs and more.

1 p.m.  • King’s College Monarchs vs LVC Dutchmen Football Game • Betzler Athletic Complex

5:30 – 8 p.m. • Physician Assistant Cocktail Reception • King’s on the Square

6 - 8 p.m. • Class of 1966 “Golden Monarchs Dinner” • Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center. In honor of their 50-year anniversary, the Class of 1966 will enjoy a special dinner with King's College President, Rev. Jack Ryan, C.S.C.

6 - 8 p.m. • Class of 1996 Milestone Reunion Gathering • Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center. The Class of 1996 celebrates 20 years this reunion year and will gather for a cocktail reception and photo together.

7:30 – 10:30 p.m. • All Class Reunion Gathering—NEPA Style! • Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, 3rd Floor.  Dinner and drinks featuring favorites from Northeastern Pennsylvania. All alumni and friends are invited to enjoy NEPA cuisine, wine and beer, as well as dance the night away to the music of live band Sweet Pepper and the Long Hots!

Sunday, September 25

11 a.m. • Alumni Reunion Mass • Chapel of Christ the King. Members of the Class of 1966 will process to receive their Golden Monarch pins in honor of their 50th anniversary as graduates.

King’s Wrestling Alumni Luncheon • Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, 3rd Floor. Immediately following Mass, former King’s wrestlers will gather for an alumni luncheon together.

For more information about homecoming/reunion events and to register please visit: www.kings.edu/homecoming-reunion or contact Rose Gryskevicz at (570) 208-5879.

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For the seventh consecutive year, King’s College has been recognized as among the best master’s degree granting institutions in the country in a national ranking by “Washington Monthly” magazine which recognizes higher learning institutions for service to the community and social mobility of the student body.  King’s placed 136^th of almost 650 colleges and universities in the final rankings. 

King’s ranked 98^th nationally from among 634 institutions in the master’s degree category for community service participation and hours served. 

“King’s welcome its largest class of first-year students in its 70 years of existence last week and almost 600 students spent part of their second day on campus performing service for local community groups,” said Father John Ryan, C.S.C., King’s president.  “It is this core belief in service as a vital component to a college education that has earned King’s another national recognition for the impact its education has on students while at King’s and into their adult lives.”

King’s was the highest ranked Luzerne County college or university in the rankings.

The rankings appear in the September/October issue of “Washington Monthly” magazine. The rankings were based on three evenly weighted selection criteria; social mobility, service, and research

King’s is the only Wyoming Valley institution of higher learning to be named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll each year since it was established in 2006.

King’s has also earned a place for eight consecutive years on an exclusive list of “Best American Colleges” compiled for “Forbes” magazine by The Center for College Affordability and Productivity based on multiple factors related to success after graduation, affordability, student satisfaction, and student and faculty achievement.