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The Health and Wellness at King’s (HAWK) College Program recently resumed for the fall semester. 

The HAWK study is extensive non-invasive health study of Wyoming Valley men and women between the ages of 21 and 75 and is being conducted by providing a comprehensive health, cardiovascular, muscular, and orthopedic screening to at least 275 Wyoming Valley adults.  The goal of the study will be to provide suggestions based on screening results that will enable participants to prevent or ease the effect of chronic health problems, including cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and joint or back pain.

The program was able to use an anonymous $50,000 gift received in the spring to purchase a low-dose dual X-Ray bone densitometer and a myotensiograph. 

Inclusion of these pieces of equipment will allow assessment of muscle tension, contraction, strength, muscle balance, joint integrity, health and fat distribution, skeletal health, spine health, femur health, bone density, joint integrity, and hip fracture risk. 

Participants are asked to complete a physical, mental and behavioral health history questionnaire at the beginning of each session. They will then be screened by King’s College exercise science and athletic training students under the supervision of faculty from both departments for exercise readiness, body composition, blood pressure, orthopedic, upper and lower body strength, strength endurance, resting EKG, and an exercise stress test.

Each participant will be mailed a confidential comprehensive report containing all their results following their session. 

The sessions are being held this semester on Thursday evenings.  Since the sessions began in spring 2015, almost 100 people have been screened.

Screenings are offered on Thursday evenings at King’s on the Square.  For further information or to schedule an appointment, e-mail health.wellness@kings.edu.

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Pictured laying on the X-Ray bone densitometer and a myotensiograph is Matt Dourghty.  Seated is Dr. Jan Kretzschmar, assistant professor of exercise science, and coordinator for the study.  Standing, from left, are student assistants Randy Lisnock, Tyler Mercadante, Evelyn Rivera, and Jessica Walter.

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Saint Bernardine's Gospel Choir will perform a free concert of traditional gospel songs and contemporary religious compositions at King's College at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, and during the 11 a.m. liturgy on Sunday, Oct. 23, as part of King's “Experiencing the Arts” series. The concert and the liturgy will be held in the J. Carroll McCormick Campus Ministry Center, located at the corner of North Franklin and Jackson streets. The performance is sponsored by King's Campus Ministry.

The Saint Bernardine's Gospel Choir has performed throughout the Baltimore area, in Rome for the late Pope John Paul II, and was featured on a Palm Sunday service broadcast on NBC. The gospel choir's annual visit to campus began during the College's 50th anniversary in 1996.

For more information, visit the Experiencing the Arts Calendar at www.kings.edu, or contact Music Director Rob Yenkowski at 208-6044 or e-mail robertyenkowski@kings.edu.

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Saint Bernardine's Gospel Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, and during the 11 a.m. liturgy on Sunday, Oct. 23, at King’s College.

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Dr. Robin Field, associate professor of English and director of Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at King’s College, was recently named a Fellow of the 2016 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Seminar, titled “Exploring American Democracy with Alexis de Tocqueville as Guide,” held at the University of Virginia. She was previously selected as a NEH Summer Scholar in 2011, when she participated in a four-week institute titled “The Historical and Cultural Development of Modern India” held in Delhi, Agra, and Varanasi, India.

In addition, Field co-edited the June 2016 issue on “New Directions in South Asian Canadian Literature and Culture” in the academic journal “South Asian Review.”

A faculty member at King’s since 2006, Field earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a doctorate from the University of Virginia.

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Dr. Robin Field

King’s College Chemistry Club will present a traditional ghoulish exhibition of chemical delights in commemoration of National Chemistry Week and Halloween with the 20th Annual “Things that Go Boom in the Night” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, in the Burke Auditorium, William G. McGowan School of Business, located on North River Street.

Chemistry students and faculty will be performing more than a dozen experiments including freezing objects with liquid nitrogen, performing color change reactions, making slime, and exploding balloons. The 90-minute show will conclude with a flaming pumpkin finale.

The presentation is designed for a young audience; children 12 and younger are invited to attend with no more than two adults. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 6:45 p.m.

Since the event is first come, first serve there are no tickets. For more information, contact Dr. Julie Belanger, assistant professor of chemistry, at 208-5900, ext. 5627, or Dr. Gerardo Giordano, assistant professor of physics, at (570) 208-5900, ext. 5260.

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King’s College recent graduates Brittney Price and Virginie Menard conduct a luminescence demonstration as part of King’s annual children’s Halloween exhibition, "Things That Go Boom in the Night." 

Ellen (Moran) Gallagher and Peter Kozloski have been appointed to a three-year term on the King’s College Board of Directors. Their terms began at the October board meeting.

A 1987 King’s graduate with a degree in international business, Gallagher is the senior vice president and chief financial officer of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. She held previous professional positions at the National Endowment for the Arts, the Armitage Ballet, the Pennsylvania Ballet, Lincoln Center Development Corporation, and the New York Shakespeare Festival.  She is a graduate of Wyoming Seminary and serves on its Board of Trustees.

Kozloski is the retired chief executive officer and owner of NEPSK Communications, a Maine-based company. A 1968 King’s graduate with a degree in business administration, he was previously a chief financial officer at WNEP-TV. Among his many activities as a student, he was a member of the College’s club football team.

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Ellen Gallagher

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Thirty four King’s College junior, senior, or graduate students are interning at local and regional sites during the spring semester.

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Pictured in first row, from left, is Jessica Mulligan, King’s College Public Relations Office; Erin Laird, ProCare Physical Therapy; Tyler Cruz, Wilkes-Barre Police Department; Meghan Colburn, Benco Dental; Matthew Balut, Forty Fort Police Department; Elliot Phillips, Jancik & Associates; Kelcie Senchak, Luzerne County Juvenile Probation; and Jaclyn Victor, Friends of Bob McDonald.

Pictured in second row, from left, Jessica Natale, Wilkes University Strength and Conditioning; Shannon Laird, Thrive Wellness; Jennifer Janovsky, Luzerne County Adult Probation; Stephanie Zedolik, Citizens’ Voice; Kaitlyn Cronin, Verve Vertu Art Studio; Elizabeth Reif, Health and Wellness Center; Nicholas Kotulak, Luzerne County Courthouse, Judge Rogers; and Melissa Piccone, Jack Williams Tire and Auto Center.

Pictured standing, from left, Demetre Coles, Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office; Zachary Shoeneberger, King’s College IITS Department; Katie Christman, First Hospital; Meghan Brennan, Berkshire Guard Hathaway; and Kelly Lettieri, assistant director of career planning and placement for internships.

Absent from photo was Catherine Blasi, First Hospital; Daniel Budde, Hazleton Police Department; Jennifer Ercolani, Hillside Farms; Joseph Graber, Luzerne County Correctional Facility; Andrew Guarillia, Friends of Bob McDonald; Alisson Meluskey, Lewith & Freeman; Michael Mocion, McCarthy Tire; Daniel Mushat, Friends of Bob McDonald; Nisarg Patel, Jancik & Associates; Jeremy Peters, Luzerne County Courthouse, Judge Gelb; Robert Pritchard, King’s College IITS; Yazmin Ramirez, First Hospital; Cheyenne Tarselli, Sapphire Salon; and Madison Ziemba, King’s College Public Relations, Social Media.

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Dr. Mitchell Wayne, professor of physics at the University of Notre Dame, will deliver the College’s Science and Humanities Lecture, at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7, in the Burke Auditorium at King’s College. 

The free public lecture, titled “Einstein: How One Mild-Mannered Physicist Changed the Way We Understand Our World,” is part of the Hesburgh Lecture Series. The event is co-sponsored by the McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility at King’s and the Notre Dame Club of Hanover Township.  

One hundred years ago, Albert Einstein radically changed the world’s view of the universe and the laws of nature. In his lecture, Dr. Wayne will explain several of Einstein's significant discoveries, current research on gravitational waves by the LIGO experiment, and how Einstein’s research impacts the world today.

Dr. Wayne specializes in experimental particle physics. Previously, he served as chair of the Department of Physics and as an associate dean of the College of Science at Notre Dame. His teaching has been recognized with a Kaneb Teaching Award and the Shilts-Leonard Teaching Award. He earned his bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles.

He also is the principle investigator of QuarkNet, a renowned national physics education and outreach program. His research is currently focused on the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland.  

Notre Dame faculty members have presented for Notre Dame clubs and their local communities through the Hesburgh Lecture Series since 1986. The lectures showcase the depth and breadth of Notre Dame’s academic expertise in research and teaching. The series is named for Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, CSC, President Emeritus of Notre Dame, who passed away in 2015.

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 Mr. Bill Lever, president, Notre Dame Club of Hanover Township, at 570-498-4566, or Dr. Bernard Prusak, director, McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, at (570) 208-5900, ext. 5689.

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Dr. Mitchell Wayne, professor of physics at the University of Notre Dame

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The Corporation for National and Community Service has named King's to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the ninth consecutive year based on exemplary service efforts during the 2013-14 academic year. King's is the only Wyoming Valley institution of higher learning to be named to the Honor Roll each year since its 2006 launch.

"The entire King’s College Community is proud of this external validation of our commitment to helping others, a hallmark of a King’s education since its founding in 1946,” said Father John Ryan, C.S.C., president.  “During the 2013-2014 academic year, King’s students combined for more than 178,000 service hours.

The Community Service Honor Roll is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to community service and civic engagement. Honorees for the award were chosen based on a series of selection factors including scope and innovativeness of service projects, percentage of student participation in service activities, incentives for service, and the extent to which the school offers academic service-learning courses.

Approximately 86 percent of all King’s full-time undergraduate and graduate students participated in service efforts during the 2013-14 academic year and the average student dedicated almost 95 hours to public service.

King’s has also been recognized on a national level for its public service commitment by “Washington Monthly” magazine for the past seven years.  In its September/October 2016 issue, King’s in the top 100 in the master’s degree category for community service participation and hours served. 

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The Daraja Children’s Choir of Africa will perform a free concert of traditional song and dance at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, on the third floor of the Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center at King’s College.

Daraja means “bridge” in Swahili. The choir, comprised of children from Uganda, was formed to serve as a bridge to connect the people of Africa and America. The participation in the choir is a life-changing opportunity for these children to learn and experience American culture, as many of them have never experienced life outside of Uganda. Coincidentally, Americans experience traditional African culture through the Ugandan children’s testimonies and performance.

 The Daraja Children’s Choir of Africa is part of The 410 Bridge, a non-profit organization focusing on holistic community development in Uganda, Kenya, and Haiti. The 410 Bridge exists to connect people within the body of Christ to contribute to the self-developing capabilities of the people we serve.

For more information on this topic and the organization, visit www.410bridge.org or www.DarajaChoir.org. The concert is co-sponsored by Parker Hill Church and King’s College. The Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center is located between N. Main and N. Franklin streets in Wilkes-Barre. For more information, contact Paul McGuinness, Parker Hill Church, at (570) 341-8383.

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Daraja Children’s Choir of Africa will perform a free public concert of song and dance at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at King’s College.

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International human rights lawyer and best-selling author Atty. Arsalan Iftikhar will discuss issues of Islamaphobia in the United States during a free public lecture at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, in the Burke Auditorium at King’s College. 

Among the questions Iftikhar will discuss is a definition of Islmaphobia, what repercussions it has in a free pluralistic society, and how Islamaphobia affects news coverage, public policy, and political rhetoric?  The event is co-sponsored by the Multicultural and International Student Programs at King’s and the Northeastern Pennsylvania Diversity Education Consortium (NEPDEC).

Iftikhar is the author of the book “Scapegoats: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies & Threatens Our Freedoms” and “Islamic Pacifism: Global Muslims in the Post-Osama Era.” He has served as senior editor for “The Islamic Monthly, ”and as an adjunct professor of religious studies at DePaul University. He was awarded the 2013 Distinguished Young Alumni Award from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, where he earned his degree in 2003. 

His interviews, commentaries and analyses have appeared or aired on major media outlets, including CNN, BBC World News, National Public Radio, FOX News Channel, MSNBC, Associated Press, “USA Today,” “The Washington Post,“ ”Los Angeles Times,” “The New York Times,” “Rolling Stone,” “TIME,” and “The Economist.”

Iftikhar has given keynote speeches and guest lectures at prestigious institutions and global venues including Harvard University, Stanford University, the University of Pennsylvania, The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), The Newseum, and Rockefeller Foundation.

NEPDEC's mission is to create a more inclusive, dynamic culture in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and to prepare for increasingly complex and diverse communities and workplaces. To accomplish its goal, NEPDEC provides educational programming and consultation, supports member's diversity initiatives, organizes networking and social events for relaxed interaction and sharing, and builds alliances among historically isolated groups. For more information about NEPDEC, please visit the website www.nepdec.org.

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 Jasmine Tabron, director of multicultural and international student programs at King’s, at (570) 208-5898. 

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Atty. Arsalan Iftikhar

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Julie Silinskie, a first-year student at King’s College, was recently named the recipient of an annual scholarship established at the College in honor of Colleen Shea, a 1995 graduate of King’s who died in a 2001 automobile accident.

Colleen Shea was a native of Pittston and graduated from Pittston Area High School prior to earning a bachelor’s degree in accounting from King’s.  The daughter of working class parents, she worked her way through King’s from money she earned at supermarket and babysitting jobs.

As a senior at King’s, Shea interned with Prociak & Associates, LLC, and secured a public accounting position with the firm following her graduation.  She was killed in an Oct. 2001 automobile crash on her way home from work.

Established through a donation to King’s by the Colleen Shea Children’s Foundation, the scholarship is awarded annually to a graduate of Pittston Area High School to be used toward the student’s first-year King’s tuition.

The winner is selected based on his or her character, leadership, scholarship, sportsmanship, dedication, commitment, teamwork and perseverance.

Silinskie, the scholarship’s third recipient, graduated from Pittston Area in May and is currently a first-year medical studies major.  She is the daughter of Joseph and Christine Silinskie.

A resident of Jenkins Township, Silinski was a member of the National Honor Society and the National Society of High School Scholars. She was also a member of the Key Club and a four-year member of the softball team, including being named team captain and selected for the Coach’s Award.

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Pictured, from left, is Barbara McDonald, board member of the Colleen Shea Children’s Foundation; Ann Marie Durako, member of the selection committee; Patti Prociak, president of the Colleen Shea Children’s Foundation; Nancy Shea, mother of Colleen; Julie Silinskie, scholarship recipient; Christine Silinskie; and Joseph Silinskie.

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The King’s College Theatre Department will perform playwright Michael Parker’s bedroom farce “Whose Wives Are They Anyway?” at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 10-12 and Nov. 17-19 and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 13 in the George P. Maffei II Theatre.

After sending their wives shopping in New York, two well-meaning business executives, performed by Allen Bonk, Wilkes-Barre and Alan J. Krier, Maple Shade, N.J., 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.

The play is directed by M. Sheileen Godwin and features actors Joseph Dailey, Landisburg; Alyx Koehler, Dallas; Talia Johnson, Nazareth; Skyler Makuch, Mountain Top; Andrew Martinez, Wilkes-Barre; Jessica Mulligan, Bethlehem; Dorothy Monforte, Grahamsville, N.Y.; and Ashley Surdovel, Topton.

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, visit the website  http://whosewives.brownpapertickets.com or call the box office at (570) 208-5825 or e-mail boxoff@kings.edu.

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Pictured from left, businessmen Alan Krier and Allen Bonk’s tale to satisfy their new boss leads to shenanigans in playwright Michael Parker’s bedroom farce “Whose Wives Are They Anyway?” King’s College Theatre Department’s production of the play will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 10-12 and Nov. 17-19 and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 13 in the George P. Maffei II Theatre.

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Dr. Sandra Loeb, associate professor of marketing at King’s College, has been named to the Board of Directors of the Power of Love Foundation, a non-profit charity providing holistic care to children in Lusaka, Zambia, infected with HIV. She travelled summer this past summer to Lusaka in Southern Africa to evaluate training programs for families receiving microloans. 

The Power of Love Foundation (poweroflove.org) was founded in 2002 to develop community responses to the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa.  The organization currently serves more than 300 HIV infected children. Power of Love supports the community additionally through a microloan program in which the average loan is between $120-150.  More than 240 women are currently participating, the majority running successful businesses, including groceries, cafes, and clothing shops.  

After earning a doctorate in marketing from Kent State University, Loeb taught at universities in the U.S., Vietnam, Poland, and, through the Fulbright program, in Ukraine. Prior to coming to King’s in 2006, she was a chaired professor in the international business program at Europa University Viadrina in Germany.

Loeb and Dr. Garold Lantz, associate professor of marketing at King’s, are co-faculty leaders for a King’s College summer 2017 short-term student abroad experience, titled “The Dragons Awake: The Globalizing Business World of Vietnam and Singapore.”  During this experience, students will take a course at the National Economics University in Hanoi along with Vietnamese students, visit multinational and local businesses, and take excursions to Vietnamese landmarks such as the Halong Bay and Sapa. The trip also includes a stop in Singapore, one of world's largest financial centers.

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Dr. Sandra Loeb

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A collection of photographs by 20 King’s College students who participated in study abroad programs to Eastern Europe, the Peruvian Amazon, and Greece, as well as highlights from other destinations will be on display from Friday, Nov. 11, through Dec. 18 in the Widmann Gallery at King’s College. 

Through its Office of Study Abroad, King’s offers a variety of short-term faculty-led study abroad programs as part of its commitment to global learning and student development. This summer King’s coordinated three short-term faculty-led experiences. Fifteen King’s students and two faculty members travelled to Greece with stops in Athens, Tolo, Ancient Olympia, and Delphi. Greece exhibition students include local residents Lindsay Denion, Mountain Top; Olivia Hoffman, Plymouth; and Krystal Szerszen, Olyphant. 

Thirteen King’s students completed a faculty-led study abroad program to the Los Amigos Biological Research Station in the lowland Amazon forest in Peru. Peru exhibition participants include local resident Amanda Klass of Edwardsville.

Ten King’s students and two faculty members completed a faculty-led study abroad experience to Eastern Europe as part of the King’s Geographies of Europe Series. The trip included excursions to the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia. Central Europe exhibition students include local residents Marissa Durako, Wilkes-Barre; and Caroline Jones, Mountain Top. 

In addition, King’s Study Abroad Program coordinates semester-long study abroad experiences at many universities around the world, including France, Ireland, Italy and Spain. Local students exhibiting work from these experiences are Zachary Hoffman, Dupont (Seville, Spain); Shantal Peleaz, Hazleton (Paris, France); and Matthew Tavaglione, Pittston (Rome, Italy). 

The Widmann Gallery is on the first floor of the Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, located between North Franklin and North Main streets. Gallery hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, as arranged. The Gallery is closed on national holidays. 

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 and exhibition coordinator, at margaretkowalsky@kings.edu, or call (570) 208-5986.

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A photograph taken by Eve Kary during a faculty-led study abroad program to the Los Amigos Biological Research Station in the lowland Amazon forest in Peru. Kary’s photo is among a collection of photographs taken during Study Abroad experiences that will be on display in the Widmann Gallery at King’s College.

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King’s students Kayla Gegaris, Amanda Keegan, and Katherine Mandicz have been awarded the Peyton Walker Foundation Scholarship, a scholarship that was created to aid physician assistant students.

Peyton Walker was a physician assistant major at King’s when she died unexpectedly in November 2013 from sudden cardiac arrest. The Peyton Walker Foundation was created to raise awareness and survival rates for people who go into sudden cardiac arrest. Selection for the scholarship is based on academic achievement and financial need.   The three students were each awarded $5,000.  This is the third year the scholarships have been awarded.

Gegaris, Keegan, and Mandicz are all in the final year of the College’s five-year physician assistant master’s degree program.

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Pictured, from left, is Mandicz, Keegan, and Gegaris.

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Ten King’s College students and a staff member participated in the second annual local FallSERVE during a recent break. The group did a mix of service and educational experiences at Community Intervention Center in Scranton, the Center of the Village After-School Program, the State Correctional Institute (SCI) at Retreat, and Ruth’s Place in Wilkes-Barre. 

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Pictured, from left, at SCI Retreat, is Emily Ralston, Mia Osisek (Student Coordinator), Krystal Szerszen, Anmol Singh, Keirstin Lasher, Michael Boris, Francesco Pesce, Randill DeAsis, and Bill Bolan, director of the Shoval Center for Community Engagement and Learning.  Absent from photo was Joshua Frankevich and Krystal Szerszen.

Jason Steinmetz has been named the International Student Advisor at King’s College.

A resident of Roaring Brook Twp., Steinmetz will serve as the primary advisor and coordinate services for international students, working in conjunction with the College’s Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and the International Recruitment Office. He will provide assistance to international students in utilizing campus support services, including Academic Skills, Residence Life, and Multicultural and International Student Programs. He also will assist in facilitating each student’s transition to the College.

Prior to coming to King’s, Steinmetz was the Assistant Director of International Admissions and International Admissions Recruiter at the University of Scranton, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in communication with a minor in management. At Scranton, he was a member of the university’s Dean’s List and Lambda Pi Eta, National Communication Association’s honor society. He also served as an affiliate marketing coordinator at NetX in New York. 

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Jason Steinmetz, International Student Advisor at King’s College

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Father John Ryan, C.S.C., second from left, receives a check for $10,000 from Charles Sullick, general manager of the Best Buy Store in Wilkes-Barre Township.

The Mass Communications Department at King’s received a grant from the Best Buy Foundation that will be used to purchase equipment for an outreach program for juniors and seniors at Coughlin, GAR, and Meyers High School.

The program will utilize video game design software, video production equipment, and web streaming services purchased through the grant as well as existing radio and television studios to educate students regarding 21^st century technology skills.

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Shown, from left, is Scott J. Weiland, Ph.D., chair of the King’s Department of Mass Communications; Father Ryan; Sullick; Jillian Yuhas, hiring coordinator of the Wilkes-Barre Township Best Buy; and, Jeffrey Baka, home theater supervisor, Wilkes-Barre Township Best Buy.

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The King’s College choir, Cantores Christi Regis, will celebrate the holiday season with free public performances in December.

The 28-member group will perform two free concerts of contemporary and traditional Christmas songs, including many traditional holiday carols, such as “Carol of the Bells”, “Jingle Bells”, “O Holy Night”, “Ave Marie by Trotta”, and “O Nata Lux” by Lauridsen. The concerts will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, and Saturday, Dec. 3.

In addition, the choir will perform an evening of Lessons and Carols at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7. The event is a service of Scripture and songs about the birth of Christ, and some traditional Christmas carols. Each lesson is followed by a carol that reflects the lesson’s message and a brief prayer.

All performances will be held in the J. Carroll McCormick Campus Ministry Center, located at North Franklin and West Jackson streets. The concert is part of the College’s “Experiencing the Arts” series. For more information, contact Music Director Robert Yenkowski at (570) 208-6044 or email RobertYenkowski@kings.edu.

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Members of King’s College choir, Cantores Christi Regis, pictured front row from left: Britney Benkoski, Talia Johnson, and Lauren Gallagher. Back row: Kyle McKiernan and Tom Kozerski. 

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Eighteen King’s College students were recently inducted into the Tau Pi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society for education.

To be a candidate for induction, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average (4.0 scale), a commitment to education as a career, and “a professional attitude which assures the members steady growth in the field of education.”

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Pictured seated, from left, are inductees Kristen Nelson, Haley Waslasky, Shelby Mack, Amelia Osisek, Molly Clewer, Andrew Manganaro, and Juliana Muta.

Pictured standing, from left, is Laurie Ayre, professor of education; inductees Brianna Shishlo, Alyssa Hughes, Hanna Bruseo, Katelyn Pugliese, Anna Kachmarski, Bethany Gagas, Jill Kost, Nickarena Gilpen, Brianna Gehan, Hannah Bowmaster, and Courtney Wagner; Brother Stephen LaMendola, C.S.C, academic liaison to the Education Department.