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March 21, 2017 - The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the King’s College Physician Assistant (PA) Program sponsored by King’s College. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.

Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be March 2027. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.  

The ten-year term is the longest available from the national independent accrediting body.

King’s is one of 216 ARC-PA accredited programs in the country and one of only 23 in Pennsylvania.  King’s is only one of three Pennsylvania accredited programs based at a college; most are at universities.

The King’s PA program received its first accreditation in 1979.  The King’s program was the third in Pennsylvania to receive its initial ARC-PA accreditation.

The program, which received applications from students throughout the United States, moved into expanded facilities in the King’s on the Square building since its last reaccreditation in 2010.

“The Physician Assistant Program has been outstanding since its inception at King’s,” said Father John Ryan, C.S.C., president of the College.  “This maximum term reaccreditation affirms that excellence and ranks the King’s program with the best in the country and means graduates of the program will play a vital part in the changing field of healthcare.”

Upon completion of the master’s portion of the program, graduates must pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) in order to practice as a physician assistant.  In the last four years, the PANCE pass rate for King’s physician assistant graduates is 98 percent.

PAs are health care providers who are nationally certified and state licensed to practice medicine. As a part of their responsibilities, PAs perform physical exams, diagnose illnesses, develop and carry out treatment plans, order and interpret lab tests, assist in surgery, provide patient education and prescribe medications.

PAs are employed in virtually all types of health care settings including private offices, clinics and hospitals. PAs can practice in almost any field of medicine including family practice, surgery, pediatrics, psychiatry and orthopedics to name just a few. King’s PA graduates have achieved placements throughout the country, many of whom are working in medically underserved areas.

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March 22, 2017 – The King’s College Theatre Department will present playwright John Patrick Shanley’s 2005 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama, “Doubt: A Parable,” at 7:30 p.m. on March 30-April 1, and April 6-8, and at 2 p.m. on April 2 in the George P. Maffei II Theatre.

The story follows principal Sister Aloysius of St. Nicholas Church School in the Bronx, N.Y., who believes in restraint, self-control and a rigid dedication to discipline. When she learns that the progressive parish priest Father Flynn has taken a special interest in a troubled altar boy, she becomes suspicious of his engaging attitudes. Armed with nothing more than a resolute belief in her suspicion and a few circumstantial details, she instigates a relentless campaign to remove the priest, enlisting the help of a subordinate nun and the child's mother. 

“Doubt: A Parable” was recognized by the theatre community in 2005 with the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Tony Award for Best Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play and the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play. The play was adapted for film and directed by Shanley, garnering Oscar nominations for the four lead actors and Shanley himself as playwright in 2008. 

The play will feature actors Allen Bonk, Wilkes-Barre, (Father Flynn); Desiree Evans, Cape May, N.J., (Mrs. Muller); Ashley Surdovel, Topton (Sister Aloysius); and Audrey Williams, Kingston (Sister James). 

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. 

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Allen Bonk of Wilkes-Barre and Ashley Surdovel of Topton will play the lead roles in King’s College Theatre Department’s production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Doubt: A Parable.”

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March 24, 2017 – Artist Eric Brocious will display a collection of mixed medium art focused on the need for helping others in an exhibition titled “Help” at the Widmann Art Gallery, King’s College. The exhibition is free and open to the public and will be held from Monday, April 3, through Thursday, April 28. 

Though Brocious has studied life drawing and sculpture at Keystone College, he is a mostly self-taught artist whose style leans towards a mixture of illustrative realism and abstract cubism and focuses on the concepts of birth, death and human frailty. The collection will feature 15-20 pieces of varying mediums including oil, acrylic, watercolor, graphite, charcoal, and clay. 

“I hope that I am able to invoke an emotional or intellectual response in the viewer,” Brocious said.

Brocious is a professional tattoo artist. His collection of fine art has been showcased in group shows in the Scranton and Wilkes-Barre areas, Hudson Valley, and Toronto. His work has also been on display in solo shows at several galleries and businesses in Scranton.

A reception will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, April 21, in the Widmann Gallery, Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, located between North Franklin and North Main streets. The Widmann Art Gallery is open Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m., - 4 p.m., Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m., - 8 p.m, and Saturdays and Sundays as posted. The Gallery is closed on national holidays and during scheduled breaks throughout the academic year. 

For more information, please contact Michelle Leonard, Widmann Gallery coordinator, at (570) 208-5900, ext. 5328.

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“Woman of the River,” acrylic by Eric Brocious will be on display in a free public exhibition titled, “Help,” April 3-28 in the Widmann Gallery at King’s College.

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March 27, 2017 – Catherine Cosman, recently retired senior policy analyst for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, will discuss religious liberty in Russian and its impact on foreign policy at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, in the Burke Auditorium at King’s College. 

The free public lecture, titled “An (Un)Orthodox View: Religions and Politics in Russia Today,” is co-sponsored by the KING’S McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, the King’s Public Policy and Research Institute, and the Wyoming Valley Interfaith Council.

After 70 years of official Soviet atheism, Russia is now home to a great variety of religions. While the Russian Constitution says that the country is a secular state, the religion law preface claims four religions as “traditional": Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Judaism. The Russian government, particularly the Kremlin, relies almost solely on the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church (MPROC) as its official religious bulwark. Cosman’s talk will examine some of the reasons for the Kremlin's focus on the Moscow Patriarchate and how this focus both affects other religious communities and plays out in Russian international politics.

Cosman joined the staff of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom in 2003. Her areas of responsibility include the countries of the former Soviet Union and the Organization on Security and Cooperation (OSCE). She previously served on the staff of the U.S. Helsinki Commission as senior analyst on Soviet dissent.

She also worked with emerging independent labor unions for the Free Trade Union Institute, especially in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. In Estonia, she was the Senior Expert of the OSCE Mission, focusing on the integration of the Russian minority. She managed the Central Asian and Caucasus grants program at the National Endowment for Democracy and edited "Media Matters" and "(Un)Civil Societies."

After receiving her bachelor’s degree in history from Grinnell College, Cosman earned a master’s degree and an ABD in Slavic Languages and Literatures from Brown University. She also studied at the Free University of Berlin and the All-Union Institute of Cinematography in Moscow.

The Burke Auditiorim 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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Catherine Cosman will discuss religious liberty in Russian and its impact on foreign policy during a free public lecture on April 19 at King’s College. Cosman recently retired as senior policy analyst for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. 

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March 29, 2017 - Seven local residents were recently inducted to King’s College’s Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda, a national honor society which celebrates the scholarship and leadership of adult students in higher education. 

The aim of ASL is to provide recognition to highly motivated adult students who have demonstrated academic excellence while facing competing interests of family, community, and work.  The national organization was founded in 1946.  The King’s Chapter was established in 1974. 

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Pictured seated, from left, is Meghan Carita Colburn, Edward Yonkoski and Ashley Warner.

Pictured standing, left to right, are inductees John G. Leddie, Elizabeth Sitler, and Krysten R. Gabriel; and Briget Ford, coordinator of part-time and graduate programs and Honor Society Moderator. 

Absent from the photo is inductee Christopher A. Natale.

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March 31, 2017 – Dr. William Irwin, Herve A. LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at King’s College, was recently the subject of an author-meets-critics-session for his book, “The Free Market Existentialist: Capitalism without Consumerism,” at the Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association meeting in Kansas City. The book was published in 2015 by Wiley-Blackwell. 

Irwin’s first novel, “Free Dakota,” was published in June by Roundfire books. 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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April 3, 2017 – Members of the Kitson Arts Alliance will display a collection of mixed medium artworks centered on the vibrant world of rock-and-roll and jazz music and musicians in an exhibition titled “Rock and Roll in Art and Music” at the Widmann Art Gallery at King’s College. 

Kitson Arts Alliance members showcasing artwork are Erika Gibson-Bertram, Catrina King, Jessie Romero, and Joe Welden. The exhibition is free and open to the public and will be held through Thursday, April 28.

Gibson-Bertram of College Town, Oneonta, N.Y., is a self-taught artist whose media of choice are pastels, pen, and paint. Tunkhannock resident Catrina King paints on recycled materials such as barn wood, old roofing tin, and old LP records. Romero credits the beginning of his interest in art to a Christmas gift when he was 8-years old - an art set from the Salvation Army.  A retired postal worker and part-time musician, Montrose-based artist Joe Welden’s selected works fuse jazz and its environments. 

The artists are sponsored by the Kitson Arts Alliance, a non-profit, collaborative effort among artists, artisans, musicians and community members to celebrate and support art, antiques and agriculture throughout Eastern Pennsylvania. 

Kitson Arts Alliance builds programs and activities that empower and support leadership and advocacy through advancing and investing in the advancement of multicultural arts, events, and activities connecting with their local communities.

A reception will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, April 21, in the Widmann Gallery, Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, located between North Franklin and North Main streets. The Widmann Art Gallery is open Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m., - 4 p.m., Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m., - 8 p.m, and Saturdays and Sundays as posted. The Gallery is closed on national holidays and during scheduled breaks throughout the academic year. 

For more information, please contact Michelle Leonard, Widmann Gallery coordinator, at (570) 208-5900, ext. 5328.

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“The Beatles,” pastel by Erika Gibson-Bertram will be on display in a free public exhibition titled, “Rock and Roll in Art and Music”,” through April 28 in the Widmann Gallery at King’s College.

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April 5, 2017 - King's College students, primarily sophomores, taking a "Principles of Management" class had the opportunity this semester to participate in the fourth annual Target Case Competition. 

The College received a $1,500 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 72 students grouped into 13 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 four teams, comprised of 19 students, were chosen. 

Representatives of Target judged for the final round of competition.

The winning team split $1,000 in prize money while the second place team split $500.

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Pictured are Target Store Team Leaders David Cipriani (far left) and Jocelyn Hinkley (far right) and members of the first place team, from left, Giacomo Dinicola, Erika Martyn, Jenna Trentalange, Coby Thomas, and Joshua Kepfinger.

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April 12, 2017 – Cantores Christi Regis, the choral group of King’s College students, will perform a program of classical, contemporary, sacred and secular choral music during its 15th Annual Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 28, and Saturday, April 29, in the J. Carroll McCormick Campus Ministry Center, located at Franklin and Jackson streets. The concert is free and open to the public.

Under the direction of Robert Yenkowski, the choir will perform a variety of sacred and secular music. The selections include “Ave Verum” by Mozart, “Into Your Hands I Surrender My Soul” by Michael John Trotta, “Salmo 150” by Ernani Aguiar, and “Build Me Up Buttercup” arranged by Sean Conor Anderson.

“It is hard to believe that we are celebrating 15 years of Cantores Christi Regis,” said Yenkowski. "I am really looking forward to choir alumni returning to campus for our annual spring concert and singing a few selections with us." 

The Cantores Christi Regis Spring Concert 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. 

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King’s College choir Cantores Christi Regis will perform a free Spring Concert on April 28 and April 29 in the J. Carroll McCormick Campus Ministry Center. Choir members, pictured from left, are: Talia Johnson, Skyler Makuch, Hannah Bowmaster, Dylawnie Woods, Tom Kozerski, Beth DeMichele, and Taylor Rudy. Seated: Robert Yenkowski, music director, King’s College. 

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April 19, 2017 – Kristin Fino of Dallas has been appointed Associate Vice President for Human Resources at King’s College. A 1994 graduate of King’s, Fino joins the King’s community from Cigna, where she spent the past 15 years in various human resources leadership roles.   

Fino will be responsible for the overall Human Resources function for the College including employee policies and programs, staffing, compensation and benefit administration, professional development and training and employee relations. She will also oversee employee safety, and health and wellness programs.

Prior to joining King’s, Fino served in the human resources departments at NatWest Bank and Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises before joining Cigna’s Human Resource Team in 2002.  During her tenure, Fino served in several leadership roles, most recently as Human Resource Lead for the Northeast sales teams in New York, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Baltimore and Florida. 

Fino earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from King’s and a master’s degree in human resource management from the University of Scranton, where she also served as an adjunct faculty member in the master’s of human resource management program.

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Kristin Fino, associate vice president for human resources at King’s College 

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April 19, 2017 – High school students and their parents from throughout Northeast Pennsylvania are invited to attend The Pennsylvania Association for College Admission Counseling (PACAC) Annual Northeast Regional College Fair on Monday, May 1, in the Scandlon Physical Education Center at King’s College. 

Representatives from more than 150 colleges and universities from across the United States are expected to attend. Designed as a public service to benefit high school sophomores and juniors and their parents, as well as non-traditional and transfer students, this event is free and open to the public. No advanced registration is required. 

The fair will be open from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 6-8 p.m. College admissions counselors will be available during the day and in the evening, and financial aid officers will be available to answer questions.

In addition, attendees are invited to attend three evening workshops. The first, titled “The Financial Aid Process,” will be held at 5:30 p.m. and will provide an overview of the financial aid process from a representative of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency. The second workshop, titled “The College Search Process,” will be presented at 6:30 p.m. and will outline the college search process.  The third and final session is entitled “So you want to go to Medical School,” will be presented at 7:15 p.m. and will outline the high school curriculum and college preparedness necessary to be successful in Medical School. All sessions will be held in the Scandlon Center, located on N. River Street.

Students and parents interested in getting more information about this fair may contact their high school guidance counselors. High schools throughout the region are encouraged to make arrangements to transport their students to the fair during the morning hours. School guidance counselors interested in arranging transportation for their students for the morning session, please contact Dr. Thomas Landon, Director of Admission Events & Community Engagement at King’s College, at 570-208-8389.

For more information on the Annual Northeast Regional College Fair, contact Anne Lew, Wyoming Seminary College Guidance Counselor, at 570-270-2125 or emailalew@wyomingseminary.org.

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Members of the PACAC gathered recently at King’s College to plan for the annual Annual Northeast Regional College Fair, which will be held on the King’s campus on Monday, May 1. Pictured, first row from left, are: Noreen Phillips, LIU; Maggie Height, King’s; Anne Lew, Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School and PACAC College Chair; and Rachel Oberg, Misericordia University. Back row: Michael Nardelli, LIU; Dr. Thomas Landon, King’s; and John Barnes, Penn State University. 

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April 19, 2017 - Forty five 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 and the King’s chapter was established in 1964.  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 3.6. 

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Pictured seated, from left, are inductees Ashley Leighton, Mikaela Hank, Julia Stopper, Noelle Fromuth, Ancy Chempola, Kylie Hanlon, Kayley Spinella, Dorothy Monforte, Ally Meluskey, Annaliese Romani, Nicole Finn, Melissa Colon-Roman, and Amy Higgins.

Pictured in second row, from left, are inductees Adam Andriulli, Nicole Schnell, Lindsay Denion, Dave Dragon, Joshua Kepfinger, Rachel Maczuga, Miranda Warunek, Noah Barofski, Amelia Osisek, Megan Milunic, Claire Jones, and Shyla Kissoon;  Father Tony Grasso, C.S.C., professor of English and moderator of the King’s chapter of Delta Epsilon Sigma; and inductee Edward Yonkoski.

Pictured in back row, from left, is Jeremy Peters, Chris Fazzini, Tim Daly, Jill Patton, Dylan Koch, Brian Fisher, Howard Kilpatrick, James McDonough, Gary Loughney, Katelyn Buyarski, Brianna Gaylets, Samuel Goldheart, and Michael Prociak.

Absent from photo were inductees Michael Boris, Alexa Danko, Rachael DeTore, Sijo Devasia, Tristin Milazzo, and Natasha Rostova.

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May 1 2017 - King’s College is offering an opportunity for struggling elementary school learners to interact in small groups and one-on-one literacy interventions during a Reading Clinic to be held the week of June 26-30.

Twenty four 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 12:30 p.m.  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 $60, which includes a daily snack, 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.

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May 2, 2017 – Dr. Bernard Healey, professor of health care administration at King’s College, has authored a new textbook, titled “Principles of Healthcare Leadership,” which is scheduled for publication in June by Health Administration Press. 

“Principles of Healthcare Leadership” provides coverage of the topics vital to healthcare leadership success, including creativity and innovation, entrepreneurship, conflict, and team performance. Beginning with foundational leadership theory, including a discussion of power and influence, the book then explores distinct leadership styles and skills, the importance of organizational culture building, and strategies for leading people in healthcare delivery.

Healey previously co-wrote the textbook, titled “Introduction to Health Care Services: Foundations and Challenges,” published by Jossey-Bass Public Health in 2014. The book was co-written with Tina Marie Evans, associate professor and department head of applied health studies at the Pennsylvania College of Technology.

After working for more than 20 years as an epidemiology manager for the Pennsylvania Department of Health in Kingston, Healey became a full-time professor at King’s in 1995. He was an adjunct faculty member at King’s since 1980. Healey earned a bachelor’s degree from King’s, master’s degrees from the Marywood College and Wilkes University, and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. 

He currently teaches courses on leadership and quality management in health care, health care economics, epidemiology, health promotion, and marketing.

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Dr. Bernard Healey 

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May 2, 2017 – King’s College graduate students and local residents recently participated in the Education Department’s Master’s Symposium. Graduate students presented abstracts that were a culmination of research projects on a variety of topics to fulfill requirements in the College’s Master of Education programs. 

Master’s of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, English as a Second Language, graduate students who presented research were Kayla Boyer, “Sentence Frames Used to Increase Academic Vocabulary in English Language Learners” and Amber Cipriani, “Teaching Strategies that Benefit an ELL in a Visual Arts Classroom.”

Master’s of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, Mathematics, graduate students who presented research were Joseph Yurkonis, “Meta-Analysis of Current Issues with STEM Education Programs” and Kim Zalenski, “The Effects of Reteaching Math Topics to Struggling Students.”

Master’s of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, Teaching, graduate students who presented research were Michael Bugda, “Identifying the Predictive Validity of the Study Island Benchmark as an Indicator of Achievement on the Grade 8 Mathematics PSSA”; Jacob D. Mishinski, “Rote Memory and Multiplication Fact Fluency”; and Jessica M. Ormrod, “The Efficacy of School-Based Mentoring Programs for At-Risk Youth: A Meta-Analysis.” 

Master’s of Education in Reading graduate students who presented research were: Allison Connell, “The Use of Sentence-Combining Instruction to Improve Young Children’s Self-Confidence and Sentence-Writing Abilities”; Tiffany Kopec, “Effectiveness of the Think-Pair-Share Strategy on Comprehension”; Leslee McClain, “What Impact does Response to Intervention have on fluency amongst readers?”; Katie Ann Perlowski, “Increasing Motivation Through the Use of Authentic Literature and Choice”; and Renee Terez Sutkowski, “Measuring the Impact of Interactive Read-Alouds on Comprehension.”

Jeffrey Hanadel, a Master’s of Education in Special Education graduate student, presented his research, titled “School Wide Behavior.” 

King’s Education Department offers master’s degree programs in Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education, and Reading. The event was coordinated by Dr. Denise Reboli, chair and professor of education; Dr. Deb Carr, director, graduate program in curriculum and instruction; and Dr. Jill Yurko, director, graduate program in reading.

For more information about King’s Education Department graduate programs, call (570) 208-5983 or visit www.kings.edu/graduate.

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King’s College graduate students who presented their research during the Education Department’s annual symposium, seated from left: Katie Perlowski, Jessica Ormrod, and Allison Connell. Standing: Tiffany Kopec, Kayla Boyer, Kim Zalenski, Leslee McClain, Amber Cipriani, Joseph Yurkonis, Jacob Mishinski, Jeffrey Hanadel, and Michael Bugda. 

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May 4, 2017 – Sixteen students from King's College participated in the recent National Model United Nations Conference in New York City. As part of the educational experience, 14 students represented Bulgaria and received a briefing from the Bulgarian Permanent Mission to the United Nations. Two students represented Senegal in a Security Council simulation.

Two King’s students, Gary Loughney and Alcides Mauricio, won an Outstanding Position Paper Award at the United Nations conference. The delegation as a whole won the Honorable Mention Award for their representation of Bulgaria.

Participants are enrolled in a political science course, titled “Politics of the United Nations.” To prepare for the Model United Nations Conference, each student researches three topics of their committee and country and submits a position paper reflecting the country’s stance on each topic. The course is open to all King’s College students and is an elective for political science majors.

Dr. Margarita Rose of King’s Economics Department and Dr. Beth Admiraal of the College’s Political Science Department led the delegation. 

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King’s College students who participated in the recent Model United National Conference held in New York City, pictured front row from left: Kyle Rozitski, Jeremy Peters, Jaclyn Victor, Casey O'Connell, Melissa Mariani, Megan Ziller, Ayrton Omoigui. Second row: Gary Loughney, Stephen Czankner, Andrew Guarilia, Daniel Mushat, Alcides Mauricio, Demetre Coles, and Mikaela Hank. Absent from photo: Meshari Albakhat and James McDonough.

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May 5, 2017 – The artistic vision and talents of mass communications students will be on display in the annual King's College Mass Communications Student Exhibit from Monday, May 8, through Friday, May 26, in the Widmann Gallery.

Students will exhibit works in a variety of mediums, including print advertisements, logos, posters, magazine spreads, photography, and web and CD cover designs. Computer monitors will display animations and video projects as well as 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 Dr. Karen Mercincavage, associate technical professor of mass communication and exhibition coordinator. 

Student participants are: Joseph Bailey, sophomore, Wilkes-Barre; Joshua Bailey, freshman, York; Matthew Barbosa, junior, North Plainfield, N.J.; Ryan Boornazian, senior, Ardmore; Frank Barongi, senior, Bellerose, N.Y.; Rachel Canazaro, senior, Lansdale; Kayley Carey, sophomore, Courtdale; Alyssa Christian, freshman, Plains Twp.; Nicole Ciprich, sophomore, Plains; Caleb Cooley, freshman, Haneoye Falls, N.Y.; Allison Detwiler, sophomore, Larksville; Brianna DiMaggio, junior, Wilkes-Barre; John Dini, senior, Middletown, N.J.; Steve Dobbs, senior, Bear Creek Twp.; Nicholas Downey, freshman, Drexel Hill; John Flynn, sophomore, Bellerose, N.Y.; Jarrett Gabriel, freshman, Wilkes-Barre; Sean Grassi, junior, Clarks Summit; Michael Hoskins, senior, Tunkhannock; Steve Lewandowski, senior, Burlington, N.J.; Amber Matinas, senior, Wilkes-Barre; Dorothy Monforte, junior, Grahamsville, N.Y.; Rory Burns Mullin, junior, Dallas; Christopher Natale, senior, Parlin, N.J.;  Elizabeth O'Brien, junior, West Pittston; Michael Palmer, senior, Philadelphia; Eryn Rackham, sophomore, Nanticoke; Nicholas Rotondo, senior, Manalapan, N.J.; Therese Roughsedge, senior, Pittston; Daniel Stokes, junior, Flushing, N.Y.; Cheyenne Tarselli, senior, Drums; Zachary Smith, senior, Honesdale; Sean Stackhouse, freshman, Bethlehem; Rachel Vitale, senior, Wilkes-Barre; and Zachary Whitehead, junior, Hockessin, Del.

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, contact Michelle Leonard, Widmann Gallery coordinator, at (570) 208-5900, ext. 5328.

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“Remembrance,” photograph by senior Rachel Vitale of Wilkes-Barre will be one of several images on display during the annual Mass Communications Student Exhibit from May 8-26 in the Widmann Gallery at King's College.  

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May 8, 2017 – David Marchetti, associate clinical professor in sports medicine and athletic trainer at King’s College, was awarded the Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers (PATS) Service Award. He will receive his award at the PATS Annual Symposium Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet held in June in Erie, Pa. 

The PATS Service Award recognizes individuals for their dedication, loyalty, & service to the Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers' Society. Honorees must have demonstrated direct and/or indirect service to the Society for a period of at least five years. The services include committee work, special projects, and liaison to allied groups with significant results, commercial ventures that benefit the Society, establishment of programs to benefit the health care of athletes of the Commonwealth, and any other service.

Marchetti was recently selected as the recipient of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Young Professional’s Committee National Distinction Award, the committee’s highest honor to recognize a young professional athletic trainer who has made an immediate and definitive impact on the athletic training profession at the national, district, or state level. As part of the NATA award, Marchetti will deliver the keynote address at the 2017 NATA Foundation Pinky Newell Scholarship and Leadership Breakfast in June at the NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo in Houston, Texas. 

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. 

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David Marchetti

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May 10, 2017 - The trustees of the George I. Alden Trust recently presented a check to King’s College officials to represent the group’s latest donation to the College.  The $100,000 donation will be used to purchase equipment to be used as part of the College’s new major degree programs in mechanical and civil engineering.

The Alden Trust was established in 1912 for the general purpose of "the maintenance of some charitable or philanthropic enterprises" with particular expressed interest in "the promotion of education in schools, colleges, or other educational institutions."  The Trustees have given priority to higher education, predominately in support of independent undergraduate education, in smaller institutions with fulltime traditional undergraduate enrollments of at least 1,000 students and with a total undergraduate and graduate student population of fewer than 5,000. The Trust focuses its support on institutions in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and the six New England states. 

The recent donation brings the total amount of support from the Alden Trust to King’s to more than $500,000. 

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Pictured, from left, are Alden trustees, Doug Meystre, Jim Collins, Gail Randall, and Warner Fletcher; King’s College President Father John Ryan, C.S.C.; and Dr. Paul Lamore, associate professor of management and director of the engineering program.

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May 15, 2017 – Dr. Jayne Klenner, associate professor of computer & information systems at King’s College, facilitated interactive workshops for parents and caregivers on children’s cyber safety as part of Child Abuse Prevention Month.  Titled “Tips and Tricks for Keeping Kids Safe Online,” the workshops were sponsored by the Safe Environment Advisory Committee of the Diocese of Scranton and were held at King’s College and the Diocesan Pastoral Center in Scranton. 

Klenner began teaching at King’s in 1995 as an Instructional Designer and earned tenure and promoted to associate professor of mass communications in 2005. She transitioned to the Computer & Information Systems Department in 2011, where she was part of a team that brought SAP to the College to work with Enterprise Resource Planning in the management of the information systems area. She previously served as an adjunct professor at Penn State University, Penn State's World Campus, and Bloomsburg University. She is a member of the Safety Committee for the Diocese of Scranton. 

After receiving her bachelor’s degree in marketing from King’s, she earned a master’s degree in instructional technology from Bloomsburg University, and her doctorate in instructional systems with a focus on human computer interaction from Pennsylvania State University. 

Future workshops are available for local schools and church groups. To schedule a free children’s safety workshop, please contact Kathy Bolinski, Safe Environment Coordinator, Diocese of Scranton, at 570-207-1453 or kathleenbolinski@dioceseofscranton.org.

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Dr. Jayne Klenner