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November 14, 2018 - The English as a Second Language (ESL) Program sponsored by King’s College’s Hispanic Outreach Program has the highest enrollment of students since the program was implemented in 2007.

The program was established to serve the growing Hispanic and minority population in the surrounding area.

The Hispanic Outreach Program currently offers three levels of ESL classes; basic, beginner, and Intermediate. Each level takes an average of three semesters to complete. Some students can advance more rapidly depending on their progress.  Upon initial registration to the program, perspective students are given an oral exam and a diagnostic test to determine placement level.

Registration information is available on the Program’s facebook page @KingsCollegePAHOP. The cost of the class is $100 per semester due at the time of registration. Classes are held Monday-Thursday from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Free childcare is offered for children between the ages of 6-12 of parents registered in ESL classes.   Additional information is available by contacting the King’s College Hispanic Outreach Program at (570)208-8021.

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Shown are students enrolled in ESL classes being taught during the fall semester.  A new set of classes will begin January 21.

Pictured in seated, from left, are students Pablo Lopez, Zizi Perdomo, Maria Meran, Maritza Rodriguez de Maldonado, Dilenny Guzman, and Clara Feliz; ESL instructors Bridget McFadden, Dafne Paramo, Audrey Golosky, and Francisco Tutella; students Gaudencia Garcia, Graciela Bejarano, Adriana Rodriguez, and Dariana Azcona.

Pictured in second row, from left, are students Reymond Baez, Ileana Rivera, Maria Wood, Joleymi Encarnacion, Maria Vega, Aransy Abreu, Daniela Ortega, Idnarel Santana, Patria Calderon, Wilkin Roustands, Yorky Feliz, Maria Cristina Caines, Confesora Perez, Juana Minyety, Felipa Degante, Darihanna Marte, Marlene Ferrufino, Santa de Peña, Giselle Serrano, Franklin Muñoz, and Jose Sosa.

Pictured in third row, from left, are students Alejandro Cespedes, Antonio Almonte, Bergson Cruz Martinez, Eliana Franco, Andres Gonzalez, Mabel Rodriguez, Maria Batista, Iris Laureano, Jazmin Peralta, Carol Aviles, Bienvenida Capellan, Mariope Gomez, Alina del Valle, Esthermy del Orbo, Romualda Castillo, Erica Onofre, Cristian Espiritusanto, Maximo Castillo, Robert Vega, Hector Mercedes, Victor Cabrera, and Kevin Lopez.

Pictured in fourth row, from left, are students Juan Consuegra, Rafael Then, Yelida Caraballo, Yamila Guerrero, Francisco de Leon, Wilma Castillo, Angel Rodriguez, Yamilka Tejeda, Manolin Encarnacion, Jovanny Francisco, Anyelin Abreu, and Marlenne Bonilla.

Pictured in top row, from left, are students Carlos De Leon, Werly Fernandez, Juan Emanuel Encarnacion, Marino Vasquez, Hussain Almarhoon, Guirvin Jose De la Rosa, Dunnia Campos, Rossmary Rosada, Belgica Valencia, Esthefany Ramirez, Katty Sanchez, Nurys Santana, Natalie Cruz, Dulce Paredes, Arismendy Ramirez, and Joezer Encarnacion.

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November 19, 2018 - Jo Anna Cox of Forty Fort and Madison Dunlow of Wilkes-Barre, both first-year students at King’s College, are recipients of the Father Jozef Murgas Scholarship.

Established and awarded for the first time in 2017, the scholarship is presented annually to a first-year King’s College student or students from an area Catholic, private, or public high school.

Cox plans to major in exercise science and Dunlow plans to major in education.

The scholarships were formally presented at a recent ceremony held in the Father Jozef Murgas Room located at King’s on the Square in downtown Wilkes-Barre.

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Pictured seated, from left, is Dorothy Sullivan, vice chair of the Slovak Heritage Society of NEPA and donor for one of this year’s scholarships; Madison Dunlow and Jo Anna Cox, scholarship recipients; and Father John Ryan. C.S.C., president of King’s.

Pictured standing, from left, is Anna Hudock, secretary of the Slovak Heritage Society of NEPA; Elaine Palischak, chair of the Slovak Heritage Society of NEPA; Ann Kwak, donor for one of this year’s scholarships on behalf of the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association Senior Branch 615; and Pat Bryk, treasurer of the First Slovak Ladies Association Senior Branch 615.

To obtain further information about supporting the Murgas Scholarship or to arrange a tour of the Murgas Room at King’s on the Square, contact Magdalen Benish, board member of the Slovak Heritage Society of NEPA, at (570)823-1222.

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November 20, 2018 – The premiere choral ensemble of King’s College, Cantores Christi Regis, will ring in the holiday season with two free public performances later this year.

“The concert will feature selections from the standard choral repertoire and some lighthearted fan favorites. The students look forward to putting on this performance, and it will be an enjoyable experience for all,” said Robert Yenkowski, director of music at King’s College.

The 35-member group is set to perform holiday classics, including, “What Sweeter Music” by John Rutter, “Ave Maria” by Javier Busto and “In Dulci Jubilo” by Matthew Colloton. The concerts will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the King, on Friday, November 30, and Saturday, December 1.

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November 21, 2018 - King’s students Allison Butrie, Ali Feathers, Abigail Gibbs, Courtneyanne Randall, and Ashley Strazdus have been awarded Peyton Walker Foundation Scholarships, a scholarship that was created in memory of a former King’s physician assistant major to aid students in that discipline.

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 experience sudden cardiac arrest.

Selection for the scholarship is based on academic achievement and financial need.   Butrie is in her fifth and final year of the physician assistant master’s degree program and was awarded $2,000.  Feathers, Gibbs, Randall, and Strazdus are in their fourth year of the five-year program.  Gibbs and Randall received $3,000 each and Feathers and Strazdus both received $2,000.  This is the fifth year the scholarships have been awarded.

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Pictured, from left, is Randall, Gibbs, Strazdus, Butrie, and Feathers

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November 26, 2018 - Sixteen King’s College employees were honored for 20 years of service to the College at a recent Patron's Day Mass. 

The Christi Regis Award has been presented every year since it was established by the King’s College Board of Directors in 1966, the 20th anniversary of the College’s founding.

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Pictured seated, from left, are Christi Regis recipients Janice Gavlick, Education Department; Alix Besecker, Enrollment Management; Donna Pegg, Institutional Advancement; William Reynolds and Kyle Fetterolf, Physician Assistant Studies; and Marian Palmeri, Planning and Research.  

Pictured standing, from left, are Christi Regis recipients Paul Lindenmuth, Criminal Justice and Sociology; Sue Henry, WRKC-FM; Jean Denion, Physician Assistant Studies; Denise Reboli, Education Department; Jennifer Judge Yonkoski, English Department; Joe Evan, Academic Affairs; Robert Yenkowski, Campus Ministry; and Louis Palmeri, Academic Advisement; Father John Ryan, C.S.C., president.

Absent from photo was Joann Matt, Intercollegiate Sports, and Chris Pasquini, Information and Instructional Technology Services.

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November 28, 2018 – The King’s College Theater Department was recently awarded a $1,000 grant from Scranton Tomorrow in partnership with the 2018 Governor’s Arts Awards Local Committee.

Funds from the grant will be used to develop a staged reading of Nora Ephron’s play, “Love, Loss, and What I Wore,” to benefit Ruth’s Place and the Kirby Family House in Wilkes-Barre.

Ruth’s Place provides safe, temporary, and short-term housing for women experiencing homelessness in both Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. The Kirby Family House is a homeless living facility, which provides families with the necessary tools to start rebuilding their lives.

The goal of the performance, tentatively scheduled for the spring, is to offer low-income individuals and families the opportunity to experience the arts.

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November 29, 2018 – Nine King’s College students were recently inducted into the Tau Pi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society for education.

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

President of King’s College, Father Jack Ryan, C.S.C., was on hand to celebrate the 25^th anniversary of the ceremony. He acknowledged the important role that teachers play in molding young people, stating, “Teaching is a noble career which can transform society and prepare our future leaders.”

Also honored this year was recent education department retiree, Dr. Laurie Ayre. Past Tau Pi officers individually paid tribute to Ayre, recognizing the impact she had on their lives as students and individuals.

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This year’s inductees pictured seated, from left are, Lianna Bilbao, Kristen Reap, Samantha Yeninas, Emily Agnello, and T. Jacob Vaxmonsky.

Pictured standing, from left, is Br. Stephen LaMendola, C.S.C., society moderator; inductees Kelsey Gabriele, Jessica Sudano, Zoe Bozinski, and Kaela Horan.

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December 3, 2018 – The King’s College Mathematics Department hosted more than 110 students from 12 area high schools recently for its 4^th annual mathematics competition.

Students participated in both individual and team competitions. Adam Jackson of Carlisle Area High School took the top spot for the individual competition and received a $1,500 scholarship to King’s that is renewable annually based on academic performance. Brendan Woods of Wyoming Valley West took second place and received a $1,000 scholarship to King’s renewable annually.

Wyoming Seminary placed first for the team competition, followed by MMI Prep and Wyoming Valley West.

One student from each high school was named “top finisher.” Each of those students received a $500 scholarship to King’s renewable annually. “Top finishers” were, Emily Getty, Berwick; Adam Jackson, Carlisle; Maria Perez, Coughlin; Fabiola Flores, Meyers; Christopher Cabonilas, Nanticoke; Jefferson Casado Feliz, Hazleton STEM; Kyra Zabretsky, Hazleton Area; Frederick Mejia, MMI Prep; Cade Geary, Mount Carmel; Thomas Conners, Pittston; Roy Wang, Wyoming Seminary; and Brendan Woods, Wyoming Valley West.

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Pictured are student representatives from the participating high schools seated, from left, is Ethan Mariano, Hazleton Area; Alice Banks, Hazleton STEM; Andrew Stratton, Nanticoke Area; Cade Geary, Mount Carmel; Griffin Keller, Berwick; Frederick Mejia, MMI Prep; Adam Jackson, Carlisle; Kiersten Grieco, Pittston; Kaede Goodeliunas, Meyers; Nikolai Stefanov, Wyoming Seminary; and Maria Perez, Coughlin.

Pictured standing, from left, are faculty representatives Raffael Billett, Hazleton STEM; Barbara Warman, Nanticoke Area; Tammy Betsock, Mount Carmel; Todd Gunther, Berwick; Susan Moyer, MMI Prep; James Kupetz, Pittston; Micheal Ostrum, Meyers; Matt Fahnestock, Carlisle; Jim Doherty, Wyoming Seminary; and Alan Sowa, Coughlin; Eric Grego, King’s Admission.

Absent from photo are student and faculty representatives from Wyoming Valley West and a faculty representative from Hazleton Area.

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November 7, 2018 - King’s College recently completed a dual degree engineering agreement with Washington University in St. Louis.  This program will offer Kings' science students the opportunity to transfer to Washington University after their third year of study at King’s to pursue a bachelor’s degree in engineering in two years or a bachelor and master’s degree in three years in a variety of engineering disciplines.

“The affiliation agreement with Washington University provides King’s students additional options regarding their degree path and eventual career options” said Father John Ryan, C.S.C., King’s president.  “Both the University of Notre Dame, with whom King’s has had a dual undergraduate degree agreement for five years, and Washington University are ranked in the top 50 in the United States for the quality of undergraduate engineering teaching.  The added opportunity to concurrently enroll in a master’s program in any one of 17 engineering disciplines at Washington University was an option not previously available to King’s students.” 

Students who will complete their third year of study at King’s in the spring of 2019 will be the first class to be eligible to participate in the program.  Students are required to have an overall and technical grade point average above 3.25 (4.0 scale) to qualify for the program. 

Bachelor’s degree programs at Washington University are offered in biomedical, chemical, computer, electrical, mechanical and systems engineering.  Students can earn their bachelor’s degree from Washington University in a minimum of two years, while at the same time completing their degree requirements for their physics, chemistry or computer science degree at King's. 

King’s students will also have an option of concurrently enrolling in an undergraduate program and a master’s degree programs in aerospace, control, cybersecurity, biomedical, and data analytics and statistics, along with a dozen more.  Students can complete both programs in as little as three years at Washington University.  Upon successful completion, a student will earn a bachelor’s degree from King’s and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Washington University.

The Washington University agreement is in addition to a 3-2 program King’s has with the University of Notre Dame which allows students to earn a bachelor’s degree from King’s in one of four academic disciplines and a bachelor’s degree in one of seven engineering disciplines from Notre Dame after five years of study.  King’s also offers four-year bachelor’s degree programs in civil and mechanical engineering.

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Shown at a recent meeting to review the affiliation agreement between King’s College and Washington University are, from left, Neal Bukeavich, associate vice president for academic affairs and dean of the arts and sciences at King’s; Father John Ryan, C.S.C., president of King’s; Ronald W. Laue, assistant dean of engineering student services at Washington University; and Paul Lamore, professor of engineering and business and management and director of the engineering program at King’s.

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November 14, 2018 – Julia Sutherland was recently named Assistant Director of Public Relations at King’s College.

Sutherland will play a large role in managing the College’s social media platforms as well as collaborating with departments across the college in support of their communication needs.

Prior to her appointment in the Public Relations and Marketing Office, Sutherland was an Admissions Counselor at the College. Before coming to King’s, she held positions in digital marketing at Soleo Communications, Inc., in Rochester, New York, and Comstar Supply, Inc., in Collegeville.

Sutherland earned a bachelor of science degree in business management with a concentration in marketing from St. John Fisher College.

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Julia Sutherland

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November 14, 2018 - The English as a Second Language (ESL) Program sponsored by King’s College’s Hispanic Outreach Program has the highest enrollment of students since the program was implemented in 2007.

The program was established to serve the growing Hispanic and minority population in the surrounding area.

The Hispanic Outreach Program currently offers three levels of ESL classes; basic, beginner, and Intermediate. Each level takes an average of three semesters to complete. Some students can advance more rapidly depending on their progress.  Upon initial registration to the program, perspective students are given an oral exam and a diagnostic test to determine placement level.

Registration information is available on the Program’s facebook page @KingsCollegePAHOP. The cost of the class is $100 per semester due at the time of registration. Classes are held Monday-Thursday from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Free childcare is offered for children between the ages of 6-12 of parents registered in ESL classes.   Additional information is available by contacting the King’s College Hispanic Outreach Program at (570)208-8021.

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Shown are students enrolled in ESL classes being taught during the fall semester.  A new set of classes will begin January 21.

Pictured in seated, from left, are students Pablo Lopez, Zizi Perdomo, Maria Meran, Maritza Rodriguez de Maldonado, Dilenny Guzman, and Clara Feliz; ESL instructors Bridget McFadden, Dafne Paramo, Audrey Golosky, and Francisco Tutella; students Gaudencia Garcia, Graciela Bejarano, Adriana Rodriguez, and Dariana Azcona.

Pictured in second row, from left, are students Reymond Baez, Ileana Rivera, Maria Wood, Joleymi Encarnacion, Maria Vega, Aransy Abreu, Daniela Ortega, Idnarel Santana, Patria Calderon, Wilkin Roustands, Yorky Feliz, Maria Cristina Caines, Confesora Perez, Juana Minyety, Felipa Degante, Darihanna Marte, Marlene Ferrufino, Santa de Peña, Giselle Serrano, Franklin Muñoz, and Jose Sosa.

Pictured in third row, from left, are students Alejandro Cespedes, Antonio Almonte, Bergson Cruz Martinez, Eliana Franco, Andres Gonzalez, Mabel Rodriguez, Maria Batista, Iris Laureano, Jazmin Peralta, Carol Aviles, Bienvenida Capellan, Mariope Gomez, Alina del Valle, Esthermy del Orbo, Romualda Castillo, Erica Onofre, Cristian Espiritusanto, Maximo Castillo, Robert Vega, Hector Mercedes, Victor Cabrera, and Kevin Lopez.

Pictured in fourth row, from left, are students Juan Consuegra, Rafael Then, Yelida Caraballo, Yamila Guerrero, Francisco de Leon, Wilma Castillo, Angel Rodriguez, Yamilka Tejeda, Manolin Encarnacion, Jovanny Francisco, Anyelin Abreu, and Marlenne Bonilla.

Pictured in top row, from left, are students Carlos De Leon, Werly Fernandez, Juan Emanuel Encarnacion, Marino Vasquez, Hussain Almarhoon, Guirvin Jose De la Rosa, Dunnia Campos, Rossmary Rosada, Belgica Valencia, Esthefany Ramirez, Katty Sanchez, Nurys Santana, Natalie Cruz, Dulce Paredes, Arismendy Ramirez, and Joezer Encarnacion.

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November 19, 2018 - Jo Anna Cox of Forty Fort and Madison Dunlow of Wilkes-Barre, both first-year students at King’s College, are recipients of the Father Jozef Murgas Scholarship.

Established and awarded for the first time in 2017, the scholarship is presented annually to a first-year King’s College student or students from an area Catholic, private, or public high school.

Cox plans to major in exercise science and Dunlow plans to major in education.

The scholarships were formally presented at a recent ceremony held in the Father Jozef Murgas Room located at King’s on the Square in downtown Wilkes-Barre.

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Pictured seated, from left, is Dorothy Sullivan, vice chair of the Slovak Heritage Society of NEPA and donor for one of this year’s scholarships; Madison Dunlow and Jo Anna Cox, scholarship recipients; and Father John Ryan. C.S.C., president of King’s.

Pictured standing, from left, is Anna Hudock, secretary of the Slovak Heritage Society of NEPA; Elaine Palischak, chair of the Slovak Heritage Society of NEPA; Ann Kwak, donor for one of this year’s scholarships on behalf of the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association Senior Branch 615; and Pat Bryk, treasurer of the First Slovak Ladies Association Senior Branch 615.

To obtain further information about supporting the Murgas Scholarship or to arrange a tour of the Murgas Room at King’s on the Square, contact Magdalen Benish, board member of the Slovak Heritage Society of NEPA, at (570)823-1222.

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November 20, 2018 – The premiere choral ensemble of King’s College, Cantores Christi Regis, will ring in the holiday season with two free public performances later this year.

“The concert will feature selections from the standard choral repertoire and some lighthearted fan favorites. The students look forward to putting on this performance, and it will be an enjoyable experience for all,” said Robert Yenkowski, director of music at King’s College.

The 35-member group is set to perform holiday classics, including, “What Sweeter Music” by John Rutter, “Ave Maria” by Javier Busto and “In Dulci Jubilo” by Matthew Colloton. The concerts will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the King, on Friday, November 30, and Saturday, December 1.

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November 21, 2018 - King’s students Allison Butrie, Ali Feathers, Abigail Gibbs, Courtneyanne Randall, and Ashley Strazdus have been awarded Peyton Walker Foundation Scholarships, a scholarship that was created in memory of a former King’s physician assistant major to aid students in that discipline.

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 experience sudden cardiac arrest.

Selection for the scholarship is based on academic achievement and financial need.   Butrie is in her fifth and final year of the physician assistant master’s degree program and was awarded $2,000.  Feathers, Gibbs, Randall, and Strazdus are in their fourth year of the five-year program.  Gibbs and Randall received $3,000 each and Feathers and Strazdus both received $2,000.  This is the fifth year the scholarships have been awarded.

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Pictured, from left, is Randall, Gibbs, Strazdus, Butrie, and Feathers

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November 26, 2018 - Sixteen King’s College employees were honored for 20 years of service to the College at a recent Patron's Day Mass. 

The Christi Regis Award has been presented every year since it was established by the King’s College Board of Directors in 1966, the 20th anniversary of the College’s founding.

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Pictured seated, from left, are Christi Regis recipients Janice Gavlick, Education Department; Alix Besecker, Enrollment Management; Donna Pegg, Institutional Advancement; William Reynolds and Kyle Fetterolf, Physician Assistant Studies; and Marian Palmeri, Planning and Research.  

Pictured standing, from left, are Christi Regis recipients Paul Lindenmuth, Criminal Justice and Sociology; Sue Henry, WRKC-FM; Jean Denion, Physician Assistant Studies; Denise Reboli, Education Department; Jennifer Judge Yonkoski, English Department; Joe Evan, Academic Affairs; Robert Yenkowski, Campus Ministry; and Louis Palmeri, Academic Advisement; Father John Ryan, C.S.C., president.

Absent from photo was Joann Matt, Intercollegiate Sports, and Chris Pasquini, Information and Instructional Technology Services.

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November 28, 2018 – The King’s College Theater Department was recently awarded a $1,000 grant from Scranton Tomorrow in partnership with the 2018 Governor’s Arts Awards Local Committee.

Funds from the grant will be used to develop a staged reading of Nora Ephron’s play, “Love, Loss, and What I Wore,” to benefit Ruth’s Place and the Kirby Family House in Wilkes-Barre.

Ruth’s Place provides safe, temporary, and short-term housing for women experiencing homelessness in both Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. The Kirby Family House is a homeless living facility, which provides families with the necessary tools to start rebuilding their lives.

The goal of the performance, tentatively scheduled for the spring, is to offer low-income individuals and families the opportunity to experience the arts.

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November 29, 2018 – Nine King’s College students were recently inducted into the Tau Pi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society for education.

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

President of King’s College, Father Jack Ryan, C.S.C., was on hand to celebrate the 25^th anniversary of the ceremony. He acknowledged the important role that teachers play in molding young people, stating, “Teaching is a noble career which can transform society and prepare our future leaders.”

Also honored this year was recent education department retiree, Dr. Laurie Ayre. Past Tau Pi officers individually paid tribute to Ayre, recognizing the impact she had on their lives as students and individuals.

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This year’s inductees pictured seated, from left are, Lianna Bilbao, Kristen Reap, Samantha Yeninas, Emily Agnello, and T. Jacob Vaxmonsky.

Pictured standing, from left, is Br. Stephen LaMendola, C.S.C., society moderator; inductees Kelsey Gabriele, Jessica Sudano, Zoe Bozinski, and Kaela Horan.

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December 3, 2018 – The King’s College Mathematics Department hosted more than 110 students from 12 area high schools recently for its 4^th annual mathematics competition.

Students participated in both individual and team competitions. Adam Jackson of Carlisle Area High School took the top spot for the individual competition and received a $1,500 scholarship to King’s that is renewable annually based on academic performance. Brendan Woods of Wyoming Valley West took second place and received a $1,000 scholarship to King’s renewable annually.

Wyoming Seminary placed first for the team competition, followed by MMI Prep and Wyoming Valley West.

One student from each high school was named “top finisher.” Each of those students received a $500 scholarship to King’s renewable annually. “Top finishers” were, Emily Getty, Berwick; Adam Jackson, Carlisle; Maria Perez, Coughlin; Fabiola Flores, Meyers; Christopher Cabonilas, Nanticoke; Jefferson Casado Feliz, Hazleton STEM; Kyra Zabretsky, Hazleton Area; Frederick Mejia, MMI Prep; Cade Geary, Mount Carmel; Thomas Conners, Pittston; Roy Wang, Wyoming Seminary; and Brendan Woods, Wyoming Valley West.

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Pictured are student representatives from the participating high schools seated, from left, is Ethan Mariano, Hazleton Area; Alice Banks, Hazleton STEM; Andrew Stratton, Nanticoke Area; Cade Geary, Mount Carmel; Griffin Keller, Berwick; Frederick Mejia, MMI Prep; Adam Jackson, Carlisle; Kiersten Grieco, Pittston; Kaede Goodeliunas, Meyers; Nikolai Stefanov, Wyoming Seminary; and Maria Perez, Coughlin.

Pictured standing, from left, are faculty representatives Raffael Billett, Hazleton STEM; Barbara Warman, Nanticoke Area; Tammy Betsock, Mount Carmel; Todd Gunther, Berwick; Susan Moyer, MMI Prep; James Kupetz, Pittston; Micheal Ostrum, Meyers; Matt Fahnestock, Carlisle; Jim Doherty, Wyoming Seminary; and Alan Sowa, Coughlin; Eric Grego, King’s Admission.

Absent from photo are student and faculty representatives from Wyoming Valley West and a faculty representative from Hazleton Area.

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December 11, 2018 - Eight King’s College Education Department graduate students recently presented their capstone projects.  The expectations for all Master's capstones includes demonstration of scholarship through research and application of the research in areas including Professional Contribution, Meta Analysis, and Action Research.

The King’s Education Department offers master’s degree programs in Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education, and Reading. 

For more information about King’s Education Department graduate programs, call (570) 208-5991 or visit https://www.kings.edu/admissions/graduate/programs.

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Pictured seated, from left, are graduate student presenters  Melissa A. Bonczewski, Wenzhu Li, and Mylene Hofford.

Pictured standing, from left, are graduate student presenters Jason G. Lukachinsky, Erin Seliga, Beth Doherty, and Maggie Farrell; Dr. Deb Carr, Education Department; and presenter AJ Bungert.

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December 13, 2018 - Wendy Hinton has been appointed Director of Advancement Communications at King’s College.

In this newly created role, Hinton will be responsible for leading the communication efforts for the Institutional Advancement Division to increase constituent engagement and philanthropic support for the College.

Hinton previously served as the Director of External Relations and the Director of Programming and Special Events at Lackawanna College. She also has extensive experience as an arts administrator, having served as Executive Director of Scranton Community Concerts and worked for the Scranton Cultural Center, the F.M. Kirby Center, Manhattan Theatre Club, and the New 42^nd Street.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in visual and performing arts at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn., and her master’s degree in organizational management at Misericordia University.

Hinton is a member of Sigma Beta Delta, the International Honor Society in Business, Management, and Administration and is a 2013 graduate of the Leadership Lackawanna program. Active in local arts organization, she has served on the board of directors for the Gaslight Theatre Company.

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Wendy Hinton