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January 9, 2019 - “Medicating Our Lives Away: The Opioid Epidemic, Public Health, and Medical Practice,” will be the subject of the annual Bessette Lecture on Medical Ethics to be held at 7 p.m. Monday, February 4, in the Burke Auditorium of the William J. McGowan School of Business at King’s College.

Saint André Bessette, the first Holy Cross Congregation member to attain sainthood, was known as a healer and for his devotion to the sick and afflicted.

The free public lecture will be presented by Dr. Joel Shuman, professor of theology at King’s.  Shuman is spending the current academic year as a Visiting Scholar in the Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative at Duke University Divinity School.  While at Duke, he is continuing work on a funded multidisciplinary research project addressing the opioid epidemic.  In the fall he led a seminar at Duke titled “Responding to Pain in Light of the Opioid Crisis.”   Recently he was a member of a panel titled “Interrogating the Opioid Crisis” at the annual meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics.

During his presentation, Shuman will discuss how the current crisis is the result of a broad variety of factors ranging from the practice of medicine to the broader economics of healthcare to the war on drugs to fundamental changes in social and economic structures and their effects on questions of human flourishing and meaning.

A faculty member at King’s since 2001, Shuman’s research focuses on the intersection of theology and medicine and other applied biological sciences. He is author of numerous scholarly articles and four books: “The Body of Compassion: Ethics, Medicine and the Church” (1999), “Heal Thyself: Spirituality, Medicine and the Distortion of Christianity,” “Reclaiming the Body: Christians and the Faithful Use of Modern Medicine,” and “To Live is to Worship: Bioethics and the Body of Christ.”

A native of West Virginia, Shuman earned his bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from the Medical College of Virginia. After practicing physical therapy for several years in Wisconsin, West Virginia and Virginia, he returned to school to develop his interests in Christian theology and moral and political philosophy. Shuman earned his doctorate from the Graduate School of Duke.  

The McGowan School of Business is located at the corner of N. River and W. Union streets in Wilkes-Barre.  Free parking will be available at King’s lots.  For more information, contact Dr. Bernard Prusak, director, McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, at (570) 208-5900, ext. 5689.

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Dr. Joel Shuman

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December 3, 2018 - The Widmann Gallery at King’s College will present an exhibition of new works by Sue Hand. “Coal Breaker Communities—Faded Memories” will be on display from January 14 to February 15, in observance of Anthracite Mining Heritage Month.

“Coal Breaker Communities—Faded Memories” is a series of surrealistic aquarelle acrylic paintings that focuses on life in and around the collieries of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The series honors the legacy of those who lived and worked in the breaker communities. The exhibition will be the first time it is shown publicly.

Hand is thrilled to be exhibiting another series focused on the local coal communities, saying, “For nearly a decade, my obsession with anthracite and my artwork inspired by its culture seemed to go underground, like the convoluted veins of black diamonds. However, it has recently reemerged again in this series.”

Hand is a familiar artist for the King’s community. Many pieces of her series, “The Anthracite Miners and Their Hollowed Ground” are permanently on display at King’s On The Square.

A reception will be held in the Widmann Gallery, Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, on Friday, January 18, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The gallery is closed on national holidays and during scheduled breaks throughout the academic year.

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

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January 17, 2019 - Twenty-three King’s College students have begun a 16-week student teaching experience at area school districts. The supervised teaching experience is necessary to fulfill King’s teacher preparation requirements in order to obtain a Pennsylvania Teacher Certificate.

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Pictured, seated, from left, are student teachers Noelle Fromuth, Hanover Area High School; Tammy Carr, Fairview Elementary School; Samantha Yeninas, Dana Street Elementary School; Michael Davis and Michaelene Mecadon, both Pittston Area Primary School; Larissa Stucker, Kennedy Early Childhood Center; Kaitlyn Lukashewski, Solomon/Plains Junior High School; Hannah Bowmaster, All Saints Academy; and Caitlin Wood, Dodson Elementary School.

Pictured standing, from left, is Dr. Denise Reboli, chair of the Education Department; student teachers Kristin Evans, Abington Heights High School; Molly Clewer, Kennedy Early Childhood Center; Taylor Morgan, Heights Terrace Elementary School; Emily Harden, Lee Park Elementary School; Juliana Muta, Wycallis Elementary School; Joshua D’Annunzio, Dunmore Elementary School; Valerie Anderson, Valley Elementary School; Hannah Bruseo, Wyoming Area Primary School; Courtney Wagner, Wyoming Area Primary School; Kelsey Gabriele, Lake Lehman High School; Kaitlyn Pugliese, Wyoming Area Primary School; Kaitlyn Parsons, Freeland Elementary School; Tracy Vitale, Wyoming Valley West High School; and Elsie Ryan, Dallas High School; and Brother Stephen LaMendola, CSC, Director of Student Teaching.

In addition to providing programs leading to an initial license, King's Education Department offers master’s degree programs in curriculum and instruction, special education, and reading. The College’s Post Baccalaureate program is available for persons possessing a bachelor’s degree who wish to become certified teachers in about 18 months and includes certificates in elementary, secondary, special education and languages.

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

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January 23, 2019 - “The Horizons of Business Education’,” a two-day conference on non-profit leadership and social entrepreneurship, will be held at King’s College on March 28-29.  Sponsored by the College’s McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility and the William G. McGowan School of Business, the free public event is designed to explore the question of what sort of jobs and careers a Catholic business school should be preparing its students for.

“One tried-and-true possibility is for-profit corporate America, but there are paths less-taken as well,” said Dr. Bernard Prusak, director of the McGowan Center. “We’ve designed the conference with three purposes in mind: first, to come to a greater under-standing both of non-profits and of social entrepreneurship; second, to learn about initiatives to prepare business students for the possibility of jobs and careers in non-profit organizations and as social entrepreneurs; and third, to learn about non-profits and social entrepreneurs currently making a difference in northeastern Pennsylvania and beyond.”

Five one hour-long sessions will highlight the schedule on Thursday, March 28.  All sessions will be held in the Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center at King’s.  Topics will include “The Return on Investment of a Non-Profit Career,” “Social Entrepreneurship for Development,” and “Programming Social Entrepreneurship on College Campuses.”  Speakers will include current and past leaders of Catholic Relief Services and the non-profit ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid) as well as leading academics in the field.

Panel discussions on non-profit leadership, non-profit healthcare philanthropy, and social entrepreneurship will be held the morning of Friday, March 29.  Panelists will include various local non-profit leaders including staff from Luzerne County Head Start, the Commission on Economic Opportunity, North Branch Land Trust, AllOne Foundation and Charities, the Scranton Area Foundation, Geisinger Health Systems, the Moses Taylor Foundation, Journey House Recovery, KBJ Capital and TecBridge.

The afternoon will feature a panel of King’s College graduates who hold leadership positions at non-profit organizations, including the American Museum of Natural History, the American Red Cross, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, and UNICEF.  The event will conclude with presentations of recent research by King’s College students on topics related to non-profits and social entrepreneurship.

For more information on the conference and to register, visit  https://www.kings.edu/academics/special_programs/mcgowan-ethics-center/horizons-conference or contact Dr. Bernard Prusak, director, McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, at (570) 208-5900, ext. 5689.

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January 28, 2019 - Dr. Christopher Chabris, professor and researcher with the Geisinger Health System and a best-selling author, will deliver King’s College’s annual Science and Humanities Lecture at 7 p.m. Monday, February 11, in the Burke Auditorium.

Titled “Compared to What? Thinking Scientifically in Everyday Decisions,” the lecture is open to the public free of charge. 

Dr. Chabris earned his doctorate in psychology and a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Harvard University.  His research focuses on attention, intelligence (individual, collective, and social), behavior genetics and decision-making.

“Every decision we make, no matter what kind, involves a comparison of options. But sometimes we don’t consider options, don’t consider the right options, or even realize that options exist,” according to Chabris.  “In this presentation, I will explain why we often fail to make the right comparisons and I’ll give several examples of how asking - compared to what? -  might improve our decision-making.”

Chabris is also the co-author of “The New York Times” bestseller “The Invisible Gorilla: How our Institutions Deceive Us.”

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

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Dr. Christopher Chabris

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January 24, 2018 – The King’s College Theater Department will present Christopher Durang’s Tony Award-winning play, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” at 7:30 p.m. on February 14-16 and 21-23 and at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 17, in the George P. Maffei II Theatre.

Directed by M. Sheileen Godwin, technical professor of theatre, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” is a comedy filled with lust, rivalry, regret and the possibility of escape.

Set in present-day Bucks County, the story focuses on Vanya and his stepsister, Sonia, who have lived their entire lives in their family’s farmhouse, dedicated to taking care of their ailing parents. Their world is turned upside-down when their sister, Masha, a successful actress, suddenly returns from her worldly travels with her new boyfriend, Spike, intent on causing chaos in the quiet home.

“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” features an all-King’s cast; seniors Andrew Martinez and Dorothy Monforte, will portray Vanya and Sonia, respectively, freshman Stephanie Kleinfelder will play Masha, and sophomore Dylan Laraba will play Spike. Supporting characters include Nina, played by Mikayla Acree, and Cassandra, played by Jessica Sudano.

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

Homecoming/Reunion Weekend is September 27, 28 and 29, 2019. Welcoming all Monarchs home! For more information visit www.kings.edu/homecoming-reunion.

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February 4, 2019 - Bishop Joseph Bambera, Bishop of the Diocese of Scranton, will present the annual Donald Grimes Lecture at King’s College at 7 p.m. Monday, February 18.  Titled “The Challenges to Interreligious Understanding Posed by Rising Nationalism,” the free public lecture will be held in the Burke Auditorium of the McGowan School of Business.

Bishop Bambera chairs the Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.  The committee is the principal interfaith organization of the national bishops’ conference.

In his presentation, Bishop Bambera will reflect upon both the historical and current rise of nationalism and its consequences upon society and religious expression.  He will address inter-religious challenges posed by nationalism and then focus particularly upon the response of the Church in light of the perspective provided by the teachings of the Second Vatican Council.  He will also discuss the leadership of Pope Francis who has stated that a "culture of encounter" and "an attitude of openness and truth" are necessary conditions for authentic peace in our world.

In 2006, the annual Donald Grimes Lecture was instituted to honor the late Rev. Donald Grimes, C.S.C. From his arrival at King’s College in 1972 until his death in 2005, Father Grimes served as a professor, counselor, administrator, and the vice president of academic affairs.

If the event is cancelled on February 18 by inclement weather, the lecture will be held on Tuesday, February 19, same time and location. The McGowan School of Business is located on the corner of N. River and W. Union streets, Wilkes-Barre.  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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February 5, 2019 – King’s College announced today that the Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Care Foundation (NPHCF) has awarded its Nursing program $60,000 in support of its Nursing Scholarship Program. The award will provide support in the amount of $20,000 per year over a three-year period. Through the Nursing Scholarship Program, six students from Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties who have earned their Associate Degree in Nursing will receive financial assistance to help them to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN) in a learning environment that combines academic rigor with personalized attention.

Established in 2011, the NPHCF is administered through the Scranton Area Community Foundation, which has been working to better the lives of local residents for 65 years. King’s College is grateful to the NPHCF for its generous support of the Nursing Scholarship Program that aims to provide flexible and affordable educational pathways for working RNs to obtain an advanced degree.

The Nursing Scholarship Program gave first preference to students with diverse backgrounds including first generational students, male nurses, those with low socioeconomic status, and individuals who are racially diverse. King’s College is committed to helping local healthcare systems improve patient access to quality healthcare as populations become increasingly more diverse.

Cynthia Mailloux, King’s College Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Nursing, commented about the grant award, saying, “We are so appreciative to the NPHCF for enabling these students to obtain the BSN, increasing opportunities for advancing into leadership positions in nursing.” This program will help King’s to provide more BSN-prepared nurses into our healthcare systems.

There is a demonstrated need for nurses with bachelor’s degrees in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Regional and local hospitals are encouraging nurses with associate degrees to return to school to earn their BSN degrees as research has shown that hospitals experience lower mortality rates, have fewer medication errors, and report more positive patient outcomes when nurses are educated at the BSN level.  

Laura Ducceschi, President and CEO of the Scranton Area Community Foundation remarked, “Supporting the Nursing Scholarship program falls in line with the Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Care Foundation mission to support the health care needs of the region including health education. We are proud to be able to allow more nursing students an opportunity to receive continuing education, which will only help to improve the quality of life in the region.”

This fall, King’s also admitted the first class of nursing students into the 1-2-1 Dual Degrees in Nursing partnership with Luzerne County Community College. This Dual Degrees in Nursing partnership will also contribute to increasing the number of BSN-prepared nurses in the Commonwealth.  These students, during year four, will matriculate into the RN to BS in Nursing program at King’s College. 

For more information on the RN to BSN program, please call 1-888-KINGS-PA or visit www.kings.edu.

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Representatives from the Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Care Foundation (NPHCF) visit King’s College to present administrators with a $60,000 grant award in support of Nursing Program scholarships. Pictured from left: Jim Clemente, NPHCF Board Chair; Laura Ducceschi, President and CEO of Scranton Area Community Foundation; Rev. John Ryan, C.S.C., Ph.D., President of King’s College; Dr. Christopher O’Brien, Dean of Health Sciences at King’s College; Cynthia Mailloux, Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Nursing at King’s College

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February 11, 2019 - Seventy-seven King’s College junior, senior, or graduate students are interning for academic credit at local, regional, and national sites during the fall semester. 

Pictured in front row, from left, is Jamie Rosencrans, VR Guest; Mitchell Tomaszewski, King’s College Information and Instructional Technology Services (IITS); Lauren Gallagher, VR Guest; Joshua Frankevich, CSS Industries; Mohammed Almoumin, Hillside Farms; and Robert Bamrick, Luzerne County Historical Society.

Pictured in second row, from left, is Gavin Gagliardi, King’s College Strength and Conditioning; Ellen Kuzma, Anytime Fitness; Patrick Corcoran, SPARK New Business; Daniel Chapin, King’s IITS; Gillian Matos, Mobiniti; Lindsey Dippre, Little Tykes Daycare Center; Alexis Steeber, Move Better; and Mikayla Hoskins, Health and Wellness at King’s (HAWK).

Pictured in third row, from left, is Brianna May, Geisinger; Katherine Higinbothom, King’s Sports Information; Tiffany Usavage and Tyler Mercadante, King’s Strength and Conditioning; Tony Immediato, Dr. Cohen; Justin Januszko, Prudential; Michael Kohut, Benco Dental; and Tracey Ermer, Mobiniti.

Pictured standing, from left, is Meghan Kosek, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) of Luzerne County; Kelley O’Keefe, Northeast Rehabilitation; Vanessa Yao, Mobiniti; Samantha Bucher, Coal Creative; Natasha Tullo, Geisinger; Jairad Hydrick, King’s Dean of Students; Charlotte Yelnosky, King’s Admissions Office; Melanie Carbery; King’s Public Relations; and Rabeai Alsaiari, Lookout Lodge.

Absent from photo is Ahmed Alanazi, Jared Purdy, and Christopher Soutter,  King’s IITS; Yasser Alibrahim, Rakan Jamal, and Tyler Spurlin, Geisinger; Ali Almoumin, Liberty Tax; Jacob Barber, Institute for Public Policy; Hanna Blake, Veterinary Hospital; Meghan Boyle, King’s Juvenile Justice Mentoring Program; Conor Brady, Attorney Thomas O’Connor; Jessica Britten, Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation; Kaitlyn Coslett, Luzerne County Sheriff’s Office; Allison Cragle, Attorney John Fisher; Marquia Cumberbatch, Coal Creative; Allison Detwiler and Eryn Rackham, LSEO Digital Marketing; Damian Farrell, O’Donnell Law Office; Casey Fedor and Jenny Goodrich, Children’s Service Center; Jackson Gould, Wychock Real Estate; Tabitha Grabowski, Charles Hennebaul, Haley KramerCohn Reznick; Christopher Huntington, State Capitol; Tiffany Kalevich, Camp Papillon Animal Shelter; Caycee Karpinski, Piercing Pagoda; Rebecca Kinzinger, JH Williams; Jenna Kizis, Judge Ferris Webby; Abbigail Menichini, Ray Knaub; Jason Morgan and Sophia Sacknievich, Baker Tilly; Elizabeth Nadeak and Sarah Stanitis, Mobiniti; Brett O’Neill, LaceUp Athletics; Danielle Ortolani, Peconic Bay Medical Center; Carlos Perdomo, YMCA; Joshua Poplawski, WBS Penguins and King’s Public Relations; Julie Price, Sapphire Salon; Emma Ramage, Omnitized Digital Marketing; Norma Rizzo, Disney; Holly Slowik, Karen Hazleton, CPA; Michael Symeon, Benco Dental; and Danielle Thomas, King’s Human Resources.

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February 12, 2019 – Phil Johnson, M&T Bank Regional President, recently visited King’s College campus to present a check for $10,000 to Rev. John Ryan, C.S.C., President of King’s College, and Freddie Pettit, ‘96, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, in support of two innovative education programs. M&T Bank donated to King’s as part of the state’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program, which is administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. 

King’s College will utilize the funds to provide on-campus experiences for high school students through its McGowan Hispanic Outreach Summer Residential Enrichment Program and its Young Scholars Program. Both programs offer high school students an early introduction to what it is like to be a full-time college student and complete academic courses.

M&T Bank has donated $35,000 in EITC contributions to King’s since 2014.

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Rev. John Ryan, C.S.C., Ph.D., President of King’s College; Phil Johnson, M&T Bank Regional President; Freddie Pettit ’96, Vice President for Institutional Advancement at King’s College.

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February 19, 2019 – Tom DelVecchio and John Hambrose, representatives from Waste Management, recently visited King’s College campus to present a check for $5,000 to Rev. John Ryan, C.S.C., Ph.D., President of King’s College, in support of two innovative education programs. Waste Management donated to King’s as part of the state’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program, which is administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. 

King’s College will utilize the funds to provide on-campus experiences for high school students through its McGowan Hispanic Outreach Summer Residential Enrichment Program and its Young Scholars Program. Both programs offer high school students an early introduction to what it is like to be a full-time college student and complete academic courses.

Waste Management has donated $14,500 in EITC contributions to King’s since 2014.

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Tom DelVecchio, Waste Management Account Manager, Rev. John Ryan, C.S.C., Ph.D., President of King’s College; John Hambrose, Waste Management Regional Communications Manager.

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January 29, 2018 – The Widmann Gallery at King’s College will present “A Visual Playlist” by Melissa Short. The exhibition will be on display from February 25 to March 22.

“A Visual Playlist,” as its name suggests, is a 25-piece oil paint series inspired by music, each piece represents a different song. Short can “feel” music, she experiences a neurological phenomenon known as Synesthesia, meaning she experiences shapes, colors and textures in her mind.

“I hope that viewers see the vibrant, beautiful colors that carry a cadence in my mind. My work represents subconscious in its purest form, it transcends the traditional interpretation of experience, representing a deep connection with music and the colors circling around, flowing in a mixture of hues, textures and movements,” the Honesdale resident said.

A reception will be held in the Widmann Gallery, Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, on Friday, March 8, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The gallery is closed on national holidays and during scheduled breaks throughout the academic year.

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

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“Mind on Fire" by Melissa Short

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January 30, 2019 – Jill Patton of Monroe Township, a student at King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, recently received a second place award and two honorable mentions in the Delta Epsilon Sigma (DES) National Writing Competition. Patton received second place for Poetry and honorable mentions in Critical Essay and Creative Non-Fiction. Patton’s poem will be published in an upcoming edition of the “DES Journal” and she was awarded $250 for her second place finish.  

A senior with a double major of professional writing and literature, as well as a minor in Spanish, Patton is a member of the Delta Epsilon Sigma, Alpha Mu Gamma, Sigma Tau Delta, and Aquinas Society honor programs. She is also co-editor of the college’s “SCOP” literary and fine arts magazine, and web manager of college’s newspaper “The Crown.”

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Jill Patton

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February 8, 2019 – Carol Yarazc of Drums, a student at King's College, recently presented original research at the Joint Mathematics Meeting held in Baltimore, Md. The Joint Mathematics Meeting is the largest mathematics meeting in the world; it is a national conference sponsored by the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America. Yarazc presented a “Wide and Latin Integer Partitions” poster, which is an ongoing research project with Dr. Janine E. Janoski.

A senior math and computer science double major, Yarazc is a member of the college’s Monarch Dancers and is co-president of the college’s Coding Club. She is a member of the Sigma Zelta honor society, a consistent dean’s list student, and is also an assistant teacher at the dance studio All That Dancing dance studio in Hazelton.

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Carol Yarazc

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February 27, 2019 – Recently, representatives from First Keystone Community Bank visited King’s College campus to present a check for $1,000 in support of the College’s Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship Program. Linda Meshinski, Vice President and Regional Branch Administrator; Matthew Mensinger, Senior Vice President and Director of Lending; and Tom McGrath, Assistant Vice President of Commercial Lending visited with Rev. John Ryan, C.S.C., Ph.D., President of King’s College during the check presentation. First Keystone Community Bank donated to King’s as part of the state’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program, which is administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. 

King’s College will utilize the funds for its Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship Program, in which scholarships are provided to income eligible families with young children enrolled in King’s College’s Early Learning Center’s Pre-K program located in O’Hara Hall.

First Keystone Community Bank has donated $7,000 in EITC contributions to King’s since 2014.

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Linda Meshinski, First Keystone Community Bank Vice President and Regional Branch Administrator; Rev. John Ryan, C.S.C., Ph.D., President of King’s College, Matthew Mensinger, First Keystone Community Bank Senior Vice President and Director of Lending; and Tom McGrath, First Keystone Community Bank Assistant Vice President of Commercial Lending.

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February 28, 2019 - Cantores Christi Regis, the King’s College all-student choral ensemble, will perform its 17^th annual spring concert 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 29, and Saturday, March 30, in the Chapel of Christ the King. The concert is free and open to the public.

The concert will feature performances of “For the Beauty of the Earth,” by John Rutter; “O How Amiable,” by Vaughn Williams; and “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” by Pete Seeger.

The Chapel of Christ the King is located at the corner of N. Franklin Street and W. Jackson Street.

For more information on the performances, contact Rob Yenkowski, director of music at King’s College, at (570) 208-6044 or email robertyenkowski@kings.edu.

Pictured from left are Cantores Christi Regis members, Jordan Wood, Casey Cryan, and Sean Maloney.

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February 25, 2019 – Elissa Schappell, author, short-story writer and editor, will serve as the King’s College Visiting Writer for the current academic year. Schappell will visit King’s from Monday, April 1 through Tuesday, April 2 as part of the program sponsored by the College’s English department She will present a reading from her book “Blueprints for Building Better Girls,” that is free and open to the public on Monday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Burke Auditorium. She will also meet with students in a short story and literature class during her two-day residency.

Schappell is most known for her two books “Use Me,” runner-up for the PEN/Hemingway Award, and “Blueprints for Building Better Girls,” chosen as one of the “Best Books of the Year” in 2011 by the “San Francisco Chronicle,”  “The Boston Globe,”  “The Wall Street Journal,” “Newsweek” and “O”magazine.

In addition to writing novels, Schappell is a contributing author for “Vanity Fair,” former senior editor at “Paris Review” and a founding editor and editor-at-large of “Tin House.” She currently teaches in the Master’s degree Fiction Writing Program at Columbia University.

The Burke Auditorium is located in the McGowan School of Business on North River Street. Books will be available for purchase at the event. A book signing and Q and A will follow the reading.

Parking will be available at on-campus lots. Seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information please contact Jennifer Judge Yonkoski, assistant technical professor of English at King’s College, at (570) 208-5900, ext 5487 or email at jenniferyonkoski@kings.edu.

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Elissa Schappell

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February 26, 2019 - Two King’s College faculty were recently granted tenure by the College’s Board of Directors. Granted tenure and promoted to associate professor were Karen McCready, Ph.D., mathematics, and Anne Szklarski, Ph.D., organic chemistry.

McCready was a graduate student, instructor and teaching assistant at Lehigh University, where she earned her master’s and doctorate degrees in mathematics. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the College of New Jersey. She has published research in notable journals, including “Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory” and “Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra.” She serves as the faculty advisor for the College’s chapter of the Sigma Zeta National Science and Mathematics Honors Society, and is a KC-WiSE mentor, a faculty-led group that encourages women in the STEM fields through social and professional development events.

Szklarski earned her Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of California, Irvine, where she was also a graduate researcher. She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the College of New Jersey. Szklarski has co-authored several articles which have appeared in multiple journals including “Nature Chemistry” and “Journal of the American Chemical Society.” She serves as a KC-WiSE member and mentor and member.

The King’s Board of Directors also announced that six faculty members earned promotions. Garold Lantz, Ph.D, marketing; and Ronald Supkowski, Ph.D, chemistry, were promoted to professor. Joseph Lohin and Joradana Shane were promoted to associate technical professor. Sports Medicine faculty member David Marchetti, DAT, LAT, ATC, CSCS, was promoted to clinical professor of sports medicine. William Reynolds, MPAS, PA-C, was promoted to Clinical Professor in the Physician Assistant program.

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Karen McCready, Ph.D.

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Anne Szklarski, Ph.D.

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March 1, 2019 – On February 21, King’s College Office of Alumni Engagement and its Student Alumni Association hosted Dinner with Monarchs, an annual networking event that allows current students to interact with alumni and community leaders.

This year, Cassandra Coleman '10 served as the keynote speaker. Ms. Coleman currently serves as the Director of Governor Wolf's Northeast office located in Pittston, Pa., and will be transitioning to a new role as Special Advisor to the Governor, handling special projects statewide. Her main project will be America’s 250th Anniversary Celebration in Philadelphia in 2026.

In her remarks, Coleman imparted to students the value of making connections and relationships while you are a student that may benefit you professionally and personally later in life. Coleman built connections during her time at King's that eventually lead to working relationships with fellow alumni. She also conveyed the importance of speaking one’s mind and learning from others in a professional setting.

Coleman remarked, “So as you go out into this ‘real world,’ you will be faced with challenges by people who are older and more experienced. But that doesn’t mean you don’t have something valuable to contribute. Don’t be afraid to stand your ground and speak your mind.”

Ms. Coleman's professional career was already well underway when she was studying to earn her degree in Political Science at King's. At the age of 20, Cassandra was appointed Mayor of her hometown of Exeter Borough to fill her late grandfather, Mayor Joseph Coyne's unexpired term. Following her appointment, Cassandra was re-elected Mayor twice and left office to join the Wolf Administration.

For more information on Dinner with Monarchs, please contact Beth Doherty, Associate Director of Alumni Engagement at King’s College at elizabethdoherty@kings.edu.

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Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski; Rev. John Ryan, C.S.C., Ph.D., President of King’s College; Cassandra Coleman, Special Advisor to Governor Wolf.

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Student Alumni Association Club Officer Seniors Natasha Tullo, Danielle Thomas, Cassandra Coleman, Special Advisor to Governor Wolf, Sophomore Abigail Noone.