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University of Scranton undergraduate students were awarded President's Fellowships for Summer Research in 2019. The fellowships, administered by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, offer each student the chance to partner with a faculty mentor to complete a research project during the summer. Each project was proposed and designed by the student and their faculty mentor.

Aubrianna Rice of Apalachin, New York, a senior physiology major at The Univerisity of Scranton, and Maria R. Marinucci, director of the Cross Cultural Centers at Scranton, co-presented about healthy relationship programming at Scranton at the National Jesuit Student Leadership Conference. The conference, attended by more than 200 students attending Jesuit colleges from across the country, took place at the University of Detroit Mercy during the summer.

Sazia Nowshin of Moosic, a senior political science major at The University of Scranton, was awarded a 2019 Lackawanna County Federation of Democratic Women Scholarship. Nowshin also participates in University's undergraduate Honors Program.

The Royal Experience Summer Internship Program provided 12 University of Scranton students, selected from a competitive pool, a stipend of up to $4,000 to support their participation in a meaningful unpaid internship for the summer of 2019. The program is funded by the philanthropy of the University's Parents' Executive Council and the donations of alumni and friends of the University.

Sixteen University students were accepted into the Business Leadership Honors Program.

The University of Scranton community health education students made it to the final round of the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) 2019 National Student Case Competition. The competition, which took place at the society's annual conference in Salt Lake City in the spring, provided undergraduate and graduate students of health education the opportunity to display their developing expertise. Scranton students who participated, all of whom were community health and education majors, were Kelly Reilly, Hicksville, New York; Sinead O'Brien of Hillsdale, New Jersey; and Hazel Skarbek of Glenside.

Two University of Scranton first-year students awarded scholarships from the FealGood Foundation for their essay submissions following a fall-semester campus visit by 9/11 first responders.

Four University of Scranton students gaining clinical exposure and an inside look at medical school thanks to a new program at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM). The Abigail Geisinger Pre-Medical Clinical Experiences Program was designed to be another way to increase the chances for talented local students to gain acceptance to medical school and to remain in the region to care for their neighbors.

Kerry Ann Randall of Farmington, Connecticut, and Megan Schane of Cresco, Pennsylvania, were awarded The University of Scranton's 2019 Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research Prize in the Graduate category.

Isaiah Livelsberger of New Oxford was awarded The University of Scranton's 2019 Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research Prize in the Undergraduate Foundational category.

Elizabeth McManus of Brookfield was awarded The University of Scranton's 2019 Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research Prize in the Undergraduate Upper-level category.

The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) recognized The University of Scranton's student chapter, as one of just five Outstanding Student Chapters in the nation for the 2018-2019 academic year. Officers of the University's IMA student chapter for 2018-2019 were: Kyle Hayes of East Norwich, New York, president; Kyle Ascher of Garden City, New York, vice president; Nicole D'Alessandro of Warminster, secretary; and Nicholas Constantinou of Amherst, New York, treasurer.

Members of The University of Scranton's undergraduate class of 2019 honored for their academic excellence, service or both at commencement.

University of Scranton graduate students were honored for academic achievement in their specific academic area with Outstanding Academic Awards at the Jesuit university's commencement ceremony.

Sixteen members of The University of Scranton's class of 2019 graduated from its Business Leadership Honors Program.

Two-day summer orientation sessions begin for members of The University of Scranton's class of 2023, their parents and guardians.

Thirty-eight members of The University of Scranton's class of 2019 graduated from its Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Honors Program.

Twenty-eight members of The University of Scranton's class of 2019 graduated from its undergraduate Honors Program.

The University of Scranton announced more than 1,650 students were named to The University of Scranton's Dean's List for the 2019 spring semester.

Students added to The University of Scranton Dean's List for the fall 2018 semester.

Members of The University of Scranton's class of 2019 committed to post-graduation long-term service projects.

Thomas McGinley, a member of Scranton's class of 2019, received a Fulbright Award to Finland.

Members of the University's class of 2019 were commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army.

The University of Scranton conferred more than 625 master's and doctoral degrees at its graduate commencement ceremony on May 25 in the Byron Recreation Complex. Graduates recognized at the ceremony include those who completed their degree requirements in August and December of 2018, as well as January and May of 2019.

The University of Scranton conferred more than 850 bachelor's and associate's degrees at its undergraduate commencement.

Sixty University of Scranton students studied abroad during the Spring 2019 semester.

University of Scranton students were inducted into Upsilon Phi Delta, the national honor society for graduate and undergraduate students in healthcare administration programs.

University competes in American Advertising Federation National Student Advertising Competition District 2 in Manhattan.

University of Scranton students were inducted into Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the only existing international honor society in the computing and information disciplines.

University of Scranton students in the Department of Communication and Media launched an annual Social and Digital Media Conference.