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University of Scranton's mock trial team members secured a bid to the opening round of the championship series of the American Mock Trial Association for the first time after competing in the Association's regional qualifier at Pennsylvania State University in February.

University of Scranton students studied abroad during the Fall 2018 semester.

Kerry Buckhaults of East Meadow, New York, is the first recipient of The University of Scranton's Mary Nguyen Silsbee Research Award, a competitive, merit-based scholarship available to University psychology students who engage in research.

University of Scranton graduate and undergraduate education majors began serving as student teachers at eight local schools this semester.

The University of Scranton announced nearly 1,600 students were named to The University of Scranton's Dean's List for the 2018 fall semester.

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

Three University of Scranton students won medals at the Southern-Northern Atlantic Forensics Union tournament, which was held at Seton Hall University during the fall semester.

Three University of Scranton students won medals at the Southern-Northern Atlantic Forensics Union tournament, which was held at Seton Hall University during the fall semester.

Maguire scholarships are funded by The Maguire Foundation, founded by philanthropists James J. and Frances Maguire. The scholarship program provides graduates selected from 41 Philadelphia-area high schools (many of which are Catholic schools) with "last-dollar" financial support for four years of college at one of 28 partner institutions. Scranton has been a partner school since 2015.

University of Scranton students receive Frank O'Hara awards in recognition of their academic achievement.

The University recognized students and their high school teachers, who they credit for contributing to their success, with Rose Kelly Awards.

The University recognized students and their high school teachers, who they credit for contributing to their success, with Rose Kelly Awards.

The University recognized students and their high school teachers, who they credit for contributing to their success, with Rose Kelly Awards.

Michael Spadavecchia, Moonachie, New Jersey, received one of only four scholarships awarded in 2018 by Sigma Nu Tau, the national honor society for entrepreneurship. A senior majoring in entrepreneurship at The University of Scranton, Spadavecchia was among just four students in the country selected to receive a $1,250 scholarship awarded by the honor society in 2018.

Sixty-three University of Scranton student-athletes named to the Landmark Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll. The Academic Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes who have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.2 or higher and are at least at a sophomore level academically. The conference honored 365 student-athletes on the Academic Honor Roll.

The University of Scranton welcomed the second cohort of students who began the doctor of business administration (DBA) this fall semester.

The University of Scranton full-tuition class of 2019 Presidential Scholars attended The President's Business Council (PBC) 17th Annual Award Dinner for which the proceeds from the more than $1 million raised will support the University's Presidential Scholarship Endowment Fund. More than 500 guests attended the dinner at The Pierre Hotel in New York City on Oct. 4.

Sara Wierbowski of Owego, was among The University of Scranton full-tuition class of 2019 Presidential Scholars who attended The President's Business Council (PBC) 17th Annual Award Dinner for which the proceeds from the more than $1 million raised will support the University's Presidential Scholarship Endowment Fund. More than 500 guests attended the dinner at The Pierre Hotel in New York City on Oct. 4 which honored Scranton graduate Linda McGowan, partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), and Joseph Sorbera Jr., president of JLS Cost Management Systems Inc., with Jesuit school's President's Medal.

Fourteen students from the University of Scranton class of 2022 have been awarded four-year, full-tuition Presidential Scholarships

Forty-three University of Scranton students who studied abroad during the Summer 2018 semester.

Twenty-one University of Scranton education majors serving as student teachers during the fall semester at 10 different local schools from the following nine school districts: Lackawanna Trail, Dunmore, Forest City Regional, Mid Valley, Valley View, Blue Ridge, Wayne Highlands, Western Wayne and Wyalusing Area.

Seven undergraduate students granted Fellowships for Summer Research in 2018. 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.

Thirty-eight University of Scranton students studied abroad during the Spring 2018 semester.

Corinne Mackenzie, Glen Mills, and Grace Donnelly, Haddon Heights, New Jersey, will serve as student orientation team leaders for summer orientation sessions and the fall welcome program for The University of Scranton's class of 2022.

Grace Donnelly, Haddon Heights, and Corinne Mackenzie, Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, will serve as student orientation team leaders for summer orientation sessions and the fall welcome program for The University of Scranton's class of 2022.

Eleven University of Scranton students selected from a competitive pool to receive a stipend of up to $4,000 to ease the burden of accepting a meaningful unpaid scholarship. The program is funded by the philanthropy of the University's Parents' Executive Council and the donations of alumni and friends of the University.

University of Scranton students inducted into the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Honor Society. This organization recognizes students for academic achievement in the study of accounting who major in accounting, finance or information technology, have achieved junior status or higher in their undergraduate studies, have taken three or more accounting courses, and have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher overall as well as in their accounting courses, among other criteria.

Maura C. Burns of Jessup was awarded The University of Scranton's Weinberg Memorial Library 2018 Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research prize in the Undergraduate Upper-level Category.

Emily Dineen of Bethel was awarded The University of Scranton's Weinberg Memorial Library 2018 Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research Prize in the Graduate Category.

Nicole Cavanaugh of Dallas was awarded The University of Scranton's Weinberg Memorial Library 2018 Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research prize in the Undergraduate Foundational Category.