The University of Scranton

Several local students attending The University of Scranton were recently inducted into Alpha Delta Sigma, the national honor society for advertising. The students inducted into the honor society at the Jesuit university are as follows:

Several local students were recently inducted into Lambda Pi Eta, the national honor society for communication majors at The University of Scranton. The students inducted into the honor society at the Jesuit university are as follows:

Several local students were recently inducted into Alpha Mu Gamma the national honor society for world languages at The University of Scranton. The students inducted into the honor society at the Jesuit university are as follows:

Several local students were recently inducted into Theta Alpha Kappa, a national honor society for theology and religious studies at The University of Scranton. The students inducted into the honor society at the Jesuit university are as follows:

Several local students were recently inducted into Omicron Delta Epsilon, an international honor society in economics at The University of Scranton. The students inducted into the honor society at the Jesuit university are as follows:

The University of Scranton has announced its Dean's List, which recognizes students for academic excellence during the 2010 spring semester. A student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of credit hours to make the Dean's List. The list includes students from the College of Arts and Sciences, the Kania School of Management, the Panuska College of Professional Studies and the College of Graduate and Continuing Education. A total of 1,431students were named to the Dean's List, including the following list of area residents.

Local residents were among the 946 graduates of The University of Scranton. The Jesuit university conferred nearly 950 bachelor's and associate's degrees at its undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 30, 2010, at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. The principal was speaker Carolyn ForchA(C), an award-winning poet, translator, essayist and human rights activist who coined the term "poetry of witness" to describe her politically engaged poetry. "(Carolyn ForchA(C)) proves that graduation is not only a time for pageantry. It is also a time for poetry. The witness of her words and example resonates with the University's commitment to promote justice in the Jesuit tradition," said Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., president of The University of Scranton, in his remarks at commencement. ForchA(C)'s address marked the culmination of Scranton's year long remembrance of the 20th anniversary of the Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador and their companions and the 30th anniversary of the martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero. ForchA(C)'s told the graduates that during the years she worked as a human rights activist in El Salvador, she "sought and received the guidance of Father Ignacio Ellacuria of the Society of Jesus, one of the six Jesuit Priests murdered along with their two co-workers by the Salvadoran army on November 16, 1989. His door was always open, as it was for all. This was his message: aEUR~The struggle against injustice and the pursuit of truth cannot be separated nor can one work for one independent of the other.'" At the ceremony, ForchA(C) received an honorary degree from The University of Scranton, as did Rev. Charles L. Currie, S.J., president of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities; John D. Dionne, senior managing director and head of Private Equity Investor Relations and Business Development for The Blackstone Group; Mary Beth Farrell, former executive vice president of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company; and Robert T. Healey, founder and trustee of the Viking Yacht Company. The University of Scranton's undergraduate class of 2010 included four recipients of Fulbright fellowships and a recipient of the National Security Education Program Boren Scholarship. Graduates represented 14 states including Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Virginia. Majors with the most graduates were biology, nursing, communication, marketing and accounting. Area graduates are listed below.

The University of Scranton conferred more than 630 master's degrees and 37 doctoral degrees at its post-baccalaureate commencement ceremony in the Byron Recreation Complex on campus on May 29, 2010. "When St. Ignatius and his Jesuit brothers opened their first schools in the 16th century, they understood the purpose of education not so much in terms of the pursuit of abstract of specific truths," said Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., president of The University of Scranton, in his address to the graduates. "The primary point for them was character formation. As they explained in a letter to the king of Spain, aEUR~the proper education of people will mean improvement for the whole world.' Today, you become an extension of that centuries-old educational tradition, sent forth from here to aEUR~go and set the world on fire.'" Scranton's graduate degree recipients represent 35 states including Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Utah, Texas, Georgia, New Jersey and New York. Master's degree programs with the most graduates include curriculum and instruction, educational administration, occupational therapy and MBA. The degrees were conferred by Father Pilarz to candidates presented by W. Jeffrey Welsh, Ph.D., dean of the College of Graduate and Continuing Education. A list of area degree recipients follows.

The following local students were added to the The University of Scranton Dean's List for the fall 2009 semester after publication of the list in January or 2010. The Dean's List recognizes students for academic excellence during the 2009 fall semester. A student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of credit hours to make the Dean's List. The list includes students from the College of Arts and Sciences, the Kania School of Management, the Panuska College of Professional Studies and the College of Graduate and Continuing Education. The list of Local students added to the fall 2009 Dean's List follows.

The University of Scranton has announced its Dean's List, which recognizes students for academic excellence during the 2009 fall semester. A student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of credit hours to make the Dean's List. The list includes students from the College of Arts and Sciences, the Kania School of Management, the Panuska College of Professional Studies and the College of Graduate and Continuing Education. More than 1,300 students were named to the Jesuit university's Dean's List, including the following area residents:

Thirteen University of Scranton students have been awarded the Scholars in Service to Pennsylvania Award. This award honors those vowing to complete 450 hours of individual service in the community throughout the calendar year. The following local students are among the Jesuit university's Scholars in Service

The University of Scranton has announced its Dean’s List, which recognizes students for academic excellence during the 2009 spring semester. A student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of credit hours to make the Dean’s List. The list includes students from Scranton’s College of Arts and Sciences, the Kania School of Management, the Panuska College of Professional Studies and the College of Graduate and Continuing Education. A total of 1,345 students were named to the Jesuit school’s Dean’s List, including the following area residents:

The University of Scranton conferred 856 bachelor’s and associate’s degrees at its undergraduate commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 31, 2009, at Wachovia Arena. Scranton’s undergraduate class of 2008 included the recipients of Fulbright, Goldwater and other prestigious fellowships. Graduates represented 15 states including California, Colorado, South Carolina, New Jersey, Connecticut and New York. “What marks your Scranton education as singular is the devotion of our faculty to your success,” said University of Scranton President Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., in his remarks. “Their passion for their academic disciplines is exceeded only by their dedication to you. I assure you this is a rare experience in American higher education and it is the result of our Jesuit identity.” The principal speaker was award-winning classical music conductor, composer, author and commentator Rob Kapilow. He received an honorary degree, as did Sr. Therese O'Rourke, IHM, president and CEO of St. Joseph’s Center in Scranton, and Rev. John P. McNamee, poet, author, and founder of the Southwest Community Enrichment Center in Philadelphia. The following local students received undergraduate degrees at The University of Scranton:

The University of Scranton conferred 642 master’s degrees and 35 doctoral degrees at its post-baccalaureate commencement ceremony in the Byron Recreation Complex on campus on May 30, 2009. “You chose to pursue your degree at a very particular kind of institution: a Catholic and Jesuit institution. You studied at a place where we understand learning in a context larger than the acquisition of information and skills,” said University of Scranton President Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J. “The expertise you have acquired at Scranton has, I hope, inspired you to labor along with the world’s creator to heal, to teach, to conduct your business and your lives not only with competence, but with compassion, especially for those who are most vulnerable among us.” Graduates represent 39 states, including Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey and New York. Leo Moskovitz, who retired as president of First National Bank of Jermyn after 40 years of service, received an honorary degree at the ceremony. Local graduate degree recipients are:

The University of Scranton inducted new members of Beta Beta Beta, the National Honor Society for Biology, at a ceremony held recently on campus. Scranton’s chapter, established in 1994, is one of 372 chapters nationwide. The following local University of Scranton students were inducted: