University of Scranton Nationally Recognized for Community ...

February 2009 Volume XXI Number 4P u b l i s h e d b y T h e u n i v e r s i T y o F s c r a n T o n

In this IssueScranton Recognized as Top Producer of Fulbrights . . . pg . 2

Student Attends Presidential Inauguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg . 3

Intersession Service Trip . . . . . . pg . 4

Dean’s List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pgs . 6-7

Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg . 10

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg . 11

University of Scranton Nationally Recognized for Community Engagement

The university of scranton is among just 119 colleges in the nation earning the highly selective 2008 community engagement classification designated by the carnegie Foundation for the advancement of Teaching.

Through an extensive voluntary appli-cation process, the carnegie Foundation recognized universities for success in curricular engagement (the connection of teaching, learning and scholarship to com-munity); outreach and Partnership (the extent of focus of institutional resources on community collaboration); or both. scranton was among just 110 universities to receive classification in both areas.

“long-standing, exceptional examples of civic engagement can be found through-out the university, which bring to life this essential element of our mission as a Jesuit university,” said university President rev. scott r. Pilarz, s.J. “The university is pleased to receive this prestigious recognition by the carnegie Foundation for the steadfast commitment to community service displayed daily through the dedicated work of our fac-ulty, staff and students.”

The carnegie classification for community engagement selected colleges through a comprehensive application pro-cess which required universities to demon-strate institutional commitment and sup-port for community service partnerships, as well as documentation of the impact such programs have had on the community.

in a letter to Fr. Pilarz from the carnegie Foundation announcing the university’s classification, scranton’s

application was noted for an “excellent alignment among mission, culture, leader-ship, resources and practices that support dynamic and noteworthy community engagement” and included “examples of exemplary institutionalized practices of community engagement.”

examples of community engagement are integrated through the curriculum at scranton, and include 160 for-credit courses with a service-learning component taught by 72 faculty members. Thirty-three percent of scranton students partici-pate in these classes. eleven (42 percent) of the university’s academic departments have a service learning requirement.

in addition, multiple academic courses and programs have provided stu-dents with the opportunity for community service. For example, the capstone proj-ect for the students participating in the university’s business leadership Program has included developing a marketing plan for lourdesmont (a non-profit adolescent treatment center) and providing an eco-nomic impact study for the employment opportunity and Training center.

also, scranton’s pre-med program is one of only six undergraduate pro-grams in Pennsylvania to participate in the Physician shortage area Program

Nursing student Erin Gilfeather ‘09 conducts a physical assessment during a patient home visit as part of an intersession service trip to the Appalachia region of Kentucky. Ten nursing students participated in the service trip to help residents in one of the most economically disadvantaged regions of the U.S. See story on pg. 4.

of Jefferson Medical college intended to increase the number of family physi-cians in rural area of Pennsylvania and delaware.

in the application, The university of scranton also documented 15 examples of community partnerships that demonstrate the Jesuit school’s commitment to service, both locally and internationally.

among the programs outlined was the leahy community health and Family center, which has been in operation for five years and includes participation by 23 faculty members, more than 100 students and several community organizations. among the programs offered through the center are the “Peacemakers Program” that serves elementary school children, the autism Playgroup, counseling services, and a free clinic serving the uninsured of lackawanna county.

human resources students have met community needs by developing training programs for several local businesses, or by developing important human resource tools such as performance appraisal programs. Through the program established in 2003, approximately 125 students have engaged the community through their coursework with a mutually beneficial result.

continued on pg. 2

University Introduces Updated Web Site

if you’ve recently logged on to the university’s Web site, you’ve no doubt noticed a new look for www.scranton.edu. in addition to a redesigned homepage, the university has also launched new sites for athletics (www.scranton.edu/athletics) and news (www.scranton.edu/news).

There’s more to the enhancements than first meets the eye. The new designs are complemented by streamlined naviga-tion, making it easier to find what you are looking for on the site, as well as new fea-tures, including athletic scoreboards, rss Feeds, dynamic navigation and monthly archives of news releases.

The new Web pages, launched in the fall of 2008, are just the beginning of a com-plete site overhaul planned by the university.

“The university was at the forefront of Web design when it launched its award-winning Web site in 2000,” said Gerry Zaboski, vice president for alumni and public relations. “as we redesign

continued on pg. 2 and restructure our Web site, we are

The grandeur of The estate, with its hand-carved woodwork, marble fire-places and sweeping solid mahogany staircase, add a regal element to the warm welcome prospective students and their families receive when they visit campus. The magnificence of the lobby is evident, as royal ambassador brian Tabit speaks with Melissa bevacqua, assistant director for outreach for admissions, in the foreground, and royal ambassador robert swinton works with Paula lynott, visitor center coordinator, at the information desk. The office of undergraduate admissions completed the relocation to the historic structure in January.

Admissions Office Relocates to The Estate

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editor: valarie J. WolffContributing Writers: stan M. Zygmuntsandra skies ludwigSports Writer: Kevin southardPhotography: Terry connorsStudent Correspondents: ashley Teatum ’09, brian Tenazas ’09the University of Scranton rev. scott r. Pilarz, s.J., President Gerald c. Zaboski, vice President for alumni and Public relations The university of scranton is a catholic, Jesuit educational institution serving men and women. The university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, sex, sexual orientation or age.© 2009 The university of scranton

Projects On and Around Campus Improve SafetyOff-Campus Students Required to Provide Address, Phone Number

increased safety and security mea-sures implemented during the fall semes-ter have helped to reduce incidents on and around campus. The university continues to devote significant resources and attention to campus safety initiatives, including a new policy that requires all students who live off campus to provide a local address and phone number.

in december and early January, tree service crews trimmed trees in the hill section in preparation for the installation of streetlights. Working in partnership with the city of scranton, the university’s physical plant and public safety departments, and a group of administrators and students identi-fied landscaping, lighting and other safety issues and developed a list of projects that are being completed through the spring. The work includes installation of lights, replacement of light fixtures, and trimming of trees and shrubs. already, more than 100 improvements have been made.

in other campus safety initiatives:• Public Safety has added seven addi-

tional cameras to the campus and adja-cent areas, raising the total to 61 indoor and outdoor cameras.

• The Scranton Police Department has reported making several arrests of indi-viduals believed to be responsible for vari-ous incidents surrounding the campus.

• The University employed Hallcrest systems inc. to conduct a comprehensive audit of campus safety and security. We are implementing recommendations from the final report

• Dr. John Zacker, a nationally known consultant, met with various individuals on campus to evaluate the university’s code of conduct, adjudication process and associated procedures. The goal is to ensure that scranton is using the most up-to-date practices to communicate with and educate students on expectations for their behavior while enrolled.

• Beginning this spring, the university is instituting a safety policy that requires all students who live off campus to provide a local address and phone number or cell phone number. by having this data, the university will be in a position to contact students living in neighboring housing should an emer-gency arise. students will be required to update contact information each academic semester. students who fail to update their address in the system will not be permitted to register for classes. students who fail to provide accurate local address information will be addressed through the university’s judicial process.

• The University has instituted a new emergency notification system that is capable of sending voice, e-mail and text alerts to the campus community. Members of the university community are urged to update their emergency information through My.scranton if they have not already done so.

taking advantage of the latest technolo-gies to increase and further improve the university’s Web presence,” he added.

The intent of the redesign is twofold: to streamline the appearance of the Web pages across the site, and to implement a new content Management system that allows departments across campus to contribute to and update information more easily.

To this end, the university selected cascade server as its content Management system, which is providing members of the university community with the tools to develop and maintain Web content within pre-established guidelines.

in redesigning the Web site, the university is creating a consistent look for academic and administrative depart-ments. The new design focuses on users, making it easier for various constituents – from prospective and current students to alumni and employees – to find relevant information on the Web site.

newly designed sites for various aca-demic and administrative departments will be rolled out throughout the year.

also mentioned was the scranton-Tbilisi Management education Partnership, in existence for nine years, which has resulted in more than 50 schol-arly research projects involving more than 54 faculty members and more than 20 graduate students.

More than 1,000 students have participated in health administration training programs offered at universities in Georgia, which were developed and implemented as part of this program.

in addition, nursing students have volunteered at both the Jewish home of eastern Pennsylvania and at the visiting nurse association of lackawanna county hospice Program for 13 years; business stu-dents have participated in the community volunteer income Tax service for 20 years; psychology students have provided the neuroscience Fair for elementary school children for seven years; and students have volunteered for a red cross hiv/aids awareness program for 23 years.

Fewer than 200 universities in the nation have been selected for the carnegie Foundation community engagement classification. The classification was initi-ated in 2006 with just 76 institutions making the listing.

Scranton Recognized for Community Engagement(continued from pg . 1)

At left is the University’s redesigned homepage at www.scranton.edu. New sites for Athletics (www.scranton.edu/athletics) and News (www.scranton.edu/news) were also recently introduced.

University Introduces Updated Web Site (continued from pg . 1) The university of scranton will host

a music theater work on the contribu-tions of four african-american women when the core ensemble presents “ain’t i a Woman” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the Moskovitz Theater in the denaples center. it is free and open to the public.

The program, which is sponsored by the office of Multicultural affairs and the Jane Kopas Women’s center, focuses on sojourner Truth, a former slave and abo-litionist; 20th century author Zora neale hurston; louisiana folk artist clementine hunter; and Fannie lou hamer, a civil rights activist.

The ensemble has performed worldwide, as well as across the united states. it is supported by the national endowment for the arts, the state of Florida, department of state, division of cultural affairs, the aaron copland Fund for Music and the Palm beach county cultural council. The show tours throughout the u.s. during black history Month and Women’s history Month.

For further information, call the university’s office of student affairs at (570) 941-7680.

“Ain’t I a Woman” Program Scheduled

The university of scranton was rec-ognized among the nation’s “top produc-ers” of Fulbright fellowships for american students for the 2007/2008 academic year by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The oct. 24 issue lists just 111 colleges in four categories based on their institution type and size.

The university was among the 22 universities in the nation listed as top producers in the “Masters institutions” category. scranton, with three Fulbright scholars, and villanova university, with two, were the only two Pennsylvania uni-versities listed in that category.

“it is notable that only one master’s level institution in the country received more Fulbright awards than scranton,” said susan Trussler, Ph.d., scranton’s Fulbright advisor and associate professor of econom-ics/finance. “in addition to the students awarded Fulbright scholarships, two other students were named as alternates.”

Scranton Recognized as Top Producer of Fulbrightsscranton is one of 10 Jesuit univer-

sities to be cited on the four lists. This is the fourth consecutive year that The university of scranton Fulbright success has been recognized in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s rankings.

Three members of The university of scranton’s class of 2008 were awarded Fulbright Fellowships and a fourth was awarded a French Government Teaching assistantship in the same competition as the Fulbright awards. (The French Government Teaching assistantship was not included in the Chronicle’s rankings.) The four are among the 121 scranton students who have received grants in the competitions administered by the institute of international education (Fulbright) and international rotary since 1972.

according to dr. Trussler, seven university of scranton students have applied for Fulbright fellowships for the 2008/2009 academic year.


Vladimír Krcméry, M.D., D.Sc., H’07, rector of St. Elizabeth University, Bratislava (right), looks on as Fr. Pilarz receives the Medal of St. Elizabeth.

Fr . Pilarz Honored With Two Awardsuniversity President rev. scott r.

Pilarz, s.J., has been presented two awards for his contributions to community devel-opment and education in scranton and the slovak republic.

on nov. 1, the lackawanna bar association honored Fr. Pilarz with the chief Justice Michael J. eagen award dur-ing the association’s annual Gala at the scranton country club. This public ser-vice award is presented to a person or an organization from the region for outstand-ing contributions to community develop-ment and improvement. now in its 23rd year, the eagen award is the highest award bestowed by the association.

earlier in fall, Fr. Pilarz was pre-sented the Medal of st. elizabeth by st. elizabeth university of health and social sciences in bratislava, slovak republic. The award, which honors the patron saint of st. elizabeth university, was presented to Fr. Pilarz on sept. 30 for his input to cooperation between st. elizabeth university and The university of scranton.

The award was presented by vladimír Krcméry, M.d., d.sc., rector of st. elizabeth university, who received an honorary degree from The university of scranton in 2007.

Through its Panuska college of Professional studies, the university has a partnership program in health adminis-tration with st. elizabeth university.

This partnership was started in 1993 and continues to the present. efforts have been initiated by faculty at both universi-ties to develop needed projects in Third World countries, providing medical-social-educational services to the poor and vulnerable populations.

Frank Bolock, president of the Lackawanna Bar Association (left), congratulates University President Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., on receiving the 23rd Chief Justice Michael J. Eagen Award.

Engagement Survey Shows Strong Performanceaccording to the 2008 report

issued by national survey of student engagement, The university of scranton performed better than the national aver-age of 722 participating colleges, as well as the averages for participating master’s level institutions, in nearly every category measured to estimate the effectiveness of student learning.

The university’s performance was also compared to other Jesuit institutions participating in the survey, which showed scranton performed at the same level or better in most areas measured.

“The data suggest that The university of scranton’s investments in its faculty, its small class sizes, and support services are being successful,” said Joseph dreisbach, Ph.d., interim associate pro-vost for academic affairs. “The university scored extremely well in two particular areas: the quality of faculty-student inter-actions, and the supportive campus envi-ronment.”

The high evaluations in these areas, to a great degree, reflect the commitment to the Jesuit mantra of cura personalis, which translates to “care for the whole person,” but actually connotes the intent of a scranton education to be a transfor-mative experience, one where individuals are recognized and empowered by others so to lead to intellectual, spiritual and moral development.

The 2008 report is based on data gathered from nearly 380,000 randomly selected first-year and senior students at the four-year colleges and universities in the united states that participated.

The report compared the effectiveness of universities in the following five areas of performance: the level of academic chal-lenge; creating an active and collaborative learning environment; student/faculty interaction; enriching educational experi-ences; and creating a supportive campus environment. The results compared the performance of each school with the aver-age of all participating schools, schools of similar size that offer the similar degrees (master’s institutions), and that of peer institutions.

The results of the surveys of both seniors and first-year students indicate The university of scranton performed better than master’s institutions and the national norm for schools in the level of academic challenge, providing a supportive campus environment and in establishing an active and collaborative learning environment. The seniors surveyed showed scranton’s performance being above master’s institu-tions and the national norm for student/faculty interaction and enriching educa-tional experiences.

First-year student survey results indicated scranton performed above the national norm for faculty interaction and at the norm for enriching educational experi-ences. This was the only category in which scranton performed at the national norm. First year students survey results also placed scranton at the same level with master’s institutions for student/faculty interaction and enriching educational experience.

The intent of the national project is to bring focus on indicators of effective student learning that occurs on campuses.

Student Journeys to Washington to Witness Inauguration of President Obama Millions of eyes were glued to

computer screens and television sets on Jan. 20 to watch the inauguration of the 44th President of the united states, barack obama.

but for one set of scranton eyes, the inauguration ceremonies marked the end of an amazing week of networking, poli-tics and education.

scranton freshman brian riordan, a member of sJla and a freshman senator for student Government, trav-eled to Washington, d.c., as part of the university Presidential inaugural conference (uPic), held from Jan. 17 to Jan. 21. The ramsey, n.J., native received an invitation to the conference as an alumnus of the congressional youth leadership council.

Through the conference, he attended seminars and sat in on keynote speeches by the big names in the world of politics and the media that cover them. he also attended an inaugural ball.

Scranton freshman Brian Riordan was one of thousands of Americans who attended the inauguration of Barack Obama as part of the University Presidential Inaugural Conference.

The inaugural conference included the historic inauguration.

on inauguration day, riordan’s morning began early–about 5 a.m.–and he joined the nearly two million people in attendance as they waited for seven hours before the big event.

“no matter who the president is, this is a big event–and historic in this case,” riordan said.

as american flags were passed out

on the Mall, riordan noted there was pushing and shoving to obtain one. a 13-year-old named shana was generous enough to share one of her two flags with the scranton student

“shana told me that she was glad to attend the event so she could one day tell her children of the historic day that she witnessed,” riordan said.

during the week of events, students at uPic heard keynote addresses from former vice president al Gore and luke russert, news correspondent during the 2008 election season and son of the late

Tim russert h’97. The attendees had a chance to speak

their minds, as well, in panel discussions and conference debates.

The week and the inauguration put things in perspective for riordan.

“although not all of us may agree on every issue, we, america’s new generation, recognize that we must remain united, and what better way than to join together, conservatives and liberals, democrats and republicans all uniting together for the inauguration of the new president,” he said.

Back on campus, students, faculty, staff and area residents gathered to watch the historic Presidential Swearing-in of Barack Obama. Held in the ballroom of the Patrick & Margaret DeNaples Center, the viewing was co-sponsored by the University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs and Student Government.


a group of nursing students from the university dedicated part of their interses-sion break to serving residents of one of the poorest regions of the united states.

Ten seniors and three chaperones from the nursing department traveled to the sandy valley and cumberland regions of Kentucky from Jan. 18-24. This is the second consecutive year that scranton nursing students have partnered with the christian appalachian Project, the 15th-largest human services charity in the united states.

at the forefront of their decision to return to Kentucky was the knowledge that many residents of this region “are known as the poorest of the poor,” said nursing professor Marilyn highhouse, who chaperoned both this year and last. “The people are so desperately in need of healthcare, and clinics are overcrowded.”

“a lot of us were shocked when we learned that this area is comparable to a Third World country,” added Patti

o’leary ’09, noting how many homes do not have running water and windows are often covered with cardboard to help keep homes warm in the winter.

during their time in Kentucky, the students provided nursing education and healthcare to residents in eight counties. They participated in health fairs and con-ducted home visits that involved medi-cation review, full physical assessments, and suggestions about vitamins and over-the-counter medications to treat certain health conditions.

illiteracy is common in the region, and so the students faced particular chal-lenges in communicating with residents. “We used pictures and bingo games, and found unique ways to interact with people,” said emily vonbraun ’09.

The trip presented students with the opportunity to “increase their depth of learn-ing on a variety of fronts,” said Kim subasic, instructor of nursing and trip chaperone.

at the same time, the students were

Intersession Service Trip Takes Nursing Students to Kentuckyable to hone their critical thinking skills. “They were in an environment where there is no technology, and they had to apply the things they’ve learned in the last four years without all of the resources you would find in most clinical environ-ments,” said cathy lovecchio, assistant professor of nursing and trip chaperone.

despite the challenges they faced, the nursing students were grateful for the opportunity to be chosen among 20 applicants to serve those most in need in our nation.

as Kaitlyn sobeck ’09 said, “i’ve studied abroad and it is the fancy freeway of travel. That was my time. This was theirs,” she said, referring to the residents of Kentucky.

senior nursing students participating in the service trip to Kentucky were: amanda lacorte, erin Gilfeather, laura Falzon, emily vonbraun, asheley Matos, Megan conley, Patti o’leary, ashley schultz, Kaitlyn sobeck and solange ndingwan.

Students Win Awards at European Union Simulation

Dr . Gougeon Honored by Emerson Society

The emerson society has presented len Gougeon, Ph.d., distinguished uni-versity fellow and professor of american literature at The university of scranton, with its distinguished achievement award. The award, presented in July, recognizes scholars who have made impor-

tant contributions to emerson studies.

The ralph Waldo emerson society, inc. fosters scholarship on and appreciation of the life and writings of one of america’s greatest authors. dr. Gougeon served as president of

the society from 1999-2001.dr. Gougeon has authored three

books on emerson. his most recent book Emerson & Eros: The Making of a Cultural Hero, published by the state university of new york Press, was nominated for the alpha sigma nu book award this year. a copy of this work will be provided by alpha sigma nu to the libraries of all 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the united states.

dr. Gougeon’s works on emerson are published widely. Two of his articles have recently appeared: “victorian culture and the rise of american liberalism,” in Nineteenth-Century Prose 35 (2) 2008, and “emerson and the re-invention of democracy: a lesson for the Twenty-First century,” which is included in a volume titled New Morning: Emerson in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Michael broderick and arthur lothstein and published by the state university of new york Press (2008). his most recent work, “Transcendental Politics and economics,” will be published by oxford university Press in the Oxford Handbook of Transcendentalism (2009).

dr. Gougeon recently delivered the presentation “emersonian reform and the rise of liberal democracy” at the Thoreau society annual Gathering in concord, Mass.

in February, he will make a pre-sentation on lincoln and emerson in conjunction with the traveling lincoln exhibit, which is sponsored by the national endowment for the humanities and hosted by The harry and Jeanette Weinberg Memorial library.

in July 2006, he made a presentation at oxford university on emerson and the british. in 2003, he was one of a small group of invited scholars who spoke at harvard university and the Massachusetts historical society as part of the emerson bicentennial celebration.

This presentation was later published by the Massachusetts historical society in a volume titled Emerson Bicentennial Essays (2006).

Len Gougeon, Ph.D.

Second Annual Book Blessing Helduniversity President rev. scott

r. Pilarz, s.J., debra Pellegrino, ed.d., dean of the Panuska college of Professional studies, and student leader Margaret henry ’10 admire one of 1,400 books donated by students, fac-ulty and staff of the university as part of the second annual “blessing of the books.” each book contains a bless-ing on the front cover written by the person donating the book. The books are distributed to service programs in scranton, such as head start and the leahy clinic for the uninsured, as well as to other service organizations, and sent with students on service trips. donated books were blessed by Fr. Pilarz at a ceremony in McGurrin hall on campus on dec. 1.

scranton students distinguished them-selves by winning several awards at the 16th annual Mid-atlantic european union simulation held recently in Washington, d.c. The students represented denmark in simulations of european union parlia-mentary meetings and debates at the inter-collegiate competition.

scranton students who received awards for their work were seniors deirdre strehl, best european union commissioner; carl cervi, best Prime Minister; Michael George, best agriculture Minster; and alyson semon, the emilio rodriguez award for best Parliamentarian in the Plenary session.

according to Gretchen van dyke, Ph.d., associate professor of political sci-ence, who includes the simulation experi-ence as a part of the european union course she teaches, several scranton stu-dents also emerged as leaders within their respective european union Parliamentary Party Groupings.

other university students partici-pating in the competition were seniors lauren albracht, Jessica bellacero, Maria bertha, John byrd, Kaitlin dinota, colleen Kenney, Matthew lecours, lindsey simmons, Paul stack, and Marc Worozbyt; and juniors ryan Molitoris and Joseph Quinn.

The students also met with danish Minister counselor anders M. Klöcker during their visit to Washington, d.c.

This is the 12th year that stu-dents from The university of scranton have participated in the Mid-atlantic european union simulation.

The university recently received a check for $5,000 for the scranton/ballina sister city scholarship, granted to university of scranton students who wish to study in ireland. Monies for the scholarship were raised at a saw doctors concert held in March 2008 at the scranton cultural center. at the check presentation are, from left: rev. scott r. Pilarz., s.J., president, The university of scranton; erin Quinn ’09, university of scranton student body vice president; Joseph r. Quinn ’10, student body president; brian Marcks, ray lynady and Mike Morrison, members of the scholarship committee.

Scranton Receives Donation for Scholarship


ask Jack o’Malley, Ph.d, associate professor of psychology and chair of the steering committee of The university of scranton’s bochicchio sport character initiative, how he defines sportsman-ship and he’ll tell you that it’s “a blend of cooperation and competition.”

This model of sportsmanship and sports education will be celebrated at events on March 3, as the university participates in the 19th annual national sportsmanship day.

sponsored by the institute for international sport, national sportsmanship day is the largest sports-manship initiative in the world. an esti-mated 14,000 universities and schools throughout the united states and abroad will participate in this year’s events.

according to dr. o’Malley, these events are part of the university’s ongoing initia-tive to promote sportsmanship not only in its own sports education classes and athletic programs, but throughout the community. The celebration honors the memory of the late Joe bochicchio, a scranton coach who has inspired much of the university’s work

to promote sportsmanship.“it’s all about developing a contin-

uum of sportsmanship in youth sports,” dr. o’Malley says of the program.

on March 3, the university will host a lecture and workshop by Matt davidson, Ph.d., ’93, founder, president and director of education for the institute for excellence and ethics. in his lecture, “Work hard, do your best, do the right Thing,” dr. davidson will discuss how to win with integrity in a “cheating culture.” The lecture and workshop are sponsored by the athletics department of the university.

“character is power,” says dr. davidson. “it’s the catalyst that maxi-mizes your talent potential; it is what initiates and sustains winning streaks, and its absence perpetuates losing streaks.” The lecture, being held in the Pearn auditorium, brennan hall, on campus, will be held from 7 to 8:15 p.m., and is open to the public free of charge.

dr. davidson will also offer a work-shop for local school teachers entitled “developing character for and from sport: best Practices.”

during the workshop, dr. davidson will discuss best practices for developing positive character from and for sport.

The workshop is open to the public and is particularly relevant for teachers, coaches, and administrators. it will be held in The rose room of brennan hall from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. a fol-low-up roundtable discussion, led by dr. davidson, will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in The rose room of brennan hall. The workshop and roundtable discus-sion are free of charge. Pre-registration is required to attend.

registration deadline is Friday, Feb. 27, and can be done by calling erin Maguire at (570) 941-7440.

dr. davidson has dedicated nearly 15 years to character education research, program development and dissemination. Prior to joining the institute for excellence & ethics, he was the research director at the center for the 4th & 5th rs, at the state university of new york college at cortland. his publications include Smart & Good High Schools: Integrating Excellence and Ethics for Success in School, Work, and Beyond, which he co-authored with dr. Thomas lickona.

also on March 3, university of scranton students will visit with elemen-tary school students in the scranton school district to engage them in discussion and activities about the elements of sportsmanship.

For additional information about The university of scranton’s national sportsmanship day celebrations, con-tact erin Maguire at (570) 941-7440, or [email protected], or Jack o’Malley, Ph.d., at (570) 941-4269, or [email protected]

Events Mark Sportsmanship Day

Campus Community: Information technology

Security Initiatives Gain Speed

Pride, Passion, Promise: Shaping our Jesuit Tradition { the Strategic Plan in Action }

a new campus infor-mation technology risk assessment (ciTrus) is being developed by the recently formed information security office with the assis-tance of the institutional research office. This assessment will gather information about how departments deal with sensitive data and information and will guide policy development related to data and informa-tion security.

increased attention to the security and business continuity needs of the university are essential in today’s high-tech environment. The main focus of information security efforts is to ensure availability, confidentiality and integrity of university data.

other major information technology security initiatives under way include:

• The establishment of the computer security incident response Team (csirT) to respond to information security breaches and related issues

• The devel-opment of the information security advisory Group (isaG), which is charged with guiding the development and maintenance of

university plans and policies designed to preserve the confidentiality, integrity and availability of university electronic infor-mation assets and/or computing resources

• Development of institutional poli-cies regarding appropriate data steward-ship, electronic data classification, han-dling of sensitive data, baseline iT secu-rity standards, remote access standards, data breach notification, and identifica-tion and access management protocols

• Supporting the University’s ongo-ing regulatory compliance reviews with specific focus on technology issues

For more information regarding the university’s information security programs, contact Tony Maszeroski, information security manager, at 941-4226.

CITRUS to Aid With Information Security

The university of scranton was awarded a $190,500 Wall street West innovation investment Project Grant to help companies manage the transfer of the knowledge of retiring baby boomers to their predecessors.

Through the grant, the university’s Kania school of Management will lead the development of the Knowledge Management institute, which will create and house techniques, tools, training, pro-prietary models and practitioners to help firms better assess and manage their intellec-tual property and transition their workforce to the next generation of professionals.

The Knowledge Management institute is a partnership among The university of scranton, lehigh university and cerebronix, ltd., a management and technology consulting firm. Kenneth lord, Ph.d., associate dean of scranton’s Kania school of Management, robert colombo, president and founder of cerebronix, ltd., and adjunct professor at scranton, and h. robert Gustafson of lehigh university’s enterprise systems center are the collaborators for the grant.

according to the grant proposal, baby boomers represent 45 percent of today’s workforce and are retiring at a rate of nearly 10,000 per day from senior-level positions, resulting in the significant loss of valuable know-how and knowledge-coaching resources. employers estimate an approximate loss of $150,000 in uncaptured intellectual property per retiree. commercial, institutional and government employers do not possess the necessary methods, tools, practitioners

and support required to capture effectively the valuable enterprise knowledge from exiting senior workers.

The grant proposal also indicated that northeast Pennsylvania will feel the impact of the onslaught of retirements, with Prudential reporting 28 percent of its senior employees as eligible for retire-ment and Tobyhanna army depot report-ing 43 percent of its 5,000 employees reached retirement eligibility on June 1, 2008. also, 38 percent of state workers are now eligible for retirement.

“employers need to capture the experiential knowledge of retiring baby boomers and successfully engage and retain the emerging Generation X and y workforce,” said colombo.

The project will create a self-sus-taining, revenue-generating Knowledge Management institute, housed virtually at both schools, which will provide a knowledge management, certificate-based training and development program. The institute will be a Web accessible reposi-tory of information, best practices analysis and assessment tools, visualization tools,

and comprehensive training courseware to help industrial, institutional and govern-ment clients identify, capture, value, store and leverage their enterprise knowledge.

This is the fourth Wall street West Grant awarded to the university.

Wall street West is a not-for-profit partnership of more than two dozen local, regional and statewide economic development agencies, technology invest-ment groups, workforce development organizations, educational and research institutions and experts from the private sector. The group secured a $15 mil-lion Workforce innovation in regional economic development (Wired) grant from the u.s. department of labor to help fund its effort to attract new york city-based financial institutions to establish their back-up and back-room operations in this region.

innovation investment Grants focus on the future of the region and develop mechanisms to enhance relationship building, education, training, and eco-nomic development in industries like financial services and information tech-nology. The ben Franklin Technology Partners of northeast Pennsylvania is the fiscal agent of Wall street West.

The university of scranton’s Kania school of Management is accredited by the aacsb-international, the most recognized and respected business school accrediting body. The Kania school of Management has been included among Princeton review’s best 296 business schools, a list-ing of elite graduate business schools from across the nation.

Scranton Awarded Innovation Investment Project Grant

R“Employers need to capture the

experiential knowledge of retiring Baby Boomers and successfully engage and retain the emerging Generation X and Y workforce.”

–Robert Colombo, president and founder of Cerebronix, Ltd., and

adjunct professor at The University of Scranton

College of Arts & sCienCes

Freshmenantonella amatoTaryn P. anthonyalexander antonuccilauren a. apgarJoseph F. baresselizabeth G. barrettdanielle M. beddoeMartin T. bergerJason r. bohenekMichael brunoJocilyn c. buddadaniel c. byronMichelle l. cainJaclyn M. capiersehoallison e. careychelsea r. caseychristopher caspersonTomasz checalex J. chiodoalexa r. ciagliaabbe r. clarkPatrick G. clynechristopher a. d’eliaKristen e. danielsallison J. davisKaren a. deMariaKelly a. dempseysean P. dempseyKaren n. dibenedettoKaitlin c. dolanveronica a. dresssara duckworthMichelle c. elmucciostephanie a. esgroMichael T. FahertyMichael J. Farleyrenae r. FisherJulie K. FrankenfieldMaiko Fujitarobert a. GadomskiJon M. Galantebridget GannonJames d. Germanelexa a. GiganteKelsey e. GlynnKatherine GonzalezMaureen J. GradyMark r. Grambosamantha r. Guthriesarah l. harveyadriana healeyashley M. hoferdavid l. hoveyMolly K. hritzoKaren M. hudzinskiKelsi a. Johnsoncasey e. Kellyandrew K. Kellysusie KimKatherine KlodaMolly r. Kresgeshannon M. lanzoKathleen K. lavelleMichael X. lesoojin lee

Marie l. libassisae rom limMeghan e. loftuscolleen T. longalexa M. lugaraJoshua P. MaloneMikaela a. MariaKatherine a. MarinoThomas M. MarinoJeffrey P. Marteslonina MazzoneMegan e. Mccarthycasey MccormackMaria Kristina c. Melgarejospencer J. Menapaceandrew s. Mielechristopher Mirabitocaitlin a. Mooredana J. MullerJoanne b. nashisarah M. neitzJessica a. nersesiandanielle M. nissenchristine M. orvetzashley b. PachutskiMegha d. Patelakshar h. PatelJeremy M. PatriarcoGrace M. PfistererKatrina M. PontiJonathan s. PoormanMary Grace Potelunasrachel a. randazzolauren J. reinhardtvanessa M. relvaschandel M. rispinKaytlin l. roholtTorrey l. salmonsteven r. scrivoThomas a. scuderiemily M. sewellKavita J. shahrosemary a. shaveryeon soon shinMegan M. shipskyMaria l. shiptoskinicole c. sklareskiJustin s. steinmanKasie l. sweeneycody W. TaylorJillian M. Thomassamantha e. Tobiarosa e. TodaroFrancisco a. Tutellabridget M. vegliaarielle l. verdescoJennifer M. villareJessica a. WagnerKristen M. Walkercaroline WalkerJohn P. WallMark a. WehrenbergMichael J. Wiencekrose Marie c. WongKatharine M. WrightKelly Zaccheoalexander Zygmunt

SophomoresMary M. allingapril l. atkinsonMichael r. aughenbaughMatthew s. baerMichael c. balogarachel M. barnachristine e. bennettdavid M. berkenicole e. biancoKatrina l. blannettalexander P. borsellinatasha n. breaPatrick J. brierrichard brzozowskialexandra r. buckleyian J. butterwickMegan e. byerscarl J. caceresMae lynn chanelizabeth M. chaseanthony cianchettaroseanna l. clearycynthia comerfordstephen W. conlonbenjamin J. courtneyPhillip cunninghamandrea r. didioKevin s. dishonPatrick s. eibenconor d. Foleysalvatore Frangipanecatherine M. Gallagheraimee l. Gallipeaudavid J. Gardnerbrendan r. Gaughanderek Gelorminiamanda M. Gentilevalerie a. Griffinalex F. GrisiWilliam T. GroganMaria a. GubbiottiJames M. haggertycolby c. haggertyKathleen n. hudsonKelly r. JohnsonPhilip J. Kachmardaniel P. Kaufmannamanda M. KerinsKaitlyn M. KincelJoanna M. KlimaskiJoshua M. Knappchristina s. Koernerlaura l. Krafjackbrendan a. langanvictoria a. lombardoKimberly K. loydenPaulina r. Maidadanielle c. Mallardconor b. McauliffeKylie M. MccolliganKrista M. McGlynnWilliam J. McGrathTara l. McGrawelizabeth Monachinoheather l. Mornan

sara e. nardoneleandra M. nasserGerard e. nolanKatherine Parachechelsea l. Paskmanlauren M. PelucacciJoshua J. Perrysarah e. Philbinbenjamin W. redandeirdre a. reedyKatherine a. ritinskideirdre l. rockleinJillian l. ruggiereKristen n. saidKietryn a. samuelsenJustin M. savitskilauren sebastianrobert n. simoldonieric J. sommerserica M. sprenkleJoseph r. springeranthony J. stefanellinicholas J. stilesJacquelyn stypulkowskiKatherine n. sullivandanielle n. Torresbrandon G. Tunisshivani K. vekariachristopher velazquezKira n. WagnerMelissa a. Wasilewskichristopher Wasnetskyaimee c. WechslerJennifer WhritenourJoseph h. Williamsdanielle a. WylieGraham M. yeagerJustine G. ZoltonJuniorsMolly J. adamitiselizabeth allenKevin J. arthurKarina e. arzumanyanrichard M. aulettaJustine a. baakmanKathryn l. beattieMelissa c. beltzJonathan P. bennettGiuseppe bongiornobrendan M. bradfordcaitlin J. burkeJacqueline M. buschTiffany a. butlernoelle b. cadotteandrew M. calogeroJoseph F. canamucionathan c. carrdanielle l. chicanoMatthew a. creedonishita u. dalalMatthew P. debocaitlin e. delaneyJoseph c. delulloJennifer a. diceKyle J. donlinTimothy M. donohue

Maria dormansPeter M. ebeidKerry a. erlangercaitlin G. evansKristen c. FenocchiMichael b. FlynnJames Francescangelidanielle G. FrascellaMollie e. GallagherJenna M. Gilliganbrian r. Goldsackchelsey M. GraciaTara b. GramignaTiffanie M. Groverandrew r. hammerin J. harrisonbrian d. hauptdaniel J. herrMatthew r. hoskoTimothy M. hughesdavid r. humphreysGary M. ihnatdaniel h. Jahnnathan J. Jeromechristopher d. JonesJustin a. KapicaMichael T. Karwackibrian F. Kellyamy e. Killeenamy e. Klughenry l. Kramarskibrandon Kujawskichristina a. Kuraellen e. lavelleJohn F. lennoxcarmello J. libassiMarissa l. licataKyle r. locksMary elise lynchemily M. MacPheeanthony ManderichioJason P. MannionKristie l. Matfuscaitlin MccarthyPatrick Mclaughlinryan M. Molitorisdennis P. Monaghananthony T. MoodyKaitlin M. Moorenicole l. MorganThomas P. MorinJames MunleyJonathan v. MunleyKathryn nebzydoskiJohn P. novakMatthew l. nyquistcarl J. o’neilPatricia e. oakleybrianna M. ollerraymond J. orchardKatherine osenbacheric G. PencekMichael c. Pisanoandrew M. PontiMaria a. Portellielizabeth a. Pulicebethany a. PurdyKristen QuartuccioJoseph r. Quinnamanda M. reicholdcassandra a. rozellJoanna rumbauskassteven r. russoKimberly J. saidKristen n. sandersonbridget sandrowiczKristina M. sauerlandryan P. savagelaura J. scodaTimothy M. smilnakshawna stemrichcarmine J. suppaMarcos TaboasKeri n. TaylorKathryn e. Turnbullalyson M. urniaszelyse a. vallach

charles J. volpebrendan P. WalkerFlorence M. WarrenGemma r. WilliamsWilliam c. Woodycasey M. Wunschchristopher yaroshMichael P. ZaleskiMary e. ZorechakWilliam J. ZuponSeniorsJessica M. abbottsarah h. afriecqrimsha ahmedTaylor M. ainleydavid albertsonamanda M. applegatealfred K. bachillerrhiannon r. beilMary K. bentonKevin M. berryMaria M. berthaMelissa M. berthaedward K. besseJoseph a. biancoalexandra l. bigaGina bonacciKristyn M. boydJoe c. bragueTessie buraczewskidaniel J. burkeMelissa M. burnschristopher r. byrdcarmella calabresesiobhan M. caseycarl cerviThomas M. churillarobert d. cicirelliKyle clausscharles comprelliJohn G. connellTeresa M. coppacourtney costanzoaimee e. davinalex c. deckchristopher delappiryan c. dell’aglioMichael P. derosabeatrice desiranna M. dicolliKaitlin c. dinotaMichelle domingoPatrick e. donnellyhanarae dudekaugustus d. esgroamanda M. evanichajeem J. evansdeanna K. everyGina M. Fabianosheri M. FlanneryThomas s. FlynnMichael a. Frechenemma M. FryerGina Fullambrendan F. Fullerlynn M. Gavinchristine GiangiulioKerry a. GraffittiWilliam J. Grahamlindsay l. GreinerJoseph a. Grunerrebecca a. GuentherThomas a. Guilerdenise M. hardiskyThomas J. harrisMelissa c. harrisonMichael l. hawverPeter hokreinamanda l. horenskylauren M. hoskosarah s. hyndscaesar G. imperiodaniel M. Jackowitzdouglas a. Jonesrebecca J. KaddisMichael a. Kakarekaneil s. Kalariya

George r. Keisercolleen e. KenneyKevin c. KernMaria a. KernJoseph a. Koivistochristine K. Koshelnatalie M. KottkeJohn J. KotulaMichael d. Kozelcharleigh e. laFronz-embergerThomas a. langanGuido r. laPortadawn e. leavyJennifer K. lewisMackenzie J. lindalex v. liobisMegan e. lobueKathleen c. longheather n. lucasJennifer MaldonadoMatthew MariyampillaiThomas c. McandrewKelley M. McdermottKathleen d. McKeeveranthony MercadoMatthew a. Mercurinathan r. Millercaitlin o. Millerlaura a. MilunicJennifer MoaklerMeagan K. Moranashley M. MotterKevin G. MustoJeffrey F. MusytGina M. naticchisophia norellaGregory T. omerzaWilliam d. orasinMatthew d. orzolekbart l. PacificoKimberly PacovskyPauline PalkoJoseph J. Paradiseamitkumar M. Patelcatherine M. Patrickvictoria r. Perkseva a. PiatekJacqueline K. PisanoMatthew r. PlumbMatthew J. PrudenteJulia M. ricciMary Grace c. rizzoThea n. rodgersJessica e. rosechristopher M. russoerica e. ruvoloMaria G. sanabriaMelissa a. scacchittiMeghan M. shaddowMadelyn v. sminkeynicole K. smithKayla M. smithMatthew P. snyderPaul J. stackJason stankiewiczerika l. steeleJason e. steinmetzcoral strednydeirdre T. strehlashley M. surkinalison r. swetyrobert h. swintonlayla F. Tabatabaieashley e. TeatumKatie J. Tempaughbrian M. TenazasKaitlyn a. Thornerachel M. Tracewskiheather l. Tropianochristopher TruszkowskiGary J. valvanoMary Theresa veglia

Matthew W. vitaKaren h. Waldecklauren l. Wasilchakabralyn P. WeidowJered J. Weinstocklaura J. WertzMarc a. WorozbytJennifer l. Zappitelliallen M. ZelnoTheodore J. Zenzal

College of grAduAte & Continuing eduCAtion

Note: Most CGCE students are listed under the college of their academic major. Freshmensharon K. christianMeredith c. colohanKara M. dalesusan P. hallnicole P. herbstMichael P. leonardlydia l. lukeMajid Mokhtari- eshlaghistephen P. recuperoJessica d. roganholly a. spencerdeborah l. youngSophomoresMelinda c. cardclayton c. colefieldvictoria a. Kocislinda schererJuniorslee d. ashlinThomas Gonczirobert M. rowlandsanthony l. villanoSeniorsheather M. deinMarylou e. Falloaudrey a. Feltersean M. Gilroyerin e. Grambodenise M. Jacoby- smithPatrick J. o’Kernickalexis a. vagniMichele l. Wrazien

KAniA sChool of MAnAgeMent

FreshmenMeghan a. addessiKristin alfieriJuan c. avellanerin M. barryalyssa M. brensharyan J. bridgeJoseph T. burbellanicholas a. casellibritney a. castroJonathan danforthKori a. dobrowskiKenneth W. dubsMarie a. Febiaralison M. Gilroycorey Gormaneric J. Greissrichard J. GrossJamie l. hardydonald b. harrisbrendan J. hayesnicolai r. JohnsonJennifer a. Kirknicole M. linkolauren Maggipintocasey McFaddensean J. McKevenybrian Musto

Students Named to Dean’s List The university has announced the dean’s list, which recognizes students for academic excel-lence during the fall 2008 semester. in order to be named to the dean’s list, a student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of credit hours. The list includes students from the university’s four colleges: the college of arts and sciences, the college of Graduate and continuing education, the Kania school of Management and the Panuska college of Professional studies.



Matthew J. nealonangela r. negriemily r. Popsonemanuel d. Puglisiadam M. reeseGregory n. roddenMichael s. rosenfeldbrendan d. Toolandana n. WalshMichael J. Wielgusronald WoznockMichael a. ZaydonSophomoresZachary a. ashworthMaureen r. azeffchristopher baginskiloribeth n. baileysamer bandakrebecca bartleyTiffany a. bettexKelly a. biekersarah n. bilottilauren a. bottittasamuel calabresebryan v. caseyvinessa M. cirritolauren a. coluccicaleigh n. conahanlauren M. cornellJoseph v. costelloGabrielle delicatisara K. dellecavechristian J. duganbrian F. dunstoneMatthew M. englishGabrielle GiombettiZachary P. Grassilauren M. hahnJohn J. hoffmanJavier e. huaniraJohn KelemanikMichael P. Kelleyangela r. Ketonischristopher lanterocorinne r. lynadyWilliam r. Mackeysusan c. Marescashannon J. MarinoWilliam MontemaranoJeffrey M. nunesJessica J. Palmeridaniel b. Parisilauren a. PorelliMatthew r. Pugliesebrittany a. reyeslauren M. riolonicole scalaMichael G. shertzchristopher stalloneJoseph e. stellaKaitlyn M. Tirneylesley a. WagnerKirsten Wentworthvirginia l. WilmarthJuniorsamanda a. akouryJenna e. alunniJennifer l. barrettMichael P. bybelJustin P. canninglaura c. carrollJustin T. champagneMandy M. collinsdana M. deleosarah M. deutchmansamuel J. dillmanalyssa c. dixonKatelyn doylesalvatore espositochristopher J. Finleyamy a. Gillettedanita e. Goldovichalison r. GrantTheresa l. hanntzbryan J. heinleinsarah M. Jacksonstanislaw J. Kozak

Julia c. KropfMichael e. lositonicholas J. lucentechristopher a. luciaraheel d. Malikamanda s. Marcyemily F. McdonoughJohn P. McMorrowJennifer o’haraJessica K. o’neillnina M. Picarellialexander a. PolsterThomas M. ProkopJustin d. PurohitJessica M. ranioloashley l. reganlisa a. rudolfdonna M. ruppJason T. savinoJoshua M. scochinamanda J. shevchukMatthew P. slatterylauren a. stiernathalie s. TheranJeremy J. TravisJordan r. TrygarMarc a. vallonealexa vanduynhovenJohn a. WalkerMichael G. WolanskyJacky WongSeniorsstephen aughenbaughcatherine l. bakerKathleen M. baroneMary Margaret bolandchristine a. bracrellaJaclyn M. bromleydanielle a. bruzzesecaitlin M. castlestephanie a. chicanoMichael collariniJohn M. cookPatrick devinedaniel J. diGiovannialyssa n. disilvestrichristina doughertyalena r. ecksteinKyle FoxKelly M. Furdinashley GariaKevin K. GatensJennifer l. Gonsiorrobert b. GreenKathleen P. Gruffiemily haleKatelynn a. KeirMolly KlusekTheodocia a. lawlessThomas K. lewisshawn MatthewsMatthew r. MessettJonathan P. Mirandaalexandra MontoneJoseph P. o’connellnicole l. ortliebangela Parlopianolauren a. PascoeJonathan r. Perinaadrienne PierangeliJessica PodolakPhillip c. PortueseMichael J. reachMichael d. ritterbeckbreanne n. rossKevin F. sidotiMarny b. smithThomas M. sohnsrachel l. TerryMatthew s. Torstrupcolleen l. TuohyWhitney M. uhleramber l. urbanJames h. vanWertKristin M. Walshseth d. Wasnock

Paul M. Wood

PAnusKA College of ProfessionAl studies

Freshmenstephanie a. alexMatthew c. aubertinchelsie M. baakmandana M. bamberelyse c. benoitcara T. brindleybenjamin v. brustalyssa M. calabreseKatherine cameronlaura r. capassocatherine J. capellalauren capizziallison M. carboneJessa l. casnerlindsay M. cervenakashley l. chandlercandice r. cliffordKayla T. coadyellen M. coyneFrancine M. dattolodiane e. deWittstamatia M. dimouerin M. dohertybrittany M. dolancaitlyn M. dowdKelly a. evansvalerie M. Fanelliashley s. Figaniakshane P. Fitzgeraldanna FuscoKatlyn J. GardnerGary Giffordcarolyn M. Gillespiechristina P. halmacaitlin a. hayesJennie M. hofmanndavid M. hoppKathleen Kardosamanda c. Klinenicole e. KowalskiMelissa c. lancasterKristin M. leccesechristina F. lennonKelly ann lillisPaul F. luongoMaryallison MackellJaclyn MarchaterreTraci Matiskocelia r. MccarthyMinnel Meglioranzadennis l. Mishkosamantha b. MoscaKaitlyn a. neenanashley n. o’brienJulieann a. ostroskiJulie P. ozyczstephen e. PageMoira r. ParkinsonMarianne M. Pattersonhope T. Perfettonatalie a. Piccianoryan P. PipanJoseph F. PughJeanne rabelMatthew d. rayhaKatherine regimbalbridget e. riceJaclyn simberlunderica M. smithGregory r. specasteven J. spironelloJessica M. Toomeysarah e. TrinchitellaKathleen M. Tuohyashley n. vosillasamantha. WintersMary anne Woody

devan r. ZambitoKelly ZimmermannSophomorescolleen M. achatzKristina n. amoreseKaitlin r. arduinodianne barbadesiree s. basiliibridget c. bedfordGino J. bianconiKayla a. blecherMaria J. borowskiKatherine a. bowensarah e. bowersKaren buchheisterdiane n. burkeJulianne butterfieldJacqueline caminiticatherine e. castrocarrie a. colaiannishannon e. collinsTara l. connordanielle e. corapicaroline corasanitiKyle b. corradocaroline cuiulePatricia cunninghamdana J. dechiaroMichelle delaurentisstephanie delaurentiscatherine n. devinecolleen a. dikonleah r. dornerMichael r. drewTara c. elnitskisinead o. FarrellyMatt F. Ferrerirobert J. Fischlindsey Fitzpatrickcourtney e. FluehrMegan a. FortunerJustin M. Fricksharon T. Fureyadam b. Gershowitzrebecca s. Gonzalezalana c. Guistichristine e. hallJessica l. hanntzelise M. hansonalyssa c. hartmanJessika s. haynosrebecca l. henthornalyssa T. hoekstracassandra hoffmandianna a. holdrencatherine c. Kainlisa M. KellerThomas J. KernMichelle G. Keyaskocynthia c. Kiddcolleen a. KnightJessica KozlowskiMelanie a. KrineyKrystina M. Kubeikaroxanne s. KuzioJessica M. librizzibrittany s. loevnerelizabeth J. lukowiczKathryn a. lundbergTricia M. MacdavittKathleen c. MadaraMeghan c. MaguireKamila MalinowskaKimberly a. MaloneyKenna l. Margevichnicole e. MartinMaria a. Marxbrianna r. Mcardlenatalie l. McbryanGillian b. Mcdermottann e. Mcintoshnicole MenendezKristen M. Metzgeralicia M. Meyersamantha Miglioricaitlin M. Milleralexandra Minicone

Karen a. navarretechristine M. o’neillKirsten a. ondichJeffrey a. orloskiMarla e. osborneMarissa d. PalumboJessica c. Parigialexandra ParlamasPeter J. Potenaelizabeth J. reedyKathryn J. rigbystephanie c. robinsKrystal a. robinsonKyersten rozanskiMeghan e. ryanKristin d. ryffelemma r. sacramonedanielle l. saduskyTara l. shoebridgeJenna M. simonettiTimothy J. simpsondorothy skordinskyKatherine P. sladeJacqueline a. sotoelise K. soulierPatrick J. sperolisa J. spinelliFrancesca M. stankolaura a. stubitsbrittni l. stullMichael J. sunkelJames J. TroutmanMollie l. vitaFrancesca WaldronMegan M. Walshnicholas WestendorfJulia e. WhiteMegan M. yekelerin e. yuhasKayla l. Zappolosarah ZimmermannJuniorsalexis d. allenTatianna altamiranoalyssa J. aritzamanda l. beiselJillian belinskiKaitlin P. berrisfordnicole r. brincharlotte v. brownsiobhan h. burnsJill n. buryMegan e. callahanscott M. cardoniMarybeth carrollelizabeth h. carugansarah a. chantrelldanielle l. charnitskicasey F. cicaleKristin r. cinquinocourtney e. cocciacaitlyn K. cookKaitlin M. coxcandace l. cremardalycia a. crillyanaliese crosbyTiffany a. deJesussarah c. dicciccocourtney l. dillonchrysanne eichnercorinne Fazioelizabeth a. FickenJillian M. FitzgibbonKelly a. Foleychristina GammaitoniMegan GannonMichelle c. GeiseMary Kate a. GildeaMarissa a. GiomarisoMichele T. Giuntacolleen e. GoldenMichelle l. GoldkampMaureen T. Goodheartbreanne M. Grassochristie l. GregowiczJanine M. Grossochristine a. Guariglia

Juliana M. GuistiKiley r. GundermanJulia a. haddonemily F. hahnMargaret a. henryc. clark hodgsonlindsay a. horvathnicole M. huthstephanie a. huthKaitlin e. huvanecolleen a. Jobbaamanda Joneselizabeth G. Kellyabigail e. KingKerry M. lanebeth lappinsamantha lennonJennifer M. leutheleah a. linebargerlindsay M. lougherysarah e. lyonssarah T. Maccombienicole s. Macconnelllindsay a. Mannochristina MarinoJayne e. MariottiMindy M. MarkusKristen a. McGowanalissa F. McGregorcolleen T. Mclaneheather M. MeloneTheresa a. MercerMarissa s. MichayloJoan c. Milleraileen M. Monksryan s. Mooneyalison K. MooreKristine K. Mullinschristen e. MurrayMeredith e. nashlyntasha r. neigelcolleen a. nyitraysarah a. o’connorMeredith o’connorMallory r. o’haraMeagan e. Pehnkeclaira M. PerfettoTatiana r. Personchelsea a. PersoniusJessica a. Piattalexandria M. Pipacristin J. PrioloMaura b. Quinnashley e. richardsbrittany e. ringdana a. ritterbeckKathryn G. rossiMarie c. russellsamantha r. russostephanie M. salinisKatherine a. samuelJacqueline s. sandersKatherine M. sansoucilaura M. schmidtMegan e. schuckcharles T. scianguladanielle T. sistochelsea K. skalkowskilaura M. skoronskiKristina h. smithdiana spiridigliozziMichael l. spironellocourtney st. amandelizabeth J. stebbinslauren e. steinMegan e. TadleyKaitlin e. Taftsarah s. Tatlongharicatherine a. ToomeyJillian P. Trombettarose M. TrotinerKimberly Warzynskilauren a. Wielanddanielle a. Williamsashlee J. Wrublealyssa M. Wundercarleigh a. Zielinski

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harold W. baillie, Ph.d., provost and vice president for academic affairs at the university, announced that six faculty members were chosen to receive intersession Grants for January 2009.

Marzia M. caporale, Ph.d., assis-tant professor of French and italian, and linda ledford-Miller, Ph.d., professor and chair of world languages, spent inter-session working on a curriculum develop-ment project. drs. caporale and ledford-Miller are preparing a formal proposal to restructure The university of scranton’s French major.

Josephine M. dunn, Ph.d., associ-ate professor of history, spent intersession at vassar college, Poughkeepsie, n.y., researching records concerning scranton’s yWca. The research is part of her ongo-ing study of women’s history in scranton.

david J. dzurec iii, Ph.d., assis-tant professor of history, revised his dis-sertation, “‘an entertaining narrative of…cruel and barbarous Treatment:’ captivity, narrative, and debate in the early american republic 1775-1816.” dr. dzurec plans to publish the dis-sertation as a monograph focusing on the development of political culture of the early united states, particularly the impact of the barbary Wars on american society and politics during the american revolution and early republic.

virginia Picchietti, Ph.d., associate professor of italian, received a grant for her article entitled “Writing the shoah for young readers: The case of lia levi.” dr. Picchietti’s article examines the por-trayal of the shoah, the hebrew term for the holocaust, in the writings of levi, an italian author. dr. Picchietti plans to pub-lish her article as part of a book project on

the Jewish italian experience.Jennifer a. Tripp, Ph.d., assistant

professor, chemistry, received a grant to study “radiocarbon dating of shells using accelerator Mass spectrometry: evaluation of a new Pretreatment Method.” dr. Tripp and her assistant, christopher M. russo ’09, Marlboro, n.J., traveled to the university of oxford, england, in January to test a new pre-treatment method for radiocarbon dating of shell using oxford’s accelerator mass spectrometer to determine the correct date of purified shell samples. dr. Tripp is working with two scientists at oxford who are hoping to clarify dates for the migration of anatomically modern humans into europe.

The Greater scranton chamber of commerce presented The university of scranton with the healthy Workplace award during its annual Membership luncheon at the hilton scranton & conference center. The award recognizes companies that have adopted wellness practices in the workplace and is a col-laboration of the chamber, blue cross of northeastern Pennsylvania, and chamberchoice. The university of scranton was chosen because of the variety of unique wellness programs offered. Fifty-seven percent of employees partici-pate in at least one of the wellness programs offered by the university. at left, eric dove, blue cross of northeastern Pennsylvania, presents the award to Janice Winslow, Wellness committee member, and cathy Mascelli, Wellness Program coordinator at the university.

University Receives Healthy Workplace Award

John R. Conway, Ph.D., associ-ate professor of biology, has had two of his photographs of the honey ant, Myrmecocystus mexicanus, published in a book titled World Entomophagy, pub-lished in 2008 by dr. Jun Mitsuhashi. one photo was featured in color on the dust jacket. The book deals with the human consumption of insects around the world, and cites four of dr. conway’s past articles on honey ants.

Joe A. Vinson, Ph.D., professor of chemistry, delivered two lectures at the university of alabama, Tuscaloosa, during international education Week in november 2008. on nov. 19, he discussed “chocolate chemistry: The science behind the World’s Passion,” and on nov. 20, he addressed “The science of coffee.”

also, in late January, dr. vinson attended redox 2009, hosted by the Pharmacy & Food sciences college of havana’s university and the cuban society of Pharmacology, cuba, where he was a presenter and chaired a session. redox is an international conference for researchers in the field of free radical/antioxidants in medicine and biology.he also spoke at the national center of Plant and animal care, institute of ophthalmology, and Faculty of chemistry, university of havana.

Robert W. Shaffern, Ph.D., pro-fessor of history, has published a book titled Law and Justice from Antiquity to Enlightenment (rowman & littlefield). The book surveys recurring themes in law and jurisprudence from the code of hammurabi (c. 1750 bc) to the code napoleon (published 1806). New Staff

The following is a list of full-time staff hired at the university in november, december and January:lee J. deangelis, Systems Administrator, Systems and Software ResourcesMichelle boughton, Assistant Director for Housing Operations, Residence LifeMary d. densevich, Transfer Credit Analyst and Records Specialist, Registrar’s Officeelizabeth M. Fehr, Regional Gift Officer, Institutional Advancementelise l. Gower, Coordinator, International Service Programs and Retreats, University Ministrieseugene Groysman, Public Safety OfficerJoy M. lee, Custodian, O’Hara HallPamela M. Murray, Custodian, Weinberg Memorial LibraryJason s. schwass, Regional Gift Officer, Institutional Advancementdavid Warman, Custodian, The DeNaples Center

Psychology Professor Coauthors Textbookbrad alford, Ph.d., professor of

psychology, has coauthored the second edition of the book Depression: Causes and Treatment, published by the university of Pennsylvania Press in december.

dr. alford has co-authored the book with aaron beck, M.d., university Professor emeritus of Psychiatry at the university of Pennsylvania and presi-dent of the beck institute for cognitive Therapy and research.

The new edition of the book expands on the original research of the first edition, authored solely by dr. beck and published 40 years ago. The first edition reported on beck’s original tests of Freud’s theory that led to a new system of psychological theory and cognitive therapy. in the sec-ond edition, the authors examine selected

Six Receive Faculty Intersession Grants

scientific tests and controlled trials that have enhanced cognitive therapy since it was first introduced. They also explore the role of new antidepressant drugs and the other somatic treatments of depression.

dr. alford has also coauthored with dr. beck The Integrative Power of Cognitive Therapy and Scientific Foundations of Cognitive Theory and Therapy of Depression.

dr. alford joined the faculty at The university of scranton in 1989. he earned a bachelor’s degree from Millsaps college and his doctorate in clinical psychology from the university of Mississippi. he teaches history and literature of psychol-ogy, abnormal psychology, and field experience in clinical settings. his research focuses on cognitive theory of psychopa-thology and cognitive behavioral therapies.

Scranton to Sponsor Women’s Conference “Women and social Movements

in u.s. Women’s history” will be the keynote topic presented at the second biennial conference on Women and history in northeastern Pennsylvania, which will be held at the university on saturday, March 14. The conference, which is open to the public, will take place on the fifth floor of brennan hall.

Kathryn Kish sklar, Ph.d., distinguished bartle Professor and co-

director of the center for the historical study of Women and Gender and the center for the Teaching of american history at suny binghamton, will deliver the keynote address.

The day begins at 9 a.m. with a wel-come and opening remarks by Josephine M. dunn, Ph.d., associate professor of art history at the university.

Morning presentations will include such topics as “The suffrage story in scranton, august 19-november 4, 1920” and “The Women Who Founded the Tioga Point Museum, athens, Pa.” a buffet luncheon will take place at noon, followed by the keynote address. cost for the luncheon is $10.

afternoon topics include “scranton’s sisters, servants of the immaculate heart of Mary” and “nursing in early 20th-century scranton.”

The day concludes at 3:30 p.m. with a reception in the university’s hope horn Gallery on the fourth floor of hyland hall, Jefferson and linden streets.

The conference is supported by grants from The university’s office of equity and diversity, the art and Music Program at The university of scranton, the university’s hope horn Gallery; the lackawanna arts council and the lackawanna heritage valley authority.

For more information, or for reserva-tions, call (570) 941-7625 by Feb. 15.


Historian Researches Medieval Treatise

students at The university of scranton were recognized for outstanding academic achievement at the Frank o’hara awards and rose Kelly awards ceremony, held in december on campus.

Frank o’hara medals were given to first, second and third-year students with the highest grade point average in the Panuska college of Professional studies, the college of arts and sciences, the Kania school of Management and the college of Graduate and continuing education. The award is named in honor of the late Frank o’hara, who served the university for 53 years in various administrative positions.

recipients of Frank o’hara medals from each of the university’s three under-graduate schools are as follows.

From the Kania school of Management: first-year student Jessica Palmeri, received a bronze medal; second-year student amanda s. Marcy, received a silver medal; and William Pugh iv, and Frederick T. Fuchs, third-year students, received silver medals.

From the Panuska college of Professional studies: first-year student Marla osborne, received a bronze medal; second-year student nicole M. Zullo, received a silver medal; and noel J. McFadden, third-year student, received a silver medal.

From the college of arts and sciences: first-year students Melissa a. Wasilewski, Jacquelyn stypulkowski and Maria a. Gubbiotti received bronze medals; second-year student William Woody, received a sil-ver medal; and third-year student Matthew

a. Mercuri received a silver medal. From the college of Graduate and

continuing education: first-year student lucille a. Morris, received a silver medal; second-year student Michele l. Wrazien received a silver medal.

The following graduate-level students in the college of Graduate and continuing education received pewter medals: heather M. bradley; Miranda e. Kendrick; diane M. Jachimowicz; sarah l. Wodder; Wendy bruffy; Katherine a. Ferraro; Joseph dilauro; candace M. dexheimer.

The rose Kelly award was established by a university of scranton alumnus, Joseph Wineburgh, Ph.d., to link the efforts of educators to the achievements of college students. The award is presented jointly to a student in each of the four col-leges who has completed two years at the university and to the teacher whom he or she recognizes as having a great impact on his or her life. students are selected based on exemplary achievement in both academ-ics and general campus involvement.

From the Kania school of Management, Frederick T. Fuchs nomi-nated his teacher from immaculata high school, Thomas G. Welsh.

From the Panuska college of Professional studies, alycia crilly nomi-nated edward dalton, her teacher from lakeland regional high school.

From the college of arts and sciences, Matthew a. Mercuri nominated his teacher from scranton Preparatory school, William burke.

Students Receive O’Hara, Rose Kelly Awards

Dr . Sebastianelli Named KSOM Teacher of the Year For the third time, rose sebastianelli, Ph.d., professor of operations manage-

ment at the university, has been chosen as the Kania school of Management (KsoM) Professor of the year by the university’s business club.

dr. sebastianelli joined the university in 1988 as an assistant professor. she was promoted to associate professor with tenure in 1995, and to full professor in 2003. in 1996, she was named alperin chair in business administration, and served as interim dean of the Kania school of Management for one year (1996-97) and as interim dean of the Graduate school for two years (2000-02). dr. sebastianelli also received the KsoM Professor of the year award in 2005 and in 2007. she earned a bachelor of sci-ence degree from indiana university of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.d. in management sci-ence from the Pennsylvania state university smeal college of business administration.

dr. sebastianelli received the award at the KsoM’s annual dinner on oct. 2. From left are: Frederick T. Fuchs ’10, secretary of the business club; dr. sebastianelli; and Michael o. Mensah, Ph.d., dean of the Kania school of Management.

Friendly Sons of St . Patrick Present Annual Check for Dr . John H . Corcoran Scholarship

The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Lackawanna County recently presented a check to the University for the Dr. John H. Corcoran Scholarship for Study in Ireland. Seated are, from left, John Keeler, president, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, Corcoran Scholarship recipient Patrick Bannon, and Tracy Bannon, Patrick’s mother. Standing, from left, are Richard P. Conaboy Jr., representing the Honorable Richard P. Conaboy, chairman of the scholarship committee; University of Scranton President Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J.; Joseph (Jay) Bannon, M.D., and Charles Bannon, M.D., Patrick’s father and grandfather respectively; and Michael Simons, director, study abroad/global initiatives at the University.

The Friendly sons of st. Patrick of lackawanna county recently presented a check for $5,000 to The university of scranton for the dr. John corcoran scholarship for study in ireland. This year’s scholarship winner is Patrick J. bannon, an english major.

in 1984, the Friendly sons estab-lished a perpetual scholarship fund to finance academic study in ireland by a college student. since its inception, the scholarship has been given in alternate years to a student from The university of scranton and Marywood university. in 1994, the scholarship was renamed in honor of the late John h. corcoran, d.M.d., the oldest past president and member of the Friendly sons of st. Patrick of lackawanna county.

scholarship recipients spend at least one semester at a college-level institution

in ireland and, upon return, discuss their experiences in ireland with the execu-tive committee of the Friendly sons. The scholarship winner is chosen based on a GPa of 3.0 or above, services, activities, interests and work experience, and a per-sonal statement and essay. since 1984, the Friendly sons of st. Patrick has donated $42,000 to The university of scranton through the scholarship program.

bannon, a junior, will study at the national university of ireland in Galway.

a graduate of scranton Preparatory school, bannon is a member of the university’s prestigious special Jesuit liberal arts Program. he is also on the editorial staff of Esprit, the university’s literary magazine. he is the son of university of scranton Trustee Joseph (Jay) bannon, M.d., and Tracy bannon, both of whom are alumni.

robert W. shaffern, Ph.d., professor of history at The university of scranton, spent a week of the fall semester in london studying a fifteenth-century trea-tise currently held in the manuscript col-lection of the british library. The treatise he is studying was written at syon abbey near london.

a bridgettine double convent that housed both nuns and monks, the syon abbey was built by King henry v and frequented by catherine of aragon, the first wife of King henry viii. according to dr. shaffern, the syon abbey became well known for its preachers and its library rich in devotional and theological works.

“syon abbey was spiritual capital of england in the fifteenth century,” said dr. shaffern, who is researching a treatise

that was quite unusual for its day.“This particular treatise was written

in Middle english. The dimensions of the manuscript (about the size of a modern paperback) tell me that it was intended for personal use,” said dr. shaffern. he explained that during the fifteenth cen-tury treatises were generally written in latin, and that many manuscripts were much larger than the one he is studying.

“This treatise was intended to be more accessible. Furthermore, since it was written in Middle english, a female read-ership must have also been in mind,” said dr. shaffern.

dr. shaffern plans to publish the treatise through The university of scranton Press. The book-in-progress is entitled The Pardons of Syon Abbey.


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Baseball Head Coach: Mike Bartoletti Home Field: Connell Park, Scranton

day date Opponent timesat. Mar. 7 at Mcdaniel 1:30 pmsun. Mar. 8 at Mcdaniel (dh) 11:00 amFri. Mar. 13 spring break Trip (Ft. Myers, Fla.)sat. Mar. 20 (9 games)saT. Mar. 21 *susQuehanna (dh) 1:00 PMsun. Mar. 22 *susQuehanna 12:00 PMWed. Mar. 25 WilKes 3:30 PMsat. Mar. 28 *at Moravian (dh) 1:00 pmsun. Mar. 29 *at Moravian 12:00 pmMon. Mar. 30 at desales 3:30 pmsaT. aPr. 4 *dreW (dh) 12:00 PMsun. aPr. 5 *dreW 1:00 PMTue. aPr. 7 MaryWood 4:00 PMWed. apr. 8 at Misericordia 3:30 pmFri. aPr. 10 *caTholic (dh) 1:00 PMsaT. aPr. 11 *caTholic 12:00 PMTue. aPr. 14 KinG’s 4:00 PMThu. aPr. 16 Misericordia 4:00 PMsat. apr. 18 *at Juniata (dh) 1:00 pmsun. apr. 19 *at Juniata 12:00 pmTue. aPr. 21 baPTisT bible 4:00 PMWed. apr. 22 at Marywood 4:00 pmThu. apr. 23 at King’s 4:00 pmsat. apr. 25 *at usMMa (dh) 1:00 pmsun. apr. 26 *at usMMa 12:00 pmTue. apr. 28 *at Wilkes 4:00 pmF/su. May 2-4 landmark conference Tournament Tba

Golf head Coach: ed Karpovich home Course: Glenmaura National Golf Club, Moosicday date Opponent timeFri. apr. 3 at Moravian spring invitational 1:00 pmMon. apr. 6 at Fdu-Florham 1:00 pmWed. aPr. 8 Fdu-FlorhaM/WilKes 1:00 PMFri. apr. 10 at Misericordia 1:00 pmMon. apr. 13 at King’s 1:00 pmWed. aPr. 15 KinG’s/Misericordia 1:00 PMsun. aPr. 19 GlenMaura naTional colleGiaTe inv. TbaMon. aPr. 20 GlenMaura naTional colleGiaTe inv. TbaWed. apr. 22 at Wilkes 1:00 pmsat. May 2 at landmark invitational Tba

Men’s Lacrosse head Coach: Kevin dugan home Field: Fitzpatrick Fieldday date Opponent timesun. Feb. 15 at salisbury 1:00 pmTue. Feb. 24 iMMaculaTa 4:00 PMsaT. Feb. 28 iThaca 1:00 PMsat. Mar. 7 at Franklin & Marshall 1:00 pmWed. Mar. 11 at rochester inst. of Tech. 4:00 pmsaT. Mar. 14 caZenovia 3:00 PMWed. Mar. 18 at elmira 4:00 pmsaT. Mar. 21 *susQuehanna 1:00 PMsat. Mar. 28 *at u.s. Merchant Marine

academy 1:00 pmsaT. aPr. 4 *Goucher 1:00 PMWed. aPr. 15 *Moravian 7:00 PMsat. apr. 18 *at catholic 2:30 pmTue. aPr. 21 MaryWood 7:00 PMsat. apr. 25 *at drew 3:00 pmWed. apr. 29 landmark conference semifinals Tbasat. May 2 landmark conference championship Tba

Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach: Becky Davis Home Field: Fitzpatrick Fieldday date Opponent timesaT. Mar. 14 elMira 12:30PM Tue. Mar. 24 at cabrini 4:00 pm sat. Mar. 28 at oneonta st. 2:00 pm Tue. Mar. 31 MT. sT. vincenT 4:00 PM Thu. apr. 2 at neumann 4:00 pm sat. apr. 4 *at Moravian 1:00 pm Wed. aPr. 8 *susQuehanna 7:00 PM Fri. aPr. 10 *dreW 1:00 PM Tue. apr. 14 at Misericordia 7:00 pm Thu. apr. 16 at King’s 7:00 pm sat. apr. 18 *at catholic 1:00 pm Tue. aPr. 21 MaryWood 4:00 PM Thu. aPr. 23 roWan 4:00 PM saT. aPr. 25 *Goucher 1:00 PM

Softball head Coach: colleen Mahon home Field: Tripp Park complex, scrantonday date Opponent timesat. Mar. 21 *at u.s. Merchant Marine academy 1:00 pmWed. Mar. 25 WilKes 3:00 PMFri. Mar. 27 at Penn st.-hazleton 3:00 pmsat. Mar. 28 *at Juniata 1:00 pmMon. Mar. 30 baPTisT bible 6:00 PMWed. aPr. 1 KeysTone 6:00 PMsaT. aPr. 4 *caTholic 1:00 PMTue. apr. 7 *at Moravian 3:00 pmThu. aPr. 9 lycoMinG 3:00 PMsaT. aPr. 11 *susQuehanna 1:00 PMsaT. aPr. 18 *dreW 1:00 PMsun. apr. 19 at Misericordia 1:00 pmTue. apr. 21 at lebanon valley 3:00 pmWed. aPr. 22 MaryWood 6:00 PMFri. apr. 24 landmark conference

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Men’s Tennis Head Coach: Keith Hetsko Home Facility: Poly Hi Tennis Courtsday date Opponent timesun. Mar. 15 spring break Trip Fri. Mar. 20 (hilton head island, s.c.) (5 matches)sat. Mar. 21 *at Juniata 12:00 pmTue. Mar. 24 neuMann 4:00 PMsat. Mar. 28 *at catholic 12:00 pmsaT. aPr. 4 *susQuehanna 12:00 PMsat. apr. 11 *at usMMa 12:00 pmWed. apr. 15 *at Moravian 3:30 pmsaT. aPr. 18 *Goucher 1:00 PMsaT. aPr. 25 *dreW 1:00 PM

Women’s Tennis Head Coach: Liz Steege Home Facility: Poly Hi Tennis Courts

day date Opponent timesun. Mar. 15 spring break Trip (hilton head island, s.c.)Fri. Mar. 20 (5 matches)sat. Mar. 21 *at Juniata 12:00 pmWed. Mar. 25 at elizabethtown 3:30 pmsat. Mar. 28 *at catholic 12:00 pmsaT. aPr. 4 *susQuehanna 12:00 PMTue. apr. 14 *at Moravian 3:30 pmsaT. aPr. 18 *Goucher 12:00 PMThu. apr. 23 at Penn state-abington 4:00 pmsaT. aPr. 25 *dreW 12:00 PMsun. apr. 27 landmark conference

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John Hopkins, Gary Wodder To Be Feted at May 2 Event

a dinner to honor two longtime distinguished faculty members from the department of exercise science and sport will be held saturday, May 2, beginning at 5 p.m. in the denaples center.

John hopkins, assistant professor, and Gary Wodder, Ph.d., professor and former department chair, will retire at the end of the academic year.

hopkins began his career at scranton in 1967 and served in a variety of roles throughout his 42-year tenure, includ-ing as head wrestling, cross-country, and softball coach. as wrestling coach from 1969 until 1998, he led the royals to 180 victories in dual-meet competition. individually, he coached nine ncaa qual-ifiers, three national catholic champions, and eight Wall of Fame inductees.

he also enjoyed tremendous success as cross-country coach, developing four ncaa qualifiers, including Joe Fent, one of only two runners in Middle atlantic conference history to win four con-secutive individual conference titles. all together, six of his former runners have been inducted into the Wall of Fame.

in 1983, hopkins took over as head coach of the softball team (while Wodder was on sabbatical) and guided the royals to a Middle atlantic conference champi-onship and a trip to the ncaa division iii tournament.

Wodder joined the university com-munity in 1974. in addition to his faculty position, he served as director of athletics for 23 years, overseeing a program that expanded from seven to 18 sports and was highlighted by three national champion-ships, two in men’s basketball (1976, 1983) and one in women’s basketball (1985), along with numerous team and individual championships in scranton’s previous affili-ation with the Middle atlantic conference. he was also head baseball coach from 1974 through 1979 and head softball coach from 1980 to 1982 and again from 19841987. The softball team won four Middle atlantic conference titles and advanced to three national championship tournaments during his tenure. Wodder also served as chair of the exercise science and sports and Physical education departments for 34 years, the longest serving chair in university history.

Tickets are $30 per person, and reser-vations can be made by contacting sandy Watson at [email protected] or (570) 941-5874. checks should be made payable to “hopkins/Wodder retirement Fund.” donations in lieu of attendance will also be accepted.

*landmark conference opponentshoMe evenTs in caPsEditor’s Note: it is strongly recommended that you check the university’s web site at www.scranton.edu/athletics for the latest schedule changes due to inclement weather, especially in the sports of baseball, golf, softball and tennis.

February

7 1:30 p.m. northeast Pennsylvania brain bee, sponsored by the

neuroscience Program at the university and northeast Pennsylvania area health education center. Pearn auditorium, brennan hall. Pre-registration required

9 exhibit: “Forever Free: abraham lincoln’s Journey to emancipation.”

heritage room, Weinberg Memorial library. Through Mar. 22

116:30 p.m. “ain’t i a Woman,” presented by core ensemble, co-

sponsored by the office of Multi-cultural affairs and the Women’s center. Moskovitz Theater, denaples center

148:30 a.m. “Forever Free: abraham lincoln’s Journey to emancipation”

symposium, sponsored by the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial library, lackawanna heritage valley authority and national endowment for the humanities. heritage room, Weinberg Memorial library. reservations required

152 p.m. Performance Music presents, “love songs” with loren schoenberg

and The Jazz Museum in harlem all-stars. aula room, houlihan-Mclean center 3 p.m. royal nights, an overnight program for accepted students. Today and tomorrow. also Feb. 22-23 and Mar. 1-2. various cam-pus locations

215:30 p.m. 20th annual dr. Martin luther King Jr. scholarship dinner,

sponsored by the office of Multicultural affairs, united colors organization and The council for community affairs, fea-turing guest speaker stacy brown. rose room, brennan hall

227:30 p.m. in concert: inaugural Gene yevich Memorial Jazz


concert, sponsored by david and Janet Wenzel, featuring david ostwald’s Gully low Jazz band with Wycliffe Gordon. aula room, houlihan-Mclean center

25ash Wednesday Mass, 12:05 p.m. & 4:40 p.m. ballroom, denaples

center and 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. Madonna della strada chapel, rock hall

278 p.m. university of scranton Players presents columbinus by The

united states Theater Project, Mcdade center for the Performing arts. also saturday evening at 8 p.m., sunday at 2 p.m. and Mar. 6-8

March Exhibit: “building scranton: The architecture of George M.d. lewis,” hope horn Gallery. Mar. 6 through apr. 3

3 11:30 a.m. national sportsmanship day Workshop, “developing

character for and from sport: best Practices,” hosted by the university of scranton athletics department, featur-ing Matt davidson, Ph.d. ’93, founder, president, and director of education for the institute for excellence and ethics. rose room, brennan hall 6 p.m. schemel Forum seminar series: “From Martha to Michelle & beyond: The evolution of First ladyship,” with Jeanne W. harris, Ph.d., associate professor of political science. room 305, Weinberg Memorial library. Tuesdays through Mar. 31 7 p.m. national sportsmanship day lecture: “Work hard, do your best, do the right Thing,” featuring Matt davidson, Ph.d., ’93, Moskovitz Theater, brennan hall

6 exhibit: “building scranton: The architecture of George M.d. lewis.”

hope horn Gallery. Through apr. 3.

9 6 p.m. schemel Forum seminar series: “Thucydides and the beginning

of history,” with Joseph P. Wilson, Ph.d., professor of Foreign languages. room 305, Weinberg Memorial library. Mondays, Mar.9, 23, 30, april 6, 20, 27, and May 4

14 9 a.m. second biennial conference on Women and history in

northeastern Pennsylvania. Fifth Floor, brennan hall

25 7:30 p.m. Performance Music pres-ents dominick Farinacci, trumpet

and aaron diehl, piano. aula room, houlihan-Mclean center

28 7:45 a.m. Medical alumni symposium, brennan hall

29 university of scranton singers with st. Joseph’s choir at st. Joseph of the

holy Family church in harlem. details Tba

April1 8 a.m. immersion day, sponsored by

World languages and cultures. Pearn auditorium, brennan hall 7:30 p.m. “in concert,” The carlos henriquez Trio. Preceded by a double bass master class “basic Training at camp carlito,” with carlos henriquez at 6:00 p.m. aula room, houlihan-Mclean center

2 8 a.m. sixth annual Kane competition, Gym, byron complex

5 11 a.m. Palm sunday Mass, Madonna della strada chapel, rock hall; and 7

p.m. byron complex

4 9 a.m. Preview day for accepted stu-dents, long center.

7:30 p.m. “in concert,” The university of scranton Jazz band, aula room, houlihan-Mclean center

Schemel Forum Announces Events for February, March The role of america’s First ladies,

ethnic-american literature and the writ-ings of a Greek historian will be the focus of three evening courses sponsored by The schemel Forum in early spring.

Joseph e. Kraus, Ph.d., associate professor of english at the university, and susan c. Mendez, Ph.d., assistant profes-sor of english at the university, are pre-senting a six-week course titled “ethnic-american literature: a Tasting.”

The course examines a selection of short stories and novel excerpts by writ-ers from a range of ethnic backgrounds. dr. Kraus and dr. Mendez will lead discussions regarding the works, ethnic-american traditions and broader theories about multi-ethnic literature.

The class meets Mondays, Jan. 26, through March 2, from 6 to 7:15 p.m. in the Weinberg Memorial library. The cost is free for schemel Forum members, $60 per individual non-member, or $100 per non-member couple.

Jean W. harris, Ph.d., associ-

ate professor of political science at the university, will lead “From Martha to Michelle & beyond: The evolution of the First ladyship.” Questions to be addressed during the course focus on americans’ expectations of the president’s spouse and the development of those expectations during history. The class will meet on Tuesdays, March 3 through 31, from 6 to 7:15 p.m. in the Weinberg Memorial library. The cost is free for schemel Forum members, $60 per indi-vidual non-member, or $100 per non-member couple.

a seven-session course on “Thucydides and the beginning of history” will be taught by Joseph P. Wilson, Ph.d., professor of foreign lan-guages at the university, on Mondays, March 9, 23 and 30, april 6, 20 and 27, and May 4. The course focuses on the ancient Greek historian who wrote the first recorded political and moral analysis of a nation’s war policies. “Thucydides” meets from 6 to 7:15 p.m. in the

Weinberg Memorial library. The cost is free for schemel Forum members, $100 per individual non-member, or $150 per non-member couple.

The schemel Forum was founded in 2006 through generous gifts to the reverend George J. schemel, s.J., Fund by friends and admirers of the late Jesuit educator. The purpose of the fund is to support cultural enrichment and educa-tion initiatives for the region.

Future spring events include a spring luncheon seminar series, “insights into economics,” that will feature programs focusing on “obama’s challenge,” “a 21st century look at Global Politics and economics,” and “democracy’s challenge.”

For more information on these events, or to make reservations, call Kym balthazar Fetsko at 941-7816 or email [email protected], or sondra Myers, schemel Forum director and senior fellow for international, civic and cultural affairs at 941-4089.

understanding the human mind is the first step toward effective education according to howard Gardner, Ph.d., whose theory of multiple intelligences has greatly influenced existing education theory and practice.

speaking to an overflow crowd of more than 1,000 people in houlihan-

Mclean center at the university’s annual harry Mullin, M.d., lecture, dr. Gardner explained how the multiple intelligences the-ory provides an alternative way to measure intel-ligence and to teach.

“Multiple intelligences the-ory is a descrip-tion of the

mind,” said dr. Gardner. as an example, he likened the earlier traditional “western views” of intelligence to be that of a brain functioning as a mainframe computer, whereas his theory of multiple intel-ligences envisions the brain functioning more like a room of Pcs, with each intel-ligence being distinct and functioning independently of the others. Through his research, he has been able to identify the existence of eight types of intelligences, ranging from musical to interpersonal and intrapersonal.

dr. Gardner claims that all humans have these eight intelligences and no two people have the exact same profile, not even identical twins, because these intelli-gences are not simply genetic, but are also developed through experiences.

dr. Gardner also used this theory to encourage the development of individual-centered education. he disagreed of the commonly used “uniform school struc-ture,” which teaches every child in the same way.

by tailoring education to the student’s needs, he argued, teachers can account for that student’s strengths and weaknesses in the varied intelligence categories.

dr. Gardner, the John h. and elisabeth a. hobbs Professor of cognition and education at harvard Graduate school of education, began his research by working with stroke and trauma victims in hospitals to determine the effects of brain damage on its different functions.

dr. Gardner concluded that the tradi-tional Western view of intelligence, which said there is only one type and it was highly hereditary, was suspect. after five-years of research, dr. Gardner published his theory of multiple intelligences in the 1983 book Frames of Mind.

Acclaimed Educator Delivers Mullin Lecture

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Immigration Mosaic Unveiled by Education for Justice Officesr. Mary anne Foley, coordinator of the education for Justice office, unveiled an

immigration Mosaic created from approximately 180 photos of immigrants from 39 countries submitted by students, faculty and staff. The project, completed as part of the 2008-2009 justice theme of immigration, is intended to serve as a reminder that america is a nation made up of immigrants. associate Professor of history robert hueston, Ph.d., discussed america’s immigration trends as part of the unveiling cer-emony held on nov. 19 in the Pearn auditorium, brennan hall.

Dr . Lord Ranked No . 1 Among Advertising AuthorsKenneth r. lord, Ph.d., associate

dean of the Kania school of Management at the university, has been ranked among the world’s top advertising scholars in the fall 2008 issue of Journal of Advertising.

dr. lord is ranked first among authors published in Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising, one of three lead-ing advertising journals, according to an article titled “a Ten-year retrospective of advertising research Productivity, 1997-2006” by John b. Ford and altaf Merchant. he is ranked 18th among those published in the three leading advertising journals (which also include Journal of Advertising and Journal of Advertising Research), and 39th among authors of advertising-related articles in 17 leading advertising, market-ing, and business journals.

dr. lord earned a bachelor’s degree in english from the university of utah, a mas-

ter of arts degree in communication from the university of utah and a doctorate in marketing from ohio state university.

in addition to serving as associate dean, he is a professor in the department of management and marketing at scranton. dr. lord also teaches the cornerstone course in the university’s new online mas-ter of business administration program, “responsibility, sustainability and Justice.”

Prior to joining the faculty The university of scranton, dr. lord was director of graduate programs and a pro-fessor of marketing at Mercer university’s stetson school of economics and business, atlanta, Ga. he has received several hon-ors and awards, including the american Marketing association’s best Paper award and the international association of business communicators award of Merit.

The university of scranton will be among the select group of schools chosen to display “Forever Free: abraham lincoln’s Journey to emancipation,” a national traveling exhibi-tion that focuses on lincoln’s quest to restore a union divided by civil War. The exhibit of reproductions of rare historical documents and photographs shows how lincoln’s beliefs about freeing the slaves were transformed by war-time developments.

“Forever Free” will be on display at the Weinberg Memorial library from Feb. 9 through Mar. 22. The exhibit is free of charge and open to the public during library hours.

The exhibit is organized by the huntington library, san Marino, calif., and the Gilder lehrman institute of american history, new york city, in cooperation with american library association. “Forever Free” is made pos-sible by major grants from the national endowment for the humanities (neh) and the abraham lincoln bicentennial commission, created by congress and charged with planning the national cel-ebration of lincoln’s 200th birthday.

Scranton to host exhibit of Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation

in conjunction with the exhibit, the university’s Weinberg Memorial library is offering a free, one-day conference on saturday, Feb. 14, from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. The conference will include presentations on emerson and lincoln, by university of scranton english Professor leonard

Gougeon, Ph.d., a nation-ally recognized authority on emerson and antebellum american literature; the abolitionist Movement in Pennsylvania by Karen James, Pennsylvania historical and Museum commission; and the underground railroad in northeastern Pennsylvania by Thomas e. Wooden sr., center for anti-slavery studies.

The conference will also include an appearance by abraham lincoln, as por-trayed by Jim Getty. The conference will conclude with a 1 p.m. reception in the Weinberg library heritage room to view the exhibit.

The complete exhibit schedule can be found at http://academic.scranton.edu/department/wml/lincoln-event.html. Please contact Michael Knies, 570-941-6341 or [email protected] for more infor-mation and to register for the free conference.

Abraham Lincoln

The Aquinas, the university’s stu-dent newspaper, has launched its new Web site, which went live during the final week of october. The Web ver-sion shares several features with the print edition, such as headline articles for news, Forum, arts and life, science and Technology, and Faith and sports, as well as daily updates on breaking stories, weather forecasts and videos.

Web editor Maria G. sanabria ’09 says, “We’ll be presenting video interviews, video footage, audio footage and interac-tive blogs in the future. The videos up on the Web page give an idea of what our

Student Newspaper Launches Web Sitefuture videos will look like on the page.”

other features include a photo jour-nal, a collection of photos taken by The Aquinas’ photography crew and up-to-date world headlines.

additionally, the Web page will allow alumni who no longer have access to the print edition to keep up with campus news.

“in the past few years, newspapers have become very popular online,” says sanabria. “it seemed a natural step for The Aquinas to add itself to the Web.”

To see the new Aquinas Web site, visit www.scrantonaquinas.edu.

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