Grounded in extensive research, the new brand campaign emphasizes individualized care, community belonging and lifelong success while presenting Scranton’s Catholic and Jesuit heritage.
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Community-Based Learning Facilitates Positive Change
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University of Scranton community puts Ignatian values in action. Douglas Boyle, DBA '88 and Laura Boyle champion a youth center that provides a no-cost environment for athletics, artistry and wellness; Alumni, faculty, students rally in support.
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C-suite leaders outline their career pathways and the mentorship, academic programs and Jesuit foundation that enable them to answer the call.
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While only 32 percent of philosophy bachelor’s degrees are awarded to women nationally, Scranton retains a remarkable 60 percent female enrollment in its philosophy major, with most who decide to pursue graduate study in philosophy securing placement in fully funded Ph.D. programs.
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First cohort graduates, faculty and founder offer perspective on The University of Scranton’s pioneering Prison Education Program. Also: A Jesuit consortium, the Jesuit Prison Education Network (JPEN) officially launched in early 2023 and appears to be gaining momentum.
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Edward R. Leahy ’68, H’01 credits the University with opening the world to him, and he’s spent a lifetime serving it in return.
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University and Geisinger partner on newly reimagined Edward R. Leahy Jr. Clinic for the Uninsured.
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Since 1988, members of the Guarnuccio family have been putting a priority on volunteerism with The University of Scranton and in the surrounding community.
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Founders, past participants and the current coordinator gathered at the University’s Retreat Center at Chapman Lake to reflect and celebrate 20 years of First-years Involved in Reflective Service Together (FIRST). The initiative connects incoming students with fellow Royals while also introducing them to the “powerful Scranton culture of service and community."
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The following is a list of significant dates in the life of "A Fire That Kindles Other Fires: The Campaign To Advance Mission, Access, & Excellence."
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University campaign focuses on increasing access to education and promoting mission and excellence.
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Stellar academic and professional outcomes, and a commitment to producing men and women for and with others all define excellence at The University of Scranton.
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To ensure that the University continues to kindle the fires of the best and brightest students regardless of their financial means, it is critical that the University increase its endowment.
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Scranton’s new campaign has already helped transform campus spaces like Hyland Hall and The Gail and Francis Slattery Center for the Ignatian Humanities.
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Read all about 'A Fire That Kindles Other Fires: The Campaign To Advance Mission, Access, and Excellence,' the new $135 million capital campaign that will blaze a bold new trail for the University to follow in the years to come.
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John D. ‘86, H’10 and Jacquelyn Dionne, R.N. ‘89, co-chairs of “A Fire That Kindles Other Fires,” hope their recent leadership gift to the Kania School of Management will help ignite the generosity of the greater Scranton community.
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Campus unites for a 'Year of Gratitude' with programming, awards and more — all designed to salute this milestone of change.
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A pictorial timeline recognizes the 50th anniversary milestones and celebrates all of the women who came before.
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Hear from our community partners and University faculty at the center of the effort to reflect on Scranton's place in U.S. history.
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How three advanced degrees and accelerated pathways represent an innovative new era of the University’s graduate education.
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A new plan is released to support the Strategic Plan’s goal of building an inclusive community.
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“THR1VE brings a sense of belonging and community for those who identify as first-gen at Scranton. It helps break down the feeling of imposter syndrome and fear of being a first-gen student at a university where many students are not.”
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The PRISM student group has successfully managed a portion of the University’s endowment from $100,000 to nearly $1 million in 23 years.
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The sun shone on the Rev. Joseph G. Marina, S.J., as he strolled up the Commons in full academic regalia, waving to students on the way to his Inauguration as the 29th president of The University of Scranton in the Byron Recreation Complex on Sept. 24.
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When Fr. Marina was inaugurated he'd been on the job for just over 100 days. Here are some highlights from those days.
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A ham radio enthusiast involves his students in work for NASA and the National Science Foundation.
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Despite the pandemic, or perhaps because of it, recent University graduates have found purpose, flexibility and balance in their young careers.
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Members of the University community take stock of their losses and prepare for a springtime “rebirth.”
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Father Pilarz drew on the words and lessons of Jesuits, poets and philosophers to shape and share his worldview, inspiring countless others and forever changing the face and soul of the University he dubbed the ‘miracle in the mountains.’
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Highlights from Father Pilarz's life and tenures as the University's 24th and 27th president are featured in this timeline.
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Highlights from Father Pilarz's tenures at Scranton are featured in these videos.
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On March 17, the University launched a memorial website to honor the life and service of Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., The University of Scranton’s 24th and 27th president, who passed away on March 10, 2021.
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Donations to the Pilarz Scholarship fund provides financial support to students at Scranton.
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Terry Connors, who chronicled more than 50 years of campus life, passes away. See some of the moments he captured in this gallery.
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In 2020, just two years after its launch, the SEP has brought about change, directly benefitting students and families and helping to advance the University’s mission and commitment to cura personalis, or care for the whole person.
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Students get through a year of instability by learning how to lean on others.
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Hospital epidemiologist and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Penn (and Scranton alumnus) weighs in on how to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 through the holidays and what we can expect in the new year.
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Achieving balance in daily life as parents is difficult even in normal times, but stay-at-home orders, virtual schooling and even illness threw off any semblance of it in 2020.
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“No doubt, the strategic plan we crafted together is lofty in its aspirations, and we launch it at a significant crossroads for higher education." - Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., president of The University of Scranton
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On most evenings, the Class of 2020 Gateway was lit in honor of our health care heroes. However, it was lit to celebrate various holidays and events throughout the year.
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The Year of the Nurse provides a challenge met by Scranton nursing alumni and students.
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When the pandemic upended their senior year, they did what they learned to do at Scranton: come together as a community.
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An alumna turns her accounting degree into a global career in fashion and fitness.
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The Slattery Center for Humanities opens up a new avenue for the exchange of ideas on campus.
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Scranton’s international graduates change the world for the better, at home and abroad.
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At Scranton, students are encouraged to explore their interests before choosing a major, led by advising teams in the schools and experts in the career center.
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Health care administrators and nurse alumni practice at a 10-hospital network in New York’s Hudson Valley, all with a shared mission that harks back to their Scranton days.
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Scranton professors and alumni offer their top tips for living your best life in retirement
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New law school affiliations, a legal studies concentration, a successful mock trial team, and more, mean better opportunities for Scranton students interested in the law.
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The façade of St. Thomas Hall facing Linden Street will have a new, modern design, which incorporates locally quarried stone with a lit glass wall that spans the center of the four-story building and features the University seal.
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A community commitment nearly always guarantees some disarray, but Loreen Wolfer, Ph.D., professor of sociology, criminal justice and criminology, is among those who welcome and honor the muddle, now being relieved, in part, by the new office.
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Faculty and staff follow in the footsteps of St. Ignatius and other important Jesuits to enrich their own lives and others.
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Community-Based Learning courses, now supported in part by the strategic plan and a new office, are “win-win” opportunities for students and the community.
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Two alumni team up to examine the culture of Royals athletics.
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In the Jesuit tradition, students practice listening to understand in a recent civic engagement initiative to bridge the political divide.
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The Inauguration of Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., as Scranton’s 27th president took place on Sept. 21.
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Students “stress-less” thanks to programs across the University that focus on healthy and balanced lifestyles.
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Players alumni reflect on how their experiences in the theatre shaped their minds and their careers.
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Scranton planted the initial seed for a Jesuit vocation for seven alumni.
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One recent Scranton graduate writes about how she and several other undergraduate Honors Program students have served their ‘neighbors.’
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Student volunteers open up a sacred space for creative expression for women at a local prison.
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Now that the Strategic Plan 2015-2020: An Engaged, Integrated, Global Student Experience has been in place for a couple of years, what do we have to show for it? Well, you be the judge!
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Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., who guided the University through important expansions and implemented a new strategic plan, steps down.
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Scranton’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Center helps female small-business owners get their start, and in turn supports the local economy and community.
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Students have been volunteering in Micronesia since the late ’80s, and, three decades later, the University has nine students from Micronesia and a long list of alumni.
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Students in Residential Learning Communities find support in one another, reinforcing the University’s overall sense of community.
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Alumni and faculty discuss the aging of Baby Boomers and how to help people ‘age well.’
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Wartime lessons in medicine link two alumni trauma surgeons.
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A newly launched seminar series informs the University ‘gown’ about its beloved town, opening discussions to further engage faculty, staff and students.
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The University’s MHA study-abroad program is a model for global graduate education.
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The ADPAC ensures that University accounting students are at the top of their game.
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The University community brings attention to the Syrian and broader global refugee crisis.
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University experts weigh in on the importance of the pope's encyclical.
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A vision set forth by University President Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., challenges the community to reimagine what it means to be a Catholic and Jesuit institution today.
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Edward R. Leahy Jr. Hall, an ideal space for active learning, opens its doors to the University community.
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Oscar Torres, screenwriter of "Innocent Voices," gave a lecture as part of the week of 25th anniversary of commemorative events. His lecture can be viewed below.
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Rev. Brendan Lally, S.J. ’70, former campus minister and rector of the University, was inspired to lead the Scranton community to El Salvador. He talks more about his experience below.
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Will Cohen, Ph.D., associate professor of theology/religious studies, gave a talk about the history of the civil war in El Salvador and the martyrs. Read it below.
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After the six Jesuit priests were murdered, the late Dean Brackley, S.J., went to San Salvador to teach at the UCA.
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Alumni faculty members testify to what makes their alma mater, now workplace, so special.
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This article is based on a study by Dr. Abhijit Roy, co-authored with Mousumi Roy, Ph.D., independent scholar: “Modernizing Dharavi: if you build, will they come?”
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The Weinberg Memorial Library just got loud, and the librarians aren’t even complaining. Construction on the first floor contributed to the clamor this summer, but — going forward — the Reilly Learning Commons will be abuzz with activity: a campus hub, complete with a computer lab and the latest software.
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University of Scranton professors serve refugee communities through Jesuit Commons: Higher Education at the Margins.
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Scranton alumni in broadcast reveal the benefits and challenges of the 24-hour news cycle.
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University of Scranton young engineers’ focus on sustainable energy benefits local and global communities.
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Scranton PT & OT students enriched by service to Navajo Nation.
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Learning is an accretive process, a gradual building up of knowledge over time. Transformation, however, is sudden, dramatic, a lightning strike that makes a person completely new. Transformation is what comes to mind when students of Dr. Gretchen Van Dyke’s “PS 331: The European Union” talk about the experience.
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Three Scranton alumni preserve Jesuit model of education.
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Gratitude for the past and confidence in the future were the main themes sounded as the University's 125th anniversary year officially began with a Eucharistic celebration on Aug. 12.
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Fans from around the world joined the University in bidding farewell in grand style to the cast and producers of “The Office,” the NBC TV series set in Scranton that aired its final episode on May 16.
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This year, more than 1,300 alumni and guests came home for Alumni Reunion Weekend in June to celebrate their years on campus and reconnect with those people who made the University so special.
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In the days and months following Hurricane Sandy, countless Royals embraced their alma mater’s refrain of “being men and women for others,” assisting neighbors, friends and often strangers get back on their feet.
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A small group of University faculty and students spent 13 days in Uganda during intersession as part of the “Christianity in Africa” course.
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Earning three credits has never been more breathtaking. The photographs you see are a sampling of images provided by the participants in the University’s intersession travel course “BIOL 395 – Extreme Physiology.”
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Dating back to August 1888, The University of Scranton and the city for which the institution bears its name have been connected.
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The following articles highlight the many news items involving the University and its students, faculty and staff.
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Years ago, as a young educator at St. Joseph’s Preparatory in Philadelphia, Ryan Maher, S.J., first learned of the devoted community at The University of Scranton from his former students who returned home from college.
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The beauty of social media is simple. When it’s free of self-promotion and spam messages, there’s a real opportunity to connect with people you know – or hardly know – about a topic you truly care for.
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Now entering its fourth decade, the University's Fulbright Story has many settings across the globe.
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The parallels between Germantown’s DePaul Catholic School and the 40-foot mural – titled “St. Vincent’s Orchard,” recently completed on the school’s facade – run thicker than a few coats of paint.
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This year The University of Scranton celebrates the 40th anniversary of women studying and living on campus.
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The University's new entrepreneurship minor teaches students to think critically and identify business possibilities.
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The University's one-of-a-kind interdisciplinary intersession course takes students outside their comfort zone while visiting Los Angeles, Calif.
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In a celebration of The University of Scranton’s tradition and accomplishments, as well as its future as a leading Jesuit university in the 21st century, the University conducted an Inauguration Ceremony for its 25th president, Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., on Sept. 16.
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Since 2003, the University has invested more than $237 million in campus improvements, either completed or under way. Most recently, Scranton completed the first phase of the new Loyola Science Center and a new residence hall/fitness center on Mulberry Street.
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