The University began a yearlong celebration of its founding in August. PLUS: "The Office" gets a memorable sendoff and two alumni complete the Boston Marathon just hours before the tragic bombing.
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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.
Alumni News
Two Alumni complete Boston Marathon just hours before tragic bombing.
Alumni News
University & Alumni Society Present Frank J. O’Hara Alumni Awards
Athletics
Our Scranton student-athletes are shining on the field and in the classroom.
Athletics
The key to getting a good shot on goal is being patient and waiting for the right opportunity. However, when you see an opening, it’s important to seize the opportunity and take the shot without hesitating.
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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.
Athletics
Since my sophomore year in high school, I knew I wanted to play a sport in college. Since I played volleyball year round and dedicated so much time to it, I knew it was the sport I wanted to continue with in college.
Athletics
The difference between solid golfers and poor golfers is how they practice. Every poor amateur in the sport likes to practice what he or she is good at instead of what they are bad at.
Alumni Profiles
Without a doubt, I wouldn’t have been able to attend The University of Scranton without the generosity of its alumni.
Alumni Profiles
For Ed Bosch ’71, a life of service was practically a foregone conclusion. On one side of the family were generations of military men. His grandfather fought in WW I and Bosch’s father, a West Point grad, served in the U.S. Army during WW II. On the other side, his mother’s upbringing had a strong Jesuit influence exerted by her uncle, Rev. Thomas J. Higgins, S.J., then-president of St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia (who later taught ethics and served as chair of the philosophy department at Loyola College).
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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.
Alumni Profiles
It had been years since Francis Burne ’48 visited Scranton. He was there to see his son, Brig. Gen. Chris Burne ’80, deliver a speech to a group of ROTC graduates. Burne, however, had other reasons to be excited. He wanted to see how the school he loved had grown.
Alumni Profiles
As a member of the first class of women graduates of Scranton, Bukics should easily relate to the struggles of the women at Lafayette, but she can’t — at least not completely. Her Scranton story isn’t one of discrimination or overcoming immense odds. Instead it is one of professors who challenged and cared for her.
Alumni Profiles
Dr. Henry Yavorek ’43, was a dentist and graduate of Scranton. Dr. Amy Yavorek's '84 four brothers and sisters were all graduates of Scranton Prep and all graduates of the University. Scranton wasn’t just a school to the Yavorek family; it was an institution that held fast to the same values they did.
Alumni Profiles
Kathryn Ott Lovell ’96 had made her decision. Preparations were being made and money had been sent off. She’d enroll at Villanova University in the fall of 1992.
Alumni Profiles
Ed Kazakavich didn’t have his eye on the record books. He just wanted to win.
On the Commons
The University in May announced plans for an 111,500-square-foot, eight-story center for rehabilitation education.
On the Commons
Five Scranton graduates will make the most of their individual talents and interests as they share with – and learn from – cultures around the world as Fulbright scholars.
On the Commons
The University hosted the Pennsylvania Economic Association’s annual conference in June.
On the Commons
Vivienne Meljen ’13 was one of just 62 students from 54 colleges in the nation selected as a 2013 Truman Scholar.
On the Commons
Officials from government, business and higher education on May 7 announced a new internship initiative bringing together area college students with small businesses. Officials from government, business and higher education on May 7 announced a new internship initiative bringing together area college students with small businesses.
On the Commons
Fourteen graduates volunteered for long-term service projects with nonprofit organizations in states throughout the country.
On the Commons
Award-winning author and educator Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Ph.D., G’82 received the Weinberg Memorial Library’s 2013 Royden B. Davis, S.J., Distinguished Author Award at a dinner ceremony on Sept. 7.
On the Commons
The Asian Studies program celebrated Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month in May with dance, music, poetry, a “Zen Walk,” presentations and panel discussions.
On the Commons
The University hosted two-day orientation sessions for the more than 900 members of the Class of 2017 and their parents and guests in July.
On the Commons
The third annual 2013 Northeastern Pennsylvania Conference on Aging provided a forum to educate practitioners, providers, researchers, economists and the community through numerous and diverse presentations that promote healthy aging through an integrated approach of caring for elders.
On the Commons
With a goal to increase employment, transition and independent living options for persons with disabilities, the University will host its 12th Annual Northeastern U.S. Conference on disABILITY on Oct. 2.
On the Commons
On April 25 the annual Pedro Arrupe, S.J., Award for Distinguished Contributions to Ignatian Mission and Ministries was presented to Kino Border Initiative (KBI).
On the Commons
When I arrived at The University of Scranton from Brooklyn, N.Y., the campus became my home away from home, with my friends serving as my extended family.
On the Commons
The University conferred more than 900 bachelor’s and associate degrees at its undergraduate commencement on May 26.
Focus on Faculty
Three faculty members have received recognition for teaching excellence.
On the Commons
When Patricia Wright submitted her research proposal on women’s experiences of pregnancy loss to the University’s Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (IRB), she knew revisions and questions about the protocol were to be expected.
On the Commons
Most Rev. Joseph Bambera, bishop of Scranton, was among the honorary inductees of The University of Scranton’s Alpha Sigma Nu, the national honor society for students in Jesuit colleges and universities.
One-on-One
Meet Jane Johnson, associate director of Recreational Sports
On the Commons
We asked members of the 125th Anniversary Celebration Committee to share their thoughts on what we are celebrating during this anniversary year. Here are some of their reflections.
On the Commons
Walk through the significant events that have shaped the history of the University.
On the Commons
From campus to campus life, Scranton has grown and changed over the years.
On the Commons
This moving history, in coffee table book format, will be available in time for the Christmas holidays.
On the Commons
Check out these events celebrating our 125th Anniversary.
