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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, and Excellence.”

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Jacquelyn, R.N. ’89, H’25, P’22,’28 and John Dionne ’86, H’10, P’22,’28 speak at the black-tie gala kick-off of “A Fire That Kindles Other Fires.”
Jacquelyn, R.N. ’89, H’25, P’22,’28 and John Dionne ’86, H’10, P’22,’28 speak at the black-tie gala kick-off of “A Fire That Kindles Other Fires.”
  • MAY 2018 – The University dedicates The Rev. Kevin P. Quinn, S.J. Athletics Campus.

  • MAY 2019 – The University dedicates The Gail and Francis Slattery Center for the Ignatian Humanities.

  • AUGUST 2021 – The University opens the Hyland Hall Mechanical Engineering Labs for the 2021-2022 academic year.
A bust of Rev.J.A. Panuska, S.J., the longest-serving University president
A bust of Rev.J.A. Panuska, S.J., the longest-serving University president
  • SEPTEMBER 2021 – The University installs Rev. Joseph G. Marina, S.J., as University President.

  • MAY 2022– The University launches the Opening Doors Scholarship.

  • SEPTEMBER 2022 – The University dedicates the Frank P. Corcione Business Honors Program and the Robert L. McKeage Business Leadership Honors Program.
The groundbreaking of the center for workforce development, applied research and outreach
The groundbreaking of the center for workforce development, applied research and outreach
  • FEBRUARY 2023 – The University holds a grand opening and blessing ceremony for the newly renovated Multicultural Center.

  • AUGUST 2023 – The University receives $16.62 million in Community Project Funding dollars from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to support a new facility for workforce development, applied research and outreach in health, science and cybersecurity.

  •  SEPTEMBER 2023 – The University kicks off the public phase of
    “A Fire That Kindles Other Fires” with a black-tie gala on campus and the announcement of a $10 million gift from Edward R. ’68, H’01
    and Patricia Leahy.
The grand re-opening of the Edward R. Leahy Jr. Clinic for the Uninsured
The grand re-opening of the Edward R. Leahy Jr. Clinic for the Uninsured
  • APRIL 2024 – The University renames its Commons the "Rev. J.A. Panuska, S.J. Faculty/Student Research Program the "Rev. J.A. Panuska, S.J. Faculty/Student Research Program" in honor its longest serving president, Rev. J.A. Panuska, H'74.

  • APRIL 2024 – The University renames the Panuska College of Professional Studies as the "Leahy College of Health Sciences" in honor of Edward R. ’68, H’01 and Patricia Leahy and their son, Edward, Jr.

  • APRIL 2024 – The University breaks ground for a new four-story, 90,000 square-foot center for workforce development, applied research and outreach.

  • MAY 2024 – The University and Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine celebrate the grand re-opening of the Edward R. Leahy Jr. Clinic for the Uninsured.
Robert S. ’68 and Marilyn A. Weiss
Robert S. ’68 and Marilyn A. Weiss
  • JUNE 2024 – The University announces the naming of Robert S. ’68 and Marilyn A. Weiss Hall in recognition of their lifetime of service to Scranton and the largest single donation gift in its 136-year history, a $10.5 million investment in the future of the University.
James M. Slattery ’86, H’23 receives the President’s Medal at the President’s Medal Gala.
James M. Slattery ’86, H’23 receives the President’s Medal at the President’s Medal Gala.
  • SEPTEMBER 2024 – The University honors James M. Slattery ’86, H’23 with the President’s Medal at the President’s Medal Gala while raising more than $2.3 million for the Presidential Scholarship Endowment Fund.

  • MAY 2025 – The University announces “A Fire That Kindles Other Fires” has raised $155.7 million, exceeding its $135-million goal by more than $20 million.

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