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Summer Fun at Pier 13

In August 2024, scores of Royals enjoyed a night of summer fun at Hoboken’s Pier 13.

Redington Scholars

In September, former recipients of The Francis E. and Elizabeth Redington Scholarship, which provides financial assistance to students based on ability and need in both the United States and the Republic of Ireland, gathered on campus to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the scholarship.

Alumni-Student Golf Champs

In September 2024, Kyle Dunn ’24, Luke Merlan ’26, Brendan O’Donoghue ’24, and James O’Donoghue ’26, won the third annual Alumni-Student Golf Outing at Pine Hills Country Club and were presented with the event’s signature purple jackets in recognition of their accomplishments.

Alumni, Parents and Friends Celebrate Scranton at the President’s Medal Gala in NYC

James M. Slattery ’86, H’23, former chair of the University’s Board of Trustees and head of North America for Rosebank Industries PLC, receives the President’s Medal from Rev. Joseph G. Marina, S.J., University president.

The spirit of generosity at The University of Scranton was on full display at the President’s Medal Gala at Pier Sixty in Manhattan, proceeds from which support the University’s Presidential Scholarship Endowment Fund.

James M. Slattery ’86, H’23, former chair of the University’s Board of Trustees and head of North America for Rosebank Industries PLC, was honored with the President’s Medal, an award that recognizes individuals who have achieved excellence in their fields and have demonstrated extraordinary compassion for others, by University president Rev. Joseph G. Marina, S.J.

Immediately following the award presentation, the University received three anonymous six-figure donations totaling more than $700,000 in less than 20 minutes; by the evening’s end, more than $2.3 million was raised. The total is the most money raised for Presidential Scholarships in the more than 20-year history of the President’s Medal events, which started in 2002.

PBC Networking Reception

In October, students from the Kania School of Management met up with alumni from the greater New York metro area at a PBC Networking reception at Sixty Pine Street in Manhattan.

Regional Christmas Receptions

In December, alumni, parents and friends of the University in Boston, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, the Lehigh Valley, Scranton, Washington, D.C. and Stamford, Connecticut, celebrated the holiday season at regional Christmas receptions.