Move In Day: Scranton makes history with its largest freshman class, totaling approximately 700 students.
Royals research, dance and perform.
Steve Klingman and Martha Jardine coach The University of Scranton girls to a title in the Northeastern Pennsylvania Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Volleyball Association.
Rev. Edward Gannon, S.J. H’83, shown at center, organizes a bit of friendly competition between Scranton and Marywood with “Campus Bowl.”
Guests to campus run the gamut in 1977. National recording artists Hall and Oates perform to a crowd of 4,000 at the Long Center and Federal Judge Hon. William Nealon H’75 pays a visit to the University Pre-Law Society.
At the 1977 Commencement ceremony, Mary Scranton accepts an Honorary degree from University President Rev. William Byron, S.J. H’84.
A snowy scene offers an enduring touchstone in the University’s visual history, while other campus fixtures, such as the Galvin Terrace recreational sports complex and automobile traffic on Linden Street, yield to progress.
Sources: University of Scranton Archives and Digital Collections (1977 Windhover, The Aquinas, The Scranton Times, The Scranton Tribune)
