For decades, Rob Kapilow has deci-phered the complexities of classical music and given people of all ages a new appre-ciation for music and its relationship to elements of our lives through his inviting enthusiasm and refreshing plain speak. This May, the award-winning classi-cal music conductor, composer, educator, commentator and author will bring his engaging insight to graduates and their guests as the princi-pal speaker at The University of Scranton’s 2009 undergraduate commencement.

“An enthusiastic, inspirational and intelligent artist and educator, Rob is uniquely gifted at offering insight that transforms the musical experience for the listener – similar to the transformational Jesuit education given to our graduates,” said Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., president of the University. “He will provide a memo-rable moment at an event that marks the conclusion of their undergraduate aca-demic careers at Scranton.”

The creator of hundreds of programs and a number of acclaimed original compositions, Kapilow’s work reaches audiences of all levels of musical sophisti-cation and brings them to a better under-standing of and appreciation for music.

Kapilow’s long running “What Makes it Great” series, which debuted on NPR 15 years ago, is now in its 14th season of live performances in Kansas City, and entering its 12th season at New York’s Lincoln Center and at Boston’s Celebrity Series. PBS’s Live From Lincoln Center broadcast a special “What Makes It Great” presentation this year. In 2005, he designed a “What Makes It Great” series for teenagers that was presented to thousands of middle- and high-school students in collaboration with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Kapilow’s “FamilyMusik” composi-tions and presentations include musical settings of Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham, Van Allsburg’s Polar Express, and Play Ball, based on Casey at the Bat.

He has composed numerous com-memorative works, many of which are part of his “Citypieces” series, such as Summer Sun, Winter Moon, which is a

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National Sportsmanship Day . . pg . 3

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Volunteers Serve Others During Intersession, Spring Break Service Trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg . 12

Scranton’s MBA Program Ranked Among Top 15 in Nation A national ranking of business

schools published by Entrepreneur Magazine and The Princeton Review places The University of Scranton’s MBA program among the top 15 in the nation for general management.

Published in the April issue of Entrepreneur Magazine, the “Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools” lists MBA programs with highest scores in six key success areas based on a survey of the students attending the schools. Only 15 schools are listed in each of the following categories: accounting, finance, general management, global management, marketing and operations. Just 80 schools are listed in total, including Harvard University, Stanford University, The University of Virginia and The University of Scranton. The University is among the six Jesuit universities listed.

The Princeton Review compiled the lists from data gathered from its national survey of 19,000 MBA students attending schools profiled in the “Best 296 Business Schools” guidebook. The 80-question sur-vey asked students to report on classroom and campus experiences at their schools and rate their MBA programs in several areas. The Princeton Review compiled the Student Opinion Honors lists based on students’ assessments of how well they felt their business school courses had prepared them in each of the six areas.

“This national accolade is especially gratifying because it is based on the opin-ion of Kania School of Management MBA students,” said Michael Mensah, Ph.D., dean of the Kania School of Management. “The University of Scranton is pleased to be so consistently recognized for the merit of our programs.”

Scranton scored well in another recently released national student poll. According to the 2008 report issued by National Survey of Student engagement, The University of Scranton performed bet-

ter than the national average of 722 partic-ipating colleges, as well as the averages for participating master’s level institutions, in nearly every category measured to estimate the effectiveness of student learning.

For four consecutive years, The University of Scranton has been listed in

Princeton Review’s best business schools guidebook, including the “Best 296 Business Schools” 2009 edition.

Scranton has also been listed in the Princeton Review’s undergraduate guide-book The Best 368 Colleges, for seven consecutive years.

Students work at Scranton’s Alperin Financial Center. Entrepreneur Magazine and The Princeton Review listed Scranton’s MBA program among the top 15 in the nation for general management in the “Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools” special report published in the April edition of Entrepreneur.

DeNaples Center Earns LEED Certification

Fulfilling a vision established during the conceptualizing and planning stages, The University of Scranton’s Patrick & Margaret DeNaples Center earned Leadership in energy and environmental Design (LeeD) certification from the United States Green Building Council

The 118,000 square-foot Patrick & Margaret DeNaples Center, which opened in January 2008, is the first building of any kind in the city of Scranton to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the United States Green Building Council.

(USGBC) in February. LeeD is the nationally accepted

benchmark for the design, construc-tion and operation of high-performance green buildings. The 118,000 square-foot DeNaples Center–which houses dining facilities, a theater, and the bookstore, continued on pg. 2

Music Educator, Conductor to Speak at Commencement

Rob Kapilow

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among other things—is just the 19th campus building in Pennsylvania and the first building of any kind in Scranton to attain LeeD certification.

“While all building projects looking to become more sustainable and efficient are a vital part of the movement, certainly higher education has an identifiable role as young people on campuses across the nation are insisting that their institutions be environ-mental leaders,” explains Marie Coleman, USGBC’s communications coordinator.

“Through the LeeD rating systems, USGBC’s vision for buildings and com-munities to regenerate and sustain the health and vitality of all life within a gen-eration is being achieved,” she added.

Opened in January 2008, the DeNaples Center’s green design and fea-tures are part of the University’s sustain-ability initiative.

The University worked with Burt Hill Architects of Philadelphia on design and HSA Associates of Scranton on the build-ing’s mechanical systems.

“Because we are committed to becoming a sustainable campus, we are trying to go green in everything we do,” notes Jim Devers, director of the University’s Physical Plant. “This project is a big step in that process.”

Devers says that there are extra costs associated with green building projects. For instance, variable-speed drives on HVAC

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units and lighting sensors bring higher initial costs.

“However, we will realize savings in operating costs going forward,” Devers says.

Following are some of the other environmentally friendly features of the DeNaples Center:

• A single-ply roof membrane reflects, rather than absorbs, heat, which reduces the air conditioning load.

• The cafeteria has an energy–efficient hood exhaust system that adjusts to the amount of food cooking.

• All meeting rooms and offices have motion light sensors that automatically turn lights on or off based on motion in the room.

• Rainwater from the DeNaples Center is collected in a cistern and used to water the Dionne Campus Green.

Law Professor to Deliver Henry George Lecture The admission of immi-

grants to the United States and employment policies regarding those immigrants will be the topic when Howard F. Chang, Ph.D., earle Hepburn profes-sor of law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, presents the University’s spring Henry George Lecture.

Dr. Chang will speak on “The Immigration Paradox: Alien Workers and Distributive Justice” on Monday, April 27. The lecture will be presented to the public free of charge at 4 p.m. in the fourth floor ballroom of the DeNaples Center.

Dr. Chang will discuss guest-worker policies and their impact on immigrants, as well as the impact of such policies on the larger society.

Dr. Chang served as a law clerk for

the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Court of Appeals. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School, where he served as supervising editor of the Harvard Law Review. He has been a member of the faculty at The University of Pennsylvania School of Law for a decade., and holds a doc-torate in economics from the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Dr. Chang’s lecture is part of the

annual spring Henry George program sponsored by the economics and Finance Department and the Xi chapter of the International economics Honor Society. Henry George was a nineteenth-century American economist and social reformer.

For additional information, call (570) 941-4048.

Howard E. Chang, Ph.D.

The University of Scranton presented its annual Pedro Arrupe, S.J., Award for Distinguished Contributions to Ignatian Mission and Ministries at a University Assembly on March 24 in the Patrick & Margaret DeNaples Center. The awards were presented to Rev. John P. Foley, S.J., executive chairman of the Cristo Rey Network, and Mary Baudouin, assistant for social ministries for the Jesuits of the New Orleans Province.

After serving the Jesuit missions in Peru for 34 years, Fr. Foley returned to his native Chicago to lead a team of people who established what is today the Cristo Rey Network, schools that provide a college prep education to economically challenged young people in urban communities. Fr. Foley served as principal of the first Cristo Rey Jesuit High School when it opened in 1996, serving Mexican immigrant children on Chicago’s south side. He went on to become a champion for the development of similar schools and, in 2005, was named president of the Cristo Rey Network.

Fr. Foley’s work has been recog-nized through honorary degrees from Georgetown, Fordham and Marquette universities. In 2007, the National Catholic educational Association awarded Fr. Foley the Seton Award. Newsweek

Rev. John P. Foley, S.J., executive chairman of the Cristo Rey Network, and Mary Baudouin, assistant for social ministries for the Jesuits of the New Orleans Province, received the 2009 Pedro Arrupe Awards. From left: Terrence Devino, S.J., vice president for University Ministries, Mary Baudouin, Fr. Foley and Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., University president.

named him among “Who’s Next” for 2007. In 2008, President George W. Bush presented him with the Presidential Citizens Medal, the second-highest civil-ian honor in the United States.

Over the last 30 years, Mary Baudouin has worked tirelessly in a variety of social and lay ministries and charities from Washington, D.C., to flood-stricken New Orleans. As assistant for social ministries for the Jesuits of the New Orleans Province, she coordinates social ministry and social justice activities for Jesuit priests, lay colleagues and institutions in a 10-state area. Through her service on the Jesuit Social Research Institute at Loyola University, she works to promote research, social analysis, theologi-cal reflection, and strategies for improving the social and economic conditions in the southern United States, and in parts of the Caribbean and Latin America.

Prior to joining the New Orleans Province staff in 2003, Baudouin worked in social justice ministry with Catholic Charities and the Office of the Social Apostolate of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

The Arrupe Award is named in honor of the late Very Rev. Pedro Arrupe, S.J., the superior general of the Society of Jesus from 1965 to 1983.

Two Receive Ignatian Awards at Ceremony

piece marking the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition that reflects on the impact of the expedition from the perspective of Native Americans. A docu-mentary film titled Summer Sun, Winter Moon is being produced that traces the process of that work’s composition from its conception through its premiere.

Kapilow’s very first commissioned composition, Borba for concert band, was commissioned by The University of Scranton and had its world premiere in Scranton by the University Band in May 1985, with Kapilow conducting. He was the second composer/conductor fea-tured in the University’s World Premiere Composition Series, now in its 26th year.

His book, All You Have To Do Is Listen, won a prestigious American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly excellence (PROSe) in 2008 in the category of music and the performing arts.

Kapilow has guest conducted ensem-bles throughout the world, ranging from major orchestras to Broadway shows.

He has received numerous major awards and grants. He has appeared on NBC’s Today Show, was a featured com-poser on Chicago Public Radio’s pres-tigious “Composers in America” series and is a recipient of an exxon “Meet the Composer” grant and numerous ASCAP awards. He was the first composer ever to be granted the rights to set Dr. Seuss’s words to music. A student of the legendary Nadia Boulanger and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Yale University, Kapilow fur-thered his studies at the eastman School of Music and also served as an assistant profes-sor at Yale for six years.

The undergraduate commencement ceremony will be held at the Wachovia Arena, Wilkes-Barre, on May 31.

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Scranton President to Receive Award from Georgetown Alumni Association

University President Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., will receive the highest honor bestowed by the Alumni Association of Georgetown University at an awards cer-emony on April 18.

Fr. Pilarz will receive The John Carroll Award, which honors alumni whose achievements exemplify the ideals and tra-ditions of Georgetown University and its founder, Archbishop John Carroll.

“Fr. Pilarz embodies the qualities of a John Carroll Winner as a distinguished alumnus of Georgetown University,” said Bill Reynolds, executive director of the Georgetown University Alumni Association. “He brings to life the values of the award as an alum, as an educator, as a Jesuit priest and as a mentor to many. We are proud of Fr. Pilarz’s many accom-plishments and are thrilled with the lead-ership he is providing at The University of Scranton.”

established by the Georgetown University Alumni Association in 1951, The John Carroll Award is presented to Georgetown University alumni who have distinguished themselves through lifetime achievement and outstanding service to their alma mater. Five John Carroll Awards are presented each year. The 2009 Awards will be presented during John Carroll Weekend, an annual gathering of Georgetown alumni.

The University of Scranton named William V. Rowe, Ph.D., professor of philosophy, its CASe Professor of the Year in recognition of his outstanding performance as a member of the faculty.

Professors awarded by indi-vidual schools are then eligible for further recognition by the Council for Advancement and Support of education (CASe) at the state and national levels.

“It’s a cliché to say you’re humbled by an honor, but I am humbled by this teaching award,” said Dr. Rowe. “My son’s experience as a student at the University assured me that I work alongside a lot of gifted teachers.”

Dr. Rowe joined the philosophy fac-ulty at Scranton in 1990 as an associate professor. In 1995, he was named professor and chair of the philosophy department, a position he held until 2004.

He currently serves as director of the Center for ethics Studies at the University, and is a member of the Judaic Studies Committee, Faculty Development Board and Schemel Forum Board.

Dr. Rowe is a former faculty modera-tor of Phi Sigma Tau, the national philoso-phy honor society.

Dr . Rowe Named CASE Professor of the YearPrior to joining the

Scranton faculty, Dr. Rowe was a senior member in his-tory of philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He also served as an assistant professor of philosophy at The King’s University College in edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Dr. Rowe was a co-recipient of a U.S. Department of energy Grant to study the ethical, social and legal impli-cations of the Human Genome Project (1997-2003).

He was chosen as Teacher of the Year by Scranton’s graduating class of 2003, and received the Alpha Sigma Nu Annual Teaching Award in 1997.

Dr. Rowe has had his work published in numerous academic and professional journals. He is a frequent presenter at aca-demic and public events.

Dr. Rowe earned a bachelor’s degree from Allegheny College, a master of philosophy degree from the Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto, and a master of arts degree from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.

He also holds a doctorate from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh.

William V. Rowe, Ph.D.

Fr. Pilarz earned a bachelor’s degree in english from Georgetown University and served on the faculty before being named interim University Chaplain in 2002.

Fr. Pilarz has received two other awards from Georgetown University. He was recognized by the Georgetown Alumni Association in 2002 with the William Gaston Award for Outstanding Service and, while serving as a professor there, was chosen by the graduating class of 1999 to receive the edward B. Bunn, S.J., Award for Faculty excellence, which recognizes outstanding teaching and service.

Fr. Pilarz became the 24th President of The University of Scranton in 2003. His tenure has been marked by several his-toric initiatives at Scranton. His leadership skill was recognized through his inclusion among the 38 successful individuals pro-filed by Ronald Shapiro in The New York Times bestseller Dare to Prepare: How to Win Before You Begin.

In addition, Fr. Pilarz received the Slovak Republic St. elizabeth University of Health and Social Sciences Great Medal of St. elizabeth Award in 2008, as well as the Lackawanna Bar Association Chief Justice Michael J. eagan Award for Dedicated Service. He was named to the Hall of Fame at Camden Catholic High School in 2007.

National Sportsmanship Day Events at Scranton

Matt Davidson, Ph.D.,’93 spoke about developing sportsmanship through character in his speech at the Pearn Auditorium of Brennan Hall on March 3, National Sportsmanship Day.

Dr. Davidson, who is founder, president and director of education for the Institute for excellence and ethics, led a workshop and roundtable discussion on campus for area school teachers entitled “Developing Character for and from Sport: Best Practices.” He also showed a clip of the eSPN documentary about the undefeated La Salle High School football team in order to demonstrate the power

of character in overcoming challenges and pushing a team into greatness.

Sponsored by the Institute for International Sport, National Sportsmanship Day is the largest sports-manship initiative in the world. An esti-mated 14,000 universities and schools throughout the United States and abroad participated in this year’s events. These events, supported by the University’s Athlteics Department, are part of an ongo-ing initiative to promote sportsmanship in sports education classes and athletic pro-grams and throughout the community.

Medical Professionals Gather for SymposiumMore than 100

medical profession-als, medical school students and students gathered for a Medical Alumni Symposium hosted by The Medical Alumni Council of the University on March 28.

The symposium, designed for physicians, dentists and medical school students, was attended by alumni, stu-dents and medical pro-fessionals throughout the region. The Symposium included presentations about a variety of topics. Andrew S. Quinn, esq. ’84, principal of Compliance Concepts, Inc., discussed the federal government’s increased scrutiny of the health care industry and practical compliance strate-gies medical professionals can use to avoid allegations of waste, fraud and abuse. Pamela Q. Taffera, D.O., M.B.A. ’02, chief resident and post graduate year-two family medicine resident at Saint Joseph Medical Center, discussed the art of nego-

tiation in administrative medicine. Geno Merli, M.D. FACP ’71, senior vice presi-dent and chief medical officer at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, presented a lecture on the safety and efficacy of the new class of oral anticoagulants. Other distinguished alumni presented lectures on topics ranging from coronary disease risk factors to the ethical dilemmas faced by military physicians.

Paul Casey, M.D. ’71, chairman of the Medical Alumni Council Executive Committee, addresses an audience of more than 100 medical professionals, medical school students and students gathered for the Medical Alumni Council Symposium on March 28.

For National Sportsmanship Day on March 3, Scranton alumnus Matt Davidson, Ph.D, returned to campus to present a free, public lecture and lead a workshop for area coaches. At the workshop are, from left: Jack O’Malley, Ph.D., associate professor, psychology; Gary Wodder, Ph.D., professor, exercise science and sport; Dr. Davidson; David Black, Ph.D., professor, philosophy; and Tomm Evans, English department chair at North Pocono High School and former Scranton swim coach.

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Health care administrators from Georgia, a country with a population of fewer than five million in the former Soviet Union, are getting valuable first-hand experience in health care admin-istration, thanks to a new partnership between The University of Scranton and The Moses Taylor Health Care System (MTHCS).

Scranton recently received a $100,000 grant to direct an initiative to train health care administrators for a new hospital under construction in Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital city. The grant is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the American International Health Alliance (AIHA).

The University is partnering with MTHCS to implement a one-year health-management hospital project. Since 1999, The University of Scranton has been the principal trainer of Georgian health care providers in the United States. The project represents the latest step in this health care initiative, according to Daniel J. West Jr., Ph.D., professor and chair of health administration and human resources at the University.

“We are introducing a new way of training health care administrators,” explained Dr. West. “Formerly, all directors in the USSR health care system were physi-cians. Now people trained in management are being hired by health care facilities in Georgia, and there is a market demand.”

Moses Taylor Hospital is collaborat-

ing with numerous private health care providers in Georgia for the training process, including MediClub Georgia Co. Ltd – Medical Services Company (MCG), a limited liability company that has been providing medical services in Georgia for 10 years. MCG is launching the new hos-pital project.

Under the terms of the partnership, MCG is sending Georgian health care pro-viders to Moses Taylor to complete two- to three-week training programs in specific fields. Moses Taylor, which has 173 beds and a staff of more 1,500, acts as a model hospital, as it is approximately the same size as the hospital being built in Tbilisi.

“We’ve been working with health care professionals from Georgia for the past 10 years,” said Michael Costello, vice presi-dent of corporate development at Moses Taylor Hospital and adjunct faculty in the department of health administration and human resources at the University. “In our most recent grant, we have had offi-cials involved with hospital privatization who have visited MTHCS to learn how private hospitals function in this country. It is a mutually rewarding experience, and we look forward to working with our Georgian colleagues at every available opportunity,” he added.

Dr. West is partnership coordinator and leader of a consortium of three U.S. universities: The University of Scranton; St. Louis University, a Jesuit university; and The University of Central Florida.

University of Scranton Partners with Moses Taylor for Georgian InitiativeThese three schools are collaborating with two Georgian institutions, the University of Georgia and Caucasus University, to provide managerial training for Georgian health care providers.

This represents a specific and unique program that is previously unheard of in Georgia, according to Dr. West. A system of comprehensive health care was unavail-able until recently, and there are no sources in Georgia for formal education in health care administration.

The partnership has its roots in the health care system that developed after the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991.

“The Soviet model of medical care fea-tured free, centrally budgeted medical care for everyone,” said Dr. West. “each district or region featured a 150-bed hospital, and a two-week stay for hospital patients was typical. There were well-designed model hospitals with satellite clinics.”

After the move to a market economy, Georgia’s economic system deteriorated, as did its medical care. Health care provid-ers continued to treat patients, but the government was unable to reimburse those providers for costs of care. employees’ sala-ries were stopped, and such basics as elec-tricity and heat in facilities were cut off. Medicines and medical equipment became scarce or nonexistent.

In 2007 a new government came to power and began rebuilding the system based on a privatization model, with aid from europe, Asia and government organi-

Dr . Jean Wahl Harris Co-authors New TextbookJean Wahl Harris, Ph.D., associ-

ate professor of political science, has co-authored a new undergradu-ate American Government text-book, American Democracy Now, published by McGraw-Hill in December 2008.

The first American Government textbook with an all-

woman author team, the book is written by teachers for teachers and their students today. The book is built on an approach that teaches students to think critically by encouraging them to inquire and converse with one another, and finally, to participate in American government.

The textbook’s critical thinking framework engages students in assessing current political trends, pressures, events and issues in the context of the nation’s history. Then the book prompts the stu-dents to image what politics will look like in the future and what that means for them. With integrated themes on diversity and civic engagement, the book prepares students, and attempts to inspire them, to

Jean Wahl Harris, Ph.D.

join the conversation of American politi-cal life.

Co-authors, along with Dr. Harris, are Brigid Harrison, of Montclair University, and Susan Tolchin, of George Mason University.

Dr. Harris joined The University of Scranton faculty in 1987 as an assistant professor of history/political science, wast promoted to associate professor in 1993, and was recently promoted to professor, effective this fall. She has served as director of the women’s studies program at Scranton, and became the chair of the Political Science Department in 2004. She was one of only 39 educators in the United States to be named a Fellow by the American Council on education for 2007-08.

In 1994, she received the CASe Professor of the Year award, given annu-ally to the University’s nominee for the national Professor of the Year award, which is sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of education.

Dr. Harris earned a bachelor’s degree in law and society, a master of arts degree in political science and a doctorate in political science from the State University of New York at Binghamton. She is past president of the Lackawanna County League of Women Voters.

zations such as USAID and AIHA. Although Georgian hospitals feature

some medical services, modern hospitals as most Americans would know them do not exist, and medical care is still unaffordable for much of the Georgian population, which suffers from high unemployment rates and poverty.

“The coordination of care is not well developed,” said Dr. West. “Patients do not have access to the full range of medical ser-vices they need in some regions, and physi-cians often lack access to medical technol-ogy and diagnostic services in some areas.”

The University of Scranton became involved in 1999 when it began train-ing health care administrators in Tbilisi through an interdisciplinary approach. During the past 10 years, groups of stu-dents and faculty from Scranton have visited Georgia for training and interaction with health care professionals. In 2007-08, a group of MBA students and faculty members completed specialized courses in hospital administration and health insur-ance management at the two Georgian institutions with assistance from The University of Scranton.

Two health care administrators have completed the Moses Taylor training program in fall 2008, and with another two planning to attend training sessions in April. Future plans also include a new course on bioethics in Georgia, as well as a training program for faculty conducted by Dr. West at the University of Georgia.

Thomas E. Baker, associate professor of sociology/criminal jus-tice, has published his third book, Intelligence-Led Policing: Leadership Strategies and Tactics. The book is published by Looseleaf Law Publications, as was his first book, Effective Police Leadership: Moving Beyond Management. His second book, titled, Introductory Criminal Analysis: Crime Prevention and Intervention Strategies, was published by Pearson/Prentice-Hall Publishers.

John R. Conway, Ph.D., asso-ciate professor of biology, has had his article titled “South Africa & Swaziland: Spectacular Wildlife and Unique Flora,” published in the January 2009 issue of Biology (Vol. 35, Issue 5, pp. 10-19). The article discusses the biodiversity of the flora and fauna of these countries based on a three-week trip Dr. Conway took in January 2008. The article and the inside cover were also illustrated with his photographs.

Joe A. Vinson, Ph.D., profes-sor of vhemistry, participated in the

American Chemical Society’s presiden-tial outreach event entitled “Chocolate Fest,” which was held March 21, 2009, at the Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum in conjunction with the 237th American Chemical Society national meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dr. Vinson also addressed the topic, “Is Chocolate Really Good for You?” on Sunday, March 22, at the Chemistry of Chocolate Symposium in the Chemistry and the Law Division of the ACS meeting.

Catherine P. Lovecchio, Ph.D., assistant professor of nursing, received her doctorate in nursing from Villanova University in December 2008. Her dis-sertation was titled “Online alcohol education: Impact on knowledge, atti-tudes, and behaviors of first-year college students.” Dr. Lovecchio teaches medical-surgical nursing to junior and senior nursing students. New Staff

The following is a list of full-time staff hired at the University in January:Robert Marmo, Public Safety Officer

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Information about Scranton’s “green” businesses, “green” tips that can save you money, and ways to motivate yourself and others to become “greener” highlight a week-long schedule of activities planned in Scranton for earth Week. “Sustaining Scranton: Go Green and Save Green” events, organized by The University of Scranton, the City of Scranton and DxDempsey, include an environmental film, a sustainability fair, a clean-up project, a lecture, nature walks and recycling initiatives.

“As a Catholic and Jesuit university, Scranton is committed to translating its values into action,” said Steve Jones, Ph.D., associate provost and chair of the University’s task force on sustainability “One of those values is the individual and collective responsibility we share to protect our physical environment. The earth Week events we have planned with the City provide a variety of entertaining and educational activities for participants of all ages to learn how to better care for the environment.”

Mayor Chris Doherty is extremely supportive of the events planned. “The simple act of shopping locally has environ-mental benefits, and the City is pleased to be able to help highlight some of our local businesses and organizations during earth Week,” said Mayor Doherty.

earth Week activities begin with an electronic recycling drive on The University of Scranton campus on Saturday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and end with a clean-up project for the Lackawanna River Fest on Saturday, April 25.

Featured events include a self-guided tour of green businesses in Scranton from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, April 20. Many establishments participating will offer sales and other incentives during the tour hours. Among the businesses partici-pating are Danielle and Company, Green Being, Northern Light, Anthology Books and Duffy Accessories. At 7 p.m., an environmental film will be shown at the

Vintage Theater, 222 Wyoming Avenue in Scranton. The film is free of charge.

On Tuesday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., a Sustainability Fair on the Dionne Campus Green of the University will involve interactive booths and infor-mation about sustainability. Participants can measure their environmental footprint, play life-size sustainability Monopoly and learn ways going green can save money. Participants can also visit Scranton’s first LeeD Certified build-ing, the University’s Patrick & Margaret DeNaples Center.

On earth Day, April 22, The University of Scranton will host a lecture by Paul Rogat Loeb, author of Soul of A Citizen, editor of The Impossible Will Take A Little While and an affiliated scholar at Seattle’s Center for ethical Leadership. A popular speaker at campuses across the country, he will discuss ways individuals can organize to impact local, national and global sustainability issues.

Loeb’s award-winning books have received praise from numerous publica-tions and organizations. Oprah Magazine called The Impossible Will Take A Little While, “A magnificent anthology that cel-ebrates hope, guts and the power of taking action” and Bob Chase, president of the National education Association, said Soul of a Citizen, “teaches us the value of taking chances and not being afraid to fail.”

Numerous other “Sustaining Scranton: Go Green and Save Green” events are planned, including Scranton Student Government’s City Sweep (a clean-up project for the Hill Section near campus), a solar scholars mini-conference and several nature walks. For a full list of events go www.scranton.edu/sustainability or www.scrantonpa.gov.

Media partners for “Sustaining Scranton: Go Green and Save Green” are Electric City and the Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal. Community partners are MetroAction and Scranton Tomorrow.

Sustainability Lessons Lead Earth Week Events Using funds from a $250,000 grant

received from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of education, the University’s Kania School of Management recently completed the third phase of development of its Irwin e. Alperin Financial Center, which was dedicated in 2008.

Funding from the grant helped to expand the Alperin Center’s core technol-ogy capabilities with the installation of new equipment, including a teaching sta-tion with a “smart screen” and three high resolution computer monitors at each of the 14 student-team computer worksta-tions. The ultimate goal is to create a state-of-the-art Business engineering Laboratory for students and faculty.

The Alperin Financial Center, a teach-ing, learning and research laboratory located in Brennan Hall, features a simulated stock market trading room floor complete with electronic ticker, specialized trading software and live data feeds from currency, securities and commodities markets.

Business course instructors using the “smart screen,” a large touch-panel display, can now project materials from various input sources, make notes on the projected materials using digital pens and manipulate data using their index finger as a mouse.

The new teaching station allows instructors to directly interact with source material transmitted to each student team’s third monitor, according to profes-sor Robert S. Colombo, who teaches a new two-semester graduate course titled “Foreign Currency Analysis and Trading” and “Advanced Foreign Currency Analysis and Trading.”

“Two of the screens are for the student to display price charts, news, data or any other information that the student can control or access from their local computer,” said Colombo,

who is also president and founder of CeReBRONIX, a New Jersey-based technology consulting firm whose trad-ing platform expertise is being utilized to develop the Alperin Center. “The third screen is controlled by the instructor and can deliver what the instructor is display-ing on his/her local computer. For exam-ple, I can play back a PowerPoint presen-tation on my instructor’s workstation and have that playback shown on each stu-dent’s third screen–like closed circuit TV. Additionally, I can use the touch-panel to write on top of that PowerPoint display, and those writings would also show up on the student’s third screen.”

The first phase of development of the Alperin Center, included the instal-lation of the electronic ticker and news and data displays, and was made possible through support by the family of the late Irwin e. Alperin, a former trustee, bene-factor and friend of the University.

The second phase took place in spring 2008, when Scranton received a $196,000 grant from Wall Street West, a non-profit partnership of more than two dozen local, regional and statewide economic develop-ment agencies, technology investment groups, workforce development organiza-tions, educational and research institutions and experts from the private sector.

The Wall Street West grant was used to develop the foreign currency trading course and a simulated trading labora-tory. Colombo worked with John N. Kallianiotis, Ph.D., professor of econom-ics/finance, to develop the two-course sequence. Platforms were also developed for simulated foreign currency trading. A live data feed for foreign currency data was installed.

The Kania School of Management is accredited by the AACSB-International, the most recognized and respected busi-ness school accrediting body.

Grant Funds Alperin Center Renovations

Following are names of additional students named to the Dean’s List for Fall 2008. recog-nizing students for academic excellence during the fall 2008 semester. In order to be named to the Dean’s List, a student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a mini-mum number of credit hours.

College of Arts & sCienCes

JuniorsSarah Youshock

SeniorsMorgan CerioJulia D. FraustinoClark Veet

KAniA sChool of MAnAgeMent

FreshmenCleo Samad

SeniorsFrederick e. Fuchs Adam G. JonesWilliam Pugh

Students Named to Fall 2008 Dean’s List

PAnusKA College of ProfessionAl studies

FreshmenKaitlyn Sullivan

Juniorsemily Larkin

SeniorsTara BivianoKristen MalloyMichele PhillippyAshley Pilla Beth PlotkinoCarla Sasso

Volunteers and Donations Sought for Annual Weinberg Memorial Library Book & Plant Sale

Scranton’s Weinberg Memorial Library is seeking volunteers and accept-ing book and tag sale donations for its annual spring book and plant sale on April 25 and 26.

“Volunteers are especially needed to help sort donated books and to help take down the book sale on the last day,” said Michael Knies, associate professor and Special Collections librarian.

Those interested in volunteering may contact Barb evans in the library at 941-4078.

The library is accepting all titles of used hardcover and paperback books, including children’s books, cookbooks, fiction and non-fiction. In addition, the library is collecting videos, compact discs, audiocassettes, records and tag sale items. Donations may be placed in the boxes on

the Monroe Avenue side of the Library. This year’s book sale is scheduled for

Saturday, April 2 5, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, April 26, from noon to 4 p.m., in the Scranton Heritage Room on the fifth floor of the Weinberg Memorial Library.

Book prices begin at $.50 in addition to specially priced items. Flowering plants and tag sale items will also be sold.

The Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library and the library staff will conduct the event. Sale organizers are Phyllis Reinhardt, Ann Voorhees and Michael Knies.

All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library endowment that supports library collections and services.

A special preview sale will be held Friday, April 24, for current Friends and Schemel members.

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At an awards dinner to be held May 1, 2009, 40 employees will be inducted into the Order of Pro Deo et Universitate, which recognizes 20 years of service to the University. The University will also present 10-year service awards to 34 employees and will recognized 30 and 40 years of service of 14 and four employees, respectively. Following are the names of employees who will be honored for their dedicated service.

Employees to be Honored for Years of Service

Scranton to Host Health Care SymposiumThe University will host regional

health care professionals and students at the 14th annual Health Care Symposium. The University of Scranton Masters of Health Administration Program, a participant in the American College of Health Care executives (ACHe) Higher education Network, is organizing the April 23 event.

The Symposium, which is open to the public, will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. in the DeNaples Center, Room 407.

Cost is $35 for general registration, and $10 for students with valid ID.

According to graduate student Matt Thomas, president of the University Chapter of the Higher education Network of ACHe and organizer of this event, “The goal of the Symposium is to educate the public on hot topics, patterns and trends in health care, and keep the local community up to date on health care issues. We are going to attract a large, diverse crowd.” The theme of this year’s Symposium is “Reform in Pennsylvania: Challenges, Initiatives, Objectives.”

This poignant theme for the day is sure to spark a meaningful exchange of ideas and opinions among attendees, as well as inspire mind-opening speeches from the line-up of speakers and presenters.

Joel Ario, esq., Pennsylvania’s insur-ance commissioner, will deliver the keynote presentation. Ario was the chief insurance regulator for the state of Oregon for seven years prior to his appointment in Pennsylvania. His top priorities in Pennsylvania are health care reform, specif-

ically affordability and universal coverage, and the needs of older citizens, especially long-term care and annuity products.

James Burke, FACHe, the chief oper-ating officer at Hahnemann University Hospital, will be the moderator for this event. Burke was recently appointed to the Council of Regents, the legisla-tive body of the American College of Healthcare executives. Other speakers at the event include Carmen A. Brutico Jr., M.D., MBA, FACP, chief medical officer, Moses Taylor Hospital; Paula A. Bussard, MHSA, the senior vice president of policy and regulatory services, Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylania; Paul Katz, M.D., vice dean for faculty and clinical affairs, Commonwealth Medical College; and Ann S. Torregrossa, esq., director of the Governor’s Office of Health Care Reform.

After the speeches, there is a sched-uled Q&A session wherein students and attendees can expand their own perspec-tives through an exchange with participat-ing health care professionals.

The University of Scranton Student Chapter of the American College of Healthcare executives will award two hours of Category II continuing education credit to student symposium attendees who are part of ACHe.

To register, call (570) 941-4350. For further information on the Symposium, contact Matt Thomas in the Department of Health Administration and Human Resources, Thomasm8@scranton.edu, or (509) 591-2847.

40 Year Service AwardsPaul F. Fahey, Ph.D.Acting Dean, College of Arts & Sciences

Frank X.J. Homer, Ph.D.Professor, History

Robert e. Hueston, Ph.D.Associate Professor, History

John J. O’Malley, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Psychology

30 Year Service AwardsLinda J. BelackDonor Relations Gift Processor, Development

Theresa A. BurkeSecretary, College of Arts & Sciences Academic Advising Center

Leonard W. Champney, Ph.D.Professor, Political Science

Ying I. Chien, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Operations Management

Sharon L. evans. Parking/Traffic Manager, Public Safety

Theresa J. Gallagher Office Manager, Small Business Development Center

Deborah J. Gougeon, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Operations Management

Ronald J. Grambo, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Accounting

Paul J. LanganCustodian, Residence Hall Maintenance

Rev. John J. Levko, S.J.Professor, Mathematics

Marion MaziarzUtility Worker, Aramark

Christine e. McDermott, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Biology

Hong V. Nguyen, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Economics/Finance

Robert A. Parsons, Ph.D.Professor, Foreign Languages

20 Year Service AwardsBrad A. Alford, Ph.D.Professor, Psychology

W. Andrew Berger, Ph.D. Professor, Physics/Electrical Engineering

Ray e. BurdDirector, Printing/Mailing Services

David N. CaffreyOfficer, Public Safety

Patricia A. ConnollySecretary to the Associate Dean, Panuska College of Professional Studies

Michele e. DavisDirector, Center for Professional Training and Development

Sandra J. evansHuman Resources Assistant, Human Resources

Sheila J. FerraroInterlibrary Loan Clerk, Weinberg Memorial Library

Darla R. Germeroth, Ph.D.Professor, Communication, and Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences

Robert H. GillettePainter, Physical Plant

S. Kingsley Gnanendran, Ph.D.Professor, Operations Management

William F. GunshannonDepartmental System Administrator, Computing Sciences

Karen V. HeckmanMedia Resources Coordinator, Weinberg Memorial Library

Cindy L. HrickoProject/Support Team Leader, Systems and Software Resources

Paulette KarlavigePayroll Manager, Office of the Treasurer

Robert A. Kocis, Ph.D.Professor, Political Science

eugene V. KohutZone Supervisor, Building Maintenance

Walter P. KovaleskiCustodian, Residence Hall Maintenance

Mary Ann T. KuzdroRecords Analyst, College of Graduate and Continuing Education

Karen L. LapiersJesuit Community Services, Jesuit Community

Michele A. LanganFaculty Secretary, Biology

Sharon M. Meagher, Ph.D.Professor, Philosophy

Cheryl L. PhillipsSenior Admissions Information Technician – Events, Admissions

Murli Rajan, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Economics/Finance

Maryjane S. RooneyDirector, Alumni Relations

elizabeth A. RozelleAssistant Director/Career Development Specialist, Career Services

Carol A. RuggieroNurse, Student Health Services

Janice e. RuppOffice/Operations Manager, Student Health Services

Frank J. RutkowskiCustodian, Building Maintenance

Carolyn SantisoRegional Gift Officer, Development

edward M. Scahill, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Economics/Finance

Judy A. SisloCashier, ARAMARK

Thomas P. Smith, Psy.D.Director, Counseling Center

Mary Ann SolenskyFaculty Secretary, Operations Management

Anne Marie StamfordAssistant Provost of Operation, Provost’s Office

Donald P. StarkPainter, Physical Plant

Karyn V. Townsend Lab Supervisor, Biology

Argyrios C. Varonides, Ph.D.Professor, Physics/Electrical Engineering

Dorothy A. WarrickSecretary, Public Safety

David G. WilsonStaff Architect/Quality Control Officer, Physical Plant

10 Year Service AwardsMirna Aguilar

Melinda B. Banick

Timothy J. Barrett

Lisa A. Bealla

James F. Boyle

Timothy A. Briggs

Timothy J. Cadigan, S.J.

Ana M. Davies

Robyn L. Dickinson

Susan A. Dillon

Timothy D. Foley

Lynn M. Gavin

Margaret A. Harris

Jasminka Hodzic

James P. Igoe

Diane M. Jachimowics

Peter M. Leininger

Lisa A. Lesneski

Deborah R. Lewis

Roy Ligi

Paula G. Lynott

Michael Ogden

Tina M. Pastore

Roger D. Phillips

Carol J. Policastro

Donald Quinn

Catherine Sanderson

Luke T. Schofield

Tara M. Seely

James Skorec

Kevin F. Southard

Stacey R. Urgento

Gloria T. Wenze

John e. Witko

University of Scranton alumnus Francis J. Pearn ’83, managing direc-tor and chief financial officer, global equities, Barclays Capital, New York, N.Y., spoke to nearly 100 Kania School of Management students recently at The University of Scranton. The meeting was held in Brennan Hall’s Pearn Auditorium, which was dedicated in the fall of 2008 to honor his late father, James F. Pearn. Standing from left are: Pearn; Patrick Leahy, vice president for university relations, who served as forum moderator; and Robert L. McKeage, Ph.D., director of the business leadership program and associate professor of marketing/management.

Alumnus Returns To Campus For Forum

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The University’s Physics/electrical engineering Department has been awarded a $7,500 grant by the Northeast Pennsylvania Technology Institute to reconfigure an XBOX to meet the physi-cal capabilities of a 14-year-old boy with a spinal cord injury. His play on the XBOX will then be incorporated into the boy’s physician-directed physical therapy plan.

A team of University of Scranton engineering students and faculty from the Physics/electrical engineering and Occupational Therapy departments has joined with Avad Haboubi, Ph.D., direc-tor of rehabilitation technologies at Allied Services Rehabilitation Hospital, who is treating the 14-year-old, to work on the project, which is expected to be complete in late summer.

According to Dr. Haboubi the idea

for the initiative began when the boy, who has spinal cord injury, expressed a desire to play XBOX games. Individuals who have this type of injury typically have full head and neck movement, limited shoulder, wrist and elbow movements, limited finger movement, and complete paralysis of body and legs.

The team will custom redesign an XBOX 360 game controller to respond to the boy’s shoulder, wrist and elbow move-ments to allow him to play XBOX games and to use these motions during play to improve his functional movement.

Another advantage of the proposed system is that the player would be able to use the headset to chat with the other online players, taking advantage of the social aspects enabled by XBOX Live.

Students, Faculty Reconfigure XBOX for Injured Teen

Members of the team who helped reconfigure an XBOX to meet the physical capabilities of a 14-year-old boy with a spinal cord injury include: Seated clockwise from left: Juniors Daniel Jackowitz, electrical engineering; Raymond Orchard, electrical engineering; Ryan Savage, electrical engineering; Joseph Jabbour, computer engineering; Justin Johnson, computer engineering; and Patrick Wagner, electrical engineering. Standing in back row, from left: Avad Haboubi, Ph.D., director of rehabilitation technologies at Allied Services Rehabilitation Hospital; Robert Spalletta, Ph.D., professor of physics and electrical engineering, Christine Zakzewski, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of physics and electrical engineering, and Robert Watts, vice president, Northeast Pennsylvania Technology Institute.

Academic Professors Volunteer in Ecuador

each morning as Michael and Cynthia Cann approached the old ware-house that had been converted into offices for Hogar de Cristo, the depths of the local poverty situation became clearer.

“They’re here again,” Cynthia thought as she looked at the group of citizens of Guayaquil, ecuador, at least 200 of them, who had come to submit applications for simple bamboo shelters in which to live. Only these weren’t the same people who were there the previous day, and, as the Canns found out, they wouldn’t be the same who would show up the next day.

“The need in ecuador is tremen-dous,” said Michael Cann, Ph.D., pro-fessor of chemistry and co-director of environmental science at The University of Scranton. “There is an amazing difference between being poor in the United States and being poor in Guayaquil.”

The Canns’ trip, which was taken during their year-long sabbatical, was the result of a chance meeting between Cynthia and a representative of Hogar de Cristo who was visiting The University of Scranton. While in ecuador, the Canns stayed with the parents of one of Cynthia’s former students, Andres Cevallos.

The Canns spent six weeks in Guayaquil last fall in an effort to help Hogar de Cristo–a non-profit social service organization that serves the poor–find solutions to the poverty that perme-ates the city.

“Our main achievement was to bring together different factions that could help each other solve some of the issues associ-ated with the deep poverty in Guayaquil,” says Cynthia, Cann Ph.D., associate pro-fessor of marketing/management.

Many of the issues are social ones, she said. The majority of the city’s residents are very poor and squatted in areas around the city center. Known by locals as “invasions,” these areas have no sewers, trash collection or potable water, and are breeding grounds for insects, vermin and disease.

“A big issue in Guayaquil is getting basic services in these areas,” Cynthia explained. “For example, the city has regu-lar municipal garbage pick-up, but the city says it can’t afford to send workers into the invasions, and the wealthy residents don’t want their tax dollars to pay for it. Garbage piles up and creates all kinds of health problems.”

The Canns suggested creating central stations in the “invasions” where garbage could be collected for easier municipal pick-up.

“We tried to create a micro-business around each suggestion we had,” Cynthia noted. “In this case, someone with a bicy-cle and a cart could pick up the garbage, drop it off at the collection station and receive a small payment for their work.”

The professors also presented a joint talk on sustainability to local officials. Cynthia gave an overview of sustainability and Michael spoke about how sustainabil-ity has become part of the sciences.

“Our goal was to spread the word about sustainability and show how it can help,” Cynthia said. “The problem is that people aren’t going to be the least bit interested in sustainability until their basic needs are met.”

During her presentation, Cynthia described the Triple Bottom Line (econ-omy, environment, society) model and applied it to the situation in ecuador. She pointed out that every economic decision should be made by evaluating the effect it would have not only on the economic bottom line, but also by its impact on the environment and on society.

Before they left Guayaquil, the Canns–who intend to return this sum-mer–drafted an exit report and an action plan from which Hogar de Cristo could develop a strategic plan.

“The work we did creating effective partnerships and teaching sustainability will help,” Michael Cann said. “In some ways, the problems in Guayaquil seem insurmountable, but we can’t let that be the case.”

Professors’ Note:There is still a great need for students,

faculty, staff and alumni with skills and/or knowledge in sanitation, potable water, education, community organization, micro-finance, management (leadership, organi-zation planning & development, culture change), marketing, health care, and alterna-tive energy to get involved with Hogar de Cristo. To try and bring some remedy to the many problems of the poor, The University of Scranton, represented by Drs. Michael and Cynthia Cann, in conjunction with Espiritu Santo University, is planning a congress for July 2010 on sustainable community systems for the poor in the 21st century in Guayaquil.

Michael Cann, Ph.D., and Cynthia Cann, Ph.D., pose with a young girl they befriended during their recent trip to Guayaquil, Ecuador. The Canns spent six weeks volunteering with Hogar de Cristo, a non-profit social service organization that serves the poor.

Scranton Hosts Conference on ‘Honest Abe’

In celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday, the Weinberg Memorial Library recently hosted a one-day free conference with presentations on a range of topics pertaining to the Civil War president. Lectures were given by Len Gougeon, Ph.D., distinguished university ftellow and professor of American literature, Karen James of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and Thomas e. Wooden, Sr., of the Center for Anti-slavery Studies. Shown above is the “Forever Free” exhibit, featuring reproductions of rare historical documents and photos, which was on display in the Heritage Room of the library from Feb. 9 through March 22.

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The doors to a college education just opened wider for 50 female high school students in the Scranton area.

The University of Scranton was among the 11 colleges in the country awarded funding through the 2008-09 Campus Action Project of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), which supports projects that focus on issues raised by AAUW’s education Foundation 2008 research report Where the Girls Are: the Facts About Gender Equality in Education. The report found that although most girls finish high school and women earn the majority of bachelor’s degrees, there are significant disparities in educational achievement and attainment among girls and women based on race and family income.

The University’s initiative, called the Women Open Doors Mentoring Program, targets some of the educational barriers faced by women and girls from minority and low-income backgrounds.

“The Women Open Doors Program encourages high school girls to value their academic talents and pursue their indi-vidual interests,” said Amy McKiernan, program coordinator for the Jane Kopas Women’s Center. “The student mentors at The University of Scranton are very excited to meet young women from local high schools. Many of the mentors are the first women to attend college in their families. These women have insight into the college application process and look

forward to sharing their stories with high school women.”

Through Women Open Doors, University of Scranton female under-graduate students will mentor 50 female high school sophomores during the spring semester, focusing on college readiness and preparation. The college students will host the high school students on campus for a day-long program that includes attending college classes in their field of interest and activities organized by the Jane Kopas Women’s Center and the Women’s Studies Program.

In addition, University students will give presentations about the college appli-cation process at three local high schools that serve students from populations typically under-represented on college campuses. The local students that will participate in the mentoring program will be drawn from this population.

The results of the pilot program will be presented the annual AAUW National Conference for College Women Student Leaders at the University of Maryland, College Park, in June.

Scranton students, faculty, and staff involved with the development of the grant application include McKiernan; Meghan Rich, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology; and students Sarah Suwak, Rachel Tracewski, Danielle Williams, Janine Grosso, Kyersten Rozanski and Cassandra Fiadini.

Scranton Receives Funds for Mentoring Program

David Ostwald’s Gully Low Jazz Band, with special featured guest Wycliffe Gordon, performed the inaugural Gene Yevich Memorial Jazz Concert at the University in February. The concert, sponsored by former Scranton Mayor David Wenzel and his wife, Janet, honors the late Gene Yevich, a popu-lar and talented local musician whose more than 30 years with the Scranton Fire Department included serving as Fire Chief during Wenzel’s administration. At the concert, seated from left are: Janet Wenzel, David Wenzel, and Julie Yevich, wife of the late Gene Yevich. Standing from left are: Wycliffe Gordon H’06; Cheryl Boga, director of Performance Music at Scranton and daughter of the late Gene Yevich; David Ostwald; and Harold Baillie, Ph.D., provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University.

Inaugural Gene Yevich Memorial Concert Held

Changes to Loan Program Enhance Finance OptionsThe University of Scranton will no

longer participate in the Federal Family education Loan Program (FFeLP), where students and parents borrow from partici-pating lenders and where loans are guar-anteed and serviced by a guaranty agency. Beginning with the 2009-2010 academic year, the University will participate in the William D. Ford Federal Direct (Direct Loan) Program, where the lender is the U.S. Department of education funded by the U.S. Treasury.

The Financial Aid Office carefully evaluated both programs. There were significant changes in federal student loan programs within the last year. Some of these changes resulted from new laws enacted and new regulations governing the program, while other changes resulted from the national credit crunch.

“Prior to these changes, our students and parents received the best loan benefits and servicing options through the FFeL Program. However, recent change elimi-nated these benefits and made application processing more cumbersome,” according to William R. Burke, director of financial aid at the University.

More than 3,700 University of Scranton students and parents borrowed close to $40 million through the Federal Stafford Loan, Parent PLUS Loan and Graduate PLUS Loan Programs last aca-demic year. The Direct Loan initiative will give University of Scranton students and families who currently have federal loans a more secure source of funding, along with a streamlined process for obtaining federal loans. Both new and continuing student and parent borrowers will be required to complete a new electronic Master Promissory Note (MPN).

The University is committed to assisting students and families in this transition. “We have an implementation team, comprised of staffs from the Financial Aid Office and the Treasurer’s Office, who are working on system enhancements with the U.S. Department of education,” said Burke.

The University’s Financial Aid Web site is complete with information on the new programs. “In the coming weeks, we will communicate more information to our current borrowers,” said Burke. “Our goal is to have returning students complete the Federal Direct Stafford Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN) before leaving campus for summer break.”

A series of e-mails will be forwarded to students when the electronic MPN can be completed. Students will need their Department of education-issued PIN to complete the process. The PLUS Loan process will be communicated to parents and graduate school students in early sum-mer. PLUS Loans should not be applied for more than 90 days before the start of an academic year.

“We recognize changes in economic circumstances that are impacting many of our families’ ability to meet higher educa-tion expenses. Our goal is to simplify the application and certification process for students and parents while presenting the best financing options. Given the circum-stance, we believe that affiliating with the federally guaranteed Direct Loan Program will benefit University of Scranton stu-dents and parents,” said Burke.

For more information, visit www.scranton.edu/financialaid, and click on Loans & Financing Options, 2009-2010 Academic Year.

U .S . Senate Aide to Address Annual ConferenceThe 8th Annual Northeastern U. S.

Conference on disAbility will be held Oct. 7 in the DeNaples Center on campus. The conference, presented by the University’s J.A. Panuska, S.J., College of Professional Studies and the edward R. Leahy, Jr., endowment, will feature scholarly papers, professional pre-sentations and the opportunity to network on the timely and pivotal theme: Transition: Today, Tomorrow, Together.

According to Ralph Pacinelli, D.ed., retired regional commissioner for the United States Department of education and a Leahy Faculty Fellow at the University, “Transition in the context of this conference means a shared responsibil-ity for the successful passage of youth with disabilities from school to adult life, with an emphasis on education, employment, spiritual development and physical and psychological well-being.”

The featured keynote speaker will be Dr. Connie Garner, a Capitol Hill veteran who has been instrumental to the drafting and passage of major bills that improve the quality of life for all people with disabilities, with a special focus on children and youth. She is the principal disability policy strategist to Senator edward Kennedy, D.Mass, chair of the Senate Health, education, Labor and Pensions (HeLP) Committee.

Papers, posters and presentations are sought from all disciplines, both University- and community-based, that contribute to the transition of students to achieve the American Dream of empowerment, produc-tivity and living independently in the com-munity. The Call for Papers begins imme-diately. Of particular interest are current projects and activities in research, evaluation, curriculum development, policy analysis, relationship building between school and business or school-business unions, career development, individual education plan development, due process provisions, parent and stakeholder involvement and more.

At this point in the planning, the agenda can accommodate individual key-notes, plenary session panels, concurrent breakouts, and posters. Presentation pro-posals are welcome from those with exper-tise in some area of Transition.

Honorary chairpersons of the confer-ence are edward R. Leahy, ’68, H’01 and Patricia Leahy, director of governmental affairs of the National Rehabilitation Association.

For additional conference informa-tion and Call for Papers forms, visit the web site at www.scranton.edu/disability-conference, or contact conference chairs Lisa Burns at (570) 941-4134 or Barbara Wagner at (570) 941-7936.

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Students, faculty and staff approve of the new Patrick & Margaret DeNaples Center, according to a recent survey by ARAMARK, the University’s food service provider, landing the Center at the top of ARAMARK’s regional and national rank-ings.

The survey, administered online by ARAMARK in the fall of 2008, was intended to gauge satisfaction levels and buying trends of ARAMARK’s services in the DeNaples Center.

The University of Scranton scored the highest overall satisfaction rating in ARAMARK’s eastern region, which includes Georgetown University, Catholic University and St. Joseph’s University. Moreover, out of the 500 to 600 hundred schools served by ARAMARK across North America, The University of Scranton ranked tenth.

Ted Zayac, associate resident dis-trict manager, attributed much of the DeNaples Center’s success largely to the third floor Fresh Food Company’s open kitchen concept.

“We try to do as much cooking to order as possible,” said Zayac. Presumably, cook-to-order preparation can slow speed of service, but according to the survey, speed of service in the DeNaples Center has actu-ally improved from the operations in the Gunster Center. The number of students with meal plans has also increased by more

than 20 percent, from 2,340 when the DeNaples Center was being planned to 2,852 this year. Zayac also credits staff spe-cialization for the increased speed of service.

According to Zayac, the DeNaples Center serves approximately 5,000 meals every day. However, on the third floor, where two thirds of students said they primarily eat, most of the time there are only 750 seats. Zayac said the center has been able to accommodate the larger num-bers because of the use of different size tables. Instead of using one size, like in the Gunster Center, the DeNaples Center fea-tures tables large enough for groups of eight and small enough to accommodate groups of two, making seating more efficient.

Students with meal plans also have more choices.

Not only has the third floor Fresh Food Company been accepted by the University

Scranton Community Gives DeNaples Center High Marks in SurveyMost meals are made to order in the Fresh Food Company of the DeNaples Center on campus. In a survey conducted by ARAMARK, the University’s food service provider, Scranton scored the highest in overall satisfaction rating in ARAMARK’s eastern region.

community, the first floor retail section saw a 17 percent increase in traffic compared to the retail section in the Gunster Center.

Zayac noted the importance of con-stant feedback between students and the University’s Dining Services staff, as dem-onstrated by the comment board. On their way out of either the first floor retail section or the third floor Fresh Food Company area, students can post comments or ques-tions on the message board, and Dining Services staff will respond within a week.

But for Zayac, all of the impressive numbers and statistics reported in the sur-vey are secondary to the day-to-day valida-tion of those using the DeNaples Center.

“The DeNaples Center has really been the hub of activity on campus,” Zayac said. “That was the idea, and it worked. The bottom line is we built it, they came, and they’re happy.”

80 Scranton Students Named to Who’s Who

eighty students from The University of Scranton’s undergraduate colleges have been selected as national outstanding lead-ers and included in Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

Campus nominating committees and editors of the annual directory selected students based on their academic achieve-ment, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success.

The students are: Samantha L. Baietti, Catherine L. Baker, Kathleen M. Barone, Mary Margaret Boland, Gina Bonacci, Giuseppe Bongiorno, Christine Bracrella, Carmella Calabrese, Caitlin M. Castle, Peter W. Chiappini, Thomas M. Churilla, Megan e. Conley, John M. Cook’ Michelle Crotti, Cynthia G. David, edward DelSole, Michael Frechen, Gina Fullam, Lynn Gavin, Thomas J. Gentile, Jennifer L. Gonsior, Rebecca A. Guenther, Thomas A. Guiler, Michael L. Hawver, Megan I. Henry, Rohmeen Hodizoda, Lauren Hosko, Caesar G. Imperio, Douglas A. Jones, Robert J. Kalaf, Lauren M. Kanuik, Kimberly A. Katapski, Alyssa B. Katz, Katelynn Keir, George R. Keiser, emily Klonoski, Natalie M. Kottke, Michael D. Kozel, Justin S. Krul, Thomas A. Langan, Amy Lee, Thomas K. Lewis, Thomas Lystash, Jared S. Maiero, Daniel J. Marx, Jeffrey F. Musyt, emily M. Nebzydoski, Jaclyn T. Newns, Sophia Norella, Joseph P. O’Connell, William D. Orasin, Matthew D. Orzolek, Daniel J. Packer, Lauren A. Pascoe, eva A. Piatek, Christopher M. Psihoules, William Pugh, Jeffrey M. Pusateri, erin M. Quinn, Michael J. Reach, Michael D. Ritterbeck, Mark P. Romanowski, Kyle e. Romero, Breanne N. Ross, Donna M. Rupp, Maria Gabriela Sanabria, Jennifer A. Sidari, Leann Skoronski, Kayla M. Smith, Jason Stankiewicz, Coral Stredny, Ashley e. Teatum, Matthew P. Tirella, Michael A. Trovato, Colleen L. Tuohy, Mary Frances Usher, Daisy Velez, Karen H. Waldeck, Craig M. Weiss and Justine e. Zoeller.

Do you have a special occasion coming up?Perfect for Graduation, Birthday, and Thank You gifts.

The Alumni Society of The University of Scranton has part-nered with Sugar Plum, a company from Forty Fort, Pa. Sugar Plum chocolates is a 12-year-old, family-run business that specializes in customized hand-dipped chocolate delights. Visit their Web site, sugar-plum.com and when check-ing out, enter USALUM. Sugar Plum ships nationally.

Grant Funds Solar-Powered Energy SystemThe Madison Avenue parking lot

at the University is going green. It’s not that grass will replace the asphalt surface. Rather, a new solar-powered energy sys-tem is being installed that will use renew-able energy instead of electricity to power the lights and security cameras serving the parking lot.

The photovoltaic system is made possible through a $15,000 grant from the Sustainable energy Fund for the Solar Scholars 2008 PV Grant competition. The University of Scranton is one of just 12 colleges statewide awarded a PV Grant from this year’s program.

“This project will be a visible dem-onstration of solar energy at work and will showcase the University as a leader in promoting photovoltaic solar renewable energy,” said Robert Spalletta, Ph.D., pro-fessor of physics and electrical engineering.

A team of four professors and staff members of the University developed the grant application and are serving as team leaders for the project development. The team consists of Dr. Spalletta; Argyrios Varonides, Ph.D., professor of physics and electrical engineering; James Loven, laboratory equipment manager; and Mark Murphy, assistant director of utilities and plant engineer.

Installation of the modular sys-tem is expected to be completed in late

April and will not reduce the number of parking spaces in the Madison Avenue lot. With 4.8 kW DC of power, the photovoltaic system will generate more power than any of the other photovoltaic systems funded through the Sustainable energy Fund grants. The system will be tied to the regional electric power grid so the electricity generated by sunlight can be fed into the system during the peak usage hours of the day and pulled back out during the low usage hours at night.

“This photovoltaic system will turn the Madison Avenue parking lot in to a zero-carbon footprint on our campus,” said Dr. Spalletta.

equally important to the photovoltaic system is the curricular component devel-oped by the team as part of the project. An understanding of photovoltaics will be integrated into the physics and electrical engineering curriculum at the University. Specific curriculum modules will be devel-oped for general education and major courses. The community outreach compo-nent will include service and service learn-ing components.

Students will share knowledge and equipment with area schools, industry and government organizations. The photovol-taic hardware and educational modules will also be made available to local colleges and universities.

The Second Biennial Conference on Women and History in Northeastern

Pennsylvania, orga-nized by Josephine M. Dunn, Ph.D., associate professor of art history, was held at the University in March. The con-ference included presentations about “Cornelia Bryce Pinchot of Milford,” “The Suffrage Story

in Scranton,” “The Scranton Lace Factory Goes to War,” and “Nursing in early 20th-Century Scranton.” Kathryn Kish Sklar, Ph.D., Distinguished Bartle Professor and co-director of the Center for the Historical Study of Women and Gender at the State University of New York at Binghamton, delivered the keynote address entitled “Women and Social Movements in U.S. Women’s History.” The conference was supported by grants from The University of Scranton’s Office of equity and Diversity, Art and Music Program, and Hope Horn Gallery; the Lackawanna Arts Council; and the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority.

Scranton Sponsors Women’s Conference

Kathryn Kish Sklar, Ph.D.

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Scranton Finishes Winter Season As Landmark Conference Champions In Three Sports

Three-Peat!The University of Scranton repeated as

Landmark Conference champions in three sports to cap off a successful winter season.

It started in February, when the women’s swim team, led by first-year head coach and long-time assistant Paul DeAngelo, dominated the Landmark Conference championship meet with a

three-day total of 667 points.

And for the second straight year, senior Erin O’Connor (Scotch Plains, N.J./Union Catholic Regional) was named the conference’s female swimmer of the year.

She won three individual events–the 500 freestyle (5:17.38), the 400 individual medley (4:43.30), and the 200 butterfly (2:14.50)–and was a member of four first-place relay teams. She captured 10 individual conference titles in her career, one shy of Sarah Gazdalski’s (1998-2001) all-time Scranton record of 11.

First-year swimmer Carolyn Gillespie (New Market, Md./Linganore) also picked up a major honor. She broke two of her

own Royal records in finishing second in the 50 (:25.05) and 100 freestyle (:54:84, preliminary heat), placed runner-up in the 100 butterfly (1:00.46), and was a member of four first-place relay teams, a performance that earned her the female Rookie of the Year award.

The men’s swim team also reached new heights under DeAngelo. Behind solid performances from freshmen David Hovey (Forty Fort/Wyoming Valley West) and Marc Dezii (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill West), the Royals placed second overall

at the Landmark Conference champion-ships, its highest finish ever at a conference championship meet.

Hovey was named the male rookie of the year after winning the 200 breaststroke (2:11.81) and finishing fourth in the 400 individual medley (4:25.78) and the 100 breaststroke (1:01.57). His time in the 200 breaststroke eclipsed Rob Steffanauer’s pre-vious Scranton record of 2:16.66, and he broke his former Royal record of 1:02.38 in the 100 breaststroke. He was also a member of three relay teams that set new Scranton records.

Dezii’s performances were equally as impressive. He finished first in the 200 freestyle (1:45.30), third in the 500 freestyle (4:50.58), and sixth in the 100 freestyle (:48.76), establishing three Royal records in the process. He broke Tim DiMarco’s long-time mark in the 200 freestyle (1:47.03) and Mark Persiani’s record in the 500 free-style (4:51.44), while his third record came in the opening leg of the 200 freestyle relay, when he swam a time of :21.98 for 50 yards to eclipse the previous Scranton record of :22.28 by Colin McGee.

The Royals’ two other conference titles were recorded by the men’s and women’s basketball teams.

The men’s basketball team had plenty of anxious moments. Fighting back from a nine-point deficit with 4:29 remain-ing in regulation, the Royals pulled out

a dramatic 71-64 victory in overtime against Catholic University in the semi-finals. In the championship game against Susquehanna University, Scranton fought off a late rally and eventually emerged with an 80-75 victory in overtime. It was the fourth conference title for the Royals in Carl Danzig’s eight-year tenure as head coach and 19th overall in school history.

Three members–sophomore guard Zach Ashworth (Doylestown/Central Bucks West), senior guard Ryan FitzPatrick (Berwyn/Conestoga), and senior forward Paul Biagioli (Waverly/Abington Heights–earned all-Landmark Conference honors.

Although not as tension-filled, head coach Mike Strong’s women’s bas-ketball team worked just as hard for its conference crown. Behind a career-high 24-point effort from sophomore guard Megan Kopecki (Millington, N.J./Watchung Hills Regional) and 12 rebounds and eight rebounds from senior center Molly Klusek (Philadelphia/Archbishop Carroll), the Lady Royals held off a late rally to defeat Susquehanna, 60-51, in the semifinals.

Kopecki and sophomore guard Jennifer

The women’s swim team poses with the Landmark Conference championship plaque on Sunday, February 15, after winning the title for the second straight year at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York.

The Lady Royals gather around veteran head coach Mike Strong following their 71-57 victory over Moravian College in the championship game of the Landmark Conference tournament on Saturday, February 25, at the Long Center.

The men’s basketball celebrate their second straight Landmark Conference championship following an 80-75 victory in overtime against Susquehanna University on Saturday, February 25, at the Long Center. The Royals have now won three conference titles in the last four years under head coach Carl Danzig (far right).

King (Taylor/Riverside) combined for 26 points to lead Scranton past Moravian College, 71-57, in the championship.

There was plenty more excitement to come.

The Lady Royals came within a game of advancing to the NCAA Final Four for the ninth time in school his-tory. Scranton defeated Keuka College (NY), 73-42, in an opening round game, topped SUNY Cortland, 51-45, in the next round, and turned back 10th-ranked York College of Pennsylvania, 50-46, in the sectional semifinals.

The season ended with a hard-fought 54-48 loss to The College of New Jersey in an elite eight game played in Rochester, N.Y. The Lady Royals erased a six-point halftime deficit, carved out a three-point lead with four minutes remaining, but the Lions ended the game on a 13-4 run to pull out the victory.

Kopecki established quite a name for herself. She became one of only 10 play-ers in Scranton history to score more than 500 points in a season. Moreover, she was voted the Landmark Conference Player of the Year and was named third-team all-American by D3hoops.com and honorable mention all-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). Junior guard Ryan Mooney (Spring City/Pius X) joined Kopecki as an all-Landmark Conference selection, earning second-team honors.

Coach Bill Fitzgerald’s ice hockey team, behind the senior leadership of Ryan Kleinschmidt (Valley Stream, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial), Mike Pace (Branchburg, N.J./St. Joseph Metuchen), and Matt Torstrup (Bridgewater, N.J./Hun School of Princeton), finished with a 13-11 record.

All three finished their careers ranked in the top 15 all-time in total points in Ice Royals’ history. Torstrup is 11th with 89 total points and Kleinschmidt and Pace are tied for 13th with 84 points.

Junior Mike Guenther (Pittstown, N.J./Delaware Valley Regional) led the wrestling team with 17 wins this past season to bring his career total to 37. He will enter his senior year eight wins shy of moving into the top 16 all-time in Scranton history.

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April10Good Friday, University offices

closed

1211 a.m. easter Sunday Mass, Madonna della Strada Chapel, Rock

Hall

13easter Monday Holiday, University offices closed

146 p.m. Schemel Forum Concert, “The Beauty of Baroque: A

Twilight Interlude,” featuring soprano enas Massalha accompanied by harpsi-chordist Shalev Ad-el. Moskovitz Theater, DeNaples Center

1612 p.m. Schemel Forum Spring Luncheon Seminar Series:

“Obama’s Challenge: The economic and the Political,” featuring Robert Kuttner, founding co-editor for the American Prospect and Senior Fellow at DeMOS. Rose Room, Brennan Hall

179 a.m. 24th Annual Psychology Conference, McShane executive

Center, Brennan Hall. Also April 18 7:30 p.m. “75th Anniversary of the Apollo Theater & 50th Anniversary of the Motown Sound,” sponsored by the office of Multicultural Affairs. Moskovitz Theater, DeNaples Center

1810 a.m. e-Cycling, collection of electronics for recycling, Linden

Street at Monroe Avenue. $5 fee requested. 7:30 p.m. “In Concert,” University of Scranton String Orchestra, Aula Room, Houlihan-McLean Center

20 11 a.m. Grad Finale 2009, Ballroom, DeNaples Center. Also

Tuesday 5 p.m. Sustainable Scranton Tour of “green” businesses. Visit www.scrantonpa.gov and www.scranton.edu/sustainability 7 p.m. environmental film. Vintage Theater, 222 Wyoming Avenue

2110 a.m. earth Day Fair with inter-active games and information,

Dionne Campus Green 10 a.m. Red Cross Blood Drive sponsored

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by Community Outreach Office, Lobby, Long Center 10 a.m. e-Cycling, collection of electronics for recycling, Dionne Campus Green. $5 fee requested.

227 p.m. Lecture by Paul Rogat Loeb, author of Soul of A Citizen, editor

of The Impossible Will Take A Little While, Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall

239 a.m. Scranton Solar Scholars Mini-conference, McShane

executive Center, Brennan Hall 4:30 p.m. Campus Take Back the Night Pre-Rally, Dionne Campus Green 8 p.m. Take Back the Night March and Rally at Lackawanna County Courthouse

2412:15 p.m. Tree Tour of Nay Aug Park guided by Tony Santolli, City

of Scranton forester. Meet at everhart Museum steps at Nay Aug Park 2:30 p.m. Tour of the Lackawanna River guided by Bernie McGurl, executive direc-tor of the Lackawanna River Corridor Association. Meet at the Silkman House, 2006 North Main Avenue 4 p.m. Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library Annual Book and Plant Sale Preview. Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library. Open to Friends of the Library, Schemel Forum members, and stu-dents with Royal I.D. 4:30 p.m. Nature Tour of Nay Aug Park guided by local naturalist Jane Frye. Meet at everhart Museum steps at Nay Aug Park 7:30 p.m. “In Recital,” Timothy Smith, organist, Aula Room, Houlihan-McLean Center 8 p.m. University of Scranton Players present The Seagull, by Anton Chekhov, translated by Michael Flynn. Also Saturday evening at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m., and May 1-3

259 a.m. Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library Annual Book

and Plant Sale, Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library. Also Sunday at noon 10 a.m. Clean-up project in preparation for River Fest. Meet across the street from the Ice Box.

27 23rd Annual Juried Student exhibit, Hope Horn Gallery, Hyland Hall,

through May 8 4 p.m. Henry George Seminar, “The Immigrant Paradox: Alien Workers and Distributive Justice,” presented by Howard F. Chang, earl Hepburn professor of law, University of Pennsylvania. Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall

2811:30 a.m. Immigration Teach-in, featuring panel presentations on

immigration policies, and immigrant sto-ries. Ballroom, DeNaples Center

2912 p.m. Schemel Forum Spring Luncheon Seminar Series: “A

21st Century Look at Geopolitics and economics,” featuring Parag Khanna, senior research fellow and director, global governance initiative at the New America Foundation. Rose Room, Brennan Hall 8 p.m. University Reading Series presents a public reading from Marie Howe American Academy of Poets Lavan Younger Poets Prize winner. Studio Theater, McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts

307:30 p.m. Lecture: Dick Meyers, editorial director, National Public

Radio Digital Media. Co-sponsored by SIFe and the Society of Professional Journalists, Keystone State Pro Chapter. Ballroom, DeNaples Center

May 1 4 p.m. University of Scranton Relay

for Life, Byron Complex and Royal Way, through May 2 6 p.m. 23rd Annual Juried Student exhibit reception and awards, Hyland Hall, Hope Horn Gallery

3 12:30 p.m. Golden Grad Show and Luncheon, Ballroom, DeNaples

Center. entertainment by Bobby Byrne. Reservations required; tickets are $10. 7:30 p.m. 26th Annual World Premiere Concert featuring The University of Scranton Concert Band and Concert Choir with guest composer/conductor, Marcus Printup. Aula Room, Houlihan-McLean Center

8 3 p.m. United Colors Diversity Festival, Dionne Green

Schemel Forum Announces Luncheon Series, Concert and Public ForumThe University of Scranton’s Schemel

Forum will present its spring lecture series, as well as a concert by a harp-sichordist and vocalist, in April, and a national issues forum in June.

On Thursday, April 16, Robert Kuttner, founding co-editor of The American Prospect and senior fellow at DeMOS, a New York-based think tank, will discuss “Obama’s Challenge: The economic and the Political.”

Kuttner is the author of Obama’s Challenge: America’s Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency; as well as Everything For Sale: The Virtues and Limits of Markets; The End of Laissez-Faire; The Life of the Party; and The Squandering of America: How the Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity.

He is also a former senior geopoliti-cal advisor to U.S. Special Operations

Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.On Wednesday, April 29, Parag

Khanna, senior research fellow and direc-tor of the Global Governance Initiative at the New America Foundation, will pres-ent “A 21st Century Look at Geopolitics and economics.”

Khanna is the author of The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order.

Both luncheons will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Rose Room, Brennan Hall, and will be followed by book-signings.

Fees for the luncheon series are $20 per luncheon per person, $40 per series per person, $30 per luncheon per couple, and $60 per series per couple. The luncheons are free for Schemel Forum members.

On Tuesday, April 14, Shalev Ad-el, internationally renowned harpsichordist,

will accompany soprano enas Massalha, in The Beauty of the Baroque: A Twilight Interlude. The concert will take place at 6 p.m. in the Ann and Leo Moskovitz Theater, fourth floor of the DeNaples Center on campus. Ad-el and Massalha will perform works by Bach, Handel, Gluck and other composers.

Admission for the concert is $20. The concert is free for Schemel Forum members.

A public forum on “Democracy’s Challenge: Reclaiming the Public’s Role” will be led by Stephen G. Jones, Ph.D., associate provost for civic engagement and academic mission at the University. The event, which is part of the National Issues Forums, will take place at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, in Room 305 of the Weinberg Memorial Library.

The forum is presented free of charge

7 p.m. United Colors Night at the Apollo, Amphitheater, Dionne Green

9 8 p.m. University Players present the New Director’s Workshop, McDade

Center for Literary and Performing Arts. Also Saturday

127:30 p.m. “In Concert,” Wyoming Seminary Arts Institute Concert

Civic Symphony Orchestra. Aula Room, Houlihan-McLean Centerr

14 8 p.m. Weinberg Institute of Judaic Studies Spring 2009 Lecture,

“Jewish Life in Small-Town America: A History,” presented by Lee Sjai Neissbach, Ph.D., sponsored by the Weinberg Judaic Studies Institute. Moskovitz Theater, DeNaples Center

16 7:30 p.m. “In Concert,” University Singers and Symphonic Band, Aula

Room, Houlihan-McLean Center

18 11 a.m. Senior Week Registration, Ballroom, DeNaples Center

29 8 p.m. Class Night, Ballroom, DeNaples Center

30 10 a.m. Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Long Center, followed by reception

11 a.m. Graduate Degree Commencement, Byron Complex, followed by reception on the Alumni Green 1:30 p.m. ROTC Commissioning, Royal Theater, McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts, followed by reception 4 p.m. Baccalaureate Mass, Byron Complex 8:30 p.m. President’s Reception for Graduates and Parents, Byron Complex

31Noon. Undergraduate Commencement, Wachovia Arena

June12 Alumni Reunion Weekend through

June 14, on campus

23 5 p.m. Schemel Forum, National Issues Forum, moderated by Steven

Jones, Ph.D., associate provost for civic engagement. Weinberg Memorial Library

and open to the public. However, space is limited; therefore, participation is avail-able on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Schemel Forum was founded in 2006 through generous gifts to the Reverend George J. Schemel, S.J., Fund by friends and admirers of the late Jesuit educator, who had a significant impact on Scranton through his work in the business and professional community.

The purpose of the fund is to sup-port cultural enrichment and education initiatives for the region.

For more information on these events, or to make reservations, call Kym Balthazar Fetsko at 941-7816 or fetskok2@scranton.edu, or Sondra Myers, Schemel Forum director and senior fel-low for international, civic and cultural affairs, at 941-4089.

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A team of nursing students from the University won the sixth annual Jeffery Allan Walp Student Nurse Challenge, becoming the third Scranton team to win in six years. The team was awarded a $500 prize, donated by Geisinger Health System, along with a traveling trophy. Twelve area schools participated in the competition that took place recently at east Stroudsburg University. At the competition, students answered questions similar to those they will encounter on the nursing licensure exam. Team members are Justine Zoeller, Michael DeSarno, Kristen Scholz, Caitlin Van Brunt, erin Gilfeather, and emily Hahn. Patricia Moyle Wright, assistant professor of nursing, serves as team coordi-nator.

Students Win Walp Nurse Challenge

During Intersession and Spring Break 2009, approximately 86 members of the University community opted to partici-pate in service trips, rather than the tradi-tional “R and R.” Following is a roundup of service trips during spring 2009:

Intersession, Guadalajara, MexicoTwenty-one physical therapy and

occupational therapy students participated in the fifth annual Project Guadalajara trip. Students worked at various rehabilita-tion and educational facilities and clin-ics, including Centro de Rehabilitación Infantil, a government-managed outpa-tient rehabilitation facility, and Centro de Rehabilitación Infantil Teletón, an ultra-modern outpatient pediatric facility sup-ported through donations. Additionally, students offered services at Centro Intregral de Rehabilitación Infantil, A.C., an outpatient clinic devoted to the treat-ment and education of children with cerebral palsy. The group also visited Santa Paolo, a severely impoverished community on the outskirts of Guadalajara.

Participants were: Jaclyn Bilancia, Sarah Chajka, Kristin Cinquino, Kristen Fielder, Jillian Fitzgibbon, Breanna Grasso, Richard Guilfoyle, Kaitlin Huvane, Allison Kearney, Annabeth Martino, Heather Melone, Colleen Nyitray, Sarah O’Connor, Michelle Parlapiano, Chelsea Personius, John Putnam, Abby Rohm, Krista Sadowski, Colleen Scannell, Megan Schuck and Lauren Siconolfi.

The students were accompanied by: Danielle Slater G’08; Caleb Knippenberg G’08; Debra A. Pellegrino, ed.D., dean of the Panuska College of Professional Studies; Peter M. Leininger, Ph.D., assis-tant professor of physical therapy and director of the doctor of physical therapy program; Barbara R. Wagner, D.P.T., director of clinical education for the physical therapy department;. Marlene J. Morgan, D.ed., assistant professor and program director, occupational therapy; Carol Coté, Ph.D., assistant professor, occupational therapy; Lisa A. Burns, clini-cal education coordinator, occupational therapy; John P. Sanko, ed.D., chair, occupational and physical therapy and associate professor, physical therapy.

Intersession, Window Rock, ArizonaFive senior nursing students, accom-

panied by two faculty members, took part in a service trip to St. Michaels Association for Special education, Inc. (SMASe) in Window Rock, Ariz. dur-ing Intersession. Founded in 1968, SMASe provides services to children and adults from the Navajo nation

with mild to severe mental retardation and multiple disabilities. The students became acquainted with the children at St. Michaels and health care and educa-tional needs, engaging in skilled activities and cognitive learning skills. They also worked with Kate McKeaney, RN, BSN, ’08, a volunteer with the Mercy Volunteer Corps at St. Michaels.

Students who participated in this trip were Mary Jordan, Jessica Turrin, erin Jennings, Kathleen Reedy and Georgia Rose.

Marian Farrell, Ph.D., professor of nursing, and Cathy Harrington, RN, MSN, adjunct professor of nursing and clinic manager for the Leahy Community Health and Family Center, were chaperones.

Spring Break, Window Rock, ArizonaTwelve students, accompanied by

two staff members, took part in a ser-vice trip to St. Michaels Association for Special education, Inc. during spring break. The students assisted the staff at St. Michaels with occupational therapy tasks and basic nursing tasks such as tak-ing blood pressure readings, and assisted teachers in the classroom. The volunteers also took students to the playground and other areas of the St. Michael’s cam-pus, and interacted with students at the school’s annual St. Patrick’s Day dance.

Participants were: Cara Brindley, elizabeth Klassner, Joseph Larramendia, Margaret McGregor, Ann McIntosh, Catherine McKenna, Mallory O’Hara, Sarah Philbin, Kathryn Rigby, Shannon Shea, Joseph Stella and Marissa Zingaro.

They were chaperoned by Lisa Bealla, secretary, Student Activities and Orientation; and Donna Simpson, con-sultant/manager of special projects, Small Business Development Center.

Spring Break, Cedar Rapids, IowaIn June 2008, the Cedar Rapids-

Iowa City, Iowa, region (the Corridor) suffered from severe flooding when the Iowa and Cedar Rivers overflowed, caus-ing an estimated $231 million in damage. As part of the Americorps Vista Corridor Flood Recovery project, nine Scranton students, accompanied by two chaper-ones, participated in a variety of tasks to help Corridor residents recover from flood damage. Tasks included gutting a house in the historic district, removing water-logged content and mud; removing antique oak trim for restoring; and cut-ting, trimming and installing drywall in a home.

Students who participated were: Maureen Grady, Kathleen Lavelle, Kathryn McKendry, elizabeth Monachino, Grace Pfisterer, elizabeth

Pulice, Katherine Samuel, Melissa Slabowski and Zachary Weber. Chaperones were Corey Henfling, area coordinator, Residence Life; and Maria Scopeletti, a student in the College of Graduate and Continuing education.

Spring Break, Washington, D.C.eleven students volunteered at

the McKenna Center at St. Aloysius Church in Washington, D.C. The McKenna Center was founded by Horace McKenna, S.J., H’98. The volunteers served breakfast and lunch to homeless men, observed their daily support group meeting and talked with them. They also met with Peter edelman, professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center , Patty Fugere, executive director of the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, Adam Tarr, legislative aide to Senator Arlen Specter, and ed Lazere, executive director of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute.

Participants were: Danielle Beddoe, Charlotte Brown, Michelle elmuccio, Catherine Gallagher, Alex Larramendia, Krystina Monetti, Marianne Patterson, Stephanie Robins, Stephanie Salinas, Mary Beth Schluckebier and Sylvia Szerszen. They were accompanied by chaperone elizabeth Rozelle, assistant director, Career Services.

Spring Break, Flat Gap, KentuckyA group of 10 students and two

chaperones took part in the Christian Appalachian Project, an interdenomina-tional, non-profit Christian organization that serves needy people in Appalachia by providing physical, spiritual and emotional

Jesuit Ideals in Action: Volunteers Serve Others During Intersession, Spring Break support through a wide variety of pro-grams and services. Students learned about the Appalachian region and its people and the poverty from which many of them suffer. For work projects, students were divided into teams. The teams repaired or built homes for the families they met. Repairs included installing vinyl siding, new roofing, walls and floors, building decks, hanging drywall and painting.

Participants included: Justine Baakman, elizabeth Calo, Theresa Liccione, Melissa Martucci, Maria Marx, Meredith Nash, Jessica O’Neill, Joseph Quinn, Alex Tomann and Alicia Yanac. Chaperones were Michael Malos and Richard Guilfoyle.