Marywood University to Hold 14th Annual “Release the Light” Sexual Assault Awareness Program

Marywood University to Hold 14th Annual “Release the Light” Sexual Assault Awareness Program   SCRANTON, PA (April 17, 2015)—Marywood University will hold its 14th annual “Release the Light” Sexual Assault Awareness program, in conjunction with National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, on Thursday, April 23, 2015, from 2-5 p.m. This event, which is free and open to…

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Marywood University Memorial Fund Recipients to Teach in Poland

Marywood University Memorial Fund Recipients to Teach in Poland   Marywood University announces recipients of the Sister Benedicta Berendes, IHM Memorial Fund.  David Gadberry, Dunmore, Ph.D., lecturer in the music, theatre, and dance (MTD) department, and Kayla Seymour, Scranton, undergraduate elementary education student at Marywood University, are the 2015 recipients of the Memorial Fund.  The…

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Senior members of the Lackawanna Trail Lions Track Team and the parents were honored at their last home meet

Senior members of the Lackawanna Trail Lions Track Team and the parents were honored at their last home meet on April 14. Seniors honored were: front, from left, Maddie Lengel, Katie Nealon, Marissa Passaniti, Alyssa Walker, Nicole Martin, Seth Williams, Evan Sandercock, Jacob Hayduk, Matt Farrell, Maxwell Myers, Joe Merolla, Michael DeBree and Nathaniel Barbolish;…

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MMI to hold Open House on Sunday

MMI to hold Open House on Sunday   (Freeland, PA – April 16, 2015) – Students at MMI Preparatory School will showcase their projects at the school’s annual Open House on Sunday, April 19, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. The event is open to the public. Each year, MMI students are challenged with preparing special…

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MMI students earn PJAS awards

MMI students earn PJAS awards   (Freeland, PA – April 13, 2015) – Students at MMI Preparatory School recently earned awards during the regional Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science competition held at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, with awards presented afterward at a dinner ceremony at the Genetti Best Western Hotel and Conference Center. During the…

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Marywood University’s School of Social Work to Host Spring Colloquium and Social Work Celebration

Marywood University’s School of Social Work to Host Spring Colloquium and Social Work Celebration   SCRANTON, PA (April 13, 2015)—Marywood University’s School of Social Work will host its spring colloquium “Culturally Responsive Social Work Practice,” on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., in the Latour Conference Room, Nazareth Student Center.   Robert Ortega,…

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History Day at Good Shepherd Academy

Good Shepherd Academy students participated in National History Day’s regional competicion held at Misericordia University.  Kurtis Nordmark developed a 3-D exhibit depicting and explaining the significance of the Battle of Little Round Top in Gettysburg.  Mackenzi Jennings’ exhibit concerned the Nuremburg Trials, where criminals committing crimes against humanity during WWII were finally brought to Justice.…

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