Can you believe that it is that time of year for back-to-school shopping? Your children may either be very excited about the upcoming school year or they are whining every day about how they don’t want to go back. Regardless of their opinion, you need to start shopping. Going shopping for school supplies can be…
The Scranton School District is pleased to announce it has received a $6 million dollar Ready to Learn Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The grant will support the Scranton School District Strategic Plan. The strategic plan was inspired by and prepared for the students of the Scranton City School District and aligns with…
We have some exciting news to tell you! Here at Paper Shop, we are always working on new functionality to give our users the best experience and most importantly we always want to keep our users safe. Buying and selling has changed over the years and will continue to do so. You no longer have…
Hello, fellow Paper Shopper! I am going to tell you something that you may have not known before. If you have ever picked up a Paper Shop print publication at a store and read through it, you would have seen many local businesses advertised throughout our pages. We love to show our readers exactly what businesses are…
Our Cars & Trucks category has always been our most popular category. Every day there are new listings of cars that are for sale ranging from new to used. We know that finding a car can be stressful. There are multiple steps that need to be taken in order to get the vehicle that you…
The play, Guarding the Bridge, written by theatre program director Chuck Gorden, will have two performances in New York City this month. Winner of the John Cauble Short Play Award, the play deals with the legacy of racism in white America, and will be performed on Wednesday, July 18 (International Nelson Mandela Day), and…
Marywood University’s music, theatre, and dance department, in partnership with the Scranton Jazz Festival, will host Camp Crescendo Jazz, a week-long dynamic musical experience for instrumental and vocal students in grades 7-12. Camp Crescendo Jazz will take place from July 23–July 27, 2018, at Marywood University’s Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts. A Festival Performance…
Marywood University’s Chapter of the Society for Collegiate Journalists (SCJ) took home sixteen awards and an honorable mention in the national contest for students’ work at The Wood Word, Marywood University’s online news source, and TV-Marywood, the campus television station. In addition to first place awards to The Wood Word for Online News Website Overall…
Marywood University’s Athletics department will hold a Competitive Swimming Skills Clinic on Saturday, August 18, and Sunday, August 19, 2018, in the Aquatics Center at the Center for Athletics and Wellness. The morning sessions, ages 7-11, will run from 9 a.m. to Noon; and the afternoon sessions, ages 12-18, will run from 1-4 p.m. The…
Mid-summer is a very popular time to take a vacation. 59% of people actually take their vacation in the middle of July. If your scheduled vacation is approaching I can guarantee that you are excited! There is nothing better than getting away for a little bit to just enjoy your free time. However, the days…
Marywood University’s School of Social Work will offer a Master of Social Work (MSW) Information Session on Saturday, July 14, from 1-2:30 p.m. in the Social Work department, which is located in the Immaculata Hall, Room 201. The information session is free and open to the public, and drop-ins are welcome. The MSW program…
Tomorrow is the Fourth of July which means you are most likely going to host or attend a cookout, hang out with family and friends, and end the night by watching some fireworks. It’s going to be a long day and you may want to bring your pet along so that it is not at home…
The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) has awarded Marywood University’s NSSLHA Chapter with 2018 Gold Chapter Honors. Efforts made by the NSSLHA Chapter at Marywood University helped National NSSLHA to increase awareness of communication sciences and disorders (CSD) among state and federal legislators; to provide scholarships to students in CSD programs by…
Marywood University’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) is proud to announce that its 2018 graduating class from the Master of Science program in Speech-Language Pathology has achieved 100 percent pass rate on the National Examination in Speech-Language Pathology. A pass rate is required for certification as a speech-language pathologist by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.…
Marywood University is one of several locations that will host the Lackawanna County Parks and Recreation Tennis Clinic. The tennis clinics for boys and girls, ages 8 to 16, will take place from June 13 through August 12, 2018. The tennis clinic at Marywood University will be held July 2–18, 2018, on the tennis courts…