Marywood University to Host Lecture Series on Pope Francis’s Encyclical Letter   SCRANTON, PA (January 20, 2016)-Marywood University’s department of campus ministry, the science department, and the theology department will sponsor a lecture series on Pope Francis’s Encyclical Letter, Laudato Si (Praised Be You): A Conversation on the Care of “Our Common Home.”  The Inaugural…

USA Today Ranks Marywood University among Top Best Colleges to Study Health Professions   SCRANTON, PA (January 25, 2016)-Marywood University ranked fourth in top 10 best colleges to study health professions in the U.S. by The USA TodayCollege partner network.   USA Today ranked Marywood University fourth, as it is a fairly priced private university…

West Scranton Technology club Observes the Solar System   The technology club recently braved the cold weather to observe several of our solar system’s planets in the early morning sky on top of West Scranton High School. In the predawn hour on January 7th, students were able to look through a telescope and get a…

Valley View High School Art Several members of the Valley View Art Department were selected for the Scholastic Art Awards. S Pictured left to right:  Anna Pidgeon, Gold Key and Honorable Mention; Matthew Catanzaro, Silver Key; Rebecca Brady, Honorable Mention; Mrs. Molly Callahan, Valley View High School Art Teacher; and Courtney Mackrell, Silver Key

Riverside Jr. – Sr. High School art students have won awards in the 2016 Northeastern Pennsylvania Scholastic Art Awards.  Caitlin Kilvitis an 8th grade student received an Honorable Mention for her sculpture “Prince Tyreese”.   Mickayla Jones also an 8th grade student received a Silver Key Award for her sculpture “Scared Silly”. Senior Kacey Orlowski captured…

Marywood University Art Galleries to Present Virtual Holocaust and Genocide Exhibition   SCRANTON, PA (January 20, 2016)—Marywood University to present an exhibition titled, TEREZIN and KURDISTAN—A Journey, which will open on Saturday, January 30, 2016, in the Suraci Gallery, on the second floor of the Shields Center for Visual Arts. The exhibition is the inaugural presentation…

Marywood University to Present Guest Lecturer at the Local American Chemical Society Meeting SCRANTON, PA (January 19, 2016)—Marywood University’s science department will host guest lecturer, Beth Haas, Ph.D., who will present “Random walks in virtual places: Modeling molecular diffusion on bacterial membranes,” at the local meeting of the American Chemical Society, which is sponsored by Marywood…

Remember your support at this fundraiser makes it possible for our talented students to bring ‘Grease’ to Wyoming Area this spring! For tickets contact Nancy Jeffery 570-430-2030  

State Police trooper Cpl. Ronald Kazakavage of Troop N of the Pennsylvania State Police located in Hazleton paid a visit to the Shenandoah Valley Elementary School third grade class where he introduced the students to his partner, a black German shepherd named “Kino.” Cpl Kazakavage informed the students about Kino’s role as a K-9 state…

MMI students qualify for Pennsylvania School Press Association state journalism competition   (Freeland, PA – January 15, 2016) – Seniors Charles Bower and Lindsey Walko and junior Joshua Narrow captured first place at the Pennsylvania School Press Association regional journalism competition and will represent MMI Preparatory School at the state competition in March. At the…

Marywood University’s Music, Theatre, and Dance Department to Present Wyoming Seminary Civic Orchestra   SCRANTON, PA (January 13, 2016)-Marywood University’s music, theatre, and dance department will present the Wyoming Seminary Civic Orchestra on Monday, January 18, 2015, at 8 p.m., in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts. This event is free and open to the…

MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY ART GALLERIES   March 2016   MAHADY GALLERY | SURACI GALLERY | MASLOW STUDY GALLERY FOR CONTEMPORARY ART Marywood University, Shields Center for Visual Arts, 2300 Adams Ave., 18509-1598 • 570.348.6278, Fax 570.340.6023 Email: gallery@marywood.edu • URL: www.marywood.edu/galleries •   MAHADY GALLERY:  NARRATIVES SEEN:  Kevin Kinkead, Gayle Wells Mandle, Gretchen Dow Simpson, and Mark…

Sister Anne Munley, IHM, to Retire After Nine Years as Marywood University President   SCRANTON, PA (January 4, 2016)—Sister Anne Munley, IHM, Ph.D., has announced her plans to retire after she completes her ninth year as President of Marywood University in June 2016. During her presidency, Marywood celebrated its Centennial, opened the region’s first and only…

Marywood University Student Receives a Scholarship from the Society of the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick of Lackawanna County SCRANTON, PA (December 16, 2015)—Marywood University student Jessica McMinn, Clarks Summit, Pa., nutrition major, was recently awarded the Dr. John H. Corcoran Scholarship from the Society of the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick (FSSP) of Lackawanna…