Marywood University to Hold Ph.D. Information Session with Newswatch 16’s Ryan Leckey Marywood University will hold a Ph.D. Information Session with Newswatch 16’s Ryan Leckey, who is a Ph.D. candidate at Marywood and the featured guest. In addition to Ryan, Marywood admissions representatives and faculty from the program will be available to answer questions.…
Marywood University’s Pacers Aquatics Club will host “Race under the Roof” Indoor Triathlon on the University’s campus. The triathlon will take place on Saturday, February 22, 2020, from 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. The cost of the event for participants is $25 for the general public and $10 for Marywood students, faculty, and staff. Spectators…
These awards are given to a senior who showed excellence throughout the month of December. Senior of the Month is sponsored by the Valley View Student Council and the Blakely/Peckville Lions Club. From Left to Right: Dr. Michael Boccella, Superintendent; Ally Welsch, Art; Mia Mercatili, Music; Annaliese Daiute, Science; and Mr. Joe Koniszewski, Blakely/Peckville Lions…
Marywood University will host an opening reception for three exhibits on Friday, January 17, 2020, from 6 – 8 p.m., at the Mahady Gallery in the Shields Center for Visual Arts on the University’s campus. This event, as well as all three exhibits, are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday –…
Marywood University will host the traveling museum exhibit, The True Black History Museum, on Monday, February 3, 2020, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., at the Fireplace Lounge in the Nazareth Student Center. The True Black History Museum is free and open to the public. This traveling museum teaches True Black history through the…
Valley View High School Seniors of the Month These awards are given to a senior who showed excellence throughout the month of November. Senior of the Month is sponsored by the Valley View Student Council and the Blakely/Peckville Lions Club. From Left to Right: Dr. Michael Boccella, Superintendent; Alex Powell, Technology Education; Lauren Walsh,…
Dickson City Hyundai Sponsors Valley View’s Coaches vs Cancer Event Once again, Dickson City Hyundai generously donated $500 to Valley View High School to support their annual Coaches vs. Cancer basketball event. The boys basketball game will take place at Valley View High School on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 with a start time of 5:30pm.…
Marywood University will host TEDxScranton on Saturday, March 7, 2020, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., in the School of Architecture on the University’s campus. TED (technology, entertainment, and design) is a nonprofit organization devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading.” TED began as a four-day conference in California thirty years ago and has…
Marywood University students in the Communication Sciences and Disorders department, Speech-Language and Audiology Clinics, and its student chapter of the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association recently collected gifts to support the University’s Campus Ministry’s Christmas Giving tree project. The gifts that were collected were then donated to Friends of the Poor for distribution to children…
MMI Preparatory School received a $500 grant from the ExxonMobil Foundation that the school will use to purchase a new 3D printer for the science department. Liberty Petroleum Distributors nominated the school for the grant. MMI purchased its first 3-D printer in 2015 following a donation from the Eschenbach family. That same year, the school…
Marywood University’s String Project Featured in National Documentary Marywood University’s String Project was recently selected to be featured in a national documentary that is being made by the music company J.W. Pepper. The documentary is about the National String Project Consortium’s (NSPC) Virtual Orchestra celebrating its 20th Anniversary. The Virtual Orchestra involves all the string…
Members of the Western Wayne FBLA chapter and students enrolled in Theresa Lubash’s business classes recently collected non-perishable food items to deliver to area food pantries during the holiday season. Pictured with some of these items are (bottom row) Derek Mason, Ezra Tetreault, and Matt Henneforth. (top row) Lenny Maiocco, Sydney Peet, Alex Amorine, and…
Marywood University’s music, theatre, and dance department, in conjunction with an invitation to the community by Sister Mary Persico, IHM, Ed.D., president of Marywood University, will host the Bamboo Orchestra of Beijing, China, for a special performance of professional musicians on Monday, January 20, 2020. The performance will take place in the Sette LaVerghetta Center…
Marywood University’s Interior Design program ranks third among the top eleven design programs in the state of Pennsylvania according to universities.com. Universities.com created the 2019 ranking of the best colleges in Pennsylvania that offer Interior Design degrees to help prospective students find a school that fits their needs. Each school’s ranking is based on the…
MMI announces 2020 Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar ambassadors MMI Preparatory School sophomores Alain Benitez and Connor Spencer were selected to represent MMI at the 2020 Central Pennsylvania Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) Seminar, which will be held May 14-17 at Shippensburg University. Sophomore Andrew Blasko was selected as an alternate. Alain Benitez is the…