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http://www.marywood.edu/ Marywood University Student News http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/199606/69545 The Marywood University Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance presents two stage dramas directed by seniors completing their Capstone projects in Theatre. The dramas, Keely and Du, written by Jane Martin and directed by Marywood University senior Sean Patrick Gibbons, and Winners, written by Brian Friel and directed by Marywood senior Carolyn Ruggiero, will be presented on November 20 and 21 at 7:30 p,m. at the Sette LaVerghetta Center for the Performing Arts in the Black Box Theatre. The cast for Keely and Du will include students David Brace, Devon McFadden, Rene Arscott, Fraser Ross-MacCormack, and the cast for Winners will include students Hannah Botsford, Shane Hirschler, Nate Bradley, and Jessica Brookes. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:40:02 EST 199606 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/199306/69545 U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and his wife, Mrs. Terese Casey, will launch a tour across Pennsylvania for the exhibit Witnesses to Hunger, a photography project documenting hunger and poverty in Philadelphia on Monday, November 16 at 10a.m. in the Center for Architectural Studies, Marywood University. This project began at Drexel University in Philadelphia with 40 women capturing their daily struggle with hunger through the use of digital cameras. The project has been expanded to women in Scranton and will continue to expand to capture the universal struggle with hunger. This event is free and open to the public. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:20:03 EST 199306 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/198508/69545 The Print Guild exhibit is on display today through November 15 in the Kresge Room, Insalaco Center for Studio Arts. For the past seven years, Print Guild provides an opportunity for art faculty and students to create an original print for purposes of exhibiting and exchanging a complete portfolio of prints in a wide variety of media. Print Guild was formed and is currently directed by Peter Hoffer, Associate Professor of Art. The exhibit is free and open to the public. The Kresge Room hours include Monday –Friday 8:30a.m.-4:30p.m. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:10:05 EST 198508 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/195292/69545 Today through November 23, Marywood University will exhibit Speculations: Drawing out Possibilities in Architecture in the Architecture Gallery, Center for Architectural Studies. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:44:35 EST 195292 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/195112/69545 Marywood University will present Graduate Exhibition I by three students on November 7- December 11. The opening reception will be held on Saturday, November 7, from 6-7 p.m. in the Suraci Gallery, Shields Center for Visual Arts. Both events are free and open to the public. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:01:02 EST 195112 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/194934/69545 Marywood University will exhibit Art Faculty Biennial on November 7- December 11 in the Mahady Gallery, Shields Center for Visual Arts. The opening reception will be held on Saturday, November 7, from 6-8 p.m., with a gallery talk on Sunday, November 8, at 2 p.m. The gallery talk will provide students and the community an opportunity to meet members of the art faculty and hear them speak about their work, describing both the technical aspects of their creative processes and the ideas that inspire their art. All events are free and open to the public. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:40:04 EST 194934 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/194756/69545 Marywood University Student Health Services will sponsor a Health Fair on Wednesday, November 4 in the Latour Conference Room, Nazareth Student Center from 11:30a.m.-2:30p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Door prizes are available. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:30:01 EST 194756 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/194477/69545 Marywood University's Politically Active Students Unite Organization will host a formal debate involving the candidates who are seeking a judicial position in the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas on Wednesday, October 28 at 9p.m. in the Comerford Theater, Science Center, Marywood University. The event is open to the public. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:47:27 EST 194477 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/194076/69545 Lambda Iota Tau, Marywood University English Honor Society, and the Library Staff will be hosting a Book Swap and Sale on Thursday, October 29 from 10a.m.-5p.m. in the Fireplace Lounge, Nazareth Hall. For more information, please contact Dr. Bush at ext. 2578 /bush@es.marywood.edu or Ms. Annette Fisher, ext. 2365 / Fisher@es.marywood.edu. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:48:11 EST 194076 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/193647/69545 Marywood University's Campus Ministry will sponsor a flea market today in the Latour Conference Room, Nazareth Student Center from 8a.m.-7p.m. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:30:06 EST 193647 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/192984/69545 Marywood University announces their School of Social Work Spring Start 2010 MSW Program, which provides a Tuesday and Thursday weeknight course for students who missed the start of their Fall 2009 MSW Cohort. This innovative program has been designed to serve prospective students who have not studied in the social work discipline during their undergraduate careers and who seek to further their career or make a career change. Typical interested individuals might be currently working in or may have recently been employed in social work, human services, health care, palliative and hospice care, criminal justice, or may have recently completed military service. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:30:02 EST 192984 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/192673/69545 Marywood University will host a talk and video presentation with Susan Dowling, co-creator of Art 21, a national prime-time PBS series that features contemporary visual artists and is now in its fifth season. The event, Meet Art 21, is set for Wednesday, October 28, at 7 p.m., in the Latour Conference Room, Nazareth Hall. During the presentation, Dowling will talk about the finest and most inventive visual artists of our time and develop the idea of the artist as a model for creative thinking. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:30:03 EST 192673 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/192254/69545 Marywood University will be participating in the Scranton Reads program to encourage reading and unite citizens of Scranton through a love of literacy. Author of The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien, will discuss his book on Thursday, October 29, at 7 p.m, in the Sette LaVerghetta Center. In addition, on Wednesday, October 21, at 8 p.m., there will be presentation of the film, A Soldier's Sweetheart, in the Comerford Theatre. Both events are free and open to the public, but you must have a ticket. Tickets are available at all Lackawanna County libraries and at the Marywood University library. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:03:10 EST 192254 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/191895/69545 Marywood University's Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance will present an Orchestra concert, on Sunday, October 25 at 3p.m. in the Sette LaVerghetta Performing Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public. The Orchestra will be directed and conducted by Nathaniel F. Parker, Director of Orchestral Activities at Marywood University. There will be performing works by Schubert, Faure, Bartok, Ives, Sibelius, and Handbel. For more information, please call the music office at (570) 348-6268. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:20:05 EST 191895 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/191732/69545 Dr. Phyllis Black, Director of the Marywood University-Lehigh Valley MSW Program, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Social Workers Pennsylvania Chapter, for her distinguished service to the profession at the Multicultural Social Work with a Global Context Conference in Pittsburgh, October 18 and 19. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:20:01 EST 191732 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/191543/69545 Marywood University students, Hannah Botsford and Becky Lighthizer will perform Changes, a collection of songs, dances, and monologues. The event will take place on October 9 and 10 in the Black Box Theatre, Sette LaVerghetta Center at 8p.m. The event is free and open to the public. To make reservations, please call (570) 348-6211 ext. 2609. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:30:07 EST 191543 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/191214/69545 Marywood University will be hosting the second annual Wheelchair Basketball event on Saturday, October 24, in the Robert J. Mellow Center for Athletics and Wellness. Marywood University's Men's and Women's Pacer basketball teams will play against the Allied Forces wheelchair basketball team from Allied Rehabilitation Services. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:30:02 EST 191214 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/190344/69545 On October 8 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m, Marywood University will host a free depression screening day at the Psychological Services Center. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:30:05 EST 190344 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/190143/69545 Marywood University presents Music from China on Monday, October 12 at 6p.m. in the Latour Room, Nazareth Student Center. Music from China is a chamber ensemble that performs masterpieces of Chinese music from the classical and folk repertoire. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:46:22 EST 190143 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/190082/69545 Alan M. Levine, Ph.D. has been named Dean of the College of Health and Human Services, where he will be responsible for providing strategic, entrepreneurial, and visual leadership. He will demonstrate and foster excellence in teaching, research, and service. Prior to his position, Dr. Levin acted as interim Dean of the College of Health and Human Services, Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program in Human Development, and Professor and Co-Chair in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics. In addition, he acted as Deputy Director of Research for the former Military Family Institute at Marywood University. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:30:07 EST 190082 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/188904/69545 Did you know that young adults from the ages of 18-24 have the highest prevalence of diagnosable forms of mental illness represented—27 percent of the cases of mental illness across all age categories? It is estimated that an additional 4.29 million people in the United States would have graduated from college if they did not experience psychiatric disorders. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:30:00 EDT 188904 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/188765/69545 Marywood University presents Obama's Foreign Policy: Engagement with the Muslim World on Tuesday, October 6, at 5:30 p.m. in the Latour Room, Nazareth Student Center. This event is free and open to the public. Featured will be a conversation between Omer Taşpinar, Ph.D., of the Brookings Institute, and Ali H. Aslan, from the International Daily Zaman, Washington D.C. The program will be followed by a reception. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:40:03 EDT 188765 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/188009/69545 Day to Day, a collection of photographs by artist Ivana Pavelka, is on display in the Shields Center for Visual Arts’ Suraci Gallery from today through October, 18. A Gallery Talk will take place on September 23 at 2 p.m. and an Artist’s Reception is set for October 11 from 3-5 p.m. Both the exhibit and reception will take place concurrently with Jordan Taylor’s installation in the Mahady Gallery, entitled Clay and Light. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:10:03 EDT 188009 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/185503/69545 Marywood University announces the August 2009 graduates from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Insalaco College of Creative Arts and Management, Reap College of Education and Human Development and College of Health and Human Services. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:36:27 EDT 185503 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/185338/69545 On September 1, 2009, Northeast Pennsylvania's first Architecture students stood in awe, and then scattered to take hundreds of cell phone photos, mingle with their new classmates, and then listen attentively this afternoon as they witnessed what everyone had been waiting more than a year for-the opening of the first academic year for the new Center for Architectural Studies, the spacious learning lab of "green" architecture that will be the academic home for the next four to six years for these future environmental stewards. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:30:00 EST 185338 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/185324/69545 Marywood University’s School of Architecture celebrated the laborers and craftsmen of the University’s newly renovated Center for Architectural Studies on Saturday, August 22, 2009, just one week before classes started for the new School. Sr. Anne Munley, IHM, Marywood University President, and Gregory Keane Hunt, FAIA, School of Architecture Dean, hosted a “Celebration of the Constructors” at the new Center—an event that honored and thanked the many laborers and craftsmen whose collective skills and talents helped to create this special “green architecture” facility.. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:20:00 EDT 185324 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/183774/69545 Marywood University's new synthetic turf multi-purpose field will host its inaugural collegiate game on Tuesday, September 1, at 4 p.m. as the defending CSAC women's soccer champions. Marywood University Pacers take on Wilkes University's squad in a non-conference action. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:30:01 EST 183774 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/176186/69545 Eric and Jennifer(Phander)Rosenberg '94 a welcomed Henry James on June 30, 2009. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:09:53 EDT 176186 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/175513/69545 Marywood University's Professional International Exchange Program (MPIX) will welcome three female international professionals as part of a four-month exchange program this fall. MPIX, under the Council of International Programs USA, brings well qualified professionals to the United States for practical training experiences. The program is now seeking families to host exchange participants from Germany and Turkey for a four-week period. Either single individuals or families may take advantage of this hosting opportunity. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:48:32 EST 175513 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/174601/69545 Dr. Joseph A. Polizzi, Assistant Professor of Education, was recently elected to the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley/NEPA Fulbright Alumni Board of Directors. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:20:05 EDT 174601 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/174473/69545 Marywood Alumni Dina Piepoli Udomsak '04, was recently honored as the Scranton Sunday Times "Northeast Woman". The article highlighted how her creative arts background and work with emotional intelligence plays a role in the personal and professional development of the students in the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership at Wilkes University. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:40:02 EDT 174473 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/171866/69545 Members of the U.S. Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, will visit the Human Performance Laboratory at Marywood University for a training session on Tuesday, July 14, from 8 a.m.-3:30p.m. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:30:02 EDT 171866 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/168817/69545 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection awarded a $9,800 grant to Marywood University that will be used to instruct and facilitate a five day Watershed Workshop for middle and high school teachers in Northeastern Pennsylvania today through June 26. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:20:02 EDT 168817 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/166636/69545 The 2008 CSAC Champion and NCAA Tournament Qualifiers Marywood University Women’s Soccer Team recently donated old uniforms to a school in Guatemala through the help of Javier Diaz, a Resident Director at Marywood. Diaz went on a service trip in late May facilitated through Marywood's Campus Ministry to deliver the uniforms. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:10:00 EDT 166636 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/164085/69545 Marywood University's Professional International Exchange Program (MPIX) will be welcoming three female international professionals as part of a four month exchange program this fall. MPIX, under the Council of International Programs USA, brings well qualified professionals to the United States for practical training programs. Marywood is seeking families to host these individuals from Germany and Turkey for a four week period. Host families may be single individuals or families. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:32:04 EST 164085 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/163636/69545 Therese and Ryan Fields, Class of 2001 welcomed the birth of their second child, Ava Margherita Fields on March 20, 2009. Ava weighed 7 lbs. 8 ounces and was 21 inches. She was born at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ. Ava is enjoying spending time with her big sister, Francesca who will turn this July. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:50:08 EDT 163636 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/160590/69545 Marywood University's Music Department announces the 34th Annual Summer Concert Series, Music at Marywood. The series take place on Sundays at 7:30p.m. in the Memorial Commons, Marywood University. All concerts are free and open to the public. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:30:03 EDT 160590 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/160430/69545 View the new photos of the construction in the new Center for Architectural Studies. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:08:11 EDT 160430 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/157828/69545 Reunion Weekend is set for June 5-7. Marywood University alumni will have the opportunity to reconnect with classmates and enjoy a wide variety of activities and events Wed, 13 May 2009 10:11:14 EDT 157828 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/156869/69545 Marywood University announces graduates from the Reap College of Education and Human Development, Insalaco College of Creative Arts and Management, College of Health and Human Services, and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:30:00 EDT 156869 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/156605/69545 Marywood University will celebrate its 91st annual commencement with the awarding of 881 degrees to graduates from the Reap College of Education and Human Development, Insalaco College of Creative Arts and Management, College of Health and Human Services, and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 10 at 1 p.m. at the Wachovia Arena, Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:00:01 EDT 156605 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/155803/69545 Marywood University Chamber Singers, under the direction of Rick Hoffenberg, Director of Choral Music, will embark on a musical tour for the first time in two years. The concert program will include Renaissance works by Byrd, Monte, Tallis, and Monteverdi; contemporary pieces by Copland, Poulenc, Martin, and Duruflé; and vocal jazz selections. Please join the singers at one of the various venues. All concerts are free and open to the public. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:41:03 EDT 155803 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/154933/69545 Marywood University will exhibit the work by six Master of Fine Arts graduate students from May 2- June 26 in Mahady Gallery, Shields Center for Visual Arts. The exhibit opens with a reception on Saturday, May 2, from 5-7 p.m. Wed, 06 May 2009 11:40:01 EDT 154933 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/153483/69545 Marywood University will present the Annual Music Scholarships Benefit Concert on Sunday, April 26, at 4 p.m. in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts Auditorium Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:00:01 EDT 153483 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/153159/69545 Marywood University students under the direction of Dr. Robert Sadowski, will be hosting an e-cycling event Saturday, April 25th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Marywood University's "Pit" parking lot, located on the Marywood campus across from Loughran Hall. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:06:32 EST 153159 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/152172/69545 The Marywood University Art Department's Distinguished Visiting Artist Lecture Series will present a lecture by Joanne Mattera, painter, author, curator, and blogger, on Monday, April 20 at 3:30 p.m. in Media Room 160, Learning Resources Center. A reception will follow in the Shields Center for Visual Arts, where attendees will have an opportunity to speak with Ms. Mattera. Both the lecture and reception is free and open to the public. Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:40:01 EDT 152172 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/152148/69545 The Marywood University Art Department and Galleries will present Senior Exhibition and Open House through April 26 in the Mahady Gallery, Shields Center for Visual Arts. The exhibit will feature work from 78 graduating students. Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:40:02 EDT 152148 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/151405/69545 Marywood University Arboretum in partnership with Penn State Master Gardeners in Lackawanna County present the Master Gardener Series. All events begin at 7 p.m. in Conference Room B, Swartz Center. Free. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:19:48 EDT 151405 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/150908/69545 Norah O'Donnell, the chief Washington correspondent for NBC News' 24-hour cable channel MSNBC and a contributing correspondent for NBC's top-rated Today show, will be the keynote speaker at Marywood University's commencement on May 10 at the Wachovia Arena, Wilkes-Barre. Tue, 05 May 2009 11:00:00 EDT 150908 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/149739/69545 Marywood University, in conjunction with the retirement of long-time director of the Wind Ensemble, William Weber, will present <em>Reunion Concert</em> on April 5, at 7:30p.m., in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:02:26 EDT 149739 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/147616/69545 The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Marywood University will offer free hearing screenings March 23-March 26, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., and on March 27, from 9-11 a.m., in the William G. McGowan Center for Graduate and Professional Studies. The screenings are open to the public. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:40:00 EDT 147616 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/146662/69545 A Muslim and a Christian speaker will each speak on the view of Immaculate Mary, the Blessed, held by their faith on March 24. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:30:00 EDT 146662 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/145849/69545 Marywood University is celebrating Irish-American Heritage Month, as a personal request by the Ancient Orders of Hibernians in America. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:33:22 EDT 145849 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/146220/69545 Marywood University’s Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic holds Free Hearing Screenings for the Community Marywood University’s Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic will host free hearing screenings March 23rd through March 27th. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:13:25 EDT 146220 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/144745/69545 Marywood University's WBCA "Pink Zone" women's basketball game Monday, February 16, 2009 versus Centenary College raised $1000 for the Kay Yow/ WBCA Cancer Fund to help in the fight against breast cancer. Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:01:28 EST 144745 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/136458/69545 Marywood University will host Be True to You, an art exhibit that includes oil paintings, African masks, and fibers designed by Art Education graduate students. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:40:01 EST 136458 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/128795/69545 Marywood University's men's basketball team will host local rival Baptist Bible College this Saturday at 3:00 p.m. in the first round of the Colonial States Athletic Conference playoffs. The Pacers, who are hosting a postseason game for the first time in program history, are looking to defeat the Defenders for the third time this season after sweeping the regular season series. Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:40:01 EST 128795 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/128125/69545 The Corporation for National and Community Service honored Marywood University with a place on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to America’s communities. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:00:00 EST 128125 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/122362/69545 Marywood University announces the January 2009 commencement of area graduates from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Insalaco College of Creative Arts and Management, Reap College of Education and Human Development and College of Health and Human Services. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:10:00 EDT 122362 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/121317/69545 Last November, four students and one Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department presented their research at the 2008 American Speech, Language and Hearing Association Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:22:08 EST 121317 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/118592/69545 Gregory K. Hunt, FAIA, has been appointed Dean of the Marywood University School of Architecture, according to an announcement by Marywood University President, Sister Anne Munley, IHM, Ph.D. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:20:06 EST 118592 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/118399/69545 TV Marywood can be found on Comcast Cable Channel 62 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:38:22 EST 118399 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/118147/69545 Marywood University's science department was awarded a $157,525 grant from Sanofi Pasteur, Inc. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:28:08 EST 118147 http://www.marywood.edu/permalink/115846/69545 The Nutcracker Ballet Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:35:23 EST 115846