The 13^th Annual Kids at King’s Program will offer more than 40 different classes this summer for students entering kindergarten through eighth grade.  The program, in which classes meet for Monday through Friday sessions for two-and-a-half hours a day, is administered through Hildebrandt Learning Centers, operator of the King’s College Early Learning Center.

Classes will be held the week of June 23-27July 7-11, July 14-18, July 21-25 and July 28-August 1, and August 4-8.  Each session features morning classes beginning at 9:30 a.m. and afternoon classes beginning at 1 p.m.  The Early Learning Center at King’s is also offering “wrap around” childcare before the morning sessions and following the afternoon sessions.

Discounts are available for students enrolling in more than one class.

Lunch is available for students attending both a morning and afternoon sessions and breakfast is available for those enrolled in the “wrap around” program.

New courses being offered this year include Self-Defense Basic Training for Kids, Heartsaver and Wilderness First Aid, Dog and Cat First Aid, and Anime Cartooning.

Popular courses again being offered this summer include Step Teens, Sing Your Heart Out, King’s Candy Kitchen, and Hey, I’m on the Radio!

A full schedule of classes and registration information is available at https://www.kings.edu/kidsatkings/schedule or by contacting the Early Learning Center at King’s College at (570)371-3600.

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Three members of the King’s College faculty were presented teaching awards during the College’s recent 65^th annual Commencement exercises.

Sharon Fredericks, adjunct faculty member in the chemistry department, second from left, was presented the Adjunct Faculty Teaching Award.

Father Tony Grasso, C.S.C., rear, professor of English, received the Max and Tillie Rosenn Award for Faculty.  The award was established by the late Max Rosenn, former Senior Circuit Judge of the Third District Federal Court, and his wife, Tillie.

Valerie Kepner, third from right, associate professor of economics, received theDonald Grimes, C.S.C., Annual Award for Service-Learning Teaching Excellence.

Also pictured, far left, is Dr. Nicholas Holodick, vice president for academic affairs, and, at far right, Father John Ryan, C.S.C., College president.

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Vittoria DeGiosio was recently awarded a $2,500 “Emerging Voices” scholarship presented by the Alliance for Women in Media (AWM) and Ford Motor Company Fund. She is a senior majoring in mass communications and political science at King’s College.

As a scholarship recipient, DeGiosio was provide journalist content for AWM’s website. She was awarded the scholarship based on two writing samples, both of which will be published on the website. She was presented the scholarship at the AWM’s annual Gracie Awards luncheon held recently in New York.

DeGiosio is president of Lambda Pi Eta, the mass communication honor society; member of the Aquinas Society, the College’s honor society; and Pi Sigma Alpha, the political science honor society.

She is currently interning with The Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc., and Hoegen & Associates, P.C. in in Wilkes-Barre. She was a research intern for the 2014 Indicators Report for Lackawanna and Luzerne County, produced by the Institute for Public Policy and Economic Development. She previously interned for Rob McCord’s Governor campaign, and served as a campaign assistant for Matt Cartwright’s U.S. Congress campaign.

DeGiosio is a member of the College’s Honors Program and president of the program’s Student Advisory Council. She is co-editor of “Scop,” the King’s literary magazine, and managing editor of the College’s yearbook, “The Regis.” She has published several articles for 1-800-Politics, a news aggregation website and political blog, as well as stories for the “Media Connection,” the mass communications newsletter.

King’s College is a Catholic College sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross.

Vittoria DeGiosio

The 47 students entering their final year of the master’s degree physician assistant studies program at King’s College recently began their clinical rotations, many with local health care practitioners.  A twelve-week rotation in family medicine and separate six-week rotations in medical specialties including emergency medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and general surgery will conclude with their graduation from the program in August 2015.

Pictured in first row, from left, is Carissa Sarlo, Nicole Caccese, Jenni Lynn Lisiewski, Sheila Jones, John Paolini, Melissa Cicconi, and Danielle Brenizer.

Pictured in second row, from left, is Teri Lynn Scatena, Kathryn Phillips, Morgan Smyth, Priyanka Bahl, Megan Amey, Kevin McNavage, Devon Woolfolk, and Samela Mariano.

Pictured in third row, from left, is Courtlynn Pulcini, Nicole Munley, Candace Fegley, Chelsea Hamershock, Beth Ann Grega, Katelyn Williams, Ashley Sugalski, Shannon Tucker, and Kayla Preisler.

Pictured in fourth row, from left, is Michelle Carey, Abigail Brenkach, Kade Sorensen, Tyler Guadagnino, Casey Overfield, John Grimes, Kelly Klaproth, Kyle Woolfolk, Samantha Shelton, and Dana Newman.

Pictured in fifth row, from left, is Brittany Slattery, Gianna Cordasco, Jill O’Malley, Rachel Kindred, Erika Baranowski, Hilla Davidi, Amanda Horton, Courtney McNulty, Samantha Meilands, Michelle Schmid, and Jesse Balls.

Pictured in last row, from left, is Jocelyn Hook, associate clinical professor in the physician assistant studies program and clinical coordinator; Catherine D’Elia, and Lea Riviecco.

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Nineteen King’s College students recently completed a three week faculty-led study abroad program to Spain and Morocco.

The program, titled “Geographies of Europe - Spain and Morocco: Interfaith Communities and the Boundaries of Mediterranean Identity,” included visits to museums, landmarks, churches, mosques and synagogues, and excursions to Madrid, Salamanca, Cordoba, Granada and Rabat, Morocco. 

They were also immersed in Spanish culture through homestays, interaction with local students, and conversations with members of contemporary Spanish Jewish and Muslim communities. Students enhanced their experience by creating photo essays and digital stories.

Students studied the ethnic and religious cultures of the Mediterranean world from the perspective of medieval Iberian culture. The course demonstrates how cross-cultural contact among Christians, Jews, and Muslims in Al-Andalus led to a world in which religious tolerance often triumphed over violence and ethno-religious conflict.

King’s professors Dr. Bridget Costello, associate professor of sociology, and Dr. Daniel Clasby, assistant professor of history, were program directors. Megan Borsuk, coordinator of short-term faculty-led programs abroad, assisted in developing the program.

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King’s students and faculty participating in the short-term study abroad experience to Spain and Morocco are, from left: Kati Sudnick, Jennifer Momenzadeh, Corrinia Bonk, Emily Heimbecker, Aubrey Gryskiewicz, Amanda Harney, and Amber Soden. Standing: Dr. Daniel Clasby, assistant professor of history; Natalie Pacileo; Jamie Costello; David Javick; Samuel Levandoski; Joel Martinez; Joshua Berman; Christopher Theodorou; Deirdre Cooney; Mary Kate Bulger; Marissa Durako; Brenna Smudde; and Dr. Bridget Costello, associate professor of sociology. Absent from photo: Stephanie Widdoes.

Thirteen local grade school students and 12 candidates for a Master’s degree in reading from King’s College recently completed the College’s second annual Reading Clinic.

The goal of the week-long event is to pair students looking for assistance in improving their reading comprehension level with people in the master’s of reading degree program at King’s.  Many of the master’s degree students are full-time grade school teachers.

Grade school students completing the program are pictured seated, from left: Sara Goyne, Alice Hopa, Briellia Mihneski, Davida Brannigan, Destina Brannigan, Ciara Marinangeli, Brianna Dessoye, Thomas Belawicz, Andrew Wilk, Meghan Mullen, and Brennan Fletcher.  Absent from photo was Valentino Moore and Taormina Moore.

Pictured standing, from left, is Jill Yurko, director of graduate programs in reading at King’s, and master’s students Jennifer Evans, Sarah Reedy, Pamela Dixon, Mary Joyce Stfanowicz, Lauren Dembowski, Kristen Durso, Leo Tierney, Cheri Shaver, Jennifer Sampson, Tracey Scialpi, Rose Melf, and Junell Guarneri.

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Eight King's College students recently completed a three-week faculty-led study abroad program to the Los Amigos Biological Station in the lowland Amazon forest in Peru.

Student participants were Paige Desaulniers, Buffalo, N.Y.; Leann Dudash, Wilkes-Barre; Elizabeth Hoover, Dallas; Nicholas Humphreys, Kingston; Chad Katra, Tunkhannock; Elizabeth Lorenz, Hazleton; Rebecca Taylor, Dauphin; and Jacob Quin, Norristown.

The program, titled "Tropical Ecosystems", featured a number of activities including, independent research and excursions to Lima, Cusco, Puerto Maldonado, and Machu Picchu.

The program was designed to enhance students understanding of the importance of biological diversity in tropical forests and the Amazon River Basin, environmental issues related to the extraction of natural resources, cultural differences within and among nations, and the process of scientific research.

Dr. Garrett Barr, department chair and associate professor biology, and Dr. Tammy Tintjer, assistant professor of biology, were the program directors. Megan Borsuk, coordinator of short-term faculty-led programs abroad, assisted in developing the program.

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King¹s students and faculty participating in the short-term study abroad experience to the Los Amigos Biological Station in the lowland Amazon forest in Peru are, seated from left: Elizabeth Hoover, Leann Dudash, Jacob Quin, and Paige Desaulniers. Standing: Dr. Tammy Tintjer, assistant professor of biology; Rebecca Taylor; Chad Katra; Nicholas Humphreys; Elizabeth Lorenz; and Dr. Garrett Barr, department chair and associate professor biology.

All 11 members of the Class of 2014 of the King’s College’s Athletic Training Program have passed the national Board of Certification (BOC) certification examination on their first attempt.

Students become eligible for BOC certification by either completing or being in their last semester of study in an athletic training degree program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education.  Certified athletic trainers are recognized by the American Medical Association as Allied Health Professionals.

Passage of the examination is necessary before candidates can begin practicing as athletic trainers.  The current national average first-time pass rate is 77%.

“We are extremely proud of these graduates and of everything they have accomplished,” said Jeremy Simington, ATC, clinical professor in sports medicine and director of the athletic training program.  “King’s College has a long history of helping students earn academic and professional success and our athletic training class of 2014 is just one example.  These alumni have bright futures ahead of them and we look forward to their continued achievements.”

Students who passed the certification examination are Lisa Alley, Erin Beane, Kaitlyn Clegg, Steven Davi, Annemarie Guest, Kimberly Howanitz, Yehudi Maldonado, Darren Mitchell, Danielle Schuck, Christina Seber, and Jeffrey Timlin.

Previously, members of the Classes of 2001, 2003, and 2012 all achieved a 100 percent pass rate on their first attempt.

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Given the overall demand for qualified engineers among leading businesses and the academic reputation of the University of Notre Dame, King’s College officials were confident that the dual degree program in engineering that was announced in 2012 would be a popular option for high school graduates. The high level of popularity it has reached in a very short time frame has exceeded all their expectations.

The dual degree program in engineering will allow students to earn a bachelor’s degree in physics, chemistry, computer science, or environmental science from King’s and a bachelor’s degree in one of six engineering disciplines from the University of Notre Dame after five years of study.

The program started strong, attracting 20 declared majors in the fall of 2013, more than double the original goal of eight students for the first year, according to Paul Lamore, associate professor of management and director of the engineering program.

Projections for the class of first-year students entering in August indicate that the program is even more popular among the Class of 2018 than the first year.  There are 30 declared majors entering in August, a 250 percent increase over the projected total of 12.

“The demand for this dual degree program can be attributed to the success that King’s College has had within the sciences and the well-respected national reputation of our sister school, the University of Notre Dame,” said Corry Unis, vice president for enrollment management at King’s.  “Students benefit from the best of both worlds, an intimate residential liberal arts college coupled with a premier research level university.”

In addition to their respective course work, all the first-year engineering students gathered together twice a week during the spring semester with Lamore as part of an Introduction to Engineering Seminar.  The culmination of the seminar was an Engineer Design Competition in which student teams used Lego Mindstorm EV3 robotic kits and a 3D printer to conceptualize and design products.  The students were required to submit a system design and functional description of the product, along with individual and sub-assembly drawings, a software flowchart, and a user manual.   Student designs included a candy dispensing machine, a pet playmate and a device that shuffles and deals cards.

Students spend three years at King’s taking mathematics, science, pre-engineering, environmental science, and liberal arts courses, and then transfer to Notre Dame for two years to complete engineering courses in their chosen field. Upon successful completion of the five-year program, students will receive both a Bachelor of Science from King’s and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Notre Dame (in Aerospace, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, or Environmental Science Engineering).  All of the engineering degree programs at the University of Notre Dame are accredited by The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

The engineering affiliation allows King’s an opportunity to address a national shortage of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates from U.S. colleges and universities.

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A requirement of team design project required of all students completing the first year of King’s College’s dual engineering degree program with the University of Notre Dame was to apply concepts learned through the first year of the program and design an electromechanical control system that utilized computer software and a variety of sensors.  One of the devices designed by a team of King’s College first-year students was a personal valet.  The device was designed to follow its owner through use of infrared technology.  The system is also controlled via ultrasonic and touch sensors.

King’s College has established an annual award for achievement and leadership in the name of Father James Lackenmier, C.S.C., seventh president of the College.

The Reverend James Lackenmier, C.S.C., Award for Achievement and Leadership will be presented yearly in conjunction with the McGowan School of Business Forum.  A highlight of Father Lackenmier’s 18-year presidency (1981-1999) was the establishment of the William G. McGowan School of Business at King’s in 1992.

“I was completely surprised when Father Ryan called to tell me that King’s College wanted to establish this award in my name, and I feel greatly honored,” said Father Lackenmier, who is currently Superior of the Holy Cross Community in Cocoa Beach, Florida.  “Excellence, integrity and service have been the goals of a King’s education in every academic program, none more so than in the McGowan School.”

The award will be presented to a King’s College constituent who has achieved excellence in his/her field, who has demonstrated exceptional philanthropy and high ethical standards, and who embodies the spirit of King’s College.

Tim Morris, a 1964 graduate of King’s College who had a distinguished career in finance, has been selected as the first recipient of the award.  He will be honored at a ceremony to be held at the New York Athletic Club, Central Park South, New York City, on October 15, 2014.  Morris retired in 2006 as managing director of Bessemer Trust Company, New York City.  During his career, he also held executive positions with Chemical Bank and Bank of New York.  Morris is also a member of the King’s College Board of Directors.

The annual McGowan School of Business Forum provides approximately 80 King’s students each year an opportunity to be mentored by leaders in the business field, most of whom are graduates of the College.  The mentoring session is followed by a networking reception and a formal dinner. The inaugural Father James Lackenmier, C.S.C., Award for Achievement and Leadership will be presented during the dinner.  The award ceremony, like the McGowan School of Business Forum, rotates on an annual basis between New York City, Philadelphia, and Wilkes-Barre.

Tickets for the event are $300/person and $150/person for King’s graduates from the classes of 2004 to the present.  Various levels of sponsorships and program ads are available.  For more information, contact Tish Last at 570-208-6069.

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Father James Lackenmier, C.S.C.

Ten King's College students are studying or interning during the summer in foreign countries for academic credit.

Maritza Arias, Macawley Brown, Alanna Cosgrove, Kelsey Crehan, Carlee Komoroski, Yarisa Polanco, and Andrew Vera are studying in Seville, Spain, through Spanish Studies Abroad.

Antonia Camera is studying in the Celes Maya Spanish Language Immersion Program in Quelzallenango, Guatemala. Julia King is studying in Paris, France, at L’ Institut de Langue et de Culture Francaises de L’Universite Catholique de Paris, through the American Institute for Foreign Study. Monika Williams is conducting computational chemistry research during the prestigious DAAD RISE Research and Engineering Internship in Marburg, Germany.

Arias is a senior majoring in mass communications. Brown, a senior majoring in Spanish and secondary education, has been awarded the James Le Baron Boyle Study Abroad Scholarship through King’s College to apply toward her program of study in Spain. Cosgrove is a junior majoring in psychology and Spanish. Crehan is a junior majoring in early childhood education. Komoroski, a senior majoring in physician assistant studies and Spanish, has been awarded the Marjorie Neusch Massey Memorial Study Abroad Scholarship through King’s College to apply toward her program of study in Spain. Polanco is a junior majoring in psychology and Spanish. Vera is a sophomore majoring in physician assistant studies.

Camera is in the Post Baccalaureate Certification Program majoring in Spanish and Secondary Education. King is a sophomore majoring in biology. Williams is a senior majoring in chemistry.

To learn more about King’s students study abroad experiences, visit the Study Abroad Blog at http://kingsstudyabroad.wordpress.com/. For more information on the Study Abroad Program, contact Mollie Farmer, director, at 208-5986.

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King’s students studying this summer under the King’s College Study Abroad program are, seated from left: Alanna Cosgrove, Macawley Brown, Monika Williams, and Kelsey Crehan. Standing: Mollie Farmer, director of the study abroad program; Yarisa Polanco; Maritza Arias; Andrew Vera; Carlee Komoroski, and Julia King. Absent from photo: Antonia Camera.

The King’s College McGowan Hispanic Outreach Program recently completed its eighth Summer Residential Enrichment Program for high school juniors and seniors. The summer residential program is an extension of the weekly mentoring program that take place during the academic year.

The high school students are currently studying at Coughlin, Meyers, GAR, and Scranton High School.  The group also included two students who graduated from a high school in Columbia and recently emigrated to Northeast Pennsylvania.  This summer’s high school curriculum included classes in literacy, math, environmental science, theater and leadership.   Library skills and reading skills workshops were also built into the curriculum.

The three-week curriculum included a visit to the Pocono Environmental Education Center.  To complement their science class, the high school students learned how animals interact with the environment.

Pictured in first row, from left is Reyna Logsdon, McGowan Hispanic Outreach Coordinator; Catherine Perez (Coughlin); Sabrina Jara (Coughlin), Bereniss Sosa (Nanticoke), and Isabella Dominguez (Colombia).

Pictured in the second row, from left, is Jennifer Suarez-Vergara (Meyers); Brother George Schmitz, CSC, former McGowan Hispanic Outreach Coordinator; Lizbeth Jaramillo (Coughlin); Emily Palacios (Meyers); Tiffany Amigon (Coughlin); Jennifer Malvar (Meyers); and David Torres (Meyers).

Pictured in third row, from left, is Jeffery Amigon (Meyers); Jose Gonzalez (Scranton); Edwin Paramo (Scranton); Erick Velez (GAR); Hugo Dominquez (Colombia), and Israel Gonzalez (Coughlin).

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Dr. Fevzi Akinci, associate dean of the William G. McGowan School of Business and director of the Graduate Health Care Administration Program at King’s College, recently delivered the keynote address titled “The Patient-Centered Medical Home: A Sustainability Framework for the Turkish Primary Health Care Reforms” at the 1st Balkan Conference on Health Sciences held at Trakya University in Edirne, Turkey.

The conference featured scholars, researchers and students from a variety of medical and health disciplines, including health management, nursing, health sciences, social service, medical sciences, pharmacy, and dental services from Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Libya.

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Fevzi Akinci

Dr. Sandra Loeb, associate professor of marketing at King’s College, recently travelled to Zambia in Southern Africa to evaluate training programs for family’s receiving microloans through Power of Love, a non-profit charity that provides holistic care to children in Zambia infected with AIDS.

The Power of Love Foundation (poweroflove.org) was founded in 2002 to develop community responses to the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa. Power of Love’s micro loans program, in which the average loan is between $120-$150, has 240 women enrolled with the majority running successful businesses, including groceries, restaurants, and clothing shops.

After earning a doctorate in marketing from Kent State University, Loeb taught in universities in the U.S., Vietnam, Poland, and through the Fulbright program in Ukraine. Prior to coming to King’s, she was a chaired professor in the international business program at Europa University, Viadrina, Germany.

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Dr. Sandra Loeb (seated), associate professor of marketing at King’s College, helps distribute mosquito nets to women participating in the Power of Love’s micro loans program in Zambia, Africa

Since 2007, Jim Burke and Sue Hand have searched for the perfect place to display the “Anthracite Miners and Their Hollowed Ground” exhibit.  Both agree that the new King’s on the Square facility in Wilkes-Barre is the ideal venue through which a wider public can be educated through the artistic depictions about the daily life of an anthracite coal miner.

Burke, a member of the first graduating class at King’s and former chair of the College’s Board of Directors, acquired a large portion of Hand’s 300-piece collection in 2007.  He displayed some of the hexagon-shaped paintings when he debuted “The Molly McGuires” play at the Kirby Center in 2007.

Since that time, he has searched for a permanent host site for the collection.  Other sites could not provide the space needed to display all the pieces Burke owned, nor could the site guarantee the collection would be on permanent display.

“I acquired these pieces with the purpose of making them available to a wide audience,” Burke noted recently.  “I view Sue’s collection not simply as art, but as art history.  Had I searched forever, I could not have found a better home for Sue’s art than King’s on the Square.”

Burke recently donated 203 15x15 inch paintings to King’s.  The College will display those pieces, plus 10 provided by other private owners, on the first floor of the “King’s on the Square” building which is scheduled to open in August.  The exhibit will be accessible to the general public.

A noted local artist, Hand displayed 265 of the paintings at her Dallas studio shortly after completing them in 2007. The paintings are meant to be a portrayal of the daily lives of 19^th and early 20^th century anthracite miners in the coal patches of Pennsylvania.

A portion of the collection has since been displayed at limited exhibitions twice at King’s College, and once at Luzerne County Community College and the Kirby Center.  The King’s on the Square exhibit will be the first permanent display of the paintings and the largest since the collection’s debut in 2007.

“The combination of the collection and King’s on the Square is absolutely perfect,” Hand said recently.  “Jim Burke has done such a great job keeping the collection together and waiting for the right opportunity to bring it to a wider audience.  I can’t think of a more perfect site than Public Square in Wilkes-Barre.”

“King’s on the Square is a transformational project that will create a vibrant and dynamic center for learning and living in the heart of our city,” said Father John Ryan, C.S.C., president of King’s.  “In the new facility, learning will not only be delivered through our new state of the art classrooms and labs, but also through collections that capture and pay homage to our community’s unique people and history, such as “The Anthracite Miners and Their Hollowed Ground.”  The heartfelt contributions of Jim Burke and Sue Hand – and many others like them – are enhancing this bold revitalization in a very special way.  Both I and King’s College community is grateful for their creativity and their generosity.”

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“The Idea of a Catholic College: Charism, Curricula, and Community,” a two-day conference on the distinctive mission of Catholic colleges in higher education, will be held September 19-20 at King’s College.

The Reverend John Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame, will provide the conference’s keynote address at 8:30 a.m. Friday, September 19, on the third floor of the Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center.  The public is invited to attend the keynote address.

Other confirmed panelists who will participate in panels on general education, professional programs, and co-curricular life include representatives of Boston University, St. Mary’s College (Cal.), the University of Portland, Gonzaga University, St. Edward’s University, and the University of Scranton.  Approximately 30 papers will be presented, and an additional 100 people are expected to attend the conference.  The conference’s proceedings will be published in the “Journal of Catholic Higher Education.”

The conference has been developed by a campus committee chaired by Dr. Bernard Prusak, associate professor of philosophy and director of the McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility.  The conference is being funded by a grant from local residents Charles and Mary Parente and by King’s College institutional funds.

“The conference’s principal external goal is to engage and advance a national discussion about the present and future of Catholic higher education, which some national commentators have claimed is in a period of crisis,” said Prusak. “The conference is internally relevant to King’s as the College seeks to revise its Mission Statement and enrich its core curriculum in alignment with its most recent strategic plan.”

An estimated 65 King’s faculty members, key administrators and staff members, and members of the College’s Board of Directors and President’s Council are expected to participate in the conference.  Representatives of other local and regional Catholic colleges will also be in attendance.

The keynote address by Father Jenkins will also be this year’s Moreau Lecture, an annual event, sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross at King’s, which brings renowned theologians and philosophers to the King’s campus to address issues of social justice, ethics, and Catholic identity. Father Jenkins is the 36^th speaker in the history of the Moreau Lectures Series, which is named in honor of Blessed Father Basil Anthony Moreau, founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross.

King’s College is a Catholic College Sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross.

Reverend John Jenkins, C.S.C.

Dr. Joseph Evan has been appointed vice president for academic affairs at King’s College, and Dr. Neal Bukeavich, associate professor and outgoing chair of the English Department, has been named associate vice president of academic affairs and dean of the faculty.

Dr. Evan will be responsible for all undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs.

Prior to his appointment, Dr. Evan served as associate vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty. He has been a member of the Mathematics Department since 2000 and served as its chair for five years.

Dr. Evan earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from King’s in 1995. He received doctorate and master’s degrees in mathematics from the State University of New York at Binghamton.

In his new position, Dr. Bukeavich will be responsible for the recruitment and hiring of new faculty and will coordinate the tenure process for current faculty members.

A member of the King’s faculty since 2002, Dr. Bukeavich served as chair of the English Department for the past five years and chair of the Faculty Council this past year.  He is a member of the several of the College’s academic, strategic planning, and athletics committees.

Dr. Bukeavich earned a bachelor’s degree in English from King’s in 1994, a master’s degree in English Literature and Criticism from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and his doctorate in English Literature and Criticism from West Virginia University.

King’s College is a Catholic College sponsored by the Congregation of the Holy Cross.

Dr. Joseph Evan

Dr. Neal Bukeavich

King’s College has been again been placed on an exclusive list of “Best American Colleges” compiled for “Forbes” magazine by The Center for College Affordability and Productivity based on multiple factors related to success after graduation, affordability, student satisfaction, and student and faculty achievement.

King’s placed 471st of 650 institutions in the annual rankings. Less than 15 percent of the nearly 4,400 colleges and universities nationwide are included in “Forbes” seventh annual ranking. King’s is the only Luzerne County college or university included in the list and one of only two institutions (University of Scranton) in northeastern Pennsylvania. Both have been named to the list every year of its existence.

According to the magazine, “The ‘Forbes’ list of 650 schools distinguishes itself from competitors by our belief in “output” over “input.” We’re not all that interested in what gets a student intocollege, like our peers who focus heavily on selectivity metrics such as high school class rank, SAT scores and the like. Our sights are set directly on Return On Investment: What are students getting outof college?”

“King’s College has always prided itself on providing its students an education that prepares them well for their personal and professional lives after graduation,” said Father John Ryan, C.S.C., president.  “Higher education is the most significant financial investment that a family makes for their children.  In addition to placing on the “Forbes” list each year since its inception, King’s has been recognized in other national polls for providing an outstanding return on that investment.  The greater relative success of a King’s graduate thereby better enables them to make a financial commitment toward the education of their children.”

Factors considered for inclusion on the “Forbes” list, arranged in descending order of emphasis, are post-graduate success (32.5%), student satisfaction and student debt (25% each), academic success (10%), and graduation rate (7.5%).

The Center for College Affordability and Productivity, based in Washington, D.C., is dedicated to research on the issues of rising costs and efficiency in higher education.

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A group of local educators and college students led by Dr. Margarita Rose, chair of the King’s economics department, and funded in part by a $75,000 grant by the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program, is visiting Uganda for a month to study the country’s models of education. Each member of the 13-person travel group is taking turns contributing a daily post to a blog of their experiences. The blog is available at http://learnfromUganda.org.

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Dr. Fevzi Akinci, associate dean of the William G. McGowan School of Business and director of the Graduate Health Care Administration Program at King’s College, recently presented three academic papers at the 8th International Conference on Healthcare Systems & Global Business Issues held at Harlaxton College in Grantham, England.

The papers are titled “Racial and Ethnic Differences in Mammography Utilization for Breast Cancer among African-American and White Women”; “Palliative Care:  A Global Development Update, Challenges And Policy Recommendations”; and “Innovation in Transformation of the Turkish Healthcare System.”

King’s College is a Catholic College sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross.

Fevzi Akinci