Five King's College students are studying in foreign countries for academic credit during the fall semester.

Taylor Brainard was awarded a full-tuition scholarship through the Irish-American Scholars Program to study at the University of Ulster in Jordanstown, Northern Ireland. She is a junior majoring in marketing and mass communications.

Anthony Cardone is studying at Regent’s College in London, England, through Webster University. A junior majoring in history, Cardone was awarded a travel grant by Webster University.

Jesse Harvey was awarded a full-tuition scholarship through the Irish-American Scholars Program to study at Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is a senior majoring in political science.

Danielle Kean is studying at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia, through the Institute for Study Abroad-Butler. A senior majoring in mass communications, Kean was awarded the James LeBaron Boyle Scholarship for Study Abroad by King’s.

Nicholas Vera is studying at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain, through Spanish Studies Abroad. He is a junior majoring in economics and Spanish.

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 under the King’s College Study Abroad program are, standing from left: Mollie Farmer, director of the study abroad program; Jesse Harvey, Nicholas Vera, Taylor Brainard, Danielle Kean, and Anthony Cardone.

King’s College will host several events this fall offering prospective students the opportunity to learn more about King’s College. The primary focus of these programs is to inform and update high school students and their families on the benefits of pursuing a King’s College education.

King’s College will host Open Houses for high school students and their families from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, and Sunday, Nov.10.  Participants will have an opportunity to attend sessions on the various academic majors at King’s College. Sessions on financial aid, career planning and placement, as well as the honors, study abroad, and internship programs will be available. The open house also features a panel discussion about student life at King’s College.

High school seniors will also have an opportunity to experience King’s by having a campus and area tour, meeting with admission representatives and coaching staffs, and having lunch with faculty during the College’s “Let’s Grab Lunch!” program. The program will be held beginning at 10 a.m. every Monday and Friday from Oct. 14 through Dec. 6.

The Open House and “Let’s Grab Lunch!” program are free and advance registration is required.  For more information and to register please contact the Admission Office at 570-208-5858 or email admissions@kings.edu.

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September 23, 2013 – Thirty-three junior, senior, and graduate level King’s College students are participating in fall semester internships at 26 sponsoring organizations.

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Attending the King’s College fall internship orientation session and their sponsoring site are, seated row 1, from left: Michael Langdon, Wyoming, Zavada & Associates; Brendan McCrudden, Putnam Valley, N.Y., Luzerne County Adult Probation; Vittoria Degisio, Jefferson Twp., The Institute; Eileen Hoskins, Tunkhannock, Leadership Wilkes-Barre; Brittany Cilento, Greentown, Luzerne County Adult Probation, Mental Health Court; Adam Gilbert, Sugarloaf, Jones Kohanski; Gregory Williams, Scranton, United States Probation Office; and Tyler Bisconti, Avoca, Northeast Editing, Inc.

Standing: Melissa Francis, Wilkes-Barre, Tobias J. Jacobs, CPA; Connor Olsen, Melville, N.Y., King’s College; James Downs, Fairport, N.Y., Luzerne County Adult Probation; Michael Avvisato, Old Forge, Maslow, Lumia, Bartarillo Advertising; Alicia Rodriguez, Ashley, Luzerne County District Attorneys Office; Erin Carr, Sussex, N.J., King’s College Office of Admissions; Kevin Stevenson, Nanticoke, King’s College IITS; Jeffrey Grimes, Kingston, Luzerne County Juvenile Probation; Matthew Robinson, Westbury, N.Y., 88.5 F.M. WRKC; Denise Hernandez, Wilkes-Barre, The Institute; Jon Petrochko, Mountain Top, The Institute; Karissa Kross, Exeter, Snip Stamp; Robert Yanik, Dallas, Luzerne County Courthouse; Rosemaureen Bulger, Glen Gardner, N.J., King’s College Public Relations Office; Angela Lopez, Houston, Texas, The Institute; Adam Dunsmuir, Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins; and, Kelly Lettieri, assistant director for internships.

September 16, 2013 - King’s College was recently awarded a grant of almost $88,000 from the National Science Foundation to purchase a differential scanning calorimeter which will be used for both undergraduate chemistry classes and for cooperative faculty/student research in interdisciplinary subject areas.

The calorimeter will by used by faculty members in the chemistry department and will support collaborative research in polymer science, biochemistry, and catalyst science.

“Funding of this proposal will significantly impact the level and capability of both faculty research and science education at King’s by opening doors to studies that were never able to be conducted at the College previously,” according to the grant application prepared by Dr.  Isaac VonRue, assistant professor of chemistry and principal investigator for the project.

“Polymeric materials are such a vital part of modern technology that some have asserted that we are currently living in the Polymer Age,” VonRue wrote in the grant application.  “As new and unique polymers are developed, it is of great importance to perform thermal analysis on them to determine the usable temperature range for the newly synthesized polymer.”

According to grant information provided by Dr. Julie Belanger and Dr. Ron Supkowski, co-principal investigators for the grant, the calorimeter will also enable research in the synthesis and characterization of novel lipids and liposomes as well as silica used as a support for a wide variety of chemical catalysts.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950.

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Pictured, from left, is VonRue, Belanger, and Supkowski.

The King’s Theatre Department will begin the 2013-14 season with performances of John Cariani’s comedy “Almost, Maine” on Oct. 3-5 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 5 and 6 at 2 p.m. in the George P. Maffei II Theatre.

In the territory of Almost, Maine, residents find themselves falling in and out of love in various ways all in one night. There are broken hearts, lost hope, misspelled tattoos, bags of love, and more as this romantic tale unfolds with the beauty of the Northern Lights setting the scene. This starry-eyed production is sure to leave audiences pleased and feeling the purest human interaction, love.

The production of “Almost, Maine” features local actors Nick Klem, Williamsport (Pete); Amanda Kotch, Dallas (Ginette); Kyle McCormack, Mountain Top (Chad); Iris Oullette, Pittston (Sandrine); Jessica Mulligan, Bethlehem (Gayle); Scenic design for Almost, Maine was created by student designer Amy Brown, West Wyoming.

The George P. Maffei II Theatre is located in the Administration Building on North River Street. Tickets are $12 for general admission, $7 for senior citizens, and $5 for non-King’s students. For more information or to reserve tickets, call the box office at (570) 208-5825 or e-mail boxoff@kings.edu.

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Amanda Kotch and Nick Klem rehearse for the upcoming King’s College theatre production of John Cariani’s comedy, “Almost, Maine.”

Dr. Brian Mangan, professor of environmental science/biology and director of the Environmental Program at King’s College, received a number of summer grants to support his ongoing research of the Susquehanna River.

Mangan received a total of $37,500 in grants and in-kind equipment; $12,500 from the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds; $10,000 from the Degenstein Foundation; $5000 from PA Sea Grant, in partnership with the PA Fish and Boat Commission; and $10,000 in sampling equipment from KMS LLC, of Kingston.

Mangan’s research this summer focused on the crayfish and insects of the Susquehanna River and involved seven student interns.  In particular, Mangan and his team were studying the distribution of the invasive rusty crayfish in the river.

Mangan is also the founder and director of the Susquehanna River Institute.  He and his wife live in Nescopeck.

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Dr. Brian Mangan

A traditional Red Mass was celebrated recently in the King’s College Chapel of Christ the King. The Mass is held annually on the same day as the opening session of the United States Supreme Court to invoke God’s blessing upon members of the legal profession, including members of the King’s College community and the Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association. A Red Mass has been hosted at King’s since 2002.

The name “Red Mass” comes from the color of the vestments worn by the presider and co-celebrants, the scarlet robes of attending justices, and the gowns of law professors.  Members of the Luzerne County legal community attended the Mass and luncheon that followed.

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Members of the local legal community participating in the Red Mass at King's College were, pictured from left: Atty. Richard C. Shiptoski, Adjunct Professor, King's College; Judge Joseph M. Cosgrove (Ret.), Deacon John E. O'Connor; Atty. Joseph F. Saporito, Jr., President, Wilkes-Barre Law & Library Association; and Rev. John J. Ryan, C.S.C., President, King's College.

Members of the King’s College’s Sports Medicine Society, along with members of the department’s faculty, recently took part in the twelfth annual “Trick-or-Canning” food drive.

Members of the group, dressed in Halloween costumes, collected more than 1,000 non-perishable food items from neighborhoods in Kingston and Mountain Top to be donated to St. Vincent dePaul Kitchen.

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Members of the King’s Sports Medicine Society and Athletic Training facility kneeling from left: Danielle Schuck, secretary; Alyssa Powell. Standing from left: Ryanne Ziobro, Co-Advisor; Steve Davi, president; Erin Beane, treasurer; Annmarie Guest, vice president and Timothy Kulpa, Co- Advisor.

Dr. Colin Heydt, associate professor of philosophy at the University of South Florida, will examine the philosophy of the Declaration of Independence during a free public lecture at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, in the Burke Auditorium at King’s College.

Heydt’s lecture, entitled “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: Natural Rights in the Eighteenth Century,” will examine Thomas Jefferson’s famous statement: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

He will discuss this statement’s meaning, the origin of Jefferson’s moral and political rhetoric, and what alternatives understandings of rights Jefferson rejected.

A member of the Philosophy Department at the University of South Florida since 2005, Heydt focuses on the history of ethics and political philosophy. He is the author of “Rethinking Mill's Ethics: Character and Aesthetic Education,” as well as chapters in edited collections and articles published in the “Journal of the History of Philosophy,” “British Journal for the History of Philosophy,” “History of Philosophy Quarterly,” and “Hume Studies.”

Heydt has been the recipient of fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the University of South Florida Humanities Institute. He is currently a member at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He earned his doctorate from Boston University in 2003.

The Burke Auditorium is located in the William G. McGowan School of Business on North River Street. Parking will be available in on-campus lots. For more information, please contact Dr. Bernard Prusak, director, McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, at 208-5900, ext. 5689.

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Dr. Colin Heydt

The King’s College Theatre Department will perform David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, “Rabbit Hole,” on Nov. 14-16 and Nov. 21-23 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. in the George P. Maffei II Theatre.

“Rabbit Hole” is the story of Rebecca and Howie Talbot, a happy couple living the perfect life until tragedy strikes. As the Talbot family grieves and searches to put the pieces back together, everything around them seems to be falling apart. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2007, this wrenching drama examines grief with sincerity, honesty, and quick wit as the couple mends their lives back together after a death in the family.

The cast of “Rabbit Hole” will feature actors Kyle McCormack, Mountain Top (Howie); Betty Montgomery, Philadelphia (Becca); Katie Brunwasser, Fort Montgomery, N.Y., (Izzy); A.J. Krier, Maple Shade, N.J., (Jason); and English professor Dr. Jennifer McClinton-Temple (Nat).

The George P. Maffei II Theatre is located in the Administration Building on North River Street. Tickets are $12 for general admission and $7 for non-King’s students and senior citizens.  For more information or to reserve tickets, call the box office at (570) 208-5825 or e-mail boxoff@kings.edu. To purchase tickets online, visit the website  http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/491450.

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Kyle McCormack and Betty Montgomery rehearse for the King’s College theatre production of David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, “Rabbit Hole.”

King’s College has assumed leadership of a program designed to increase the involvement of local low-income families in their children’s education and that provides college students to serve as tutors for the fifth through eighth grade students.

The program, titled Learning Works, was established in early 2012 by the local office of Volunteers of America with assistance from King’s.  Since then, all 80 middle school students who participated in the program have improved their grades in at least one subject area and some have improved in more than one area, according to Bill Bolan, director of the Shoval Center for Community Engagement and Learning at King’s.

The program recently was awarded a TANF Youth Services contract of more than $48,000 from the Luzerne Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board to conduct the program, including hiring three Learning Works coaches who work side-by-side with parents during weekly home visits to provide additional academic support to their children.  The coaches also work with the participants’ siblings and refer families to any needed social services or economic support.

Approximately 35 students from Kistler Elementary, Meyers Junior High and State Street Elementary schools are spending one afternoon each week on the King’s campus working one-on-one with student tutors on academic assistance and career exploration workshops led by King’s faculty members and local community members.  The tutors and students complete the visit with a meal in the College’s Campus Center.

Some sessions also include a financial literacy component; training in research, writing, and public speaking in preparation for a presentation held at the end of each semester; and a focus on literacy through the Read-a-Rama Program.

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King’s College students who participated in a faculty-led study abroad experience to the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia will display a collection of photographs from their experience during a free public art exhibition from 5-8 p.m., Friday, Nov.15, as part of the Diamond City Art Walk at Barnes and Noble bookstore in downtown Wilkes-Barre.

King’s students who will display photographs at Barnes and Noble are Rose Bulger, Jamie Costello, and Carissa Panzetta. The art exhibit is supported by a grant from the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association, which also funded the summer short-term study abroad experience, titled “Identity and Place in Slavic Cultures,” and additional community outreach initiatives by King’s College.

King’s faculty members Dr. Beth Admiraal, political science, and Renata Evan, foreign languages, were program directors. As part of the short-term study abroad program, students travelled to numerous cultural sites, including the Auschwitz concentration camp located outside Krakow, the Bratislava Castle on the Danube in Slovakia, and the Jewish Quarter in Prague.

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The Way of the Cross on Holy Hill, Mikulov, photograph by Carissa Panzetta is part of a collection of works on display by King’s College students during the Diamond City Art Walk at Barnes and Nobles bookstore in Wilkes-Barre.

Forty nine King’s College students recently travelled to the nation’s capital to participate in the fifth annual Career Day sponsored by the King’s Washington, D.C., Area Alumni Club (KWAC).

The two-day event began with an opening reception, featuring guest speaker Honorable Patrick A. Mulloy, a 1963 King’s graduate and an adjunct professor at Catholic University  Twenty five Washington-area residents, the vast majority of whom were King’s graduates ranging from the class of 1950 through the class of 2011, hosted the students in their homes that evening.

The program the next day featured 20 speakers, almost half of whom are King’s graduates working in the Washington, D.C., area.  Topics covered in the general sessions included government ethics, applying for federal jobs, interview tips, and career opportunities in the FBI and in national security.  Students also had an opportunity to participate in breakout sessions detailing job opportunities in the fields of nuclear and cyber security, accounting, information technology and services, lobbying, education, non-profit fundraising, business management, and the New York Stock Exchange.

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Pictured in first row, from left, are student participants Maria Carone, Andrea Jimcosky, Brea Barnes, Mary Zavrotny, Vittoria DeGiosio, Kristi Katra, Courtney Jones, and Jonte McLean.

Pictured in second row, from left, is Adam Paulauskas, Olivia Francisco, Melanie McMullin, Jennifer Jean-Jacques, Cara Medwick, Nathaly Caraballo, and Stacie Terran.

Pictured in third row, from left, is Paul Snarski, Kristen Pekol, Kaitlyn Globosits, Robert Vierira, Tushar Mukhije, and Tony DeBise.

Pictured in fourth row, from left, is Alexander Kline, Nicole Lawler, Laura Ortiz, Melissa Francis, Rose Bulger, Marcus Mewborn, and Andrew LaFratte.

Pictured in fifth row, from left, is Emily Sepela, Christopher Goy, Bill Ardoline, Ruthlyn Cadestin, Jessica McDermott, Nate Lahr, and Fizza Saeed.

Pictured in top row, from left, is Jessica Krawczyk, Cody Shields, Nicholas Jallat, David Fox, Peter Kmec, Mike Zurek, Adam Wujcik, Michael Sweeney, Sean Cappellini, Max Allegro, and Vincent Milazzo.

Absent from photo are student participants Loretta Brandt, Thomas Ferrante, and Alex Peslak.

Elizabeth Doherty has joined King’s College as director of alumni relations and annual giving. She will be responsible for creating, managing, and producing alumni and annual giving related communications. In addition, Doherty will be working with the director of alumni relations and helping with annual giving and institutional advancement functions.

Some of Doherty’s duties will consist of preparing materials for alumni portions of the King’s “PRIDE” magazine, managing the Annual Fund telephone solicitation program, and managing the social media networks, alumni relations and annual giving.

Prior to coming to King’s, Doherty served as an alumni associate at Wyoming Seminary, where she was responsible for assisting the Alumni and Development office by helping manage and prepare events. She also helped with various fundraising efforts.

Doherty previously served as a development associate for Summit Area YMCA in Summit, N.J., and was the director of grants for the Palm Beach County Cultural Council in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Doherty earned her bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Florida.

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Elizabeth Doherty

King’s College recently received a $75,000 grant from The George I. Alden Trust of Worcester, Mass.  The funds will be used to purchase a fluorescent microscope for the biology and chemistry departments and also to acquire materials for 10 physics experiments designed to investigate the fundamental properties of matter, light and energy.

King's recently introduced a new physics degree program that affords students an opportunity to earn a traditional bachelor of science degree in physics from King's, to acquire secondary education certification in physics, or to participate in a new cooperative engineering program with the University of Notre Dame.  In the engineering program, students will spend three years at King’s College taking mathematics, physics, science, pre-engineering 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 College (in Physics, Chemistry, or Computer Science) and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Notre Dame (in Aerospace, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering).  Since some of the courses taken at Notre Dame will fulfill King’s degree requirements, students will be conferred their degree from King’s upon successful completion of the program at Notre Dame.

The bachelor’s degree program and University of Notre Dame engineering affiliation allows King’s College an opportunity to address the shortage of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) graduates from U.S. colleges and universities.

The biology and chemistry departments will use the fluorescent microscope in a variety of laboratory capacities and to further cooperative research activities involving faculty and students.  Specifically, the microscope will be used for teaching and research in immunology as well as molecular, micro and cell biology.  The microscope will also be used for activities involving cell counting and liposome research.

Funds from the grant were also used to purchase a system of probes to investigate microbial activity during growth and fermentation and also two small instruments for microbiology labs to detect light production from luminescent bacteria and fluorescence from cyanobacteria and algae.

The grant application was prepared jointly by Dr. David Glick, professor of biology, and Dr. Kristi Concannon, associate professor of physics, with assistance from Dr. Julie Belanger, assistant professor of chemistry.

The Alden Trust was established in 1912 for the general purpose of "the maintenance of some charitable or philanthropic enterprises" with particular expressed interest in "the promotion of education in schools, colleges, or other educational institutions".

King’s previously received support from the Alden Trust for projects in the College’s education department and Genomics Center.

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Dr. William Irwin, chair and professor of philosophy at King’s College, has recently published the paper, titled “Death by Inauthenticity: Heidegger’s Debt to Ivan Ilyich’s Fall,” in “Tolstoy Studies Journal.”

He also published “Control Your Thoughts and Emotions,” in the “Journal of Modern Wisdom,” as well as “A Reality Check to Form Your Philosophy” in the academic journal, “Think.”

Irwin is series editor of “The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series,” former series editor of Open Court’s “Popular Culture and Philosophy” series, and the author of numerous articles on popular cultural topics.

A professor at King’s since 1996, Irwin currently teaches courses on aesthetics, eastern philosophy, existentialism and phenomenology, among others.

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Dr. William Irwin

Seventy-eight students from the King’s College’s William G. McGowan School of Business participated in the Ninth annual McGowan School of Business Forum held recently at the Westmoreland Club in Wilkes-Barre.

This year’s Forum provided the students mentoring and networking opportunities with 38 King’s alumni and other professionals, followed by a dinner and a presentation on ethics and social responsibility by a member of the Congregation of Holy Cross.  The Forum’s location rotates between Philadelphia, New York and Wilkes-Barre.

This year’s keynote speaker was Brother Stephen J. LaMendola, C.S.C.,a member of the Moreau Province of The Brothers of Holy Cross.  The ministries of the Brothers of Holy Cross are deeply committed to promoting social justice and peace in the world and as such reach out in a preferential way to the poor and oppressed.

The Forum is underwritten by, among others, the Commonwealth Health, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and CohnReznick. In addition, students received generous sponsorships from alumni and friends of King’s College.

The William G. McGowan School of Business is accredited by AACSB International, which represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide.

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Pictured in row one, from left, isDr. Joan Blewitt, faculty coordinator of the forum; student participants John Poma, Daniel Sheridan, Evan Higgins, Amanda Lescowitch, Emily Heimbecker, Christine Horn, Elizabeth Stahl, Jordan Okun, Lauren Wenner, Anthony Celia, Emily Lichtenstein, Nicole Aiello, Valerie Sheaman, Jennifer Jean-Jacques, Robert Miotto, Kevin Sweeney, Michael Tavani, Ryan McCarthy, and Nicholas Rhodes; Mark Leffler, chair of the McGowan School of Business Advisory Board.

Pictured in row two, from left, are students participants Sarah Costa, Joseph Massa, Brittany Newell, Emily Biffen, Elizabeth Hammon, Olivia Francisco, Claire Parolski, Blair Costantino, Steven Kondracki, Timothy Lambert, Mario Martinelli and Michael Brannon.

Pictured in row three, from left, are student participants Kyle Garon, Rich Bartumioli, Lauren Parrish, Robert Pepsis, Kyle Haduck, Ashley June Canfield, Hillary Mihoch, Ryan Boyle, Andrew Agustini, Brandon Bodner, Anthony DePierro and Bennett Williams.

Pictured in row four, from left, are student participants Adam Wujcik, Megan Lange, Daniel Jenkins, Shareese Wagner, Jessica Hildebrand, Jessica McHugh, Eric Stanfield, David Cipriani, Chris Prater, Gavin Southworth and Jeremy Rich.

Pictured in row five, from left, are student participants Ruthly Cadestin, Laura Ortiz, Kathleen Gerrity, Joshua Sanders, Andrew Panzitta, James Ryan, Matthew Richelmi and Alexander Kline.

Pictured in row six, from left is Jeff Killian; Timothy Martin; George Dilger; Dr. Barry Williams, dean of the McGowan School of Business; Conor Lydon; Christopher Del Gaudio;  Andrew LaFratte; and Noah Tkach.

Pictured in the top row, from left, are student participants Matthew Klaips, Peter Kmec, Kyle Matis, Max Allegro, Keith Homschek, Jared O’Donnell, Bornfase Omurwa and Christian Janusziewicz.

The King’s College choir, Cantores Christi Regis, will celebrate the holiday season with free public performances at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, and Saturday, Dec. 7, in the J. Carroll McCormick Campus Ministry Center, located at North Franklin and West Jackson streets.

The 25-member group will perform contemporary and traditional Christmas songs, including “E’en So Lord Jesus Quickly Come,” “Pray of St. Francis,” “Build Me Up Buttercup,” and many traditional holiday carols, such as “Silent Night,” “Away in a Manger,” and “Jingle Bells.”

The concert is part of the College’s “Experiencing the Arts” series. For more information, contact Robert Yenkowski at (570) 208-6044 or RobertYenkowski@kings.edu, or visit the Website at www.kings.edu.

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Members of King’s College choir, Cantores Christi Regis, rehearse for the annual free public Christmas Concert. Picture from left: Nadia Anabtawi, Ryan O’Donnell, Loe Oley, Kati Sudnick, and Tamika Lee.

De Martin has joined King's College as director of international student recruitment. She will develop and manage strategic and business plans for international student enrollment and retention, and will be  responsible for promotion, branding, and advertising King's in key international target markets.

Prior to coming to King¹s, Martin served as director of the Department of International Student Admissions and Department of International Relations at Zirve University in Turkey, where she was responsible for managing operations and marketing initiatives for student recruitment.

She is currently the associate editor and editorial board member of the "Journal of Applied Economics and Business Research."

Martin previously served as an academic coordinator at Washington State University, director of admissions at the School of Medical Transcription and Coding in Phoenix, Ariz., and campus director and admission representative at Apollo College in Washington.

Martin earned a bachelor¹s degree in education and speech pathology and a master¹s degree in speech pathology from Eastern Washington University.

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De Martin

For the second consecutive academic year, King’s College has developed a new bachelor’s degree academic program that builds on existing College strengths and responds to an expanding need and job market.

A bachelor of science program in exercise science will be offered to students entering King’s in fall 2014.  The program is designed for students who have an interest in the sciences of health promotion, wellness, and fitness.  The program is also expected to attract students that are interested in a more general program than offered by the College’s existing pre-professional degree programs in physician assistant studies and athletic training.  King’s successfully introduced a new degree program in physics and a cooperative engineering degree program with the University of Notre Dame this past fall.

According to information supplied by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, market demand for occupations suitable for exercise science graduates are expected to grow faster than average demand for all other occupations.  The job market for positions including personal trainer, strength and conditioning coach, exercise physiologist, and nutritionist are expected to grow between 20-30 percent through 2020.  Aggregately, approximately 61,000 new jobs are expected to be created in the field over a ten-year period.

“The development of this program is a natural progression for King’s College as it follows its mission of providing students with an excellent liberal arts education while also preparing them for an ever-changing job market,” said Father John Ryan, C.S.C., president.  “While 10 new courses will be designed for the new major, degree candidates will also take courses in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, education and psychology.”

“The exercise science classrooms and labs will be part of the academic space in the renovated Ramada Inn in downtown Wilkes-Barre,” added Father Ryan.  “The College fully expects that the facility will be state-of-the-art and allow for world-class instruction in not only exercise science, but also physician assistant studies and athletic training.”

“In this ever-changing environment of legal requirements and consumer demand for health insurance, businesses and insurance organizations are expected to recognize the benefits of health and fitness programs for their employees, further increasing the demand for specialized workers in these areas,” said Jeremy Simington, chair of the department of sports medicine and the department of exercise science.

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