Bianca Sabia… English Faculty Continue Faculty Development at CCCC Annual Convention 31 Mar 2015 Recently, English Department Faculty Specialists Bianca Sabia and Bonnie Markowski, along with adjunct instructor Emily Denison, presented at the RNF portion of the Conference on College Composition and Communication in…
Reasons to Study Literature, Theatre & Writing Fareed Zakaria on Why a Broad, Liberal-Arts Education Matters for the Economy as a Whole 31 Mar 2015 Writing in the Washington Post, pundit Fareed Zakaria offers his argument that we need to educate our college students as broadly as possible rather than turning toward narrow technical or…
Student Success Stories… Theatre Alum Michael Flynn Makes Assoc. Directorial Debut with Broderick, Lane & All-Star Cast 31 Mar 2015 Michael Bradshaw Flynn (BA, Theatre, 2013) is making his debut as an associate director on Broadway in a show featuring heavyweights Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, F. Murray Abraham, and Stockard…
Faculty News… Dr. Friedman to Publish Essay on Recent Productions of Corialanus 30 Mar 2015March 31, 2015 Prof. Michael Friedman has recently had his article, “’Let me twine / Mine arms about that body’: The Queerness of Coriolanus and Recent British Stage Productions,” accepted for publication in…
Acting/Performance… Theatre Alum Kiley Lotz Signs Record Deal 28 Mar 2015March 28, 2015 Petal, a band formed in Scranton by singer/actor Kiley Lotz (BA, Theatre, 2014), has recently signed a contract for their first album with Run for Cover Records. For the full…
Faculty News… Dr. Grettano and Library Prof. Donna Witek to Co-Present Workshops at Portland Conference 27 Mar 2015 Dr. Teresa Grettano, Assistant Professor of Rhetoric & Composition and Director of First-Year Writing, and Associate Professor Donna Witek, Faculty Librarian and Information Literacy Instructor, will present the three-hour interactive…
Academics… Photos from Our Students National Convention Experience 27 Mar 2015 Five of our majors recently attended the Sigma Tau Delta English honors conference in Albuquerque, and they've shared photos of the experience with us. 1)Lizzy Polishan, Alex Wasalinko, Lindsey Pelucacci,…
Amye Archer… Prof. Archer Publishes New Poem in Citylitrag Journal 27 Mar 2015 Congrats to Prof. Amye Archer on her new poem,"Maneater," in the new issue of Citylitrag. It begins: In 1984, I place my ear to the floor as my father’s band…
Journalism… English Major Lizzy Polishan Writes of University Talk by Producer of ‘Life of Pi’ 25 Mar 2015 Lizzy Polishan, English major (class of 2017) and student correspondent for the Scranton Times Tribune, has recently published her article on Jean-Christophe Castelli, associate producer of the Academy Award-winning film…
Academics… English Department Begins Alumni Lecture Series 25 Mar 2015March 25, 2015 The University of Scranton’s Department of English and Theatre will host its inaugural Alumni Lecture with a talk by Harry Brown, Ph.D., entitled “Speculative Ecology: Arcadia, Utopia, Mars.” The lecture,…
