Academics… Three English & Theatre students honored on Award Night 2016 2 Jun 2016 Congratulations to three of our graduates! The Department of English & Theatre awarded Olivia Gillespie, Cailin Potami and James Pennington with awards. Olivia was a awarded a Fullbright to study in Brazil. We…
Awards… “English and Medicine, This Student Reflects on Doing Both” 12 May 2016 Congratulations to one of our very own, Courtney Potteiger, who has won the J.J. Quinn Award with the following essay. A Formula for Greatness: English and Medicine I vividly remember…
Creative Writing… Sigma Tau Delta News! 6 May 2016May 6, 2016 One of our very own students has won a summer journal internship from Sigma Tau Delta. Congratulations Elizabeth Polishan! She is the recipient of a paid internship with The Sigma…
Acting/Performance… New Directors’ Workshop 3 May 2016 The New Directors' Workshop will perform in the McDade Building, Studio Theatre, on May 12-14. There will be eight 10-minute plays directed by students from Prof. O'Steen's THTR 311/Directing I…
Acting/Performance… University Players on WBRE PA Live! 3 May 2016 Professor O' Steen, Associate Professor of Theatre, was contacted by WBRE and WYOU to do a live spot to speak about and advertise our Scranton Players' production of Big Fish! …
Creative Writing… Visiting poet set to visit campus 26 Apr 2016 Award winning poet, author of many collections, and director of the Southern Illinois University MFA Program in Creative Writing, Allison Joseph, set to visit The University of Scranton on April…
Acting/Performance… New Theatre Production under way 8 Apr 2016 Casting is complete for the upcoming production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Written by Oscar Wilde, directed by Guest Artist Jennifer Rhoads in her Royal Theatre/University Players debut, features…
Amye Archer… Writing center coordinator nominated for Pulitzer Prize 8 Apr 2016 A big CONGRATULATIONS to our very own Writing Center Coordinator, Amye Archer. The author of "Fat Girl, Skinny", was recently nominated for the memoir/ non-fiction Pulitzer Prize. To read more…
Academics… A Top Medical School Revamps Requirements To Lure English Majors 6 Apr 2016 Dr. David Muller, dean of medical education at Mount Sinai, believes that including in each medical school class some students who have a strong background in the humanities makes traditional…
Academics… Brian Sibley’s thoughts on business and politics, the arts, the practice of marketing/PR/communications, and other change-related topics 6 Apr 2016 9 Ways a Theatre Degree Trumps a Business Degree Some of you may know this about me, some may not. Despite having spent the last 15 years as a…
