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…
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…
Alumni News… One of Our Own Finished Last, Yes Last, in the Philly Marathon and Lived to Tell About It 23 Mar 2016March 23, 2016 Steve Clark, University of Scranton Alum, former English major and current 6th grade teacher, recently took part in the Philadelphia Marathon. We're proud of him for finishing, and even prouder…
Alumni News… English Alum Corinne Nulton Bringing Out New Short Story 23 Mar 2016March 23, 2016 We're happy to report that Corinne Nulton (BA, English, 2013) tells us she has a new short story, "Mirrored Selves," coming out as part of an anthology called Night Bazaar…
English Honor Society - Sigma Tau Delta… Sophomore English Major Peter Shaver Reflects on Sigma Tau Delta Convention 23 Mar 2016March 23, 2016 We're proud to keep boasting that we sent a contingent of three current English majors to the annual Sigma Tau Delta English honors convention. Sophomore Peter Shaver offers a quick…
