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Lindsey Pelucacci reflects on her Scranton education

3 Sep 2015September 3, 2015
We're understandably proud of Lindsey Pelucacci, (BA, English, 2015), and her recent discussion of her experiences at a succession of Jesuit schools shows why. As a student at Scranton Prep,…
Medicine…

English Minor & Lit Mag. Editor Chris Kustera Staying at ‘the U’ to Earn M.A. in Chemistry

9 Jul 2015
Chris Kustera (BA 2015) may have double-majored in BCMB (Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology), but he also found a way to make the English department home. He not only earned a…
Music…

Recent Graduate Ladelyn McConnon Getting Started in P.R. & Music Education

6 Jul 2015
Ladelyn McConnon, who's just graduated with a major in English, reports that she is already employed in a variety of different ways. As she writes: "I am employed with Futura…
Miscellaneous…

English Major & Blogger Catie Bombard Reflects on Her First Year

15 Jun 2015
Suddenly a sophomore, English major Catie Bombard has written the final post of her blog for the school year. As she says: It is unbelievable to think that back in…
Acting/Performance…

Camille Reineke, Theatre Alum, to Make Directorial Debut at Scranton Cultural Center

15 Jun 2015
University Player/Theatre Minor Alum Camille Reineke will be making her directorial debut at the Scranton Cultural Center's Creative and Performing Arts Academy production of The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley,…
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Theatre Alum Catherine Fischer Working in Post-Production for Major Film & Advertising Firm

15 Jun 2015
University Player/Theatre Major Alum Catherine Fischer just wrote to say that she has gotten a new job as a post-production PA (Production Asst.) at MPC (Moving Picture Company), a company…
Creative Writing…

English Major Elizabeth “Lizzy” Polishan Publishes Short Story in National College Literary Magazine

15 Jun 2015
Elizabeth Polishan, a rising junior English major, has recently had her short story, "Welcome to Worship," published by Mangrove, a national college literary magazine published out of the University of…
Library/Information Science…

English Alum Joe Koivisto Wins Grad of the Year as Master’s Student at Catholic University of America

18 May 2015
We're proud to boast that Joe Koivisto (BA, English 2010) has just been named Graduate of the Year by Catholic University where he completed his Masters in Library and Information…
Academics…

Celebrating Plato, Women’s Studies, and the Poetry of Simon Ortiz

13 May 2015
  When Sigma Tau Delta members Lindsey Pelucacci, Maria Cleary, Lizzy Polishan, and Alex Wasalinko first read this year's Common Reader--Simon Ortiz's book of poems, From Sand Creek--they wanted to discuss…
Academics…

Alex Wasalinko and Chaucer’s Friar Celebrate Student Scholarship

13 May 2015May 13, 2015
When the University of Scranton held its 15th Annual Celebration of Student Scholars, Sophomore Alex Wasalinko presented her paper "Friar of the For-Profit Order." In her paper, Alex looks at…

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