King’s College Student Teachers Receive Assignments at Local Schools

August 31, 2021 – This fall, eight teacher candidates have received their student teacher assignments at schools in the local area. Student teachers will complete a 15-week placement that will lead to their certification in their area and grade level. Three of the student teachers will be working toward dual certification in their grade level and special education.

King’s College Awarded $300,000 Grant Through AllOne Foundation

Funding for Initiatives to Combat Food Insecurity and Opioid Use Disorder

August 31, 2021 – King’s College is honored to have been awarded a three-year, $300,000 grant award from the AllOne Foundation to establish a Community Health Impact Program, which will specifically address two of the Foundation’s impact areas: food security and opioid solutions. This two-pronged program at King’s consists of the King's College Food Dignity® Project and the King’s College Opioid Use Disorder Destigmatization Initiative.

King's College Welcomes Dr. Pamela Charney to Master of Science in Nutrition Sciences Program Faculty

July 13, 2021 – Pamela Charney, M.S., Ph.D., RDN, LDN, FAND will begin teaching in the Sports Medicine Department in the new Master of Science in Nutrition Sciences (MSNS) program this summer at King’s College. Dr. Charney comes to King’s with a wealth of experience in nutrition, dietetics, and the growing field of nutrition and health informatics.

King’s College Honors Kearney & Company Gift and Naming

June 8, 2021 – On Tuesday, May 11, the College welcomed King’s alumnus Edward Kearney ’74 and his family to campus for a special presentation held in the Burke Auditorium located in the William G. McGowan School of Business, following all recommended CDC guidelines for indoor gatherings. In September 2020, King’s announced that in recognition of a $1,000,000 commitment from Mr. Kearney, his wife, Anne, and his business, Kearney & Company, it was naming the College’s well-respected Accounting Department as the Kearney & Company Department of Accounting. Due to the pandemic, the College was unable to publicly celebrate and recognize the Kearney gift in person at that time.

King’s College Announces Adult Learner of the Year Award

May 20, 2021 – King’s College is pleased to announce that the recipient of this year’s Outstanding Adult Learner of the Year Award is Kevin Fahey. Kevin recently graduated from King’s with a double major of Psychology and Philosophy. A native of Nanticoke, Pa., Kevin is the son of Mary Therese Fahey, and has two siblings, sister Catherine Fahey, and brother Jack Fahey.

King’s College to Hold In-Person Commencement Ceremonies

May 6, 2021 – King's President Rev. John Ryan, C.S.C. recently announced to the Class of 2021 that on May 16, 2021, King’s will celebrate Commencement in person with the graduates, their guests, faculty, staff, and administration at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. It is the College's intention to honor its graduates and celebrate their achievements with its traditional in-person ceremony, but with changes in place to comply with safety regulations due to the ongoing pandemic.

Professor in Sports Medicine Department Publishes New Research and Plans Future Studies on King’s Campus

April 29, 2021 – Diane M. DellaValle, Ph.D., RDN, LDN, an associate professor teaching in the new Master of Science in Nutrition Sciences program within the Department of Sports Medicine at King’s College, reports a novel way to increase the uptake of iron supplementation in iron deficient women in the Journal of Dietary Supplements.

King’s College Faculty and Students Volunteer at Vaccine Clinic

April 22, 2021 – King’s College is proud of its longstanding, successful Physician Assistant (PA) program that has been one of the College’s academic majors for more than 40 years. Recently, PA faculty members and students volunteered their time to assist at two mass immunization clinics that Crestwood Pharmacy was holding at Crestwood High School to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Faculty member Dr. Jennifer Domzalski was alerted to the opportunity by PA student Cara Henahan and contacted the pharmacists to volunteer her time. Domzalski and Henahan volunteered at the first clinic on March 14, 2021 and assisted in the distribution of more than 900 COVID-19 vaccines that day. On April 11, five additional students and instructors volunteered alongside Domzalski and Henahan at a second clinic to screen and prepare 1,255 patients for their vaccines. The PA students were instrumental in how smooth the process was to administer all of these vaccines in a timely manner.

King's College to Host Annual Give Day

April 19, 2021 – On April 21, 2021, King’s College will host its annual Give Day. This day of unity calls on the entire King’s Community: alumni, staff, faculty, corporations, organizations, community partners and friends, to come together in support of the College’s mission through 24 hours of philanthropic giving. The goal of Give Day is to gather momentum over the course of one dedicated day of investing in King’s students through individual donations and matching challenge gifts.

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