October 13, 2021 – Samantha Labenski (Vice President), Hannah Redding (President), Jennifer Mertes (Treasurer), Samayah Coleman-Smith (VP) and Carly Trapani (Secretary) have been selected to represent students in the nursing program at King’s College.
September 27, 2021 – Bill Reynolds, MSPAS, PA-C, Clinical Director and Clinical Professor of Physician Assistant Studies at King’s College has been honored with a Resolution of Commendation from the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA). David I. Jackson, DHSc, PA-C, DFAAPA, presented Mr. Reynolds with the resolution on behalf of the AAPA this summer at a small ceremony held in the Richard Abbas Alley Center for Health Sciences. In addition, the past five Speakers of the House of Delegates and Vice -Presidents of the AAPA virtually presented this honor at its May 2021 meeting, highlighting Mr. Reynolds’ accomplishments in clinical practice, education, and leadership.
September 24, 2021 – King’s College has been selected by the Institute of International Education (IIE) to receive an IIE American Passport Project grant that will enable 25 King’s College students to obtain a U.S. passport and support their study abroad journeys. In this inaugural year of the initiative, IIE announced 40 selected institutions that, overall, will aid 1,000 U.S. students to procure their U.S. passports and to provide study abroad guidance.
September 20, 2021 – On Tuesday, August 31, 2020, King’s College President Rev. Thomas P. Looney, C.S.C., Ph.D. conferred Alumni Awards upon five distinguished alumni who have demonstrated remarkable contributions to their professional fields, to the communities in which they live, and to King’s College. Members of the faculty, staff, administration, and alumni assisted the president in the selection process from among nominees submitted by alumni and friends of the College. Alumni Awards are typically presented annually during the College’s Commencement Weekend. Due to the global pandemic, the 2021 Alumni Awards ceremony was held in a via Zoom.
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.
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.
August 23, 2021 – King’s College is proud to announce that it is one of 151 colleges and universities to be named to Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s (PTK) 2021 Transfer Honor Roll in recognition of the dynamic pathways it has created to support transfer students.
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.
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.
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.
