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August 10, 2020 – On Thursday, August 13, 2020, King’s College President Rev. John Ryan, C.S.C., Ph.D. will confer Alumni Awards upon six 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, both the King’s 2020 Commencement Ceremony and the 2020 Alumni Awards ceremony will be held in a virtual environment.

June 23, 2020 - Valerie Kepner, Ph.D., has been appointed Director of Women’s Studies at King’s College.  The Women’s Studies Program provides students an opportunity to earn a minor through courses in several fields and also to apply classroom learning through participation in co-curricular activities and programs.

June 18, 2020 - Diane DellaValle, Ph. D., RDN, LDN, has been appointed as an associate professor of nutrition science at King’s College. The College recently announced an on-line master’s degree in nutrition science will begin in August.

June 17, 2020 - The King’s College Health Science Programs unveiled a banner honoring workers in the healthcare fields for their tireless dedication during the Covid-19 pandemic. The banner, located in front of the Richard Abbas Alley Center for Health Sciences, is designed to draw a connection between the education King’s students receive in the Health Sciences and the professionals that serve and will serve in the critically important fields.

June 1, 2020 - Based on increasing demand and more rigorous standards for professional practitioners, King’s College will add another master’s degree program through its Health Sciences Division when an on-line program in nutrition science begins in the fall.

May 21, 2020 - When newly minted King’s College graduate Olivia Alvarez Rhaesa finished her sophomore year of studies toward her degree in environmental science, she had the opportunity to travel to the Peru and study the Amazon ecosystems and its biological diversity as part of a summer program of the College.  Little did she expect that she would have another connection to one of the greatest areas for biological diversity less than two years later.

May 20, 2020 - King's College students, primarily sophomores, taking a "Principles of Management" class had the opportunity this semester to participate in the Seventh Annual Target Case Competition.

May 18, 2020 - The most recent issue of “Expositions: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities” contains contributions from four members of the King’s College faculty.

May 14, 2020 - A total of 44 students were inducted to the King's chapter of one or more of the five business honor societies associated with the McGowan School of Business.  Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the students were inducted via a "virtual" ceremony. 

May 12, 2020 - Included in the four on-line Professional Development Courses offered at King’s College this summer are two courses designed specifically to assist teachers in managing resources and structure in the online digital environment that many are facing during the current COVID19 school closures.