Poetry In Transit Program hosts launch party to showcase 2018 contributing poets

August 7, 2018 – Poetry In Transit, an award-winning community program, will host a free public launch party to announce the 13 contributing poets whose work will be featured on Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA) buses in the coming year.  The event will be held  at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at the Barnes & Noble Wilkes-Kings Bookstore on the Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. The event will be part of Third Friday Art Walk. 

Dr. Allen Dieterich-Ward to discuss PA workforce during Labor Day Lecture at King’s

August 6, 2018 – Dr. Allen Dieterich-Ward, associate professor of history at Shippensburg University, will examine the labor landscape of Pennsylvania’s workforce during the 2018 Labor Day Lecture at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 5, in the Burke Auditorium at King’s College. Titled “Pennsylvania’s Working Landscapes: Rust, Revival, and the Future of Labor in Penn’s Woods,” the lecture is free and open to the public. The program is sponsored by the McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility at King’s.

Tom Smith To Receive Lackenmier Award for Achievement and Leadership at October 18 Event

July 31, 2018 – Tom Smith, a dedicated alumnus, mentor, and current chair of the King’s College Board of Directors, has been selected as the fifth recipient of the Rev. James Lackenmier, C.S.C., Award for Achievement and Leadership.  The award will be presented at a ceremony to be held Thursday, October 18, at the Union League of Philadelphia.

40 Spanish contest winners honored at King’s

July 6, 2018 – Approximately 1,100 regional students from elementary through high school recently competed in the National Spanish Examinations, sponsored locally by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). The contest concluded with 40 Chapter winners from public and private schools in the Wyoming Valley, Scranton, Poconos, Hazleton, and South Williamsport areas.

King’s Physician Assistant Students Begin Rotations

July 1, 2018 – Sixty-seven students entering their final year of the master’s degree physician assistant studies program at King’s College recently began their clinical rotations, many with local health care practitioners.  A twelve-week rotation in family medicine and separate six-week rotations in medical specialties including emergency medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and general surgery will conclude with their graduation from the program in August 2019.  In addition to local health care facilities, physician assistant students are also completing rotations in Connecticut, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

King’s nursing professor Dr. Cynthia Mailloux publishes article in academic journal

June 11, 2018 – Cynthia Mailloux, Ph.D, RN, CNE, professor of nursing at King’s College, recently co-authored an article, “Patient Navigators as Essential Members of the Healthcare Team: A Review of the Literature,” published in “Journal of Nursing & Patient Care” with Elaine Halesey, professor of Medical Imagining at Misericordia University.   

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