August 30, 2018 - For the 11th consecutive year, King’s College has been placed on an exclusive list of “Best American Colleges” published by “Forbes” magazine. The list is based on multiple factors related to success after graduation, debt, student satisfaction, graduation rate, and academic success.
August 28, 2018 - Michael Post, a resident of Plains and a 2017 graduate of King’s College, recently became the first King’s student to earn a Master of Science degree in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame. Post attended the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame as part of a unique relationship that provides qualified King’s accounting students guaranteed admission to one-year master’s degree program in accountancy.
August 24, 2018 – Ten new full-time faculty members have joined the King’s College community for the 2018-19 academic year. The group includes four King’s College graduates.
August 23, 2018 – Forty local high school students will showcase a variety of original creative works during “The 16th Invitational Emerging Artists Exhibition” to be held from Monday, Aug. 27, through Friday, Sept. 21, in the Widmann Gallery at King’s College.
August 23, 2018 – King’s College will host a nonpartisan panel discussion on the limits and scope of presidential power as the topic of its annual Constitution Day lecture to be held at 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 17, in the Burke Auditorium. Sponsored by King’s McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, the panel discussion is free and open to the public.
August 16, 2018 - Two King’s College students, a recent graduate, and an administrator attended the three-day Student Ambassador Leaders Together (SALT) Summit, held recently at Loyola University and the headquarters of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), both in Baltimore, and at Capitol Hill.
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.
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.
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.
July 20, 2018 – Twenty local grade school students and 13 candidates for a Master’s degree in reading from King’s College recently completed the College’s annual Reading Clinic.
