King’s College is aware of the incident that took place off campus in a nearby building on North River Street. The College and Campus Safety and Security has been fully cooperating with the Wilkes-Barre Police Department and local law enforcement. The situation was contained by law enforcement, and the College recently received word that the situation had been cleared.
April 20, 2022—King’s College biology laboratory director Valerie Musto received the 2022 Give Life Hero award for her outstanding contributions to the American Red Cross in consistently leading regional blood drives.
April 19, 2022 - King’s College announced today it will launch its first doctoral program in the institution's 75-year history, the Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy (OTD), beginning in 2024. The addition of the accelerated doctoral program marks a pivotal new chapter in strengthening the College’s academic offerings, particularly for high-demand health sciences careers in our region.
April 4, 2022 - King’s College seniors Rose Watters and Michael Ecker placed first and second in their respective categories of the Delta Epsilon Sigma’s national writing competition.
April 4, 2022 - Recent graduate Caroline Jones ’18 donated $1,000 to King’s College in support of her newly formed scholarship, the Caroline Jones Women in Business Scholarship, which will be awarded annually.
March 31, 2022—In a strong affirmation of its liberal arts mission and Holy Cross ideals, King’s College has launched the journal Zeal: A Journal for the Liberal Arts. The journal’s name connects with the Holy Cross vision of “transforming minds and hearts with zeal in communities of hope.”
March 30, 2022—Students from the King’s College Coding Club competed in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Qualifier for the International Collegiate Programming Competition (ICPC) on last month against some of the nation’s top coding students.
March 29, 2022 - In collaboration with local organizations, the King’s College D. Leonard Corgan Library is one of 25 libraries nationwide selected to participate in Let’s Talk About It (LTAI): Women’s Suffrage, a grant designed to spark conversations about American history and culture through an examination of the women’s suffrage movement.
March 28, 2022 - Students from the King’s College Education Department presented projects at the Pennsylvania Technical and Training Assistance Network (PaTTAN), in Hershey, Pa., on March 3 and 4. The annual statewide conference provides a forum for educational professionals to share resources used to support individuals with disabilities in Pennsylvania.
March 23, 2022 - John Dougherty, Assistant Vice President Community Office Manager for First Keystone Community Bank, visited King’s College to present Rev. Thomas P. Looney, C.S.C., Ph.D., King’s College President, with a check for $1,000 in support of the College’s Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship Program. First Keystone Community Bank donated to the College as part of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program, which is administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
