March 14, 2022 - In celebration of their diamond anniversary, King’s College will host the 75th Anniversary Exhibition, today, March 14 through March 27, 2022, at the Widmann Art Gallery, located on the first floor of the Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center.
March 8, 2022 - The award-winning Poetry in Transit program that displays poems on Luzerne County buses is currently accepting poetry and photography submissions for their 2022-23 season until May 13, 2022. Returning for its 16th year, this season’s theme is weather.
March 4, 2022 - The Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and The Suder Foundation, recently announced the 2022-23 First-gen Forward cohort. The First-gen Forward designation recognizes institutions of higher education who have demonstrated a commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes of first-generation college students. Selected institutions receive professional development, community-building experiences, and a first look at the Center’s research and resources.
March 2, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Education has approved King’s College to participate in the Teacher Education Assistance for College of Higher Education (TEACH) Grant program, the only federal student aid grant program that directly benefits teachers working in high-need and underserved schools.
February 18, 2022 - King’s College will host the New York Times best-selling and national award-winning poet Mark Doty for a public reading and book signing on Mar. 24, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. in the Burke Auditorium.
February 2, 2022 – Following a national search, King’s College is thrilled to announce that Christopher Dearth has joined King’s as the College’s next vice president for enrollment management. King’s president, Rev. Thomas P. Looney, C.S.C., announced Dearth’s selection to lead the team that will drive the critical priority of recruiting the next generation of Monarchs.
January 7, 2022 – Dr. Joseph Evan, provost and vice president for academic affairs at King’s College, recently announced the students who have qualified for the Fall 2021 dean’s list. Students’ names and hometowns are listed alphabetically below.
December 9, 2021 – On December 6, 2021, King’s College was awarded a $2 million grant from the Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) for the Times Leader Building Project located on North Main Street in Downtown Wilkes-Barre. The grant was among those announced by State Senator John Yudichak, State Representative Eddie Day Pashinski, and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf.
November 30, 2021 – On Monday, November 15, the Tau Pi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi held its 28th induction ceremony for six new members: Alyssa Macher ’22, Oksana Bartosiewicz ’23, Abby Bonczewski, ’22, Elizabeth Kravitz ’23, Megan Lee ’23, and Nicol Brito Polanco ’23.
November 18, 2021 – King’s College Computer & Information (CIS) students shadowed IT professionals so that they can get a better understanding of their career path and explore their career options. This semester, 12 students had the opportunity to job shadow at the following companies and organizations:
