Mollie Wilson O’Reilly to Deliver Feast of St. Francis Lecture at King’s

Mollie Wilson O’Reilly, associate editor of “Commonweal” magazine, will deliver the 2014 Feast of Saint Francis Lecture at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2, in the Burke Auditorium at King’s College.

In the free public lecture titled “A Poor Church for the Poor: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism,” O’Reilly will examine what Pope Francis has done to shift the Catholic church’s focus to the poor and marginalized, and how he is working to bring about the reforms called for in his apostolic exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium” (“The Joy of the Gospel”).

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For Seventh Consecutive Year, King’s College Placed on “Forbes” List for Educational Excellence and High “Return On Investment”

September 6, 2014 - King’s College has been again been placed on an exclusive list of “Best American Colleges” compiled for “Forbes” magazine by The Center for College Affordability and Productivity based on multiple factors related to success after graduation, affordability, student satisfaction, and student and faculty achievement.

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King’s professor M. Sheileen Godwin serves on PPA Project Stream panel

September 5, 2014 - M. Sheileen Godwin, associate technical professor and chair of the Theatre Department at King’s College, recently served as a panelist for the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA) Project Stream, which grants funds to support a variety of local and community arts activities. Godwin was part of a panel that reviewed grant applications for the Pocono Arts Council.

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King’s College Mass Communications Department Purchases Equipment With Proceeds of Gift From Retiring Faculty Member

September 5, 2014 - Dr. Ray Gamache, center, an assistant professor of communications at King’s College before his recent retirement, and his wife, Jane, left, made a $5,000 donation to the College on the occasion of his retirement which enabled the Mass Communications department to purchase three high definition field cameras.

The funds have also been used to upgrade audio, lighting, and storage media in communications classrooms and labs and in the College’s full high definition television studio.

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King’s Theatre announces season schedule

September 3, 2014 - The King’s College Theatre Department’s upcoming theatre season features new productions of award-winning plays for local and regional audiences, including a classic rock opera, two award-winning comedies, and a capstone presentation of one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated historical plays.

The season kicks-off with a performance of 60s rock opera, “Tommy,” The Who’s Pete Townshend’s electrifying tale of a suffering, catatonic adolescent’s journey into a pinball wizard. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1-4 and Oct. 6 and at 2 p.m. on Oct. 4 and 5.

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