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April 23, 2020 – On Thursday, April 16, 2020, King’s College hosted an online event called King’s Cares. The focus of the event was to fill social media with posts of positivity and hope for 24 hours amidst the stress, fear, and anxiety caused by the global pandemic using the hashtag #KingsCares2020. King’s College is proud of its history of forming graduates who champion the inherent dignity of every person, and who mobilize their skills and professional talents to serve the common good. The King’s Cares event showcased the College’s students, alumni, faculty, and staff who are out in the world doing good things, from working in the healthcare industry battling COVID-19 to individuals performing acts of kindness, large and small.

April 22, 2020 - The First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association (FCSLA) donated $12,000 to King’s College’s Chapel of Christ the King at the George and Giovita Maffei Family Commons. The donation was approved at the 42nd Quadrennial National Convention of the FCSLA in Tampa, Fl. In addition, locally, The Magdalen I. Iskra District of the FCSLA, Senior Branch 172, has pledged an additional $11,500 and Senior Branch 615 has donated $1,500 to name the Our Lady of Sorrows Life Size Icon in the Chapel.

March 6, 2020 - In response to more demanding industry standards and building on a successful bachelor’s degree program, King’s College will begin offering a master’s degree in athletic training beginning in July.

March 3, 2020 - Ballet Folklorico of St. Edward’s University will bring the sights and sounds of Mexico’s traditional folklorico dances and songs to the King’s College campus for a public performance, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, in the Walsh Room on the third floor of the Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center.

February 27, 2020 - The Widmann Gallery at King’s College will present an exhibition of works by Kevin Yozviak. “Keep Growing” will be on display from March 30 to April 24.

February 25, 2020 - Two King’s faculty members and three athletic training students recently participated in a week-long trip to Tokyo, Japan, that included the Baseball Sports Medicine Conference and a tour of one of the baseball venues for the upcoming Summer Olympics.

February 24, 2020 - Recently, representatives from First Keystone Community Bank visited King’s College campus to present a check for $1,000 in support of the College’s Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship Program. Linda Meshinski, Vice President and Regional Branch Administrator, and Laurie J. Nudo, Assistant Vice President Community Office Manager of First Keystone Community Bank, visited with Rev. John Ryan, C.S.C., Ph.D., President of King’s College during the check presentation. First Keystone Community Bank donated to King’s as part of the state’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program, which is administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

February 20, 2020 - Formalizing a decades-old relationship, officials from King’s College and the Diocese of Scranton recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will guarantee admission and a renewable four-year scholarship up to a potential maximum four-year value of between $56,000 and $88,000 to seniors who attend any of the diocese’s four Catholic high schools and who meet academic eligibility criteria.  The agreement will take effect for students applying for admission starting with the 2020-21 academic year.

February 17, 2020- Dr. Greg Janik, clinical professor of athletic training and athletic trainer at King’s College, is one of nine athletic trainers from across the country selected to receive the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA).  The award will be presented to Janik at NATA’s 71^st annual Clinical Symposia & AT Athletic Expo to be held in Atlanta in June.

February 17, 2020 - Local King’s College alumni and members of the Tatra Club of Luzerne County, Joseph Kester ’51 and Richard Adams ’64, recently visited King’s College campus to present a check to Rev. John Ryan, C.S.C., President of King’s College, in support of the Father Jozef Murgas Scholarship. Established and awarded for the first time in 2017, the scholarship is presented annually to a first-year King’s College student or students from an area Catholic, private, or public high school.