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January 30, 2019 – Jill Patton of Monroe Township, a student at King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, recently received a second place award and two honorable mentions in the Delta Epsilon Sigma (DES) National Writing Competition. Patton received second place for Poetry and honorable mentions in Critical Essay and Creative Non-Fiction. Patton’s poem will be published in an upcoming edition of the “DES Journal” and she was awarded $250 for her second place finish.  

January 29, 2018 – The Widmann Gallery at King’s College will present “A Visual Playlist” by Melissa Short. The exhibition will be on display from February 25 to March 22.

January 28, 2019 - Dr. Christopher Chabris, professor and researcher with the Geisinger Health System and a best-selling author, will deliver King’s College’s annual Science and Humanities Lecture at 7 p.m. Monday, February 11, in the Burke Auditorium.

January 24, 2018 – The King’s College Theater Department will present Christopher Durang’s Tony Award-winning play, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” at 7:30 p.m. on February 14-16 and 21-23 and at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 17, in the George P. Maffei II Theatre.

January 23, 2019 - “The Horizons of Business Education’,” a two-day conference on non-profit leadership and social entrepreneurship, will be held at King’s College on March 28-29.  Sponsored by the College’s McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility and the William G. McGowan School of Business, the free public event is designed to explore the question of what sort of jobs and careers a Catholic business school should be preparing its students for.

January 9, 2019 - “Medicating Our Lives Away: The Opioid Epidemic, Public Health, and Medical Practice,” will be the subject of the annual Bessette Lecture on Medical Ethics to be held at 7 p.m. Monday, February 4, in the Burke Auditorium of the William J. McGowan School of Business at King’s College.

December 11, 2018 - Eight King’s College Education Department graduate students recently presented their capstone projects.  The expectations for all Master's capstones includes demonstration of scholarship through research and application of the research in areas including Professional Contribution, Meta Analysis, and Action Research.

December 3, 2018 – The King’s College Mathematics Department hosted more than 110 students from 12 area high schools recently for its 4^th annual mathematics competition.

December 3, 2018 - The Widmann Gallery at King’s College will present an exhibition of new works by Sue Hand. “Coal Breaker Communities—Faded Memories” will be on display from January 14 to February 15, in observance of Anthracite Mining Heritage Month.

November 29, 2018 – Nine King’s College students were recently inducted into the Tau Pi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society for education.