October 30, 2017 - Emma Gallagher, Deacon Brendan McAleer, C.S.C., and Rev. Jarrod Waugh, C.S.C. have been appointed Associate Campus Ministers in the J. Carroll McCormick Campus Ministry Center at King’s College. They will be primarily responsible for developing formative spiritual programming for the College’s students, faculty, and staff, and providing pastoral guidance on campus.
October 25, 2017 - Melody Priebe of Shavertown has been named an Academic Advisor at King’s College. She will provide educational guidance and assistance for new first-year students, undeclared majors, and transfer students. Her duties will include scheduling courses, monitoring at-risk students, and developing action plans for students on academic probation.
October 19, 2017 - Massimo Pigliucci, the K.D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York and a leading proponent of Stoicism, will provide the keynote address for the Eastern Pennsylvania Philosophy Conference at 3 p.m. Saturday, November 4, on the third floor of the Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center at King’s College. The lecture will be open to the public free of charge.
October 18, 2017 - In response to the Institute of Medicine’s recommendation that the RN workforce with bachelor’s degrees increase from 50 percent to 80 percent by 2020, King’s College has established a RN to BS in Nursing program.
October 16, 2017 - King’s College students Hannah Bruseo and James McDonough have been awarded full-tuition scholarships to study during the 2017-18 academic year in Northern Ireland as part of the Irish-American Scholars Program.
October 16, 2017 - King’s College Chemistry and Physics Derpartment will present a traditional ghoulish exhibition of chemical delights in commemoration of National Chemistry Week and Halloween with the 21th Annual “Things that Go Boom in the Night” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24, in the Burke Auditorium, William G. McGowan School of Business, located on North River Street.
October 13, 2017 - Saint Bernardine's Gospel Choir will perform a free concert of traditional gospel songs and contemporary religious compositions at King's College at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, and during the 11 a.m. liturgy on Sunday, Oct. 29, as part of King's “Experiencing the Arts” series.
October 12, 2017 - King’s College will host diverse writing workshops, roundtable discussions, and open readings as part of the annual Creative Writing Conference on Friday, Nov. 10, and Saturday, Nov. 11, on the College’s campus in Wilkes-Barre. The conference is sponsored by the English Department and the Campion Society, a student organization dedicated to writing.
October 11, 2017 - Mark Michno, a resident of Old Forge and a senior accounting major at King’s College, was selected as the second recipient of the Kearney & Company Scholarship.
October 10, 2017 - Twenty four King’s College junior, senior, or graduate students are interning for academic credit at local, regional, and national sites during the fall semester.
