You are invited to experience Paul’s Letter to the Romans like never before. The Romans Experience is structured as a celebration with friends gathered around a table sharing a simple meal while experiencing Paul’s letter in a new way. These powerful and challenging words have been distorted throughout history to support all kinds of hateful agendas leading to division and despair rather than community and hope. As the community actively participates in this letter, each person hears these words in different ways. 

Be part of this experience and learn more about this masterpiece presented by Christopher Moses. There’s no need to bring anything with you. Just come with an open heart, ready to experience these familiar words in a new way. 

Join us on Thursday, April 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Heritage Room of the Weinberg Memorial Library for a memorable evening. Since seating is limited, participants must register by contacting Maribeth Smith at smithm9@scranton.edu or 941-7680 by Wednesday, April 14.

A final H1N1 Influenza Immunization Clinic will be held on Monday, April 26, from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in the fourth floor of the DeNaples Center, Ballroom A. Students, faculty and staff are welcome. There is no charge, but a Royal Card ID is required.

Join The Community Outreach Office and The American Red Cross in donating blood at our last drive of the school year on Tuesday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Long Center Lobby. To learn about who is eligible to donate blood, visit Eligibility Requirements.

Volunteers are also needed as canteen workers, walkers and student nurses. If you would like to volunteer, contact Larry Gifford at gifford@neparc.org. For more information, contact The Community Outreach Office, DeNaples Center 205B, or call 941-7429.

The University of Scranton’s Weinberg Memorial Library will hold its annual Book and Plant Sale on Saturday, April 24, from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m., and Sunday, April 25, from noon until 4 p.m. The sale will take place in the Scranton Heritage Room on the fifth floor of the Weinberg Memorial Library. Book prices begin at $1. Flowering plants and tag sale items will also be sold. 

All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library Endowment, which supports library collections and services. A special preview sale will be held on Friday, April 23, for Friends’ members and Schemel Forum members.

The library will accept donations of all titles of used hardcover and paperback books, including children’s books, cookbooks, fiction and non-fiction until Wednesday, April 21. In addition, the library is collecting videos, compact discs, audiocassettes, records and tag sale items. 

Donations may be placed in the boxes on the Monroe Avenue side of the library.

For additional information on the sale and for those interested in volunteering, contact Barb Evans in the library at 941-4078.

The 25th Annual U of S Psychology Conference, hosted by the American Psychological Society Student Caucus (APSSC), is slated for Saturday, April 17, in Brennan Hall. Registration is open from 9 to 10 a.m., and the conference runs through 4:30 p.m. The registration fee is waived for those who are affiliated with The University of Scranton. 

Roy Baumeister, Ph.D, will present the keynote address, “Free Will as the Advanced Action Control for Cultural Life.” There will also be dual symposiums “Scientific vs. Non-Scientific Paradigms in Clinical Psychology” by Brad A. Alford, Ph.D., David Berke and Brain Zaboski (University of Scranton) and “College is Not for Everyone and Everyone is Not for College” by Herb Hauser, Ph.D. (Marywood University).  

Scranton professors Thomas P. Hogan, Ph.D., Barry X. Kuhle, Ph.D., and John C. Norcross, Ph.D., will also host a workshop entitled “Applying to Graduate School.”  

The conference concludes with the poster session with students and professors from several universities presenting their research. Please join us for an intellectually stimulating fun-filled day.

For more information, visit https://sites.google.com/site/uofspsychologyconference25th/.

Come be a part of the Math SPIRAL – Students and Professors InteRacting And Learning!

Join the Math Department for some conversation and refreshments Wednesday, April 14, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Math Lab, St. Thomas 161 where Michael Scully will discuss the use of mathematics in baseball to evaluate a player's batting performance. A derivation of a recently invented baseball statistic called wOBA will be introduced in layman’s terms and examples will be discussed.

Students and faculty of all disciplines are welcome. For more information, contact Dr. S. Muir at muellers2@scranton.edu or ext. 6580.

Scranton Inclusion, a student group created to address gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) issues on campus, is sponsoring The Day of Silence Friday, April 16. The vow of silence will be during school/business hours to help spread awareness of the bullying and harassment that GLBT individuals experience. All University members are encouraged to participate. For more information, contact Scranton.Inclusion@gmail.com.

This year is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and the University of Scranton and Scranton Tomorrow are celebrating together with a number of educational and fun events.

Earth Week 2010 will start with the annual Street Sweep on Saturday, April 17, at 11 a.m. On Monday, April 19, at 7 p.m. Rhode Island rockers Monty Are I will perform a free concert on the Dionne Campus Green. 

 

On Tuesday, April 20, there will be an Education for Justice Teach-In addressing this year’s justice theme, Food. The teach-in will begin at 8:30 a.m. in TDC 406 and will conclude with a showing of the Academy Award-nominated documentary, “Food, Inc.” Also on Tuesday, April 20, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., the second annual Earth Fair will take place on the TDC patio. 
 

On Wednesday, April 21, Don Winkelmann, Ph.D., a specialist in agricultural development will deliver this year’s Earth Day keynote address in the Pearn Auditorium of Brennan Hall starting at 7:30 p.m.  
 

On Thursday, April 22, the University and Scranton Tomorrow will celebrate Earth Day with prizes, entertainment and special discounts at downtown businesses. The downtown walk will begin at 4:30 p.m. and conclude at 6:30 in the Center Court of The Mall at Steamtown with prize drawings. 
 

Also on April 22, University of Scranton performance groups Men and Women for Octaves, Urban Beats, and Liva Arts Company will be performing at The Mall at Steamtown from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
 

The Fair Trade Club will be hosting its annual Fair Trade Fair Friday, April 23, starting at 1 p.m. on the Dionne Campus Green. Downtown Scranton businesses have donated more than $1,600 in prizes and gift certificates. Prize giveaways will occur during the concert, at the close of the Earth Fair, at the close of “Food, Inc.”, at the close of Dr. Winkelmann’s lecture, and at The Mall at Steamtown Thursday, April 22, at 6:30 p.m.
 

Staff and faculty can earn wellness points by attending the fair, film, lecture, and the downtown walk. A complete list of activities and locations is available at www.scranton.edu/sustainability/events.shtml.

The Weinberg Memorial Library is celebrating National Library Week, which runs from April 11-17. 

Stop by the Quiet Study Room on the fourth floor to see a display of the library staff’s favorite books. The library will also officially unveil its newest service: Text a UofS Librarian – 570-687-8787.

Students (and anyone with a text message-enabled cell phone) can now send their library questions to the Text a UofS Librarian phone number, and a librarian will respond via text message. If the library is closed, a librarian will respond to the text message when the library opens the following day. (Standard text message rates apply and the library is not responsible for these charges.) Now students can get quick information, at their own convenience, and right when they need it.

And remember, it's not too late to drop off books for the library's Annual Book Sale, which begins Friday, April 23.  Books can be dropped in the boxes in the Monroe Avenue lobby at any time.

Liva Arts Company will be performing "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" from Thursday, April 15, to Saturday, April 17, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 18, at 2:30 p.m. in Jefferson Auditorium of Leahy Hall. The doors will open 30 minutes prior to show time. Tickets will be on sale Monday, April 12, to Friday, April 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the DeNaples Center and at the door one hour prior to showtime. Tickets are $5 for students/faculty/staff/seniors/children and $10 general admission. Royal Cards will be accepted during pre-sale in DeNaples ONLY and will NOT be accepted at the door.

 

For more information, e-mail livaartscompany@gmail.com or visit www.scranton.edu/liva. Thank you for your support!

The University of Scranton will host its “Tenth Annual Celebration of Student Scholars” Tuesday, April 27, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. This event will celebrate both undergraduate and graduate student scholars by featuring their work through either a physical display of posters or oral presentations. The poster display will be held in Brennan Hall 509 with oral presentations nearby.

Please join us in celebrating our students' outstanding research accomplishments. Student scholarly work includes thesis research (e.g. for a graduate degree, for the honor’s program), research conducted as part of the FSRP, or resulting from a President's Fellowship for Summer Research, and undergraduate or graduate research or other scholarly projects carried out as independent study.

For more information, contact Eloise Libassi at 941-6301.

Do you have a garage or basement full of unwanted, new or gently used items waiting to reach the hands of those in need? One Stop Donation Drop (OSDD), a local event partnering the community with charities will make sure they do. 

Join in the donation spirit Saturday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The University of Scranton where OSDD will help your unwanted items reach wanting hands. Can’t get to The University of Scranton? Be sure to visit the other One Stop Donation Drop location, Clarks Summit United Methodist Church, also hosting the event on Saturday, April 17.
 

Here’s how you can get involved: Spend some time cleaning out your closets, basements attics — whatever! Then bring your items (visit www.donationdrop.org to view the wish list of accepted items), along with a nonperishable food item or $5 per carload donation to your nearest OSDD location. From there, team members will unload your car, sort your items and ensure that everything reaches who need it most. In addition, Scranton will have professional document shredding available at no charge provided by ShredDoc.

One Stop Donation Drop Scranton is a project of Leadership Lackawanna Class of 2010. For more information, visit www.leadershiplackawanna.com, www.donationdrop.org or call Michelle Williams at 346-0759 ext. 104.