On Wednesday, Nov. 10, The University of Scranton will welcome acclaimed New York City-based playwright, songwriter, translator and editor Caridad Svich to campus. Svich will join classes in the Department of World Languages and Cultures and the Theatre Program. At 7 p.m., Svich will give a talk entitled “Contemporary Latino/a Theater: An Evening with Caridad Svich” in the Studio Theatre on the first floor of the McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts (CLP 104). 

Svich’s presentation will include a reading of her work by University of Scranton students. This visit is made possible by a grant from the Office of Equity and Diversity and was arranged by faculty from the Department of English and Theatre and the Department of World Languages and Culture.

This event is free and open the The University of Scranton community. Light refreshments will be served after the talk.

Please join the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) and Army ROTC in observance and honor of Veterans Appreciation For Love & Liberty - The Story of America's Patriots. The event,"Putting a Face to the War," will feature keynote speaker SFC Joseph C. Wilkerson on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 11:30 a.m., in the DeNaples Center, room 406. To view the promotional poster, visit here.

Light refreshments will be served. To RSVP, e-mail smitht20@scranton.edu.

The University of Scranton's String Orchestra will perform Saturday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Houlihan-McLean Center (Mulberry St. at Jefferson Ave.). The program, to be performed by the 30-piece string orchestra, will include works by Britten, Nelhybel, Bach, Glazunov, del Borgo, Tchaikovsky, and a flurry of small tango-style selections. Admission is free, and the concert is open to the public.

As part of the celebration for Non-Traditional Students Week (Nov. 7-13), GCESO (Graduate &Continuing Education Student Organization) will be offering FREE coffee/tea and cookies for the non-traditional students at The University of Scranton.

The places and times are as follows:

• Tuesday, Nov. 9 - McGurrin Hall Lobby, 5-7 p.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 10, - Leahy Lobby, noon-2 p.m.
• Thursday, Nov. 11 - McGurrin Reading Room, 5-7 p.m. - Meet & Greet some of the candidates that will be running for the offices of vice-president and treasurer

It’s that time again ... The Community Outreach Office will be sponsoring its annual Adopt an Angel and Giving Tree programs for the holidays.

Since our semester ends so early this year, gifts are all due back to our office on Monday, Dec. 6. We will be delivering to the agencies later that week.

Here's how it works:

ADOPT AN ANGEL: Purchase toys and clothing for a child in need from our local community. Names, sizes and wishes are provided. Cost is approximately $100. Gifts are due, unwrapped, to the Community Outreach Office by Monday, Dec. 6. Please include a roll of wrapping paper and tape. Be sure to include batteries if your items require them. 

GIVING TREE: Tree will be on the second floor of the DeNaples Center by Friday, Nov. 12. Take an ornament for a boy or girl, ages 0-teens, and purchase a gift of your choice for a value of about $25. Return, unwrapped, to the Community Outreach Office, by Monday, Dec. 6.

Contact Ellen Judge at judgee2@scranton.edu by Monday, Nov. 20, to have your angel info sent to you by e-mail! 

This year, most of our children are from area Headstart preschool programs. They must meet federal poverty standards to attend this program. A family of four can make no more than $22,050. Other programs that will benefit from our holiday programs are Friends of the Poor, United Neighborhood Centers and area group foster homes.

Members of The University of Scranton SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) team are working to help fight hunger by participating in the 2011 Campbell’s Let’s Can Hunger Challenge, with the goal of collecting 5,000 canned good items throughout the 2010-2011 school year. All food collections will benefit the Leahy Food Pantry, Scranton.
 
The following events will take place throughout the remainder of the fall semester:

• Food Collection: DeNaples Student Center on Nov. 18-22. A table will be set up on the first floor of the DeNaples Center where students have the opportunity to drop off non-perishable food and canned goods between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.. 
• 5K race and walk hosted by SIFE on Saturday, Nov. 20, at 11 a.m. at Nay Aug Park. Registration is $5 for students and $10 for faculty and staff. This event is also open to the public and day-of registration will begin at 10 a.m. on Nov. 20. 
• Donation bins will also be set up for several sporting events including:

• SIFE will close out its food collections for the fall semester by selling “candy grams” to the campus community. Students, faculty and staff can purchase a candy gram to send to a friend for $2, or a two canned good donation. Candy grams can be purchased in the DeNaples Student Center on Dec. 1-3. 

The University's official Youtube webpage, http://www.youtube.com/universityofscranton, has been updated with new videos. Make sure to check out the videos highlighting the Schemel Forum's Luncheon Seminar Series discussing China Today and Counter Terrorism.