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December 7, 2010: General News

Seeking Christmas Cards

The University of Scranton will be teaming up with The Fresh Food Company on Christmas morning to host a Christmas Day breakfast to members of our Scranton community in need.  The event is being held from 8 to 11 a.m.  (Staff and Faculty and their families are welcome to volunteer. Contact the Community Outreach Office if you can help by e-mailing vaccarop1@scranton.edu.)

We would like to give out handmade Christmas cards to all who attend. If your elementary-age child's class would like to participate, that would be great. Cards should be hand made with a personal holiday message inside (kids write the best stuff) and signed with their first name. Cards are due by Wednesday, Dec. 15, and can be sent campus mail or dropped off to the Community Outreach Office, DeNaples 205B. Our goal is 300-plus cards.

For more information, call ext. 7429.

Save the Dates

There are several upcoming spring events sponsored by the Education for Justice Program:

Speaker: Carolyn Forché, the American poet who inspired so many at last year's University Commencement (learn more here)
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011
Time: 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Place: Brennan Hall, 228
Title: The Voice of Witness
Content: She will discuss ways in which warfare, imprisonment, and other forms of suffering are given voice by writers around the world.


Speaker: Rajmohan Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi (learn more here)
Date: Thursday, Mar. 31, 2011
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: The DeNaples Center, 407 B/C
Title: Keynote Address on the eve of the Annual Education for Justice Teach-In Day
Content: He will address issues of peace and reconciliation.

Gandhi will also run a workshop on the Teach-In Day:
Date: Friday, April 1, 2011
Time: 9  - 10:30 a.m.
Place: The DeNaples Center, 405
Content: Leading a nonviolent and conciliatory life.

The workshop will be limited to 20-30 students and faculty on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are interested, contact Anthony Ferzola at apf303@scranton.edu.

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Wednesday

Liturgies for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, a Holy Day of Obligation, are set for Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 12:05 and 4:40 p.m. in the Madonna della Strada Chapel. All students, faculty, and staff are invited. Please join us. For more information, contact the Office of University Ministries at 941-7419.

Want to Promote an Event on the University's Official Facebook Page?

Attention student clubs and University organizations! Would you like to promote your upcoming event on The University of Scranton's official facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/universityofscranton? Every Friday the University's facebook page posts an "University Events" announcement with a listing of upcoming University-related activities and events. If you would like us to include your event, please e-mail your information to socialmedia@scranton.edu. We will need your announcement no later than Tuesday afternoon.

Please include the following information with your announcement:

  • Club name
  • Event name
  • Day, time and location of event
  • Cost of event
  • Short description of event
  • Contact information for event
  • Relevant photo (if you have one)
  • Web link for more information, if applicable
  • Who can attend (students, faculty, staff, general public)

Take a Moment and Participate in a Survey

Attention all faculty, staff, alumni and graduate students! The Advertising Competition Class needs women ages 25-34 to participate in its shopping survey. All participants will be entered in a raffle to win a Visa Gift card! You can access their survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/scrantonadcomp_shoppingsurvey.

IT Matters — Winter 2010 Edition

The newest edition of IT Matters, a newsletter focused on the developments and activities of the Information Resources Division is now available. With rapid changes, we realize that there is a need to create an ongoing method of keeping our community up to date. IT Matters will provide our faculty, staff and students with information on current applications, planned changes to technologies and new initiatives. The winter edition can be found at http://www.scranton.edu/it-matters.

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