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August 23, 2011: General News

General News | Faculty/Staff News | Student News

September Calendar of Events Announced

The University recently released its calendar of events for the month of September. To view the calendar, click here.

Fall Welcome Liturgy Set for Sunday

The Fall Welcome Liturgy is set for Sunday, Aug. 28, at 4 p.m in the Byron Recreation Complex. All students, faculty, staff and their families are welcome. Please join us! For more information, contact the Office of University Ministries at 941-4179.

Mass of the Holy Spirit Scheduled for Sept. 1

All students, faculty and staff are invited to the Mass of the Holy Spirit on Thursday, Sept. 1, at 11:30 a.m. in the Byron Recreation Complex. Please join us! For additional information or questions, contact the Office of University Ministries at 941-7419.

Update Info For Notifications of Delays, Emergencies

Each semester, University of Scranton faculty, staff and students are asked to verify and update their contact information in order to receive notices of emergencies, school closings or delays via email, text and phone messages. The capacity to communicate in several ways increases the effectiveness and timely delivery of alerts and gives faculty, staff and students greater flexibility in how they wish to be notified. For instance, most cellphone carriers give priority to voice message delivery over SMS text messages. To read the full release, click here.

Participate in Diversity Fair 4!

The Office of Equity and Diversity invites you to participate in and submit proposals for the upcoming fourth annual Diversity Fair. The fair will take place Thursday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the DeNaples Center's ballroom. The theme for this year's fair is "Move It! The Exploration of Human Rights Movements." We seek faculty, staff and students to use their scholarly knowledge to provide information tables to educate the community on various human rights movements. Please click here to see the guidelines for proposals and participation.

To send your proposal or for more information, contact us at diversity@scranton.edu or 570-941-6645.

Don't Forget to Register For AIDS WALK

Register for The University of Scranton AIDS WALK, scheduled Sunday, Sept. 18, at www.scranton.edu/chew or at the Center for Health Education and Wellness (DeNaples Center, room 205K). The walk starts on the DeNaples Center's patio with registration beginning at 10 a.m. and the walk starting at 11:30 a.m. All proceeds benefit the unmet needs of the HIV/AIDS patients at the Scranton Temple Health Center. Registration is $10 and official T-shirts are $10. For more information, call (570) 941-4253.

University to Form 'Race for the Cure' Team

The University of Scranton will be forming a team again this year to participate in the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure to be held in Scranton on Saturday, Sept. 10. All faculty, staff, students, clubs, organizations, dorms, sport teams and everyone's family and friends are welcome to join us. We had more than 280 people on our team last year and we are hoping to match or surpass that number this year.

Registration is now open so follow the instructions below:
Go to: www.komennepa.org
On the right side you will see: Registration for the 2011 Komen NEPA Race for the Cure® is now OPEN! Click here to register TODAY!
On the right side: Click on (this is very important) Join an existing team"
Team Name: Type in University of Scranton
Select a Team Type: Click down arrow & choose School/University
Company/Corporate Name: Click down arrow & choose University of Scranton Click on Search for a Team
Scroll to bottom of page and you will see University of Scranton and to the right click on Join.
Fill in all of your information. It is very important to fill in your T-shirt size because this is where I will get your size for your "Team T-Shirt." Deadline to register for our team is Thursday, Sept. 8. Please help us to spread the word and email this to anyone you know who might be interested in participating.

More information will follow in a few weeks. If anyone has any questions, please email Lynn Gavin at gavinl3@scranton.edu or call her at 941-6363.

New Edition of Student Handbook Online

The University of Scranton's Student Handbook for 2011-2012 was recently published online. To view the handbook, which contains important phone numbers, the student code of conduct and emergency services information, visit www.scranton.edu/studenthandbook. Hard copy editions of the Student Handbook will not be printed this year.

Volunteer and Service Fair Slated for Sept. 13

The Community Outreach Office hosts a Volunteer and Service Fair each September. We invite local agencies to come to campus to recruit volunteers for their programs in areas such as health and hospice care, children and youth, elderly, social justice, food and housing programs, and hands-on projects. Student volunteers get the opportunity to meet directly with agency representatives and find out what types of service opportunities are available in the Scranton community, time commitments, and information about service learning. Each year the fair is attended by over 70 agencies and 750 students.

The date of the next Volunteer and Service Fair is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the Rev. Bernard R. McIlhenny, S.J., Ballroom of the DeNaples Center, fourth floor. For more information on the Volunteer and Service Fair, contact Ellen Judge at judgee2@scranton.edu.

Upcoming Community Events

The Office of Community Relations is pleased to provide information on downtown and area community events. If you have any questions, please contact community@scranton.edu or 941-4419. Like us on Facebook to stay up to date with Scranton happenings. Coming up this week:

Turkish Culture Events on Courthouse Square Aug. 23 & 24
In celebration of Turkish Culture there will be a free Iftar dinner on the Linden Street side of Courthouse Square Tuesday (today), Aug. 23, and Wednesday, Aug. 24, at 7:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Turkish Cultural Center of Pennsylvania and the Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Department. Seating is limited so come out early! For more information, email artslackawanna@gmail.com.

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