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October 25, 2011: Student News

Student Escorts Needed for Safe Trick or Treat

The Community Outreach Office is looking for student volunteers to escort kids around our residence halls on Sunday, Oct. 30, from 1-3 p.m. for the University's Safe Trick or Treat. If you are seeking volunteer hours for service learning or freshman seminar, you should check with your instructor in advance to make sure this service is acceptable. To sign up, put your name and email on the bulletin board in the Student Forum, DeNaples Center, second floor, or email judgee2@scranton.edu. Escorts will report to the DeNaples Center's second-floor lobby by 12:45 p.m. Sunday to be matched with the children. Please have your Royal Card with you to swipe in.

Summer Study Abroad Opportunity in Florence, Italy

Virginia Picchietti, Ph.D., and Marzia Caporale, Ph.D., of the Department of World Languages and Cultures are happy to announce the Summer Study Abroad in Florence, Italy. This academic program will run from May 28 to June 23, 2012. Students will enroll in courses and live in Florence for the duration of the program. The program will also include day trips to other exciting Italian destinations. An informational meeting will be held on Friday, Nov. 4, at 3 p.m., in O'Hara Hall, room 306. All students interested in participating are encouraged to attend. Participants must be in good standing at The University of Scranton. For more information, contact Dr. Picchietti at picchiettv1@scranton.edu or Dr. Caporale at caporalem2@scranton.edu.

Sanofi Pasteur Info Session Set for Oct. 27

A Sanofi Pasteur information session will be held on Thursday, Oct. 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Brennan Hall, room 103. The presentation will be on the following opportunities:
  • Sanofi's Marketing and Sales Associate Program - requirement: bachelor's degree
  • Management Associate Program - MBA degree, ideally with a focus on the health care industry 
  • Finance Intern - full-time junior or senior level business, finance or economics major 
  • Information Solutions Intern - full-time junior or senior level computer information systems 
  • Industrial Operations Intern - quality administration - full-time life science major 
Each opportunity requires a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better. REGISTER IN COLLEGE CENTRAL NETWORK under Events/Programs. Go to http://collegecentral.com/scranton. Seating is limited. Contact Cheryl Collarini, career services, with questions at collarinic1@scranton.edu.

Guadalajara Trip Planned in January 2012

Applications are being accepted for the 14th Guadalajara, Mexico Study/Travel Tour, to take place from Jan. 6 through Jan. 26, 2012. The trip is co-sponsored by the Departments of World Languages and Cultures, and Political Science. University of Scranton faculty group leaders are Robert Parsons, Ph.D., and Yamile Silva, Ph.D.

The cost of the trip is $2,350 plus one-credit Intersession tuition of $919 for the three-credit Spanish course (University discount rate for Intersession travel courses). The Political Science course is completed in Scranton in the spring semester and is part of the flat tuition for the spring. The cost includes all transportation, room and board with a Mexican family, instruction in both the Spanish language and contemporary Mexican culture and politics at UNIVA University, and several excursions to places of interest in the Guadalajara region. A weekend trip to Mexico City is also likely, but will depend upon the number of students who have signed up and other financial considerations.

Students earn six credits, three in Spanish (for Intersession) and three in Political Science (for the Spring semester). Both courses are taught in Spanish. Current enrollment in or the completion of Intermediate Spanish is the minimal prerequisite for this course; however, only very strong current intermediate students, with the recommendation of their Spanish professor, are accepted into the program. Current enrollment in or the completion of Spanish Conversation (SPAN 311) or a higher level Spanish course is strongly recommended.

Applications for the trip can be picked up from Joyce Knott, World Languages and Cultures secretary, O'Hara Hall, room 301, or by emailing Dr. Silva (silvay2@scranton.edu) or Dr. Parsons (parsonsr1@scranton.edu), who can also answer any questions you may have.

The deadline for the deposit of $400 is Friday, Oct. 28.Full payment of the balance of $1950 is due Monday, Nov. 21. The tuition payment will be billed separately by the Bursar's Office.

RA and CA Applications Now Available

The Office of Residence Life is excited to inform you that applications for both Resident Assistant and Community Assistant positions are available from now until Friday, Nov. 11. Applications can be picked up at the Res Life office (Condron Hall, Room 100) or at our Info Sessions and Info Tables.

The times for these are as follows:

Info Sessions

  • Thursday, Oct. 27 at 6 p.m., DeNaples Center, room 405
  • Tuesdau, Nov. 1 at 11:30 a.m., Brennan Hall, room 228
  • Friday, Nov. 4 at 3 p.m., Brennan Hall, room 228

Info Tables

  • First Floor of the DeNaples Center (next to POD): Monday, Oct. 31, through Friday, Nov. 4, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to chatting with you at one of our many info events!

Diversity Art Contest/Show

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The Office of Equity and Diversity is holding an art contest for University students as a part of its annual Diversity Fair on Thursday, Nov. 3.

Subject: Human Diversity/Human Creativity
Medium: paint, ink, chalk on canvas or art paper, paper, cloth etc.  (No sculptures accepted).
Specs: The submissions must be designed for wall-hanging, with dimensions between 20 in. x 16 in. and 25 in. x 33 in

The submission date is Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 5 p.m. at the Office of Equity & Diversity, IMBM 100.

Prizes (in gift certificates) are: first place, $150; second place, $75; third place, $50. First place will be hung in the Office of Equity and Diversity.

January 2012 Travel Course Offered

The Department of Latin American Studies and Women's Studies (LA/W/S) is offering a January 2012 travel course, LAWS 395 Women and Development in Latin America, team-taught by Sharon Meagher, Ph.D., and Linda Ledford-Miller, Ph.D. This course engages students in thinking about the challenges of development in Latin America, with particular focus on the gendered dimensions of both development theory and practice. Students will travel to Puebla, Huehuetla, and Cuetzalan, Mexico, where they will learn from indigenous women who have formed in economic cooperatives. These are very safe locations in Mexico, far removed from the places of violence reported in the news.

We will stay in two eco-tourism centers founded and managed by such indigenous women's co-ops, and we will work side-by-side the women on some projects. The course requires some fall pre-trip class meetings, some online course work, and two weeks of travel to Mexico in January 2012. This course counts as a Latin American Studies and a Women’s Studies elective, and it fulfills cultural diversity (D) credits as well as Social Science (S) credits. The cost will be approximately $1,600 per student, covering airfare, accommodations, workshops and performances plus 1 credit tuition ($846) for the three-credit course (University discounted rate).

The course is open to students in all majors; students must apply by completing an application. Applications can be picked up from Mary Rafter, LA/W/S secretary, in LSC, room 235, or emailing Dr. Meagher, chair of LA/W/S at meaghers1@scranton.edu. Dr. Meagher can also provide additional information and answer any questions that you may have.

NEPA Philharmonic Student Tickets Available for Nov. 4 Concert

Through a University sponsorship of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, a limited number of free student tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The concert is a Masterworks performance, including Adams - the Chairman Dances, Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, and Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5. The concert is on Friday, Nov. 4, at the Scranton Cultural Center at 8 p.m. For tickets, contact the Office of Community Relations at ext. 4419 or community@scranton.edu. More information, click here.

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