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December 20, 2011: Student News

General News | Faculty/Staff News | Student News | Athletics News

Hosts Needed for Royal Nights

The Admissions Office needs hosts for the upcoming Royal Nights program. Royal Nights allows accepted high school seniors to experience life as a Scranton student, and get the feel of our campus community.

The Royal Nights students will arrive on a Sunday between 3 - 4:30 p.m. and participate in planned activities that evening. They will stay overnight with a student host, and on Monday, they will attend classes and depart late in the afternoon. We are looking for current students who live on campus to host the Royal Nights guests in their rooms. Hosts meet students when they arrive on Sunday afternoon, have the option to participate in the different activities that evening, provide sleeping space, and help the Royal Night students checkout on Monday afternoon.

Please consider this opportunity to show your Scranton pride. Plus, you will receive two free movie tickets for each weekend you host!

Royal Nights Dates:
Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 - Monday, Feb. 13, 2012
Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 - Monday, Feb. 20, 2012
Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012 - Monday, Feb. 27, 2012

Please sign up to be a host here.

If you have any questions, please contact Amy Arnold, admissions counselor, at arnolda2@scranton.edu.

Intersession On-Campus Housing Information

Intersession housing for on-campus students check-in is on Monday, Jan. 2, at noon. Only students registered for an intersession class or who have made requests earlier and been approved will be permitted to stay in the residence halls. Students registered for class are automatically assigned to Intersession housing and must contact Residence Life if they would like to change their status to commuter, if their course is not taught at Scranton or they have dropped their class.

Although there is no charge for housing, all students living in freshmen or sophomore buildings are required to maintain a dining plan if they are residing on campus during intersession. All residents with a dining plan can make an online request through UIS to decrease their plan for intersession. Residents who live in the on-campus houses or apartments can request to remove their dining plan during intersession as they are not mandated to have one during the academic year.

If a faculty or staff member has a resident student working for them during Intersession, the faculty or staff member must email Residence Life to make a request for housing. The student's name, Royal ID and reason for housing need must be included. The deadline for these requests is Thursday, Dec. 22.

Please contact Residence Life at res-life@scranton.edu or 570-941-6226 with any questions.

Shop Scranton, Shop Local!

With Christmas less than a week away, now is the time to Shop Scranton, Shop Local! Enjoy discounts at downtown shops and bring Scranton home with “Scranton-opoly” – available in the University bookstore and at downtown stores. Students can check-in to downtown locations using Foursquare and be entered to win a $25 gift certificate to the Mall at Steamtown! These discounts and special opportunities are available through Dec. 31, 2011. The winners of the Foursquare promotion will be announced in early January 2012.

For details on participating downtown shops visit: www.scranton.edu/shoplocal.

The Shop Scranton, Shop Local initiative is coordinated by The Office of Community Relations, together with several campus and community partners, and is aimed at promoting downtown Scranton and encouraging sustainability.

Senior Photos Wanted

Do you have any images from the fall semester of seniors involved in campus activities? Commencement is just around the corner and we are looking for still shots of seniors to be included in the video that plays prior to the commencement ceremony at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre. We are looking for group shots, action shots, sports shots and club shots featuring seniors. Please e-mail your photos to commencementvideo2012@gmail.com.

Save the Date for Internship Roundtable Discussion

The Office of Career Services is hosting a Roundtable Discussion in January 2012. The event, titled “Student Internships on Campus,” will be held Monday, Jan. 9, from 10 to 11 a.m., in the DeNaples Center, room 405. A continental breakfast will be served. For more information, contact Betty Rozelle at Elizabeth.Rozelle@scranton.edu or 941-5988.

University Hosts Student Leadership Conference

On Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, The University of Scranton will host the Ignite: Student Leadership Conference, where students from across the Northeastern Pennsylvania region will come together to develop their leadership skills and network with fellow student leaders. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity! Online registration begins Monday, Jan. 16, 2012!

For more information, visit www.scranton.edu/leadership.

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