FALL 2011 - The University of Scranton

INVOCATION
Rabbi Joseph Mendelsohn
Temple Israel
“Your charge will be to lead not only
The University of Scranton as an educational
institution, but as a valuable member of the
community.”
FROM THE DIOCESE OF SCRANTON
Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L.
Bishop of Scranton
“We pray that your tenure as the 25 th president of
this great University will be long and fruitful. And
that it will provide you with a personal sense of fulfillment
and meaning. We pray as well that you will
be given the wisdom and courage to build upon the
rich Catholic and Jesuit tradition entrusted to your
care this day. And so continue to create a learning
environment preparing students who – in the words
of St. Ignatius – ‘set the world on fire.’”
FROM THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA
Honorable John P. Blake G’01
Representing the 22nd Senatorial District
of Pennsylvania
“Father Quinn, I know what you’ll find
here. You’ll find a loving, caring, giving,
proud, loyal, resilient and dependable
people who want nothing more than for
you to succeed.”
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The Scranton Journal
Celebrating Service
More than 750 University of Scranton
students, faculty and staff joined the University’s
new president, Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., to volunteer
at nearly a dozen area nonprofit organizations
Sept. 9. “A Celebration of Service” was the
Among the projects available for participants on
campus was the “Nurses to Newborns” initiative
that provides infants with clothing and other necessities.
Students helped to make blankets for newborns.
Pictured (from left) are: Lauren Majeski, graduate
student, Caitlin Brady ’12 and Julieann Ostroski ’12.
first of a weeklong series of events planned to
celebrate the Inauguration of the 25 th president
of the University.
Father Quinn joined students and staff
members at St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen, where
they swept floors and sorted clothes at the
Scranton facility.
Caitlin Brady ’12, a nursing major from
Wellesley, Mass., said that by selecting “A
Celebration of Service” as the first Inauguration
event, President Quinn sent a “strong message
to the student body in support of doing service.”
Brady participated in the on-campus “Nurses
to Newborns” initiative organized through the
Community Outreach Office to provide infants
with clothing and other necessities.
Students, faculty and staff also volunteered
at St. Joseph’s Adult Day Program, the Everhart
Museum, Friends of the Poor, the Taylor
Community Library, the Gino Merli Veterans
Center and the Lackawanna Heritage Valley
Authority, among other organizations.
Katharine Breuninger
(left), information receptionist,
and Maryjane
Rooney ’80, director of
alumni relations, were
among the staff members
who volunteered at the
Employment Opportunity
Training Center.
Among the students and staff who volunteered at St.
Francis of Assisi Kitchen were (front row, from left)
Joseph Nardella, graduate student; Mara Smith ’13;
Shannon Kirk ’14; President Kevin P. Quinn, S.J.; and
Monsignor Joseph Kelly, director of St. Francis of Assisi
Kitchen and diocesan secretary for Catholic Human Services.
Standing in back row are Elise Gower, coordinator for
international service programs; Julie Bialkowski, director of
parent relations; Hillary Fanelli ’12; Brian Dolan ’15; Kristyn
Lizbinski ’13; and Alyssa Maslen ’14.
PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON
Founder, 1888: Most Rev. William G. O’Hara, D.D.
Rev. John J. Mangan
1892-1895
Rev. Daniel J. McGoldrick
1895-1900
Bro. Fintan Andrew, F.S.C.
1900-1904
Bro. Eligius Lewis, F.S.C.
1904-1913
Bro. Abdas John, F.S.C.
1913-1916
Bro. Edelwald Alban, F.S.C.
1916-1919