FALL 2011 - The University of Scranton

FROM THE ALUMNI
John F. Lanahan, Esq. ’84
President of the Alumni Society
“I look to our new leader, the 25 th
president of The University of Scranton, and
on the behalf of all Scranton alumni, today
and in the years to come, I pledge our
unwavering service, support and confidence
as I offer a heartfelt welcome and deepest
congratulations to you.”
FROM THE STUDENTS
Samantha Mosca ’12
Vice President of Student Government
“A home is a place where it feels all right to walk around
without your shoes. So, I hope that one day, you will call
Scranton home and be able to take off your shoes, run
around the Dionne, and feel confident that we, The
University of Scranton, are sure you fit your new
role perfectly as our new president. Welcome home,
Father Quinn.”
FROM THE STAFF
Frani Mancuso ’93
Director of Conference and Event Services
“On a brisk day back in December, the Trustees
announced that you would become our
25th president. One of your first observations
about what attracted you to Scranton was ‘its
people – our care for one another and our sense
of community excited you.’ Hearing those
words was enough for us to know that this
University we love so much was in good hands.”
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The Scranton Journal
Inauguration Eucharist
With the Most Reverend Joseph C.
Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop of Scranton,
serving as celebrant, the University hosted the
Inauguration Eucharist in the William J. Byron,
S.J., Recreation Complex on Sept. 15, the
afternoon before the Inauguration Ceremony.
Michael C. McCarthy, S.J., executive
director of the Ignatian Center for Jesuit
Education and associate professor of religious
studies and classics at Santa Clara University,
served as homilist.
“Kevin, we pray that you will be given the
strength, the courage, the confidence you need
to lead this fine university where the Lord
requires,” Father McCarthy said. “In times of
trial, we pray for your peace of mind – a peace
that comes from knowing that this alone the
Lord requires of you, Kevin: only this – to do
right, to love goodness, and to walk humbly
with your God.”
Scranton’s new president, Kevin
P. Quinn, S.J., (left) celebrates
Mass with the Most Reverend
Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L.,
Bishop of Scranton.
Michael C. McCarthy, S.J., a close friend of
Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., offered the homily during
the afternoon Mass the day before Father
Quinn’s Inauguration.
Among the hundreds in attendance at the Inauguration Eucharist was a large
contingency of the University’s rugby club, proudly adorning Scranton colors.
PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON
Rev. W. Coleman Nevils, S.J.
1942-1947
Rev. J. Eugene Gallery, S.J.
1947-1953
Rev. John J. Long, S.J.
1953-1963
Rev. Edward J. Sponga, S.J.
1963-1965
Rev. Aloysius C. Galvin, S.J.
1965-1970
Rev. Joseph A. Rock, S.J.,
H’81 (acting), 1970