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Tuesday October 25, 2011
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Steve Pronko Diamonds & Fine Jewelry was founded in 1928 by Mr. Stephen Pronko. He began working as a watch maker in his brother’s pharmacy in Peckville. After some years he moved to his own store in Olyphant, adding jewelry and appliances to his existing watch trade. Just prior to World War II he moved to Dickson City where he rented a portion of our existing location, providing engagement rings and wedding bands to the…Read More
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Nick Pronko or Ira Castellano |
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10/13/2011 7:00PM |
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The University of Scranton has placed second among “Master’s Institutions” in the nation for producing Fulbright scholarships for students in 2011/2012, according to a ranking published by The Chronicle of Higher Education online on Oct. 23, 2011. This is the seventh consecutive year Scranton has made this elite ranking of just 93 colleges recognized as the nation’s “Top Producers of Fulbright Students” and the third consecutive year that Scranton placed second in its category. Scranton…Read More
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Stan Zygmunt |
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10/25/2011 8:40AM |
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Friday October 14, 2011
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The Princeton Review touts The University of Scranton’s Jesuit influence for adding “an element of social responsibility” and creating a environment where “students can rely on each other for a sense of camaraderie and support” in its profile naming Scranton’s Kania School of Management among the “Best 294 Business Schools” in the nation. This marks the seventh consecutive year the University has been included among this elite listing of business schools. The listing is based…Read More
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Stan Zygmunt |
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10/14/2011 2:59PM |
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Friday August 26, 2011
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Students devoured delicious gourmet chocolate, sipped organic smoothies, purchased unique Electric City pillows, eco-friendly soaps, “up-cycled” jewelry and one-of-a-kind accessories, and even shopped at an Apple store – the computer, not the fruit – all without ever leaving downtown Scranton. Eighty-seven Resident Assistants (RAs) discovered parts of downtown Scranton they had never seen before one evening during their two-week training program when they participated in a walking tour of dozens of downtown businesses. The…Read More
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Julie Shoemacher Cohen |
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08/26/2011 3:57PM |
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Thursday May 19, 2011
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The University of Scranton was named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for 2010. The honor roll is the highest federal recognition colleges and universities can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service learning and civic engagement. The list of just more than 500 colleges in the nation was made public in May. Scranton is among just 36 colleges in 17 schools in Pennsylvania to be named to the President’s Community Service…Read More
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Stan Zygmunt |
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05/19/2011 3:43PM |
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Wednesday May 11, 2011
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The University of Scranton has successfully surpassed the most ambitious capital campaign goal in its history, raising a historic $128.5 million as of May 10, 2011. The success of reaching the $125 million goal of the Pride, Passion, Promise Campaign, aimed at transforming the campus and securing the future of the Jesuit university, was celebrated at a dinner reception held on campus on May 10. “This campaign is the largest, in terms of dollars raised…Read More
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Stan Zygmunt |
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05/11/2011 4:42PM |
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Tuesday April 19, 2011
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The Kania School of Management at The University of Scranton will continue to be counted among the elite colleges accredited by the rigorous standards of AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Only 607 schools of business, or less than five percent worldwide, have earned this distinguished hallmark of excellence in management education. The University of Scranton is among just 24 AACSB International accredited business schools in Pennsylvania. To maintain accreditation,…Read More
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Stan Zygmunt |
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04/19/2011 4:52PM |
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Thursday April 7, 2011
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Area nonprofits and businesses have new resources for information about The University of Scranton. The Office of Community Relations has launched a website offering a comprehensive source for the many events and programs the University has to offer the community, including lectures and performances, health and educational programs, marketing opportunities for local businesses and more. According to Julie Schumacher Cohen, director of community relations at Scranton, the website allows for members of the community to…Read More
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Stan Zygmunt |
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04/06/2011 5:07PM |
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Monday March 21, 2011
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The University of Scranton will be among “America’s Best Graduate Schools” listed in the 2012 edition of the U.S. News & World Report guidebook, to be published April 5, 2011. The latest rankings became available online on March 15. The University’s MBA program, which has been included in U.S. News & World Report’s list of “Best Graduate Schools” in the past, attained a higher level of recognition in the just-announced 2012 edition with its ranking…Read More
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03/21/2011 2:26PM |
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Monday October 25, 2010
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For the second year in a row, The University of Scranton has tied for second place among “Master’s Institutions” in the nation for producing Fulbright scholarships for students. The list of just 91 colleges ranked as the nation’s “Top Producers of Fulbright Students” was published in the Oct. 24, 2010, issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education online. This is the sixth consecutive year Scranton has made this elite ranking. Scranton is one of six…Read More
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10/27/2010 10:47AM |
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Wednesday October 20, 2010
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The Princeton Review has named The University of Scranton’s Kania School of Management among the best business graduate schools in the country for the sixth consecutive year. The 11th edition of Princeton Review’s “Best 300 Business Schools”published on Oct. 12, 2010. The two-page profile about Scranton contained in the guidebook noted that “Jesuit values add a unique flavor” to the University’s business programs, which “emphasize a contemporary approach to business while simultaneously exploring topics in…Read More
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Stan Zygmunt |
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10/20/2010 10:41AM |
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Tuesday September 7, 2010
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The University of Scranton’s Community Outreach Office will hold its annual fair for local non-profit organizations in need of volunteers on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Each year more than 2,800 University of Scranton students perform well over 170,000 service hours, much of it through local organizations. The Community Outreach Office informs students and student clubs interested in service projects of volunteer opportunities that exist at local organizations. The University of Scranton has been nationally recognized for…Read More
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Stan Zygmunt |
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09/07/2010 9:19AM |
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Monday August 30, 2010
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SCRANTON, PA (US) / MANCHESTER (UK) - August 30, 2010 - BurstNET Technologies, Inc.™ (http://www.burst.net), a leading provider of budget web hosting services, has announced its expansion into the European hosting marketplace, with the opening of its wholly-owned subsidiary, BurstNET® Limited (http://www.burstnet.eu). To support its expansion into Europe, BurstNET® has selected Manchester, United Kingdom, for it's European base of operations, where it will meet both international customer demand and globally redundant hosted infrastructure needs. BurstNET®…Read More
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08/30/2010 3:51AM |
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Tuesday August 24, 2010
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A “different kind of college ranking” – one that measures how well universities are meeting their public obligations of providing research, service and social mobility –ranks The University of Scranton among the nation’s leading service-oriented colleges. Scranton is ranked 14th in the nation among the top 50 Master’s Universities listed in the September/October issue of Washington Monthly. The national ranking recognizes universities inclined to “spend energy and resources on encouraging students to give back to…Read More
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stan Zygmunt |
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08/24/2010 3:11PM |
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Tuesday August 10, 2010
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The University of Scranton is among the elite universities included in Forbes Magazine’s online listing of “America’s Best Colleges 2010,” published on Aug. 11. Scranton, with a rank of 224, was among just 42 colleges in Pennsylvania and 23 Jesuit universities to make the national ranking of 610 institutions. This is the third consecutive year that The University of Scranton has been listed. The article published in Forbes.com that accompanies the online listing states “(w)hether…Read More
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Mr. Stan Zygmunt |
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08/13/2010 10:46AM |
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Tuesday November 30, 1999
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In the process of providing a nationally recognized education to more than 5,500 undergraduate and graduate students, The University of Scranton has a substantial positive impact on the region and its economy through voluntary contributions, employment, fees, taxes and a range of contributed services, according to a report issued by the school. The University’s estimated annual economic impact is $411,111,106, a figure established through an accepted formula in use by the Association of Independent Colleges…Read More
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Stan Zygmunt |
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06/28/2010 11:49AM |
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U.S. News & World Report ranked The University of Scranton among the top 10 Best Regional Universities in the North for the 17th consecutive year. Scranton tied for tenth in its category in the 2011 edition of “Best Colleges,” which also recognized Scranton for its commitment to teaching, graduation rates and value. For the second year in a row, Scranton was among only 86 schools in the nation recognized for doing “the best job of…Read More
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Stan Zygmunt |
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08/17/2010 9:49AM |
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Molly Klusek, who received her master’s degree in business administration from The University of Scranton in 2010 through the Kania School of Management’s five-year BS/MBA program, won first place in the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountant’s (PICPA) 2010 Student Writing Competition. The competition was open to accounting and business majors attending Pennsylvania colleges and universities, as well as Pennsylvania residents who attend out-of-state institutions. The competition encourages students to research and write about issues…Read More
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Stan Zygmunt |
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07/06/2010 1:24PM |
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For the 10th consecutive year, The Princeton Review named The University of Scranton among the select schools in the nation profiled in “The Best 376 Colleges,” which became available in bookstores on Aug. 2, 2011. The 2012 edition of the college guidebook lists just 15 percent of the nation’s 2,500 four-year colleges and universities. “Each of our 376 best colleges offers outstanding academics,” said Robert Franek, the book’s author and senior vice president/publishing for The…Read More
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Stan Zygmunt |
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08/02/2011 3:06PM |
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U.S. News & World Report ranked The University of Scranton among the top 10 “Best Regional Universities in the North,” among “Great Schools at a Great Price,” and among just 45 “up and coming” colleges in the nation. Scranton tied for eighth in its category in the 2012 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” ranking, marking the 18th consecutive year that Scranton was ranked in the top 10. Scranton is also named…Read More
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Stan Zygmunt |
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09/13/2011 2:55PM |
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The ninth University of Scranton student in the past nine years has earned one of the nation’s most coveted honors in science, mathematics and engineering – the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Abbe Clark, a biochemistry, cell and molecular biology major, joins just 274 other sophomore and junior college students in the United States to be awarded a Goldwater Scholarship for the 2011/2012 academic year. A member of Scranton’s class of 2012, she is one of…Read More
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Stan Zygmunt |
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04/04/2011 3:29PM |
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