Lackawanna College Celebrates Opening of Tunkhannock Center Lackawanna College celebrated the opening of its Tunkhannock Center, 420 West Tioga Plaza, Suite 104, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. The celebration was followed by a light lunch and a business card exchange sponsored by the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce. Students interested in enrolling for the Fall 2021 semester are invited to an Open House on Saturday, Aug. 7, from 9 a.m. to noon. “This is an amazing day for Lackawanna College and for students from Wyoming County and the surrounding areas,” Tunkhannock Center Director Kayla Guilford said. “We’re proud to continue the outstanding work of the School of Petroleum & Natural Gas in educating future workers, but we’re also thrilled to be able to offer more traditional degrees for local high school graduates and folks seeking new career opportunities.” The Tunkhannock Center serves as the new hub for the College’s School of Petroleum & Natural Gas (PNG), which was located in New Milford, Pa., since its foundation in 2009. Sue Gumble, program director, reports that the approximately 18,000 square feet facility “is more centralized and accessible to students in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties as well as Bradford, Sullivan, and Susquehanna.” The center is also nearer to most of the College’s PNG industry partners as well as the Tunkhannock and Lackawanna Trail school districts. “Students seeking careers in PNG will have the opportunity to utilize state-of-the-art laboratory and industry equipment,” Gumble added. The School of PNG offers associate degrees in Petroleum & Natural Gas Business Administration and Petroleum & Natural Gas Technology, as well as certificate programs in Petroleum & Natural Gas Compressor / Engine Mechanic and Petroleum & Natural Gas Technician. Graduates are ready to work as soon as they reach a job site, and 70 percent of Lackawanna alumni are hired by major E&P, Midstream, and Pipeline companies each year with an estimated median salary of $50,630 according to the 2020 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The Tunkhannock Center also offers a range of associate degree programs in Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Human Services, and Professional Studies. Students in Tunkhannock will continue to benefit from the College’s small class sizes, personalized attention from instructors, and the opportunity to transfer credits across the country or around the state through the Academic Passport program in collaboration with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The ribbon cutting was celebrated by College staff, oil and gas industry partners, the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce, and elected officials including U.S. Rep. Fred Keller, Pa. Sen. Lisa Baker, Pa. Rep. Karen Boback, and Wyoming County Commissioners Thomas Henry and Ernie King.
CareerLink Workforce Day of Action PA CareerLink® Lackawanna is hosting Apply, Interview, Get Hired!, in conjunction with PA CareerLink® Join the Workforce in PA, a three-day event held on August 11, 12, 13 at our office, located at 135 Franklin Ave, Scranton, PA 18503. Our event will feature 25 of Lackawanna County’s PREMIER employers who are looking to hire immediately for open positions! Thursday, August 12, 2021 (10A-4P)Manufacturing & Logistics:• Willow Run Foods• Amazon-Jessup• Prepared Meals Co.• Kane Logistics• Cardinal Glass• Capstone Logistics• Golden Technologies• AZEK Co.• Chewy• FedEx• FXI• Simplex Homes• Hendrick ManufacturingFriday, August 13, 2021 (10A-2P)Training Providers:• Keystone College• PHEAA• Luzerne County Community College• Smith & Solomon CDT• United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA• Lackawanna College• PA State Police• Johnson College• Marywood University• PA Army National Guard
Scranton Brass Orchestra to Perform at the University of Scranton The Scranton Brass Orchestra will perform a “pops” concert on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. in the Houlihan-McLean Center at The University of Scranton. Admission is free, and the performance is open to the public. Doors will open at 6:50 p.m. with seating on a first-come, first-seated basis. Masks will be required for all audience members. Guests are reminded to check the Performance Music website at scranton.edu/music regularly for changes or updates in attendance guidelines and requirements. The program for the concert features a variety of arrangements and transcriptions for brass band/brass orchestra of pops hits, Great American Songbook ballads and folk songs, including Bohemian Rhapsody, MacArthur Park, Amazing Grace, Guantanamera, Black Bottom Stomp, You’ll Never Walk Alone, Over The Rainbow, When I Fall In Love, Someone To Watch Over Me and others. The Scranton Brass Orchestra is under the direction of founder and director Cheryl Y. Boga and is presented by Performance Music at The University of Scranton. Now in its 11th season, it is a fully professional 28-member ensemble comprised of brass & percussion players/teachers from the region. The group’s performances are free of charge and open to the public, and have often featured nationally and internationally acclaimed guests, including many of the most respected brass players of our time. The group made its debut before hundreds of appreciative audience members in June 2011, and has since garnered acclaim from both audiences and musicians alike. For additional information, visit scranton.edu/music or email music@scranton.edu.
Geisinger Health Foundation Receives First Federal Charitable Foundation Grant Geisinger Health Foundation received a $35,000 First Federal Charitable Foundation grant to support Geisinger Health Plan’s (GHP’s) mobile dental health unit and purchase three LanguageLine InSight Video Interpreting translation devices to better serve residents in the Greater Hazleton area and northeast region. Geisinger Health Foundation will use $10,000 of the grant funding to support its Mobile Dental Health Unit, which provides a full spectrum of preventive and diagnostic dental health services for all children in pre-K through grade 12. The 38-foot-long vehicle allows GHP’s dental health team to travel to schools, community centers and pediatrician offices to administer dental exams, X-rays, cleanings, fluoride treatments and sealants, as well as provide home oral hygiene care education and instruction, and nutritional counseling. Services are provided at no cost to the patients or location. Geisinger Health Foundation is also using $25,000 to purchase LanguageLine InSight Video Interpreting translation devices. The video remote interpreting is available on tablet, smartphone or laptop and allows limited-English speakers, as well as the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, to feel heard and seen by another person. Through this device, a patient can interact with the digital interpreter, and the dental team will better understand the patient. The device can translate 41 different languages, including American and British Sign Language. “Thanks to the First Federal Charitable Foundation and these new translation devices, our team will have a better understanding of the needs and concerns of the patients we see on the mobile unit,” said Michael Halupa, DDS, medical director of dental services at GHP. “This enables us to provide exceptional care to everyone, regardless of their language, culture or ability to communicate.” For information about the mobile dental unit, call 570-452-7430 or email MobileDentalUnit@geisinger.edu.
Chamber Announces Two Promotions Aaron Whitney Bruce Reddock The Chamber is proud to announce the promotion of two of its employees, Aaron Whitney and Bruce Reddock, who will both expand their roles with the Scranton Lackawanna Industrial Building Company (SLIBCO), the economic development affiliate of the Chamber. Aaron Whitney is now the director of facilities and asset management and is responsible for the administration of finances, design, and construction of SLIBCO real estate. Aaron will also manage all properties and utilities owned by SLIBCO, as well as manage the Chamber’s IGNITE entrepreneurship program. Bruce Reddock is now the director of economic development. In this role, Bruce will manage aspects of SLIBCO development activities, oversee relationships with private companies, real estate brokers and developers, local officials, economic development organizations and more, plus oversee all aspects of the site-selection process. Bruce also recently graduated as a fellow from the Industrial Asset Management Council’s Leadership Development Program.
Berger Furniture & Mattress Matches Car Wash Proceeds Berger Furniture & Mattress and the Dickson City Fire Department hosted their second annual car wash. The event raised $863 to support the volunteer fire department. Berger Furniture & Mattress matched the proceeds up to $500 bringing the total up to $1363.
Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple Receives National Endowment for the Arts Funding The Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple (SCCMT) was invited to submit a Fiscal Year 2021 application for the Arts Engagement in American Communities Grant Program (AEAC) and has received a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support teaching artists salaries for its upcoming Youth Theatre Program Summer Camp. The Arts Endowment identified the Scranton Cultural Center as eligible to apply for and receive this grant and after submitting the application, was awarded the funding. The National Endowment for the Arts is the independent federal agency whose funding and support gives Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities. Through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector, the Arts Endowment supports arts learning, affirms and celebrates America’s rich and diverse cultural heritage, and extends its work to promote equal access to the arts in every community across America. Arts Engagement in American Communities (AEAC) supports arts projects in all artistic disciplines, extending the National Endowment for the Arts’ reach to communities across the United States. These grants engage the public with diverse and excellent art in geographic areas underrepresented in our grant making portfolio. Grants are available for professional arts programming, including, but not limited to, presentation of artists or artworks, marketing and promotional activities, educational programs, and organizational planning. The Scranton Cultural Center Youth Theatre Program Summer Camp offers in-person and virtual opportunities for young performers in PreK through 12th grade. The program is open to all students, regardless of experience or financial means. This year’s program runs from July 12 through August 21. To learn more about session details and registration, please visit SCCMT.org/camp.
Moses Taylor Foundation Grants Support Marywood University Health and Wellness Initiatives Marywood University has received two grants from the Moses Taylor Foundation to support the University’s comprehensive Health and Wellness initiatives. Marywood, ranked among the 2021 Best Allied Health Professions Schools according to Health Care Degree Search, prepares its Health and Wellness students for a variety of healthcare fields. The first of these grants supported students participating in “The Healthcare Discovery Camp: An Interprofessional Camp,” which ran from June 29-July 1. This program offered middle school and high school students an opportunity to learn more about a variety of healthcare fields and how each discipline works together to provide optimum care for their clients. The second grant, in the amount of $79,054, will support Marywood’s College of Health and Human Services in the purchase of a Laerdal SimMom Birthing Simulator. The equipment will be used by the Nursing and Physician Assistant Programs. This advanced full body simulator, with accurate anatomy and functionality, will facilitate training for teaching prenatal, birthing and postpartum care, and will allow students to gain more experience with more complex and unpredictable circumstances that may not be common in a traditional hospital setting. The healthcare field is rapidly growing, demanding well-prepared professionals and practitioners. Marywood University’s comprehensive focus on health and wellness programs, including nearly 30 programs of study, prepares students for these in-demand careers. For additional information about the Health and Wellness programs at Marywood University, please contact the Office of Admissions at www.marywood.edu/admissions/, or call (570) 348-6234.
