winter 2009-2010 - The University of Scranton

Remembering the Jesuit
Martyrs of El Salvador
Banners placed along campus walkways
are among the ways Scranton is commemorating
the 20th anniversary of the Jesuit
Martyrs of El Salvador. On November 16,
1989, six Jesuit priests and educators, their
housekeeper and her daughter, were murdered
in El Salvador.
Grant Supports Family Nurse Practitioner Program
The Nursing Department at the University
has received a three-year Advanced
Education Nursing Grant of $345,000 from
the U.S. Department of Health & Human
Services for its Family Nurse Practitioner
Program. This is the third Advanced Education
Nursing Grant awarded to the University
this decade.
According to Mary Jane Hanson, Ph.D.,
CRNP, CNS, professor and director of the
Department of Nursing’s Graduate Program,
the grant money will be used “to enhance
our Family Nurse Practitioner curriculum
with a focus on palliative care and prepare
Family Nurse Practitioner graduates to provide
care for vulnerable patients in rural and
medically underserved areas in our region.”
In addition, to facilitate greater program
accessibility for qualified applicants from
surrounding rural counties, the nursing
department plans to increase the number of
rural clinical sites in northeastern and north
central Pennsylvania where its students gain
their practical experience.
Scranton’s Family Nurse Practitioner program
prepares registered nurses to assess, diagnose
and treat common disorders and to provide
health-promotion and disease-prevention
interventions and counseling to patients in
primary care settings.
Banners along campus walkways commemorate
the 20th anniversary of the Jesuit Martyrs of
El Salvador.
On October 28, Rev. Rodolfo Cardenal,
S.J., former vice rector of the University of
Central America, spoke about the martyrs to
nearly 400 people who filled the Houlihan-
McLean Center.
“The martyrs gave up their lives to free
and save others from injustice and oppression,”
Rev. Cardenal said. “From a theological
perspective, they fought to free the world
from sin.”
University of Scranton President Rev. Scott
R. Pilarz, S.J., articulated the significance of
these events by saying, “What happened at
the University of Central America in 1989,
as well as the need for continued solidarity
with the third world, is critically important
to Jesuit higher education and to our mission
here at Scranton.”
Additional information about events marking
the 20th anniversary of the Jesuit Martyrs
can be found at www.scranton.edu/elsalvador
Presidential Scholarships Awarded to 16 Freshmen
Scranton has awarded 16 freshmen full-tuition Presidential Scholarships for 2009-2010.
Presidential Scholarships are awarded to incoming freshmen with exemplary records in both their
high school and community involvement. The scholarships cover the full cost of tuition for four
years of study as long as the student maintains at least a 3.25 grade point average. In addition,
Presidential scholars are invited to participate in a Presidential Colloquy, which includes academic
discussions led by the president, discussions with the provost and faculty about topics raised by
speakers making invited presentations on campus, and a seminar on leadership and civic responsibility.
The incoming Presidential Scholars for 2009-2010 are, seated from left with University President Rev.
Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., Kaitlin A. Bolster, Jonathan B. Schall, and Shannon G. Lavelle. Standing from left are:
Gabriella Colonna, W. Ryan Schuster, Kathleen E. Smart, Bradley M. Wierbowski, Michael J. Genello,
Matthew S. McGrath, Becca W. Cangemi, Samuel A. Juliano, Holly P. Pratesi, Timothy J. McCormick,
Olivia A. Haney, Maura A. Regan, and Alexander G. Daly.
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