summer 2003 - The University of Scranton

Fifth Scranton
Student Named
Truman Scholar
Sara J. Shoener, a
biomathematics and
philosophy major at the University, is one
of only 76 students from 63 colleges in
the nation to be selected as a 2003 Truman
Scholar. They were selected from
among 635 candidates who were nominated
by 305 universities.
Ms. Shoener is the fifth Un i versity of
Scranton student to be named a Tru m a n
S c h o l a r. The Truman Foundation award s
merit-based scholarships to college students
who wish to attend graduate school in
p reparation for careers in government or
e l s ew h e re in public serv i c e .
Ms Shoener plans to pursue a dual J.D./
M . P.H. degree and intends to pursue a care e r
as an advocate in women’s health policy.
Applications to the University
Reach All-time High
The number of students applying to
the University’s undergraduate programs
for the fall of 2003 has surpassed last
year’s record-breaking count.
As of 16 Ma rch, 5,643 students had
applied for admission to the Un i ve r s i t y’s 57
full-time undergraduate programs for the
fall of 2003. This re p resents an increase of
ten percent over applications re c e i ved by
the same time last year and an increase of
m o re than 54.8 percent above 2000 totals.
For 2002, the University received
5,123 applications, which broke the 1989
record of 4,871, to become the highest
number of applications on record.
Applications have increased from all
primary areas served by the University,
including Scranton and Northeast Pennsylvania,
New York, New Jersey and other
areas on the East Coast. Applications have
also increased throughout nearly all of the
undergraduate programs of study offered
at the University. Some of the disciplines
that have seen the largest increase are
criminal justice, nursing, and elementary
and secondary education.
This increase in applications has made
the admissions process more competitive .
The Un i versity anticipates an incoming
class of about 970 highly qualified students
for the fall of 2003.
McGowan Scholarship Presented
Ma t t h ew Ross, Mo n t vale, N.J., has been awarded a full-tuition scholarship for
his senior year at the Un i versity through the William G. Mc Gowan Scholars Pro g r a m .
Named for the late William G. Mc Gowan, founder of MCI Communications Corporation,
the program benefits outstanding students who plan to enter the field of business.
From left are: Paul J. Strunk, Vice President for Institutional Advancement; Ronald D.
Johnson, DBA, Dean of the Kania School of Management; Msgr. Andrew J. Mc Gow a n
H’82, Trustee Emeritus and brother of the late William G. McGowan H’88; Mr. Ross;
and Joseph M. McShane, S.J., President of the University.
THE FACULTY
William V. Rowe, Ph . D ., Chair of the Ph i-
losophy De p a rtment and Professor of Ph i-
l o s o p h y, was selected Teacher of the Year by
the Un i ve r s i t y’s graduating class of 2003.
The Teacher of the Year Aw a rd, instituted
in 1996 by the academic support committee
of the Un i ve r s i t y’s Faculty Senate, honors
a faculty member who maintains high
s t a n d a rds of academic excellence and fairness
and who, through enthusiasm and
dedication, inspires interest in a given field
of education. Dr. Rowe was nominated by
s e c ret ballot by the Un i ve r s i t y’s senior class.
David Black, Ph.D.,
Professor of Philosophy
has been presented the
2003 Edward Gannon,
S.J., Award for Teaching.
The annual award, established
in 1978 by the
University’s chapter of
Alpha Sigma Nu, the
national honor society for students in
Jesuit colleges and universities, recognizes
outstanding teaching among faculty. Dr.
Black was voted by the University’s Alpha
Sigma Nu honor society as this year’s
recipient. The award was presented at the
Alpha Sigma Nu brunch in May.
William V. Rowe, Ph.D., (right) was presented the Teacher of the Year
Aw a rd by Anthony Vigliotta, President of the Class of 2003, during the
Alumni Induction ceremony in May.
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