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O N T H E C OMMON S Commencement 2002 Lisa Myers, Chief Congressional Correspondent for NBC News, will give the principal address at the University’s 102nd undergraduate commencement on 26 May at the First Union Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre. Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J., the Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society at Fordham University, will deliver the principal address at the University’s Graduate School commencement to be held 25 May in the Byron Complex on campus. Ms. Myers, who is a senior member of N B C ’s award-winning political team, re p o rt s on the nation’s government for all of NBC News broadcasts, including “The Ni g h t l y News with Tom Bro k a w,” “Dateline NBC” and “To d a y.” She is a regular contributor to N B C ’s “Fleecing of A m e r i c a” news segment and ro u t i n e l y p a rticipates as a member of the ro u n d t a b l e discussion group of “ Meet the Pre s s . ” Critically praised for her work as a re p o rt e r, Ms. Mye r s re c e i ved a He s s Lisa Myers Re p o rt for campaign coverage in 2000 and was a contributor to the Nightly New s b roadcast given the Ed w a rd R. Mu r row Aw a rd for Best Newscast for its bro a d c a s t the day following the November 2000 election. The Un i versity will present Ms. Myers with an honorary degree of Do c t o r of Humane Letters at the undergraduate commencement cere m o n y. Ave ry Cardinal Dulles, S.J., is a much sought-after speaker who has written and spoken extensively on the significance of Vatican II. An internationally-know n author and lecture r, Cardinal Dulles has written over 650 articles and has published 21 books on theological topics. 4 T H E S C R A N T O N J O U R N A L He was created a C a rdinal of the Catholic Church on 21 Fe b ru a ry 2001, by Pope John Paul II and thus became the first U.S theologian named to the College of Cardinals. He is Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J. c u r rently a consultor to the Committee on Doctrine of the National Confere n c e of Catholic Bishops and an Associate Fe l l ow of the Woodstock T h e o l o g i c a l Center in Washington, D.C. During the Graduate School Commencement, Cardinal Dulles will re c e i ve an honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from the Un i ve r s i t y. He has re c e i ved 21other honorary doctorates. During Commencement 2002, thre e other individuals will be presented with hono r a ry degrees. At the undergraduate commencement cere m o n y, Monsignor Sa n t i a g o Me n d ez Br a vo, President of Un i versidad del Valle de Atemejac (UNIVA), headquart e re d in Guadalajara, Mexico, will be pre s e n t e d with an honorary degree of Doctor of Pe d a g o g y, and Congressman John Mu rt h a will re c e i ve an honorary degree of Do c t o r of Law. Sr. Anne Mu n l e y, I.H.M., President of the Congregation of the Sisters, Se rvants of the Immaculate He a rt of Ma ry, will re c e i ve an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters at the Gr a d u a t e School commencement. In his role as President of UNIVA, Msgr. Santiago Mendez Bravo, directs a university with whom The University of Scranton has a formal agreement to promote exchanges of faculty and students. He is currently and has been an advisor for numerous organizations and associations, including the InterAmerican Universities Organization, the Federation of Mexican Private Institutes of Higher Education and the Mexican Association of Christian Further Education Institutes. Sister Anne Munley is one of two delegates from the United States to the International Union of Superiors General (UISG). She served as the facilitator of the UISG 2001 Plenary and as chairperson of the plenary planning committee which represents nearly one million women religious from five continents. She has also served for three years as President of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. C o n g ressman John Mu rtha re p re s e n t s Pe n n s y l va n i a’s 12th Congressional Di s t r i c t . In 1974, he became the first combat Vietnam veteran elected to Congre s s . C o n g ressman Mu rtha is a national leader on defense, health care and social issues and is a member of the Defense Ap p ro p r i a t i o n s Subcommittee. He is the recipient of n u m e rous awards, including the Pa n e t t a In s t i t u t e’s Jefferson Lincoln Aw a rd for Bi p a rtisan Leadership and the Pe n n s y l va n i a Chamber of Business and In d u s t ry’s Government Leader of the Ye a r. Applications Reach All-Time High More students have applied to The University of Scranton than ever before in the school’s 114-year history. Applications for the University’s fulltime undergraduate programs for the fall of 2002 are currently at 5,097 and counting. This represents an increase of 34.3 percent over applications received by the same time last year. The highest number of applications on record was 4,871 in 1989 for the full recruiting cycle. The complete count for the 2002 recruiting cycle will not be available until the fall. 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 the nearly 60 undergraduate programs of study offered at the University.
Students Employment, Salaries Strong for Scranton Graduates The results of a Un i versity of Scranton post-graduation survey re veal that 98 percent of its undergraduate class of 2001 we re either employed or pursuing additional education within six months of graduation. The survey was based on re s p o n s e s re c e i ved by 66 percent (582) of the 880 students who re c e i ved undergraduate d e g rees from the Un i versity in 2001. Si x t y - one percent of respondents are employe d full-time, two percent part-time, and 35 p e rcent are pursuing additional education. The average salary reported was $34,870, an 8.2 percent increase from the previous year. The average salary varied by the type of position, location and how closely the graduate’s employment matched his or her academic preparation. Eighty-eight percent of the respondents indicated that their full-time employment was related to their major. Only three percent indicated that they were working in an unrelated field. Three percent said they are working for the military, and six percent are serving as volunteers. The highest average salary reported by major was $52,500 for nurses with previous nursing experience, followed by $50,333 for electrical engineering majors and $46,333 for computer information systems majors. Seventeen members of the Class of 2001 chose one or two years of service through the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Jesuit International Volunteers, Peace Corps or other service programs. This brings to 236 the total number of Scranton graduates who have chosen one or two years of volunteer service since 1986. A survey of students from the Graduate School’s class of 2001 reveals that 97 percent are either employed or pursuing additional education. Eightyseven percent of respondents are employed full-time. The average salary reported was $44,231. The highest average salary reported was $69,875 for MBA graduates with a concentration in finance, followed by MBA graduates in general at $67,500. Graduates receiving their master’s degrees in nursing reported the third-largest average salary of $64,000. Pre-med Student Named Truman Scholar Stephanie L. Tessing, a junior neuroscience and philosophy major at the University, is one of approximately 80 students in the nation who have been selected as 2002 Truman Scholars. Ms. Tessing is the f o u rth Un i versity of Scranton student to be named a Tru m a n Scholar since the a w a rds we re first made in 1977. C o n g ress established the Truman Scholarship Stephanie L. Tessing ‘03 Foundation in 1975 as a memorial to the 3 3 rd President of the United States. The Foundation awards merit-based scholarships to college students who wish to attend graduate school in preparation for careers in government or elsewhere in public service. “The Truman Scholarship is widely re g a rded as one of the most competitive and prestigious scholarship programs in America,” said Gretchen Van Dyke, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Po l i t i c a l Science and the University’s Fa c u l t y Re p re s e n t a t i ve for the Tru m a n S c h o l a r s h i p. “St e p h a n i e’s re m a rkable leadership qualities, coupled with her deep commitment to public service, make her a Truman Scholar of exceptional standing.” The Arts Ms. Tessing, a resident of Mo n roe, Ga . , plans to pursue a Doctor of Medicine and Ma s t e r’s in Public Health from Em o ry Un i ve r s i t y, Atlanta, Ga. This dual M . D . / M . P.H. program partners Em o ry’s highly-rated School of Medicine with the Rollins School of Public Health. Up o n completion of her graduate studies and re s i- d e n c y, she plans to seek a position as a public health physician in a rural health setting. Accounting Major Named State Farm Fellow Ryan Surace, a junior accounting major at the Un i ve r s i t y, is one of just 50 students in the nation to re c e i ve a 2002 Exceptional Student Fe l l owship award e d by the State Farm Companies Fo u n d a t i o n . The Mayfield resident is the second University of Scranton student to receive a State Farm Fellowship in as many years. State Farm award s the fellowships to re c- o g n i ze and support e xceptional college students majoring in busin e s s - related fields. Ryan Surace ‘03 The State Farm Fellowship is the second prestigious award earned by Mr. Surace. He spent last semester studying abroad in Beijing, China, as a Freeman Award Recipient. Gallery Hosts Exhibit of Latin American Art “ R a y u e l a / Hopscotch: Fifteen Contemporary Latin American Artists,” was on exhibit in the Un i versity Art Ga l l e ry from 7 April through 10 Ma y. The exhibit, presented in conjunction with Ma rywood Un i ve r s i t , ybrought together a variety of works by prominent and critically re v i ewe d a rtists from Latin America. The exhibit and accompanying catalogue we re made possible thro u g h the support of The Ma s l ow Family Foundation, Inc., Sondra and Mo rey Myers, and He m m l e r & Camayd Architects; and for program support, the Pe n n s y l vania Humanities Council. S P R I N G 5
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