winter 2010-2011 - The University of Scranton

T h e S c r a n t o n J o u r n a l
OntheCommons
President Emeritus
Marks 50th Anniversary
of Ordination
Rev. Joseph Allan
Panuska, S.J., Ph.D.,
the University’s
president emeritus,
celebrated the 50th
anniversary of his
ordination as a Jesuit
priest at a July Mass
and reception in his
hometown of Baltimore,
Md.
Panuska became the
Rev. Joseph Allan Panuska,
S.J., Ph.D.
University’s 22nd president, and led the Jesuit
president is the longest tenure of any president
in the school’s history. He piloted the University
through a significant physical expansion – leading
to the construction of 15 new buildings – as
well as a substantial increase in the number of
faculty and an improvement in the University’s
reputation for academic excellence.
Currently, Rev. Panuska resides at the Colombiere
Jesuit Community in Baltimore.
Through the generosity of James J. Knipper
Donald Pantle, S.J., Rose Garden was dedicated
on campus June 19, marking Fr. Pantle’s 50th
Ordination Anniversary.
Jim and Teresa Knipper dedicated the
garden at the corner of Linden Street and
Monroe Avenue, adjacent to the Chapel of the
Sacred Heart, in gratitude for their longtime
friendship with Rev. Pantle.
The celebration began with a Mass at Nativity
of Our Lord Church in south Scranton followed
by the garden dedication and a reception for more
than 300 family and friends on the patio of the
DeNaples Center.
‘University for a Day’
Delves into Deep Material
Members of the greater Scranton community
had the opportunity to relive their college days
at the Schemel Forum’s
“University for a Day”
in October.
Through the
educational initiative,
participants attended a
series of lectures
covering a broad
spectrum of topics at
Ann Pang-White, Ph.D.,
professor and Philosophy
Department chair,
examined the roots of care
ethics during her lecture
at the Schemel Forum’s
“University for a Day.”
the DeNaples Center,
as well as the Scranton
Cultural Center.
Professor and
Philosophy Department
Chair Ann Pang-White,
Ph.D., kicked off the
day, leading the “Where East Meets West:
Confucian Philosophy and a Post-Modern Ethics
of Care” lecture, examining attitudes and writings
of Western philosophers, including Immanuel
Kant, Aristotle and Confucius.
Other lectures included “Our Peculiar
Institution: Slavery in the South” by attorney
Morey M. Myers; “Scaling the University’s
Gates: The Professor in the Community” by
Clement Price, professor of African American
studies and founding director of the Institute on
Ethnicity, Culture and the Modern Experience
at Rutgers University, Newark, N.J.; and “Books
and Argumentation: A Panel Discussion,” which
featured authors Christopher Hitchens and Jay
Parini, and was moderated by Myers.
Rose Garden Honors Rev. G. Donald Pantle, S.J.
Teresa Poloney Knipper ’82 (from left),
James J. Knipper ’81, Rev. G. Donald Pantle,
S.J., and Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., University
president, enjoy a moment together during the
rose garden’s dedication in June.
Six Students Earn
Service Awards
Six Scranton students who committed to
completing 300 hours of individual service in
the community during the academic year have
been recognized as AmeriCorps Scholars in
Service to Pennsylvania for 2010-2011. Seated
(from left) are: Lauren DelleDonne, Sarah
Cil and Lori Moran, assistant director of the
Community Outreach Office. Standing (from
left) are: Katherine Juliano, Kelly Evans,
Kathleen Callahan and David Hopp.
A Thanksgiving Day Feast
Through the Thanksgiving food basket
drive, University students and the Community
Outreach Office donated 175 baskets –
complete with turkeys and all the trimmings –
to area families. Approximately 150 students
participated by collecting donations, picking
up food from distributors, packing bags and
delivering to homes. Donations were presented
to the Feed a Friend program of United
Neighborhood Centers, the food pantry at
St. Paul’s Church and the University’s Leahy
Community Health and Family Center for
distribution. Pictured (from left) are students
David Hopp, Lauren Nichols, Kaitlyn Frazza
and Ann Zeleniak, as well as Ellen Judge,
administrative assistant for the Community
Outreach Office.