{"id":119915,"date":"2026-02-21T15:05:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T15:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/119915\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T15:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T15:05:27","slug":"all-news-royal-news-february-20-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/119915\/","title":{"rendered":"All News | Royal News: February 20 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Through March 13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Art Exhibit: \u201cThe Anthracite Coal Industry of Northeastern Pennsylvania Selected Prints, Drawings, and Watercolors from The Stanislaus Collection: 1933-1946.\u201d Hope Horn Gallery, Hyland Hall. Free during gallery hours. Call 570-941-4214 or email darlene.miller-lanning@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Feb. 6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 p.m. Art Gallery Panel Discussion: \u201cDepictions of the Anthracite Coal Industry in Prints of the 1930s.\u201d Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall. Free. Reception to follow at the Hope Horn Gallery. Call 570-941-4214 or email darlene.miller-lanning@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Feb. 9 through April 23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Art Exhibit:\u00a0\u201cEarly 20th\u00a0Century Celebrity Portraits by P. W. Costello.\u201d\u00a0Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library.\u00a0Free during library hours. Call 570-941-6341 or email\u00a0michael.knies@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Feb. 9 through April 23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Art Exhibit: \u201cBanknotables: Commemorative Currency Art.\u201d\u00a0Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library.\u00a0Free during library hours. Call 570-941-6341 or email\u00a0michael.knies@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Feb. 9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a011 a.m. to 2 p.m. Black History Month Table Sit and Play: awareness and quiz game about the 2026 theme: \u201cA Century of Black History Commemorations,\u201d sponsored by the Multicultural Center. First Floor DeNaples Center. Free. Call 570-941-5904 or email\u00a0multicultural@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Feb. 12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a07:30 p.m. Performance Music: \u201cIn Concert\u201d featuring Lucky Chops!, shown below, and The University of Scranton Jazz Ensemble. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Lucky<\/p>\n

Feb. 16\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a06:30 p.m.\u00a0 “Trivia Night: Contributions of Black Northeast Pennsylvanians Across the Eras – From the Underground Railroad to Black Scranton,” featuring Glynis Johns, founder and CEO of the Black Scranton Project, and E.J. Murphy, Program Manager of The Destination Freedom Underground Railroad Walking Tour. This event will feature opening comments by the two speakers, trivia questions and prizes, and Q&A and discussion! Free to the public. Rose Room, Brennan Hall. Registration required at\u00a0https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/Feb-Trivia-Night. Email community@scranton.edu with any questions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Feb. 19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5:30 p.m. Ethics Across the Curriculum Lecture: \u201cLoving Strangers\u201d presented by Meghan Sullivan, Ph.D., Wilsey Family Collegiate Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame; director of Notre Dame’s Ethics Initiative and founding director of Notre Dame\u2019s Institute for Ethics and the Common Good. PNC Auditorium, Loyola Science Center. Free. Call 570-941-4700 or email sarah.kenehan@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Feb. 19\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a06:30 p.m. Asian New Year Festival and Workshop. Rose Room, Brennan Hall. Free. Registration required at\u00a0https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2026AsianNewYearRSVP<\/a>. Email\u00a0asianstudies@scranton.edu<\/a>\u00a0for questions.<\/p>\n

Feb. 21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a012:30 p.m. 25th Annual Northeast PA Brain Bee sponsored by the Neuroscience Program at The University of Scranton. Snow date Feb. 28. PNC Auditorium, Loyola Science Center. Free. Pre-registration required. Call 570-941-4324 or email robert.waldeck@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Feb. 25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 p.m. The Slattery Center and The Jesuit Center Lecture: \u201cThe Bible, Gender, and Sexuality: Historical Insights and Contemporary Relevance\u201d presented by Amy-Jill Levine, Ph.D., Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, Hartford International University for Religion and Peace and professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies Emerita, Vanderbilt University. Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall. Free. Call 570-941-4700 or email sarah.kenehan@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Feb. 26\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6 p.m. Humanities Forum sponsored by The Slattery Center Lecture: \u201cThe Religion of Thinness: How Faith, Culture, and Body Ideals Shape Our Relationship with Ourselves and Each Other\u201d presented by Michelle Lelwica, Ph.D., professor of religion at Concordia College and author of Shameful Bodies and The Religion of Thinness. Rose Room, Brennan Hall. Free. Call 570-941-4700 or email sarah.kenehan@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Feb. 27\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a011:30 a.m. Schemel Forum\u2019s World Affairs Luncheon Seminar: \u201cAdvancing Decision Sciences with Artificial Intelligence: Swarm Intelligence, Predictive Analytics, and Executive AI Leadership\u201d presented by Anasse Bari, Ph.D., professor of computing science, Courant Institute School for Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science, New York University; director, NYU\u2019s Predictive Analytics and AI Research Lab. Rose Room, Brennan Hall. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-4740 or email schemelforum@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Feb. 27, 28, March 1, 6-8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Performance: \u201cThe Spitfire Grill\u201d (musical) presented by The University of Scranton Players. Royal Theatre, McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts. Ticket prices vary. Call 570-941-4318 (voice mail reservations) or email players@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Feb. 28\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9 a.m. Regional National History Day Competition for junior and senior high school students. The DeNaples Center. Pre-registration required. Call 570-941-4549 or email nhdparegion2@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Feb. 28\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a07:30 p.m. Performance Music: \u201cIn Recital\u201d featuring Sidney Outlaw, baritone voice and Christopher Johnson, organ\/piano\/harpsichord. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 p.m. The Slattery Center, The Jesuit Center and the Ellacur\u00eda Initiative Collaborative Lecture: \u201cThe Catholic Church and Matters LGBT: How Did We Get Here, and Where Are We Going?\u201d presented by Fr. James Alison, Catholic priest and theologian. Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall. Free. Call 570-941-4700 or email sarah.kenehan@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March 4\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a06\u00a0p.m. Community-Based Learning Talk: “Community Solutions: Affordable Housing in NEPA.”\u00a0This CBL talk will focus on affordable housing issues in NEPA. Speakers will include leaders from the Scranton Housing Authority, United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA, and Lackawanna County.\u00a0\u00a0PNC Auditorium, Loyola Science Center. Registration required at\u00a0https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/Healthcare-CBL-Talk.\u00a0Email daysi.carreto@scranton.edu with any questions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

March 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a07:30 p.m. Performance Music: \u201cGeneral Recital\u201d featuring The University of Scranton Performance Music student musicians in solo, duo, trio and small ensemble performances. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8:30 a.m. 3rd\u00a0Annual World Languages Day: \u201cMAKE YOURSELF MORE (interesting than) AI.\u201d Refreshments, interactive exhibits, and lightning-round beginner lessons in multiple languages with a chance to meet world languages and cultures instructors from Argentina, Egypt, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and Taiwan. Local high school students\/teachers\u00a0in World Language\/ESL programs must receive registration confirmation in advance. The Kane Forum, Leahy Hall. Call 570-941-4711 or email\u00a0amy.kuiken@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March 6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a011:30 a.m. Schemel Forum\u2019s World Affairs Luncheon Seminar: \u201cCommemorating and Interpreting the American Revolution 250 Years Later\u201d presented by James McKane, living history interpreter and artisan; advisor for Ken Burns\u2019 The American Revolution; and design patent examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Rose Room, Brennan Hall. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-4740 or email schemelforum@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March 11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 p.m. Lecture: \u201cKarl Marx in America,\u201d presented by Andrew Hartman, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of History at Illinois State University, co-sponsored by The University of Scranton History Department, The Slattery Center, the English and Theatre Department and the Pre-Law Program. Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library.\u00a0Free. Call 570-941-4700 or email sarah.kenehan@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March 25\u00a0\u00a07 p.m.\u00a0 No Other Land: Campus Screening and Discussion. Palestinian activist Basel Adra documents the destruction of his community in Masafer Yatta under Israeli occupation. He forms an unlikely alliance with Israeli journalist Yuval. For years, they have fought against mass expulsion\u2014forging a complex bond haunted by the extreme inequality between them. The Oscar-winning documentary film will be accompanied by comments from and\u00a0 Q&A discussion with Fr. Michael Azar, Theology and Religious Studies Department, and Julie Schumacher Cohen, Community Engagement. DeNaples Center, Room 405. Registration required at\u00a0https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/No-Other-Land<\/a>. Email community@scranton.edu with any questions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

March 26\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a011:30 a.m. Schemel Forum\u2019s World Affairs Luncheon Seminar: \u201cThe Federal Government Today: Institutional Pressures and the Way Forward\u201d presented by The Honorable Bob Casey, Jr., Leahy Distinguished Fellow in Public Service, The University of Scranton; former United States Senator from Pennsylvania. McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-4740 or email schemelforum@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March 26\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 p.m. 29th Annual ACHE Healthcare Symposium: \u201cFrom Collaboration to Care: The Power of High-Performing Healthcare Teams.\u201d McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center. Registration required. Includes dinner, presentation and panel discussion. Fees vary. Call 570-941-4527 or email william.miller2@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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March 26\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5:30 p.m. The Slattery Center and The Jesuit Center Lecture: \u201cGay and Catholic: A Long and Winding Road to Faith and Flourishing\u201d presented by Michelle Loris, Ph.D., associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, founder of the Department of Catholic Studies, director of the Center for Catholic Studies, and professor of English at Sacred Heart University. Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall. Free. Call 570-941-4700 or email sarah.kenehan@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March 28\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9 a.m. Accepted Students Day\u00a0for students\u00a0and their families of\u00a0The University of Scranton\u2019s class of 2030. Meet representatives from academic departments, student activities\/services, financial aid, athletics and tour campus.\u00a0Various locations on campus. Call 570-941-7540 or email\u00a0admissions@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March 28\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a07:30 p.m. Performance Music: \u201cIn Concert\u201d featuring The University of Scranton Singers and Symphonic Band. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 7 through May 8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Art Exhibit: \u201cArt Educators Make Art: Pennsylvania Art Educators Association Northeast Juried Exhibition.\u201d Hope Horn Gallery, Hyland Hall. Free during gallery hours. Call 570-941-4214 or email darlene.miller-lanning@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 p.m. Humanities Forum event sponsored by The Slattery Center Lecture: \u201cAmerica, Viet Nam, and the \u2018White Space\u2019 of History\u201d presented by Jonathan Nashel, Ph.D., professor of history at the University of Indiana South Bend. PNC Auditorium, Loyola Science Center. Free. Call 570-941-4700 or email sarah.kenehan@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a06 p.m. Performance, lecture and reception: \u201cGeorge Gershwin: Music and Healing,\u201d by Richard Kogan, M.D., professor of psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, and artistic director, Weill Cornell Music and Medicine Program, shown below, presented by the Schemel Forum and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Collaborative Program. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Auditorium. Registration required. Fee $40. Call 570-941-4740 or email schemelforum@scranton.edu<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"George<\/p>\n

April 10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 p.m. Art Gallery Panel Discussion: \u201cPennsylvania Art Educators Association Northeast Juried Exhibition.\u201d Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall. Free. Reception to follow at the Hope Horn Gallery. Call 570-941-4214 or email darlene.miller-lanning@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9 a.m. Accepted Students Day\u00a0for students\u00a0and their families of\u00a0The University of Scranton\u2019s class of 2030. Meet representatives from academic departments, student activities\/services, financial aid, athletics and tour campus.\u00a0Various locations on campus. Call 570-941-7540 or email\u00a0admissions@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 13-22 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Environmental Art Show: \u201cNature Reimagined.\u201d\u00a0Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library. Free during library hours. Call 570-941-4740 or email marleen.cloutier@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 p.m.\u00a0 Spring Henry George Seminar \u201cHow We Got to Now (The Henry George Edition)\u201d presented by Philip E. Auerswald, Ph.D., professor of public policy, George Mason University, Schar School of Policy and Government. McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center.\u00a0 Free.\u00a0 Call 570-941-4048 or email\u00a0pamela.turbessi@scranton.edu<\/a>. Shown below is a 2025 Henry George Seminar event.<\/p>\n

\"Henry<\/p>\n

April 16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a08:30 a.m. Hayes Family Competition in physics and engineering for high school students. Byron Complex. Registration required. Call 570-941-7509 or email salisa.brown@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 16-18\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday. Performance: \u201cOklahoma!\u201d presented by The University of Scranton Liva Arts Company. McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts. Ticket prices vary. Visit https:\/\/livaartscompany.ludus.com<\/a> for tickets or email livartscompany@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

April 18\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a07:30 p.m. Performance Music: \u201cIn Concert\u201d featuring The University of Scranton Jazz Ensemble and guest soloist Jennifer Krupa, trombone. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5:30 p.m. Graduate Open House. DeNaples Center, 4th floor. Registration required. Free. Call 888-SCRANTON or email gradadmissions@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6 p.m. Humanities Forum Lecture sponsored by The Slattery Center: \u201cShame must change sides: How Gis\u00e8le Pelicot, Trauma Studies and Survivor-centered Storytelling Can Inform a New Paradigm on Gender-based Violence\u201d presented by Alexis Paige, author of two award-winning memoirs: Work Hard, Not Smart: How to Make a Messy Literary Life and Not a Place on Any Map. Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall. Free. Call 570-941-4700 or email sarah.kenehan@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a05 p.m. Campus Take Back the Night. Dionne Green. Free. Call 570-941-6194 or email brandice.ricciardi@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5:30 p.m. Myers Fellow Lecture sponsored by the Sondra H\u201987 and Morey Myers H\u201912 Distinguished Visiting Fellowship in the Humanities and Civic Engagement housed in The Slattery Center: \u201cShattered Dreams, Infinite Hope\u201d presented by Brandon Terry, Ph.D., John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University and the co-director of the Institute on Policing, Incarceration, and Public Safety at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research. Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall. Free. Call 570-941-4700 or email sarah.kenehan@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 23\u00a0 \u00a0 6 p.m. Community-Based Learning Talk: “Making NEPA Home: Screening and Panel Discussion.” This event will include a screening of the WVIA documentary Making NEPA Home, which shares stories related to immigration in NEPA from refugee and immigrant individuals and agencies that work with these communities. After the film, a panel discussion will include speakers: Kara Washington, WVIA; Fikile Ryder, Catholic Social Services; Ushu Mukelo, Congolese Community of Scranton; Terilynn Brechtel and Audrey Golosky, United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA; Julie Schumacher Cohen, University of Scranton. PNC Auditorium, Loyola Science Center. Registration required at\u00a0https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/Making-NEPA-Home-CBL-Talk<\/a>. Email community@scranton.edu with any questions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

April 25-26\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8 a.m. National History Day State Competition for qualifying students from Pennsylvania. Pre-registration required. Call 570-941-4549 or email nhdparegion2@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 25-26\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9 a.m. Saturday; Noon Sunday. Friends of the Library Book Sale.\u00a0Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library. Call 570-941-6195 or e-mail\u00a0melisa.gallo@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9 a.m. Junior Open House. DeNaples Center, 4th\u00a0floor. Registration required. Free. Call 888-SCRANTON or email\u00a0admissions@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 29, 30, May 1-3\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a08 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Performance: \u201cThe Apiary\u201d presented by The University of Scranton Players. Studio Theatre, McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts. Ticket prices vary. Call 570-941-4318 or email players@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a05:30 p.m. Lecture, exhibit and light refreshments for Schemel Forum with the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library and Hope Horn Art Gallery Collaborative Program: \u201cUnveiling Niccol\u00f2 Betti\u2019s Madonna and Child with the Young St. John the Baptist\u201d presented by John Powell, art restorer, co-owner, Chelsea Restoration Associates and Robert Simon, Ph.D., president, Robert Simon Fine Art. Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library. Registration required. Free. Call 570-941-4740 or email schemelforum@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 30, May 1\u2002\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9 a.m. Applied Ethics in an Era of Globalization: Perspectives from East and West. PNC Auditorium, Loyola Science Center on April 30 and Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall on May 1. Free. Conference Program\u00a0https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/GlobalEthics2026Scranton<\/a>. Email\u00a0asianstudies@scranton.edu<\/a>\u00a0for questions.<\/p>\n

May\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Online Hope Horn Gallery Art Exhibit: \u201cThe University of Scranton Student Show Online.\u201d Visit https:\/\/www.scranton.edu\/academics\/hope-horn-gallery\/index.shtml<\/a> or email darlene.miller-lanning@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

May 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a09:30 a.m. NOYCE Science Camp. \u00a0Sponsored by The University of Scranton NSF Noyce Program. Registration is free.\u00a0Kane Forum, Leahy Hall.\u00a0 Call 570-941-7491 or email\u00a0jason.graham@scranton.edu<\/a>.
Shown below are attendees at the 2025 NOYCE Science Camp.<\/p>\n

\"NOYCE<\/p>\n

May 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7:30 p.m. Performance Music: \u201c43rd Annual World Premiere Composition Series Concert\u201d featuring The University of Scranton Concert Band and Concert Choir performance of two new works by guest composer\/conductor Ahmed Alom. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

May 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11:30 a.m. Schemel Forum\u2019s World Affairs Luncheon Seminar: \u201cWise Words: Ancient Egypt\u2019s Wisdom Tradition\u201d presented by Jennifer Houser Wegner, Ph.D., curator, Egyptian section, Penn Museum and adjunct associate professor in the Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of Pennsylvania. Rose Room, Brennan Hall. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-4740 or email schemelforum@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

May 6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 noon. Celebration of Student Scholars. Displays and presentations of undergraduate and graduate student research and scholarly projects. Loyola Science Center. Free. Call 570-941-7653 or email brooke.leonard@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

May 8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7:30 p.m. Performance Music: \u201cIn Concert\u201d featuring The University of Scranton String Orchestra. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

May 12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7:30 p.m. Judaic Studies Institute Lecture:\u00a0\u201cThe Pope and the Rabbi: My Story of Friendship and Dialogue with Pope Francis\u201d\u00a0by\u00a0Abraham (Armando) Skorka, Ph.D., author and Senior Research Fellow for Jewish Studies and Jewish-Catholic Relations, Georgetown University. Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall.\u00a0\u00a0Free. 570-941-7956 or marc.shapiro@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

May 16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7:30 p.m. Performance Music: \u201cIn Recital\u201d featuring John Wilson, piano. Houlihan-McLean Center. Free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

May 23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 p.m. Commencement Baccalaureate Mass. Byron Recreation Complex. Call 570-941-7401 or email info@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

May 24\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11 a.m. Undergraduate Commencement. Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. Wilkes-Barre. Call 570-941-7401 or email info@scranton.edu<\/a>. Shown below is the 2025 Commencement ceremony.<\/p>\n

May 24\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:30 p.m. Graduate Commencement. Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. Wilkes-Barre. Call 570-941-7401 or email info@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"2025<\/p>\n

May 29\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5:30 p.m. Schemel Forum Collaborative Program: \u201cVin et Vues: Loire Valley and its Wines\u201d presented by David Falchek, CAE, IOM, CMP, wine writer and critic, including for Wine and Spirits Magazine and The Scranton Times-Tribune, and former executive director of the American Wine Society. Wine tasting, hors d\u2019oeuvres, lecture, and discussion. Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library. Registration required. Fee $60. Call 570-941-4740 or email schemelforum@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Schemel Forum Courses<\/p>\n

Mondays: Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6 p.m. Schemel Forum Evening Course: \u201cFood, Climate Change, and Justice\u201d presented by Sarah Kenehan, Ph.D., executive director of the Gail and Francis Slattery Center for the Ignatian Humanities, The University of Scranton. Weinberg Memorial Library. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-4740 or email schemelforum@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wednesdays: March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6 p.m. Schemel Forum Evening Course: \u201cAppreciating Art Through the Ages\u201d presented by Darlene Miller-Lanning, Ph.D., director of the Hope Horn Art Gallery, The University of Scranton. Weinberg Memorial Library. Registration required. Fees vary. Call 570-941-4740 or email schemelforum@scranton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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