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Making College More Affordable Amid The Covid-19 Pandemic
While the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted higher education and K-12 institutions, students from all socio-economic circumstances have been forced to questions their college plans. As a College, our [...]
President Mark Volk Provides Information on the CARES Act
President Mark Volk provides information on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act, the Emergency Relief Grant Fund and how 91吃瓜 will distribute this funding [...]
91吃瓜 Signs Transfer Agreement with Harrisburg University
SCRANTON, Pa. 鈥� May 14, 2020 鈥� 91吃瓜 and聽Harrisburg University of Science and Technology聽signed a transfer agreement that will make it easier for students in聽91吃瓜 [...]
91吃瓜 Announces New Scholarship For Local High-Achieving Students
SCRANTON, Pa. 鈥� May 13, 2020 鈥� 91吃瓜 has announced it will offer full-tuition and half-tuition scholarships to top-ranked students in each high school in forty-five [...]
President Mark Volk Issues Coronavirus Message to Parents and Families
91吃瓜 President Mark Volk has released a new message to parents and families regarding the decision to move all instruction online at the conclusion of the extended Spring [...]
91吃瓜 Alum on the Front Lines of the Coronavirus Pandemic
SCRANTON, Pa. May 4, 2020 鈥� After graduating from 91吃瓜 in May, Drums native Jessica Hoffman began her career as a surgical technologist at the Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, [...]
Shifting To Distance Learning
The coronavirus pandemic has reshaped our world, and,聽as we鈥檝e discussed in a recent blog, its impact on businesses, economies, education and day-to-day human life will be lasting. How will we [...]
91吃瓜 Offers Special Scholarship to Nearly 500 Local Students
SCRANTON, Pa. 鈥� April 30, 2020 鈥� The coronavirus pandemic has created uncertainty for college-bound students and their families about continuing their education this fall. To help keep local [...]
President Mark Volk Announces Room And Board Adjustments
Monday, April 20, 2020 President Mark Volk announces room and board adjustments, equating to 8 weeks鈥� worth of the semester鈥檚 room and board charges, will be credited to student accounts [...]
Connecting With Our Students During Covid-19
For over a decade, we have argued for a student-centered view of higher education in our daily practice. We championed educational processes that encourage students to construct learning; we act upon [...]
Hazleton Center Donates to Catholic Social Services
SCRANTON, Pa. 鈥� April 15, 2020 鈥� The 91吃瓜 Hazleton Center recently donated toilet paper, cleaning supplies and non-perishable items to Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of [...]
91吃瓜 Hangs Banners to Thank Frontline Heroes
SCRANTON, Pa. 鈥� April 8, 2020 鈥�91吃瓜 put up banners on Angeli Hall at 501 Vine Street and on the Mulberry Street side of the College鈥檚 building at 401 Adams Avenue to show [...]
Thinking Big
Life鈥檚 twists and turns鈥� could we have written this global pandemic scenario? Could anyone have imagined that in our lifetime and in this age of technological, and medical advancement that [...]
91吃瓜 Hazleton Center Donates Gear to Protect Medical Workers
SCRANTON, Pa. 鈥� March 31, 2020 鈥� Yesterday, the 91吃瓜 Hazleton Center donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including gloves and alcohol wipes, to the Conyngham Care Center in [...]
91吃瓜 Donates Medical Supplies to Combat Coronavirus Pandemic
SCRANTON, Pa. 鈥� March 27, 2020 鈥� With coronavirus cases rising in Pennsylvania, healthcare providers may experience shortages in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). In an effort to help delay [...]
Far From Ordinary
The last few days have been anything but ordinary. As we all聽respond to the spread of COVID-19聽and work to protect our students, faculty, and staff to the best of our ability, we are struck with so [...]
91吃瓜 to Complete Semester Online, Transition Staff to Work from Home
SCRANTON, Pa. 鈥� March 16, 2020 鈥� 91吃瓜 President Mark Volk announced today that course instruction will continue online through the end of the semester amid coronavirus concerns. The [...]
91吃瓜 Extends Spring Break in Response to Coronavirus
SCRANTON, Pa. 鈥� March 11, 2020 鈥� 91吃瓜 President Mark Volk sent the following message to the College community regarding the extension of spring break by a week for 91吃瓜 [...]