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Students look back on their first year in the NSF-funded program Broadening Intensive Opportunities for Scholarship (BIOS) in the newest issue of Susquehanna Currents magazine. »
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Three members of the Class of 2013 reflect on their Global Opportunities experiences in the newest issue of Susquehanna Currents magazine. »
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The Susquehanna University community exceeded all expectations again last month and surpassed its goal for SU SERVE 2013. »
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Susquehanna University celebrated its 155th commencement ceremony on May 12 by conferring degrees on 484 graduates, many donned with sashes representing the countries to which they traveled as part of their undergraduate education. »
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Those who plan to travel I-81 in the Harrisburg area this weekend (5/10-12) for Commencement should allow for delays. Interstate 81 is currently closed in both directions between Exit 70 and Exit 59 and will remain closed through at least Tuesday, 5/14. »
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A record-breaking 2013 season came to an end on Sunday for the Susquehanna softball team as the Crusaders split a pair of NCAA Tournament games with the game-two loss ending the season for SU. »
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Two Susquehanna University seniors, Holly Belkot and Bridget Burns, have been honored with Fulbright scholarships for 2013–14. »
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Both the Susquehanna men's and women's lacrosse teams competed in their respective NCAA Tournament first-round games on Wednesday afternoon. The men fell to No. 8 Salisbury on the road while the 11th-ranked women fell to No. 17 SUNY Geneseo at home. »
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Stewart and Laura Moan have guided the men's and women's lacrosse teams to Landmark Conference championships and DIII Tournament bids. »
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Teens and younger children can engage in a unique educational experience at Susquehanna University’s Kids’ College during three summer sessions in June through August. »
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Following a historic Saturday in which three Susquehanna spring sports captured Landmark Conference championships, all three programs have been selected to NCAA Division III Tournaments, with women’s lacrosse set to host an opening round contest. »
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Lynn E. Palermo has been selected to participate in the prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Seminars and Institutes program. »
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Susquehanna University is set to host three Landmark Conference championships Friday and Saturday in softball, men’s lacrosse and women’s lacrosse. »
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Susquehanna’s chapter of Phi Mu Delta received the 2013 Chapter Award of Distinction from the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC), a trade association representing 75 international and national men’s fraternities. »
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Allan E. Goodman, president of the Institute of International Education (IIE), will address graduating seniors and invited guests as the featured speaker at Susquehanna’s 155th commencement ceremony May 12. »
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Craig Stark, associate professor of communications at Susquehanna, commented on the U.S. reaction to the Boston Marathon explosions for a radio station in Lincolnshire, England. Listen to the interview (under the Reaction from America section)... »
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The Susquehanna men’s club rugby team won the Philadelphia qualifier of the National Small College Rugby 7s Championship with a 24-17 win over Penn State Berks and the win qualifies the team for the Small College Rugby 7s National Championship Tournament. »
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More than 200 Susquehanna University students joined to remember those affected by the bombings at the Boston Marathon April 15. »
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Susquehanna University’s Opera Studio will perform “Passion,” one of Stephen Sondheim’s most deeply moving works, on April 26 and 27 at 8 p.m., and April 28 at 2:30 p.m. »
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The acclaimed group will perform works by Mozart, Stravinsky and Rossini on April 30 at 8 p.m. in Degenstein Center Theater. »
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L. Jay Lemons' article in the Daily Item marked NCAA Division III Week, celebrating the philosophy and educational values of the university's athletic division. »
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Associate Professor of History David Imhoof discusses World War II, Nazism, teaching history in schools, and the differences between history, the past and memory with WKOK Radio’s "On the Mark" host, Mark Lawrence, on April 9, 2013. Listen here. »
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More than 80 seniors at Susquehanna University will present and discuss their research and creative projects at Senior Scholars Day on April 16. »
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Susquehanna University’s Department of Theatre will present "The Birds" April 18–21 at 8 p.m., in the university’s Degenstein Center Theater. »
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The Center for Adolescent Research and Education (CARE) at Susquehanna University is entering a new educational alliance with the American Camp Association (ACA). »
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The Susquehanna University Orchestra will perform a concert on April 20 at 8 p.m., showcasing the student winner of the annual concerto/aria competition. »
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Division III athletic programs across the country will celebrate Division III Week and all of the student-athletes, programs, coaches and administrators that make DIII sports a unique and positive experience. »
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Timothy Sandefur, law instructor at the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, Calif., will discuss issues addressed in his book “The Right to Earn a Living: Economic Freedom and the Law” April 17 at 7 p.m. »
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Susquehanna University’s Visiting Writers Series will feature Elizabeth Beier, an acclaimed executive editor at St. Martin’s Press, on April 15 at 7:30 p.m. This event, held in Seibert Hall’s Isaacs Auditorium, is free and open to the public. »
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The Susquehanna University Symphonic Band’s spring concert will feature the addition of both the Wind Ensemble as well as a guest faculty soloist on April 14 at 3 p.m. in Stretansky Concert Hall of the Cunningham Center for Music and Art. »
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“Presence,” an exhibition featuring the works of contemporary figurative painters Ann Piper and Aaron M. Brown, will open in Susquehanna University’s Lore Degenstein Gallery on April 13. »
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Susquehanna University President L. Jay Lemons has been appointed to represent the Landmark Conference on the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) Division III Chancellor/Presidents Advisory Group. »
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The Susquehanna University Chorale will stray from the traditional by featuring a mostly English program for its spring concert on April 12 at 8 p.m. in Stretansky Concert Hall, in the Cunningham Center for Music and Art. »
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The Susquehanna University Big Band’s upcoming concert will feature both a guest director and a guest faculty performer. »
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Why Doesn’t Race Go Away? Reflections on Post-Racial America” in a talk at Susquehanna University on April 8 at 7:30 p.m. »
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Carole Boyce Davies, professor of Africana Studies, English and Comparative Literature at Cornell University, will discuss “Caribbean Diasporic Circulations: Poetics and Politics” April 4 at 7 p.m. »
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Gary Fincke, Susquehanna University’s Charles B. Degenstein professor of English and creative writing and director of the school’s Writers Institute, will read from his recently published short story collection. »
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The Enactus (formerly SIFE) Susquehanna University team was named a regional champion at the Enactus U.S. Regional Competition held March 22 in Baltimore. The event is one of 10 regional competitions scheduled in March and April. »
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Julia Sneeringer, associate professor of history at Queens College and the CUNY Graduate Center, will examine “What Beatlemania Can Tell Us About West Germany and the United States in the mid-1960s" in a talk April 3 at Susquehanna University. »
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Susquehanna University will hold a community day of service on April 13 during the second annual SU SERVE (Susquehanna Engaging in Regional Volunteer Experiences) initiative. »
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Afghanistan geopolitical affairs analyst Baktash Ahadi will discuss “Development Prospects in Afghanistan” March 21 at 7 p.m. at Susquehanna University, in Fisher Hall’s Faylor Hall. The talk is free and open to the public. »
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Business communications expert Lyle Orwig will discuss “American Food Policy at the Crossroads” March 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Susquehanna University. »
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Renowned short story writer Bonnie Jo Campbell will give a free public reading on March 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Susquehanna University, in Seibert Hall’s Isaacs Auditorium. »
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Susquehanna University senior graphic design and studio art majors will showcase their work and manage their own exhibition in the university’s Lore Degenstein Gallery for the annual tradition known as The Senior Show. »
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The Susquehanna University Artist Series will present “Song of the Phoenix” by the renowned Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company on March 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Degenstein Center Theater. »
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Freedom and Responsibility: Latino Perspectives is the theme of Susquehanna University’s 18th Annual Latino Symposium, scheduled for March 11–16. »
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Central Pennsylvania is rife with sedimentary rocks formed during the Paleozoic Era a half-billion to a quarter-billion years ago. But to witness much more recent geological features, such as plate tectonics and volcanism, it’s best to go west. »
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The Susquehanna University Choir will embark on its annual spring tour March 1 through 5, performing in high schools and churches in New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania. »
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Susquehanna University Assistant Professor of Theatre Karen Gilmer will present a lecture, “Black Venus: The Black Body Onstage,” Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Charles B. Degenstein Campus Center meeting rooms 4 and 5. »
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Earlier this week, a video involving 11 student-athletes in the university’s weight room was produced and publicly posted. »
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Susquehanna University President L. Jay Lemons accepted the 2013 Andrew Heiskell Award for Internationalizing the Campus, presented by the Institute of International Education (IIE) at a March 22 ceremony. »
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Susquehanna University’s Women’s Studies Program will host Bread and Roses, a celebration of working women, Feb. 25 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the university’s Scholar's House, near the intersection of 18th Street and Zeigler Lane. »
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The Susquehanna University Department of Theatre will present “The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek” by acclaimed Kentucky playwright and screenwriter Naomi Wallace, Feb. 21 through 23 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 24 at 2:30 p.m. »
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Matthew Rousu, associate professor of economics at Susquehanna University, will discuss potential pitfalls of economic impact studies when presenting the annual John C. Horn Lecture on Feb. 20 at 4:15 p.m. in Seibert Hall’s Isaacs Auditorium. »
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Alicia Jackson, dean of the Sigmund Weis School of Business since 2007, recently announced that she will step down at the end of the current academic year. »
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Susquehanna University students will get a sneak peek at what it takes to prepare for success beyond college during the school’s Break Through … to Life After Graduation program Feb. 14–20. »
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Acclaimed nonfiction writer and psychologist Lauren Slater will give a free public reading on Feb. 18 at 4:30 p.m. in Susquehanna University’s Degenstein Center Theater. »
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Susquehanna University will host a free, public lecture with two experts discussing the ongoing conflict in Syria—and its implications for the Middle East and the world—on Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. in Fisher Hall’s Faylor Hall. »
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Susquehanna University has won the 2013 Andrew Heiskell Award for Internationalizing the Campus, presented by the Institute of International Education (IIE) in recognition of Susquehanna’s Global Opportunities (GO) program. »
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Associate Professor Glen Retief and fellow advocate Tammy Simpson say privacy protections favor bullies. »
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Associate Professor David Imhoof visits WKOK radio to discuss how history shapes modern debate. »
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Susquehanna University’s Department of Music will present a month-long festival celebrating the music of Franz Schubert, the prolific Austrian master of Romantic-era music, Jan. 29 through Feb. 26. »
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The Yuval Ron Ensemble, a group of musicians and dancers that combines the sacred musical traditions of Judaism, Sufism (Islamic mystical tradition) and the Christian Armenian Church, will perform “The Mystical Music of the Middle East.” »
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Susquehanna University will host a group printmaking exhibition in the Lore Degenstein Gallery from Jan. 26 through March 1, with a free, public opening reception Jan. 26 from 7 to 9 p.m. »
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Renowned composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who crafted the music of “Sweeney Todd” and the lyrics of “West Side Story” among many other Broadway classics, will discuss his works on Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. in Susquehanna’s Weber Chapel Auditorium. »
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With the first semester in the rearview mirror and a new one quickly approaching, research from CARE at Susquehanna University and SADD suggests that dialogue between parents and their first-year college students may be more important than ever. »
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Susquehanna University will celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of free public events on campus Jan. 20 and 21. »
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Matt Rousu advocates for “right to work” in op-ed piece. »
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Baktash Ahadi's experience and education were prized in military war zones. »
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The Susquehanna men’s rugby club team finished the 2012 fall season ranked 19th in the nation by the National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) LLC. »
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Members of the Susquehanna University community continue to participate in East Coast relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Two groups recently traveled to New Jersey to aid those affected by the storm. »
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Two Susquehanna University students used their residence hall’s annual holiday door decorating contest to honor fallen American service members. »
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The Center for Adolescent Research and Education (CARE) at Susquehanna University recently hosted the inaugural meeting of its national advisory board on campus. »
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The Sigmund Weis School of Business at Susquehanna University strategically bookends its four-year programs with two courses for all students majoring in business. »
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Matt Rousu, associate professor of economics, spoke Dec. 4 on the fiscal cliff, frenzied shopping and the power of Powerball. »
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Students are spreading holiday cheer on Susquehanna University’s campus with a variety of activities and fundraisers to benefit charities and those in need. »
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Susquehanna University will host its sixth annual Fair Trade Festival in the Charles B. Degenstein Campus Center’s Mellon Lounge Dec. 6–8. The festival is open to the public. »
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What does a religion known for teaching non-violence have to do with martial arts disciplines designed to cripple or kill? A great deal, it turns out. »
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Susquehanna University will hold its annual Christmas Candlelight Service Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Weber Chapel Auditorium. »
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Alumni connections lead to unexpected career paths in the commercial magazine industry. New York City is the setting for this Susquehanna networking tale. »
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A Susquehanna Currents feature: Experience sports from the vantage point of the athletes. Learn why DIII athletics is more than scores and trophies. »
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The Department of Music’s Masterwork Concert will unite the Susquehanna University Choir, Chorale and Orchestra on Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. in Weber Chapel Auditorium. The event, presented every other year, is free and open to the public. »
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Should states regulate such things as food, sex, drugs and the economy? Susquehanna University will explore the pros and cons of such government regulations with a series of debates presented by students. »
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The program makes history as it heads for the NCAA Division III Sweet 16 after defeating the University of Rochester. »
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Members of Susquehanna University’s Theta Chi fraternity will help to load donated relief supplies for survivors of Hurricane Sandy in a “Stuff the Truck” event Nov. 17 at 9 a.m. at Selinsgrove Commons on Market and Pine streets. »
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The university's unique Global Opportunities Program propels students to cross-cultural experiences, helping prepare them for post-graduate success. »
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The Susquehanna University Big Band will present a variety of musical genres in its concert on Nov. 28 at 8 p.m. in Stretansky Concert Hall, in the university’s Cunningham Center for Music and Art. »
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Susquehanna University’s Office of Cross‐Cultural Programs will celebrate International Education Week Nov. 12 through 16 with a full roster of events on the university campus. »
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We are aware that many of you suffered significant losses when Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast last week. We know that large numbers of you live in the areas most affected by the storm, so Sandy’s impact has hit our community hard. »
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Voice majors from Susquehanna University’s Department of Music dominated the annual singing competition of the National Association of Teachers of Singing’s Allegheny Mountain chapter, held Oct. 27 at Lebanon Valley College. »
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The Susquehanna University Symphonic Band will perform its first concert of the year on Nov. 18 at 3 p.m. in Stretansky Concert Hall, in the Cunningham Center for Music and Art. The concert is free and open to the public. »
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Chris Stringer, Fellow of the Royal Society and world-renowned anthropologist, will discuss human evolution Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Susquehanna University’s Stretansky Concert Hall, in the Cunningham Center for Music and Art. »
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Claire Vaye Watkins will read an excerpt from her collection of short stories “Battleborn” on Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Isaacs Auditorium, in Susquehanna University’s Seibert Hall. The reading is free and open to the public. »
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Susquehanna University recently celebrated the opening of a new art studio wing named for Gus and Jenny Rose Carey and their daughter, Janet, a senior studio art major. »
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L. Jay Lemons offers words of concern and suggestions of how to help those in need. »
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Hunter Tompkins, a student in the Midd-West Area School District, will present a concert on Nov. 2 honoring her late friend Brandon Bitner. »
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Wendy Lynne Lee will discuss “Where Environmental Integrity Meets Social Justice: Clean Water, Economic Vulnerability and Big Gas" Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. in Susquehanna University’s Charles B. Degenstein Campus Center Meeting Rooms 3-5 »
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The Susquehanna University Department of Theatre will present the Tony Award-winning musical “Into the Woods” from the book by James Lapine, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. »
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Visit this page for the latest news and updates regarding the storm's impact on the university and surrounding area. »
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The University of California-Irvine’s Valerie Jenness will discuss the implications of gender in prison on Nov. 7 at 7:15 p.m. in Susquehanna University’s Faylor Hall, located in Fisher Hall. The talk is free and open to the public. »
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The Susquehanna University Choir’s first performance of the academic year will introduce both a new conductor, Associate Professor of Music Julia Brasher Thorn, as well as a new piece of music that has yet to be published. »
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The Susquehanna University Artist Series will present a performance by acclaimed British vocal ensemble The King’s Singers Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m. in Weber Chapel Auditorium. »
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Signe S. Gates and Matthew Phillips will present a free talk titled “Moral Courage in Business” as part of the Edward S. and A. Rita Schmidt Lectureship in Ethics at Susquehanna University. »
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Glenn Close, James Franco and Brit Marling recently signed on to star in the film version of “The Grace That Keeps This World,” the 2005 novel by Susquehanna University English and Creative Writing Professor Tom Bailey. »
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Susquehanna University will be home to the fourth annual Figurative Drawing and Painting Competition in the Lore Degenstein Gallery Oct. 27 through Dec. 7. »
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Storm considerations cause alumni/student event to be rescheduled to Thursday, February 14 through Wednesday, February 20, 2013. »
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Théâtre du Rêve, Atlanta’s unique French-language theatre company, will perform “Par la Fenêtre,” or “Through the Window,” on Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. in Isaacs Auditorium, in Susquehanna’s Seibert Hall. »
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High school piano, organ and trombone players can advance their musical talents at Susquehanna University’s upcoming Keyboard Fest and the Fall Festival o’ Bones, learning from faculty and students in the university’s Department of Music. »
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Ian Urbina, the New York Times reporter behind the award-winning 2011 “Drilling Down” series of investigative articles, will discuss “Oil And Gas Drilling: A New York Times Investigation” on Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. »
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Lia Purpura, acclaimed essayist and poet, will read an excerpt from her works on Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. in Isaacs Auditorium, in Susquehanna University’s Seibert Hall. »
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Susquehanna University has been named a Military-Friendly School for 2013—the fourth year in a row—by G.I.Jobs, a publication that provides education, assistance and job opportunities for people transitioning from military service. »
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Kim Stoll, a 2012 Susquehanna University creative writing graduate, recently won the Norman Mailer Award for college poetry writing for her poem, “If the Stars were Black, The Skies White.” »
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Students, faculty and staff at Susquehanna can now help thwart crime with their smartphones, thanks to a new program being tested in October. »
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John R. Strangfeld, chair of Susquehanna University’s board of trustees, announced the extension of President L. Jay Lemons’ contract through June 30, 2017, citing a desire to continue the momentum Susquehanna has achieved under his leadership. »
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Funeral directors Joseph Epler and James Schwartz will talk about “The History of Undertaking” on Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. in Susquehanna University’s Charles B. Degenstein Campus Center meeting rooms 4 and 5. »
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The Susquehanna University Orchestra will present its fall concert Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. in Stretansky Concert Hall, in the university’s Cunningham Center for Music and Art. The event is free and open to the public. »
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The Department of Public Safety at Susquehanna University will conduct testing of its emergency warning siren on campus Sept. 27 from noon to 12:30 p.m. »
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The Aquila Theatre Company will present “Cyrano de Bergerac,” the classic tale of unrequited love, on Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Degenstein Center Theater at Susquehanna University. »
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A WVIA-TV documentary about the late Charles "Rusty" Flack, a Susquehanna University alumnus and CEO of Diamond Consolidated Industries in Wyoming, Pa., will air Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. »
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Renowned rap and reggae artist Snoop Dogg will headline the annual fall concert at Susquehanna University on Oct. 5 at 9 p.m. in Weber Chapel Auditorium. Sponsored by the Student Activities Committee, the concert is open to the public. »
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Sarah Bollinger has been named the new associate director of experiential education and employer relations at Susquehanna University. »
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Four student athletes share their thoughts on Division III sports, academics, and GO study-away programs at Susquehanna University. »
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Author and poet Zach Savich will read from his work Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Susquehanna University’s Isaacs Auditorium, in Seibert Hall. Part of the university’s Visiting Writers Series, the reading is free and open to the public. »
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Susquehanna University will celebrate Homecoming–Reunion Weekend Sept. 28 through 30 with class and organization reunions, Greek receptions, awards banquets, softball and golf outings, dinner and dancing, and much more. »
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Susquehanna University recently welcomed to campus a renowned researcher, educator and consultant on the recruitment and retention of students of color, James L. Moore III »
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The winningest men's soccer team in school history will face Cabrini in the NCAA Division III men's soccer tournament. »
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“The Rise of China and Chinese Americans” will be the topic of a free public lecture by renowned historian and prize-winning writer Huping Ling, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. in Isaacs Auditorium, in Susquehanna University’s Seibert Hall. »
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Associate Professor of Economics Matthew Rousu has developed a website to reduce confusion and bias among economic impact studies of the state’s Marcellus Shale reserves. »
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The Department of Theatre at Susquehanna University will present “Amadeus,” a Tony Award-winner for best play and Academy Award-winner for best film, as its fall play Sept. 27 through 30. »
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Licensed social worker Mindy Lewis will speak on infant loss in “Forget Me Not: Does Moving Forward Mean Forgetting?” Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. in Susquehanna University’s Charles B. Degenstein Campus Center, Shearer Dining Rooms 2 and 3. »
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More than 200 members of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority were on the Susquehanna University campus Sept. 7 and 8 for the organization’s northeast area 1 regional meeting. »
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Susquehanna University’s Department of Music will welcome jazz trio Phil Haynes and No Fast Food Sept. 4 at 8 p.m. in the university’s Stretansky Concert Hall, in the Cunningham Center for Music and Art. »
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Lori Andrews will discuss “How Facebook and Twitter Are Redefining Freedom and Responsibility” on Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Susquehanna University’s Weber Chapel Auditorium. »
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About 200 new students and their families became acquainted with the area during the Welcome to the ’Grove event on Aug. 22. »
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Teams of grinning, orange-shirted volunteers joined cheerleaders and a marching band amid early-morning fog on August 23 to help the Class of 2016 move into Susquehanna University residence halls. »
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A wall-to-wall exhibition by Las Cruces, N.M., street artist Bob Diven has converted the Lore Degenstein Gallery at Susquehanna University into a colorful thoroughfare, through Oct. 10. »
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Madonna’s concert tour promoter, Live Nation MTours (USA) Inc., recently donated $5,000 to the Brandon E. Bitner Memorial Scholarship at Susquehanna University, at the Bitner family’s request. »
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Susquehanna University’s Campus Bookstore will do its part this year to help bookstore operator Follett Higher Education Group reduce the amount of plastic bags entering landfills and waterways by 3.5 million bags. »
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Associate professor of anthropology compares modern Olympics to former World's Fairs. »
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More than 600 new and returning Susquehanna University students will join faculty and staff August 25 to launch SU GIVE (Get Into Volunteer Experiences), a day of volunteering at community sites in Snyder, Union, Northumberland and Montour counties. »
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Two residence halls in Susquehanna University’s West Village complex recently earned silver-level LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. »
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Construction progressing on newest on-campus housing option; first units to open this fall. »
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Teams of high school students from 45 states and nine Canadian provinces will apply their environmental problem-solving skills at the Canon Envirothon July 22 through 27 at Susquehanna University. »