Recent Stories

• Emergency Funds Distributed to Students

  This week Susquehanna distributed one-time, emergency student aid grants through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Over the last year, the university also refunded approximately $8.5 million to its students for unused, prorated housing and meal plans.

• Music Made It Happen

  Despite the challenges of masks, face shields, social distancing, and having students both on-campus and studying remotely, faculty and students at Susquehanna rallied, ultimately emerging closer, stronger and still making music.

• University Choir Selected to Perform in Boston

  Susquehanna’s University Choir has been selected to perform at the American Choral Directors Association Eastern Region Conference to be held in Boston in February 2022.

• Susquehanna Included in Fiske Guide

  Susquehanna has been recognized as an innovator and national leader in promoting socioeconomic diversity in the Fiske Guide to Colleges, a longstanding guide to the top 300-plus universities throughout the U.S., Canada, Great Britain and Ireland.

• Student-Led Organ Donation Campaign Places First in State

  Susquehanna’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America placed first in the state for its organ donation awareness campaign.

• Susquehanna Will Add Juneteenth to Its Annual Calendar

  Susquehanna University will add Juneteenth, which commemorates the final emancipation of slaves in the United States on June 19, 1865, as an observed holiday starting with the 2021-22 academic year.

• Biology Grad Reflects on Research, Conference Presentation Experience

  Doing undergraduate research with faculty mentors led the way for Sam Silknetter ’14 to get experience presenting at academic conferences. 

• Economics Dept. Recognized by U.S. Federal Reserve

  Susquehanna’s Department of Economics has been ranked in the top 25% nationwide by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that make up the United States’ Federal Reserve System.

• Susquehanna’s Fall Vaccination Requirement

  June 21, 2021

• Susquehanna Announces Vaccine Requirement for Fall 2021

  Susquehanna announced today that a Covid-19 vaccination will be required for all students to be enrolled for classes for the fall 2021 semester.

• Local Church Helps Grad Pick Career Path

  “As a senior, I attended All Saints’ Episcopal Church on Market Street. At the church, I regularly participated in worship leadership as a lector and a reader of the Prayers of the People. I also had two chances to deliver messages during services. This taste of preaching showed me an invigorating and meaningful way to apply the skills I was gaining in my religion classes. These experiences inspired me to reevaluate my plans to become a religion scholar and consider working within a church context. Without All Saints’, I may not have ended up serving with the Episcopal Service Corps after graduation or studying at Yale Divinity School.” - Megan McDermott ’14

• The Long Road to Commencement

  The close of the 2020-21 academic year has finally given Susquehanna an opportunity to reflect on the more than a year of the university’s life that was engulfed by the Covid-19 pandemic. There were peaks and valleys – but one thing is clear – we made it to the finish line. 

• Susquehanna Partners with Verto Education To Provide Accredited First-Year Abroad Program

  Susquehanna has launched an innovative partnership with Verto Education, a higher education organization that allows students to start college abroad before continuing their studies on campus.

• Susquehanna Joins College Vaccine Challenge

  Susquehanna University joined colleges and universities across the country in the College Vaccination Challenge.

• Biomedical Sciences Major Earns Study-Abroad Scholarship

  Susquehanna’s Caitlin Weaver ’23 has been awarded the James G. Stemler Study Abroad Scholarship from Alpha Lambda Delta, the national honor society for first-year students.

• First-Year Honor Society Earns Gold Award for Membership

  Susquehanna’s chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta, the national honor society for first-year students, was recognized with the Lambda Gold Award for membership increases over the 2019-20 academic year.

• Nine Students Earn Gilman Awards to Study Abroad

  Nine Susquehanna students have been awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a U.S. Department of State grant program that enables U.S. students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad.

• History Major Accepted into Summer Institute for Women in Politics

  Alexandra Angelopoulos ’22, a history major and political science minor, has been accepted into the 2021 NEW Leadership Summer Institute at Chatham University’s Pennsylvania Center for Women and Politics.

• Brood X Cicadas Are Here!

  Brood X cicadas have begun emerging from their 17-year slumber and Susquehanna’s Matt Wilson urges us to sit back and enjoy the ride.

• SU Participates in PCADV Statewide Leadership Team

  Susquehanna participated in the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s Statewide Leadership Team to develop a five-year plan for preventing domestic violence in the commonwealth.

• Class of 2020: What Have They Been Up To?

  After their time at Susquehanna was abruptly cut short by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, approximately 300 members of the Class of 2020 will return to campus May 22 to finally celebrate their long-awaited Commencement ceremony.

• Susquehanna Welcomes Class of 2020 for Commencement

  Susquehanna University welcomed the Class of 2020 in their triumphant return to campus for their long-awaited Commencement ceremony, following the abrupt termination of their senior year experience due to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Alumni Association Names Class of 2021’s Outstanding Seniors

  Susquehanna’s Alumni Association honored two graduates in the Class of 2021 with its Outstanding Seniors Award: Samuel Emmanuel and Tessa Rendina.

• Sustainability Management Minor Coming Fall 2021

  Beginning in the fall 2021 semester, Susquehanna will offer a minor in sustainability management that will require courses from the Sigmund Weis School of Business and the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.

• New Agreement Smooths Transfer to SU for LCCC Grads

  Susquehanna and Luzerne County Community College signed a dual admissions transfer agreement that will offer guaranteed admission to SU for LCCC graduates to pursue their bachelor’s degree.

• Faculty Earn Awards for Teaching, Research, Advising

  Susquehanna announced faculty awards for teaching, research and advising at its 163rd Commencement.

• Class of 2021 Overcomes Much for In-Person Commencement

  Susquehanna conferred degrees on 510 graduates in the Class of 2021. President Jonathan Green congratulated the students for the lengths they went and the sacrifices they made to ensure a successful on-campus learning experience during a most unprecedented year.

• Class of 2021: Where are They Going?

  As Susquehanna University prepares to close its 163rd academic year, seniors are preparing for the next chapter of their lives. Find out where are few of Susquehanna’s River Hawks are preparing to land

• Grad to Return to France After Covid Cuts Study Abroad Short

  Nicole Grace ’21 has been awarded a position with the Teaching Assistant Program in France to teach at the Académie de Rennes in Brittany.

• SU Honors Students with Leadership Awards

  Susquehanna recently honored students, student organizations and faculty with leadership awards.