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Lackawanna College Signs Transfer Agreement with Harrisburg University
SCRANTON, Pa. – May 14, 2020 – Lackawanna College and Harrisburg University of Science and Technology signed a transfer agreement that will make it easier for students in Lackawanna [...]
Lackawanna College Announces New Scholarship For Local High-Achieving Students
SCRANTON, Pa. – May 13, 2020 – Lackawanna College 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
Lackawanna College 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 [...]
Lackawanna College Alum on the Front Lines of the Coronavirus Pandemic
SCRANTON, Pa. May 4, 2020 – After graduating from Lackawanna College 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, as we’ve discussed in a recent blog, its impact on businesses, economies, education and day-to-day human life will be lasting. How will we [...]
Lackawanna College Offers Special Scholarship to Nearly 500 Local Students
SCRANTON, Pa. – April 30, 2020 – 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’ worth of the semester’s 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. – April 15, 2020 – The Lackawanna College Hazleton Center recently donated toilet paper, cleaning supplies and non-perishable items to Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of [...]
Lackawanna College Hangs Banners to Thank Frontline Heroes
SCRANTON, Pa. – April 8, 2020 –Lackawanna College put up banners on Angeli Hall at 501 Vine Street and on the Mulberry Street side of the College’s building at 401 Adams Avenue to show [...]
Thinking Big
Life’s twists and turns… 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 [...]
Lackawanna College Hazleton Center Donates Gear to Protect Medical Workers
SCRANTON, Pa. – March 31, 2020 – Yesterday, the Lackawanna College Hazleton Center donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including gloves and alcohol wipes, to the Conyngham Care Center in [...]
Lackawanna College Donates Medical Supplies to Combat Coronavirus Pandemic
SCRANTON, Pa. – March 27, 2020 – 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 respond to the spread of COVID-19 and work to protect our students, faculty, and staff to the best of our ability, we are struck with so [...]
Lackawanna College to Complete Semester Online, Transition Staff to Work from Home
SCRANTON, Pa. – March 16, 2020 – Lackawanna College President Mark Volk announced today that course instruction will continue online through the end of the semester amid coronavirus concerns. The [...]
Lackawanna College Extends Spring Break in Response to Coronavirus
SCRANTON, Pa. – March 11, 2020 – Lackawanna College President Mark Volk sent the following message to the College community regarding the extension of spring break by a week for Lackawanna [...]
Happy Birthday To 409 On Adams
Last week, Lackawanna College’s student-run restaurant, 409 on Adams, celebrated its one-year anniversary as a full service, upscale dining learning laboratory. Open to the public, 409 has [...]
President Mark Volk Issues Coronavirus Message to Students
Lackawanna College President Mark Volk has released a new message to students regarding the decision to move all instruction online at the conclusion of the extended Spring Break for the main campus [...]