ESU Success Stories
ESU To Announce Title Of One Book, One Campus Selection, April 22
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania President Marcia G. Welsh, Ph.D. will announce the title of the 2016-2017 selection for its One Book, One Campus program on Friday, April 22 at 12:30 p.m. in front of the Hoeffner Science and Technology Center located on Normal Street in East Stroudsburg, Pa.
April 18, 2016 - No Comments - Read more
Nominations now Being Accepted for Annual ESU Alumni Awards
On behalf of the East Stroudsburg Alumni Association Board of Directors, the Office of Alumni Engagement invites you to nominate individuals for the 2016 Alumni Awards. The deadline to submit nominations is May 31, 2016.
April 15, 2016 - No Comments - Read More
ESU Alumna Heads to the Peace Corps
Without hesitating, Colleen Sullivan ’15 sold her car and packed her bags. In just over a month, she will travel to Kyrgyzstan as a Peace Corps volunteer.
“I’ve always wanted to do this,” she said. “It’s about giving back to the world, and that is so important to me.”
April 13, 2016 - 2 Comments - Read More
Schisler Museum and McMunn Planetarium Set for Grand Opening, April 2
With a polar bear, planetary bodies, and plenty of exploration to offer, the Schisler Museum of Wildlife & Natural History and McMunn Planetarium at ESU has set its much anticipated public opening for April 2, 2016.
Housed in the Warren E. ’55 and Sandra Hoeffner Science and Technology Center on the ESU campus, the facility offers a state-of-the-art planetarium as well as a world-class museum with more than 130 taxidermy exhibits, a 300-gallon aquarium, and insects from around the globe.
Catherine T. Klingler was hired as the new curator of the Schisler Museum and McMunn Planetarium in September 2015, after working for 20 years with the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh in a range of roles including assistant director of exhibits, curatorial assistant, and manager of media services.
March 30, 2016 - No Comments - Read More
ESU Celebrates the World with First Ever Global Week
One hundred students from 21 countries around the world walk the campus of East Stroudsburg University every day. Inside a Stroud Hall classroom, individuals of many different ethnicities work alongside one another, including Hispanic, African American, Asian, Native Hawaiian and Caucasian.
“It’s like a big potluck in a small university,” Binetou Fall, a senior majoring in business management who is originally from Senegal, Africa, said.
With a desire to laud the diversity on campus, East Stroudsburg University will host its first Global Week from April 2-8.
March 25, 2016 - 5 Comments - Read More
Art + Design Students Gain Professional Experience with New Mind Design
For Cameron Maher being a part of New Mind Design (NMD) is like riding a bike with the training wheels on it.
“It really let me get a feel for what a design job is in the real world.” he said.
NMD is an in-house design agency that works with businesses throughout Northeast Pennsylvania. It is made up of East Stroudsburg University art + design students and is housed in the Innovation Center. The faculty team started NMD as a pilot run by integrating the agency in the classroom during spring 2014. The official doors for the agency opened in fall of 2014.
March 17, 2016 - One Comment - Read More
Warriors Fight Back with Relay for Life
This April, ESU will be hosting its annual Relay for Life Walk to help raise funding for cancer research and give individuals a better chance at beating their diagnoses.
Three years ago, Ashley Sudol’s mother had a difficult conversation with her doctor. She was told that she had lung cancer.
“I received a phone call from my father,” Sudol said. “He told me that my mom had a massive heart attack and that she might not make it.”
March 7, 2016 - No Comments - Read More
Psychology Class Takes on Clients to Measure Success
How do you accurately measure whether a program or special initiative works? That question is at the heart of what students grapple with in psychology class called “Measurement and Evaluation in Psychology” where they help outside agencies and groups gauge the effectiveness of their work.
February 29, 2016 - No Comments - Read More
Gardner ’74 Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
Mary Pakenas Gardner had a plan. In the spring of 1974, the two most important weekends of her life were just a few days away. She was to graduate from East Stroudsburg University (ESU) first and then a week later she would walk down the aisle on her wedding day. After the wedding, she and her husband, Dean Gardner, were all set to pack their bags and leave for the Peace Corps.
She never expected that a phone call would change her life. A few days before graduating from ESU, Gardner received a call asking if she would be interested in interviewing for a teaching and coaching job at Bloomsburg University.
February 22, 2016 - No Comments - Read More
ESU Alumni Association to host Annual Alumni and Friends Cherry Blossom Brunch
The East Stroudsburg University Alumni Association will host the annual Alumni and Friends Cherry Blossom Brunch on Sunday, April 3, at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Va. The reception begins at 11 a.m. and brunch begins at noon.
February 19, 2016 - No Comments - Read More
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