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ESU and PMC Collaborate on New Initiatives

The nursing research position is only one aspect of a series of collaboration efforts between ESU and PMC. Four employees from the hospital and four individuals from the university meet quarterly to discuss new ideas and initiatives. The group launched a website this winter which serves as a platform for anyone to pitch new ideas to PMC and ESU.

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Political Science Club Talk to Senior Citizens about 2016 Presidential Election

Four members from the political science club at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania visited the Shirley Futch senior living facility in East Stroudsburg, Pa., to discuss the upcoming primary elections, each candidates’ platform, and voting.

“The political science members emphasized the importance of voting and had an open discussion of the issues that senior citizens want to hear candidates talk more about at the local, state and federal levels,” Allison Simon, a senior majoring in political science and president of the political science club, said.

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ESU Celebrates Earth Day, April 21

East Stroudsburg University is celebrating Earth Day on April 21, on the Shawnee Quad from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.

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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.

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ESU Hosts The Strangers Project, April 20

Everyone has a story. That’s what Brandon Doman, an artist, speaker and developer who currently lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., thought when he began asking people to write down their thoughts. The Strangers Project is a collection of over 18,000 anonymous handwritten “journal entries” shared spontaneously by passing strangers.

Doman is bringing these stories to East Stroudsburg University on Wednesday, April 20, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. The Strangers Project will be displayed outside the Hoeffner Science and Technology Building, in the courtyard area. In the case of inclement weather, it will be moved to the lobby.

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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.

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ESU Announces Keynote Speaker for Undergraduate Spring Commencement Ceremonies

Carrie Hessler-Radelet, the director of the Peace Corps, is the keynote speaker for East Stroudsburg University’s spring commencement ceremonies, which will be held on Saturday, May 7 at 8:45 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. in Koehler Fieldhouse.

Ms. Hessler-Radelet was sworn in as the 19^th director of the Peace Corps on June 25, 2014. Before that she served as the agency’s acting director and deputy director from 2010-2014. A member of a four-generation Peace Corps family, Ms. Hessler-Radelet began her career in international development as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Western Samoa (1981-1983), teaching secondary school with her husband, Steve Radelet. She went on to spend more than two decades working in public health, focusing on HIV/AIDS and maternal and child health.

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Business Management Students Take a Trip to Wall Street

ESU business management students learned a few lessons about 74 miles away from their traditional classroom last month. The students visited the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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ESU Hosts Fourth Annual Student Research and Creative Activity Symposium, April 21

East Stroudsburg University students will have an opportunity to present their work at the fourth annual Student Research and Creative Activity Symposium on Thursday, April 21 in the Hoeffner Science and Technology Center.

“Undergraduate and graduate research is one of the key high impact practices,” said Cem Zeytinoglu, Ph.D., associate professor of communication studies. “The symposium effectively facilitates all of the factors that make college worth it to a student.”

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Theatre Department to Present For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, April 19-24

Presenting the Obie Award winning drama For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf is both a celebration and challenge for East Stroudsburg University’s theatre department. The play is set to debut at ESU from April 19-24.

“As a department, we’re excited to celebrate the diversity on campus by having our actresses of color take on the challenges of the play,” Margaret Ball, D.M.A., professor and chair of theatre, said.

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