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ESU Announces Spring 2017 Graduate Student Speaker

Blaise Delfino, a master’s degree candidate from Bethlehem, Pa., will be the graduate student speaker for East Stroudsburg University’s spring graduate commencement ceremony on Friday, May 5, at 6:45 p.m. in Koehler Fieldhouse.

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ESU Set to Graduate First Cohort of NCC/ESU Nursing Students

In February 2016 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania and Northampton Community College signed an agreement to accelerate the completion of Bachelor of Science in nursing degrees. NCC students who graduated from its registered nursing program can transfer seamlessly to ESU’s BSN program. This May, the first cohort of NCC students will graduate from ESU.

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Entrepreneur, Robert W. Naismith to Speak at ESU’s Undergraduate Commencement Ceremonies

Alumnus Robert W. Naismith, Ph.D. ’66 will be the keynote speaker for East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania’s two undergraduate commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 6 in Koehler Fieldhouse. Dr. Naismith currently serves as Chairman of JUJAMA, Inc. a company that provides customizable mobile and web applications for conferences and meetings.

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Superintendent, Dennis L. Riker Set to Deliver Speech at ESU’s Graduate Commencement Ceremony

Dennis L. Riker ’85 M’90, Ed.D. will be the keynote speaker for East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania’s graduate commencement ceremony on Friday, May 5 in Koehler Fieldhouse at 6:45 p.m. Currently serving as the Superintendent of Schools in the Nazareth Area School District, Dr. Riker has worked in the K-12 public education arena for 31 years.

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Gregory James Cottrell and Richard A. Ruck

Two Doctoral Degrees to be Awarded at ESU’s Spring Commencement

Two doctoral degrees in administration and leadership studies will be awarded during graduate commencement exercises at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania on Friday, May 5, at 6:45 p.m. in Koehler Fieldhouse. The doctoral candidates are Gregory James Cottrell and Richard A. Ruck.

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ESU Names Grand Marshal for Spring Commencement Exercises

Robert Cohen, Ph.D., professor and chair of physics, will be the grand marshal for East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania’s commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6. Dr. Cohen became a faculty member at East Stroudsburg University in 1994.

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Musical Theatre Organization to Present Broadway Through the Ages: A Musical Journey Through Time

Songs spanning more than 70 years of Broadway musicals by composers from Irving Berlin to Lin-Manuel Miranda will be featured in Musical Theatre Through the Ages, a revue being presented by East Stroudsburg University’s Musical Theatre Organization (MTO).

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Starbucks Opens at ESU with Two-Day Celebration

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania announces the opening of a full-service Starbucks on campus. Starbucks, one of the most recognizable coffee brands in the world, will be located in Lower Dansbury at the corner of South Green and Normal streets. Starbucks opens on Monday, April 24 with an official ribbon cutting, with remarks, set for Tuesday, April 25 at 1 p.m.

Starbucks is brought to ESU through its partnership with Aramark, the university’s food service provider. “Having a Starbucks venue on our campus will create an informal space for our students who may be studying, collaborating and socializing,” said Doreen Tobin, D.Ed., vice president for student affairs. “We want this location to be a place where everyone can opt to relax and visit with one another or grab a menu item quickly if they’re running behind schedule.”

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ESU Participates in Take Back the Night

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is partnering with Women’s Resources of Monroe County for the 27th annual Take Back the Night march and rally today, April 20. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and this event is designed to raise awareness about sexual and domestic violence, support survivors, and empower men and women to feel safe at night, while also advocating for bystander intervention. Since the 1970s, thousands of colleges, domestic violence shelters, and rape crisis centers have held Take Back the Night events all over the country, focusing on eliminating sexual and domestic violence in all forms.

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ESU Students Spend Day at Capitol Seeking Support for Universities

Nearly 100 university students – including nine representatives from East Stroudsburg University – accompanied dozens of faculty, staff, university presidents, trustees and alumni from the 14 universities that comprise Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education to meet with legislators throughout the Capitol on Tuesday seeking support for and investment in the State System.

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