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ESU Announces Procedures, Details for Inclement Weather

As we prepare for the first forecasted inclement weather of the year, ESU reminds students, faculty and staff to tune in to the radio and television stations and websites listed below, or visit the ESU website for updated announcements regarding possible class cancelations, delays and/or university closings.

October 29, 2020 - No Comments - Read more

Provost’s Colloquium Series Presents Oppositional Mindset: Uncovering a Path to Success

ESU’s Provost’s Colloquium Series, an intellectual experience that promotes dialogue among ESU faculty, staff, students, and community, continues this fall with a virtual presentation by Bonnie Green, Ph.D., professor of psychology.

October 29, 2020 - No Comments - Read More

ESU Wellness Education & Prevention Co-Hosts “Shine a Light for Healing”

More than 30 students and community members attended Tuesday’s community candlelight vigil on Stroudsburg’s Courthouse Square to honor victims and survivors of domestic violence/intimate partner violence.

October 23, 2020 - No Comments - Read More

ESU Student Ryan Smith Featured by People Magazine

ESU student and men’s basketball player Ryan Smith, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in summer 2019, is featured by People Magazine after a tweet by his girlfriend, Molly Gorczyca, about their meeting and relationship gathered more than 1.7 million likes by mid-October.

October 22, 2020 - No Comments - Read More

ESU’s Dr. Jane Huffman Wildlife Genetics Institute Becomes the Center of Lyme Disease Testing/Research for PA

For nearly a decade, Pennsylvania has been leading the U.S. in the number of reported Lyme disease cases per year with the number of confirmed cases across the Commonwealth rising from 6,017 in 2013 to 10,208 in 2018.

October 20, 2020 - No Comments - Read More

Provost’s Colloquium Series Presents Reclaiming the Tomboy: The Body, Representation, and Identity

ESU’s Provost’s Colloquium Series, an intellectual experience that promotes dialogue among ESU faculty, staff, students, and community, returns this fall with a virtual presentation by department of English faculty Erica Dymond, assistant professor, and Holly Wells, associate professor.

October 19, 2020 - No Comments - Read More

ESU Announces Award Winning Musician as Keynote Speaker for Native American Heritage Month Celebration

ESU’s Center for Multicultural Affairs and Inclusive Excellence announced that Frank Waln, award-winning Sicangu Lakota hip hop artist and music producer, will be the keynote speaker for the University’s virtual 2020 Native American Heritage Month celebration on Wednesday, November 11 at 6 p.m.

October 19, 2020 - No Comments - Read More

ESU Virtual Homecoming Set for This Weekend

ESU’s Office of Alumni Engagement and the Alumni Association Board of Directors will hold a virtual Homecoming this weekend (October 16-17) to enable ESU graduates to stay connected on campus.

October 16, 2020 - No Comments - Read More

ESU’s Chapter of American Democracy Project Collaborates with League of Women Voters for Monroe County To Provide Series of “Voter Information Hours”

ESU’s chapter of the American Democracy Project (ADP) and the League of Women Voters for Monroe County have partnered to develop an event series, the “Voter Information Hour,” a series of weekly drop-in virtual sessions intended to help individuals get answers to any voting-related questions ranging from voter registration and polling place locations to requesting mail-in ballots and tips on what to expect if voting in-person.

October 15, 2020 - No Comments - Read More

State System Enters New Phase of Proposed University Integrations with Board’s Unanimous Support

With an eye toward expanding opportunity and service to the Commonwealth, the Board of Governors for Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education affirmed Wednesday the System’s efforts to continue planning for the integration of six of its universities.