Academic Departments

Theatre Department to Present Sweat

Lynn Nottage’s drama, Sweat, which will be presented February 26-28 and March 1-3 at ESU, is one of the most compelling, gripping, and truthful portrayals of life in America at the beginning of the 21st century according to director Susan P. O’Hearn, professor of theatre.

February 19, 2019 - No Comments - Read more

ESU Eager to Close Gender Gap in Technology for Girls; Opens Membership for Girls Who Code Club to Community

Some students at ESU are aiming to close the gender gap in technology for girls (and women) of all ages, particularly in the area of computer science.

February 13, 2019 - No Comments - Read More


Ahmadu Jalloh, ESU Student from Allentown, Attends The Harrisburg Internship Semester (THIS), Working in Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives

Ahmadu Jalloh of Allentown is working in the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives Michael Turzai, R-Allegheny, as part of a 15-week internship sponsored by Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education.

January 31, 2019 - No Comments - Read More


Theatre Alumna Earns Major Honor at Region II Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival

Alison Wieder, a December 2018 summa cum laude technical theatre graduate from Coopersburg, Pa., became the third ESU student since 2014 to be named a National Stage Management Fellow at the Region II Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF).

January 30, 2019 - No Comments - Read More


Department of Political Science and Economics to Host Presentation on Hiroshima

The political science and economics department at East Stroudsburg University will welcome Steven Leeper to campus on Friday, February 1 for a presentation entitled “Tragedy of Hiroshima and Seeking a Nuclear-Free Future.”

January 24, 2019 - No Comments - Read More


Madelon Powers Gallery to Present River Fugues/Moving Waters

ESU’s Madelon Powers Gallery will feature an innovative, mixed-media installation with a local connection entitled River Fugues/Moving the Waters, to be displayed February 1-March 8.

January 17, 2019 - No Comments - Read More


Recent ESU Theatre Graduate Steps Up to New Challenge

Deciding the next step for your career, and when to take it, is a challenge that all college seniors face at some point. For Katherine French of Springtown, Pa., a December 2018 graduate of ESU, the answer was an internship with the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

January 14, 2019 - No Comments - Read More


ESU’s First Fulbright Scholar Learns and Teaches

Last spring, when the United States was preparing to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Dr. Sam Quainoo’s public policy and administration class had a spirited discussion about the pros and cons of that controversial move. At the center of that debate was Ghadir Aburokba, a Palestinian from Gaza, who is the first Fulbright scholar to come to East Stroudsburg University. Aburokba has been studying for her master’s degree in political science since arriving at ESU in August 2017. She graduates Saturday.

December 12, 2018 - No Comments - Read More


ESU Concert Band to Present Winter Concert, Songs for an Olden Season, Sunday, December 9

Musical pieces featuring variations on song-like forms will be highlighted in Songs for an Olden Season, the winter concert of ESU’s Concert Band, Sunday, December 9 at 3 p.m. in Cecilia S. Cohen Recital Hall of the university’s Fine & Performing Arts Center, Normal and Marguerite streets, East Stroudsburg.

November 30, 2018 - No Comments - Read More


Duke Ellington Nutcracker Suite Returns to ESU

Whether you know the story of “The Nutcracker” or not, you certainly know the music, and at this time of year the child in everyone can embrace that message of magical wonderment: Only those who believe can see.

November 21, 2018 - No Comments - Read More