Academic Departments
Distinguished Professor – Dr. John Hauth
East Stroudsburg University bestows its highest faculty honor, the Distinguished Professor Award, upon Dr. John M. Hauth for his contributions to teaching, service and scholarship. Dr. Hauth has made significant leadership contributions to the discipline of athletic training at East…
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ESU Success Stories – Cathy Small
Cathy Small M’73 wanted to be a better teacher, so she went undercover as an anonymous, full-time, non-traditional college freshman. Her experience inspired her to write My Freshman Year. In 2002, she used a pseudonym, Rebekah Nathan, to enroll in…
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ESU’s Space Age
Two East Stroudsburg University professors, along with their students in the Computer Science and Physics departments, are spearheading research projects that NASA believes may be essential to future space exploration. These projects have been made possible through ESU’s longtime field…
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Distinguished Professor – Dr. Mary Ann Matras
East Stroudsburg University bestows its highest faculty honor, the Distinguished Professor Award, upon Dr. Mary Ann Matras for her classroom teaching, her scholarship, and her exemplary service to the education programs at ESU. Dr. Matras’ career at ESU began in…
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On the Hunt to Help the River Otter
Canoeing the waterways of the Poconos, Jim Kauffman and Sam Loffredo search for signs of river otters, hoping to capture eight of these playful and energetic animals. Radio transmitters will be implanted in the otters. Radio telemetry is an important…
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Lessons in the Arctic Circle
Eight miles north of the Arctic Circle, a group of East Stroudsburg University students discovered the environmental and cultural challenges of teaching in an isolated Native American community. Nine students spent 10 days in northeastern Alaska, three days of which…
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Turning Passions into Professions
Uncertain economic times and a rapidly changing unemployment landscape seem to have changed everything for a significant percentage of recent (and future) university graduates. Graduating students, now, more than ever, are facing greater professional challenges right out of school. Landing…
July 17, 2009 - No Comments - Read More
The Many Journeys of Irene Mitchel
To Dr. Irene Mitchel, professor emeritus of art, retirement is “going down a new path where I’ll bring with me wonderful memories of experiences and of very special people.” Mitchel, who joined the ESU faculty in 1961 and retired at…
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ESU Success Stories – Manfred Polk
Like many entrepreneurs, Manfred Polk ’87 points to a few critical prerequisites for success: diligence, persistence, patience, and the willingness to eat a lot of fast food. As vice president and chief operating officer of Anderson-Polk Engineering & Consulting, founded…
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ESU Success Stories – Brian Pedone
Brian Pedone ’05 has done more since graduation than some people do over entire careers. After he and partner Michael Moynihan ’06, M’08 won the Great Valley Technology Alliance Business Plan Competition in 2006, Pedone made his business dreams come…
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