ESU Success Stories

Dr. Mark Erickson, president, Northampton Community College, Elizabeth Reeves, and Kenneth Long, interim president, East Stroudsburg University exchange gifts after a signing agreement at Northampton Community College

ESU, NCC Partnership Set Career Path for Student

East Stroudsburg University (ESU) interim president Kenneth Long and Northampton Community College (NCC) president Dr. Mark Erickson recently announced an exciting transfer partnership between the two institutions.

August 12, 2021 - No Comments - Read more

Lauryn Antoine

Professors and Internship Opportunities Prepared ESU Political Science Student for Career in Harrisburg

Lauryn Antoine didn’t become interested in politics until high school when, she said, “It kind of happened progressively—I fell into it.”

July 21, 2021 - No Comments - Read More

Sydney Peet

Students Broaden Horizons through International Programs

Travel is one of the best ways to expand our perspectives, meet new people, and learn about different cultures.

July 1, 2021 - No Comments - Read More

Jacob Pride & Hafiz Tunis

ESU Students Don’t Just Study Government, They Run It

When Hafiz Tunis Jr. was appointed to the Upper Darby Council in February 2020 at the age of 23, he was the youngest person ever to serve on the governing body of that township, which has a population larger than the City of Scranton.

May 24, 2021 - No Comments - Read More

Dr. Harrison Bailey poses for a picture with Dr. Douglas Lare, retired distinguished professor of professional and secondary education,

ESU Grad Named Pa.’s 2021 Secondary Principal of the Year

Dr. Harrison Bailey III, Principal of Liberty High School in the Bethlehem Area School District (BASD), has been named Pennsylvania’s 2021 Secondary Principal of the Year by the Pennsylvania Principals Association.

May 10, 2021 - No Comments - Read More

Grad Selected for Prestigious Film-Writing Training Program with Universal Studios

It’s been a wild ride that has taken writer Larry Santana ’06 from daily journalism to television production and from the East Coast to the West Coast and back a couple of times. But now that he’s settling into a prestigious film-writing training program, he couldn’t be happier.

December 8, 2020 - No Comments - Read More

John and Owen Morgan

New National Guard Benefit Pays ESU Student’s Tuition

For ESU senior Owen Morgan, the new Military Family Education Program came just in time.

October 1, 2020 - No Comments - Read More

Christina Steffy poses with her husband David J. Reimer Sr. pose in front of books at their publishing company, Crave.

Berks County Publisher Finds New Horizons Through ESU Professional and Digital Media Writing Master’s Program

With three academic degrees, her own publishing company and a full-time job as a library director, Christina Steffy might be expected to rest on her laurels.

August 13, 2020 - No Comments - Read More

Kenneth Long

Interim President Kenneth Long ‘Ideal Person’ to Take the Helm During Volatile Time

Just months into her tenure as East Stroudsburg University’s 13th president, Marcia G. Welsh, Ph.D. began searching for a chief financial officer for ESU. One name kept coming up.

July 31, 2020 - No Comments - Read More

Leah Bergman posing in the outdoors by a sign

ESU Grad Heading to Japan for Ph.D. in Marine Science

Leah Bergman ’19 got the news that she’d been accepted to a prestigious marine science doctoral program in Japan on June 11 at 9 p.m. when she refreshed the Kitasato University web site for the umpteenth time.

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