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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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Earth Day Celebration Planned at ESU

On Thursday, April 20, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania will hold an Earth Day celebration event from noon to 4 p.m. on the main quad on campus. The theme for this year’s event is “Climate change – go green to save the blue.” The afternoon will be filled with live music, guest speakers and trivia games.

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University/Community Concert Band to Present Spring Concert

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania’s University/Community Concert Band (UCCB) will present its 30th annual spring band concert on Sunday, April 30 at 4 p.m. in Cecilia S. Cohen Recital Hall of the university’s Fine and Performing Arts Center, Normal and Marguerite streets, East Stroudsburg.

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Department of Theatre to Present Spring Jazz Concert

East Stroudsburg University’s Jazz Ensemble will note the 50^th anniversary of saxophonist John Coltrane’s death at its spring concert Wednesday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Cecilia S. Cohen Recital Hall of the Fine and Performing Arts Center, Normal and Marguerite Streets, East Stroudsburg.

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ESU Council of Trustees Scheduled to Hold Meeting

The next meeting of the East Stroudsburg University Council of Trustees is scheduled for Wednesday, April 26, 2017 in the ESU Innovation Center.

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Provost’s Colloquium Series Finishes Semester with The Expat: A History of Posting American Employees in Germany in the Post-Cold War Era

As part of the East Stroudsburg University Spring 2017 Provost’s Colloquium Series, Christopher Brooks, Dr. phil., associate professor of history, will give a talk titled The Expat: A History of Posting American Employees in Germany in the Post-Cold War Era, on April 19 in Beers Lecture Hall at 5:30 p.m.

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Fourth Annual Peter Roche de Coppens Spirituality Lecture Scheduled at ESU

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania’s department of sociology, social work & criminal justice, in the college of arts and sciences, is hosting its fourth annual Peter Roche de Coppens Sociology and Spirituality Lecture on Thursday, April 20 at 6 p.m. in Abeloff Center for the Performing Arts. This year’s presentation by Mansoor Shams is titled “Ask me Anything! An American Muslim Marine’s Spiritual Journey.”

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ESU Will Honor 274 Students During 36th Annual Honors Convocation

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU) will honor 274 students during the 36th Annual Honors Convocation on Friday, April 21, in the Abeloff Center for the Performing Arts. The Honors Convocation is sponsored by the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF) with support from the ESU Office of Academic Affairs.

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Psychology Department’s Biannual Research Forum Celebrates 20 Years of Student Research

In the late 1990s an outside reviewer of the East Stroudsburg University psychology department praised many aspects of the department but noted that it was not keeping up with national trends related to undergraduate student research. In response, Sussie Eshun, Ph.D., professor of psychology, initiated the department’s Biannual Research Forum in 1996. The following year, Richard Wesp, Ph.D., distinguished professor of psychology, helped to expand the forum to include student poster presentations. Now in its 20^th year, all members of the psychology department are actively involved in the paramount event which engages students in the field and acknowledges their involvement in the discipline in each semester.

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