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Career Website Names East Stroudsburg No. 1 Place to be a Teacher

A career website has named East Stroudsburg as the top place in the nation to be a teacher just as a shortage of educators is expected to create hot demand for new teachers in the region.

The web site Zippia, which provides career information for a wide array of professions, ranked the East Stroudsburg area as the No. 1 community for teachers. Zippia gets no argument from Terry Barry Ed.D., dean of the College of Education at East Stroudsburg University.

December 6, 2016 - No Comments - Read more

East Stroudsburg University Seeks Research Participants

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders of East Stroudsburg University is seeking participants for a research study on the effects Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus have on hearing, cognition and language. The research will help further understand the diseases and explore potential therapy and treatment techniques.

December 6, 2016 - No Comments - Read More

Monroe County Broadband Speakers Announced

On Tuesday, December 13, 2016, East Stroudsburg University, Pocono Mountains Economic Development Corporation, the Monroe 2030 Action Team, and the ESU Center for Research and Economic Development will hold a Broadband Rally in the ESU Innovation Center, Room 336 from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. The purpose of the rally is to inform citizens, businesses and constituents of Monroe County of the efforts underway to provide high speed broadband to the county at an affordable cost.

December 2, 2016 - No Comments - Read More

Communication Students Travel to Study Foreign Media

The students in East Stroudsburg University’s Comparative Media class (CMST 410) traveled to Montreal to study Canadian media. The students took a walking tour of Old Montreal and a guided tour of the Canadian Broadcasting System, where they visited the set of popular shows on the network. Robert McKenzie, Ph.D., distinguished professor and chair of communication, also presented two workshops on Canadian media while escorting his students on the November 17 -20 field trip.

December 2, 2016 - No Comments - Read More

Thirteen ESU Students Named to Who’s Who

Thirteen students from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU) have been selected as national outstanding leaders and will be featured in the 2017 publication, Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. For over 80 years, this publication has honored outstanding campus leaders for their scholastic, leadership and community achievements.

November 28, 2016 - No Comments - Read More

ESU Council of Trustees to Hold Meeting this Thursday

The next meeting of the East Stroudsburg University Council of Trustees is scheduled for Thursday, December 1, 2016 in the ESU Innovation Center.

November 28, 2016 - No Comments - Read More

East Stroudsburg University Political Science Students Visit Washington, D.C.

On Wednesday, November 16, Kimberly S. Adams, Ph.D., professor of political science, accompanied students from East Stroudsburg University’s political science club to Washington, D.C. Joining them on the trip were students from Dr. Adams’ graduate and undergraduate political communication classes. The trip served two purposes. It provided students the opportunity to interactively explore how digital and social media shaped the 2016 presidential election by visiting the Newseum’s exhibit “CNN Politics Campaign 2016: Like, Share, Elect.” They also visited the United States Capitol where they had guided tours of the Rotunda and Statuary Hall.

November 23, 2016 - No Comments - Read More

ESU Announces Procedures, Details for Inclement Weather

In instances of severe weather, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (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.

In most instances, University decisions about delays, cancelations or closings will be made by 6 a.m. concerning morning classes, 11 a.m. for afternoon classes and 2:30 p.m. for evening classes.

November 23, 2016 - No Comments - Read More

University/Community Band of East Stroudsburg University Sets Date for Winter Concert

East Stroudsburg University’s University/Community Concert Band will present a concert, “Winter Flourishes,” on Sunday, December 11 at 4 p.m. in Cecilia S. Cohen Recital Hall of ESU’s Fine and Performing Arts Center, Normal and Marguerite streets, East Stroudsburg.

Selections by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sammy Nestico, and Leroy Anderson and others will be featured on the program. Vincent LoRusso, adjunct instructor of theatre, is director of the concert band.

November 22, 2016 - No Comments - Read More

Madelon Powers Gallery at ESU Extends Exhibit Cellblock Visions: “Set Free in the Petitionary”

The current exhibit at East Stroudsburg University’s Madelon Powers Gallery, Cellblock Visions: “Set Free in the Penitentiary,” has been extended through Wednesday, December 7.

The exhibit, a lively collection of artwork, created behind bars, from county jail to death row, had been scheduled to close on Tuesday, November 22. The gallery will be closed November 23-27 for the Thanksgiving holiday.