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Lackawanna College to Complete Semester Online, Transition Staff to Work from Home
SCRANTON, Pa. – March 16, 2020 – Lackawanna College President Mark Volk announced today that course instruction will continue online through the end of the semester amid coronavirus concerns. The [...]
Lackawanna College Extends Spring Break in Response to Coronavirus
SCRANTON, Pa. – March 11, 2020 – Lackawanna College President Mark Volk sent the following message to the College community regarding the extension of spring break by a week for Lackawanna [...]
Happy Birthday To 409 On Adams
Last week, Lackawanna College’s student-run restaurant, 409 on Adams, celebrated its one-year anniversary as a full service, upscale dining learning laboratory. Open to the public, 409 has [...]
President Mark Volk Issues Coronavirus Message to Students
Lackawanna College President Mark Volk has released a new message to students regarding the decision to move all instruction online at the conclusion of the extended Spring Break for the main campus [...]
Serving Small Business
Lackawanna College has made no secret of our deep commitment to our local and regional economy. Supporting entrepreneurship and encouraging our students and alumni to start small businesses is [...]
Dr. Jill A. Murray And Teddy Delaney Talk Esports On The Business Builders Show With Marty Wolff
Lackawanna College Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer Dr. Jill A. Murray and Esports Program Administrator Teddy Delaney join Marty Wolff on the Business Builders Show to discuss [...]
What Is A ‘Work College’?
At Lackawanna College, we are constantly evaluating innovative ideas on college affordability and alleviating student debt. As we look at alternative ways to think about financing college, one [...]
FALC: Success On And Off The Field
Lackawanna College’s football team will make history this week as the first local team to play for a collegiate football national championship. As a college community, we could not be prouder of [...]
The People Have Spoken…Now What?
Last week, the people of Scranton elected its first independent and first female mayor. In other races, the people elected its first openly gay councilwoman and made significant changes to the [...]
ANYTHING BUT POLITICS OR RELIGION…
The social context of the last several years has made politics an almost taboo discussion around family dinner tables, parties, and social or professional events. As we enter a political season of [...]
Free College
The idea of free public college to qualified students sounds amazing! No student loans, no debt to pay back, students could be financially free and clear. Students would benefit greatly from this [...]
Peanut Butter And Jelly
Some things just go together like peanut butter and jelly, peas and carrots, cookies and milk. Seemingly disconnected (very good) things join together to make a whole greater than the sum of its [...]
The Education Superheroes: A Note To Faculty And Teachers
It’s easy to comment on all the things education could do better, all the ways our school system, individual schools, or specific classrooms fail to meet our expectations. As parents, community [...]
Connecting The Dots
The journey As Henry Amoroso gave his last briefing to the Scranton Chamber and other officials on August 21, the financial consultant touted the welcoming nature of the City of Scranton and its [...]
It Takes A Village…or A Busload
Making the Grade The Scranton Times-Tribune annually publishes it’s Grading Our Schools analysis, and for a few days, towns are abuzz with reactions. Then, it seems like we all move [...]
Let’s Talk The Talk And Walk The Walk
As Lackawanna College simultaneously looks back on its past and plans for an exciting future, we see a unique opportunity to start a discussion on issues impacting the lives of all of us in [...]
Culinary students share ham glaze recipes on WNEP’s ‘Leckey Live’
Students from the Culinary Arts program and Chef Mark Seibert were featured on the WNEP morning news with Ryan Leckey on Friday, March 25. Students and Chef Seibert shared a variety of ham glazes [...]