November 2015 - King`s College

Alumni Insider
November 2015
I’ve been thinking about generosity a lot lately but not the monetary kind. This is
because I have seen so many of our students, our alumni, or our faculty and staff
making generous donations of their time and talent by volunteering to serve local
communities.
CitySERVE 2015
Last month our Philadelphia Area Alumni Club held its first community service
project with a clean-up day at Holy Cross School, an elementary school in an
underserved neighborhood in the area. Alumni mentors met with King’s students to
offer career advice at the McGowan School of Business Forum held in Philadelphia.
The NEPA Alumni Club volunteered at Blue Chip Farms, a local animal rescue
center. This year, FallSERVE also stayed local, with students volunteering to work
with an abandoned mine reclamation project. The King’s Sports Medicine Society
had another great trick-or-canning event, collecting over 600 food items to benefit
St. Vincent DePaul’s soup kitchen in Wilkes-Barre.
This month, our campus focuses on poverty and hunger with special projects during Hunger for Justice Week, Empty
Bowls, and volunteering at area food banks. Our Washington Area Alumni Club (KWAC) hosts King’s students this
week for Career Day, now in its seventh year.
This small sampling illustrates the King’s community’s life-long commitment to service. But don’t take it from me:
others notice it too. For the sixth straight year, King’s ranked in the top 10 nationally in public service in a Washington
Monthly magazine. Thank you, Monarch Nation for all the good you do!
November 2
All Souls Day Alumni Memorial Mass
December 5
New York City Bus Trip: Sold Out!
November 4-5 KWAC Career Day
December 9
Lessons and Carols Alumni Reception
November 15 Empty Bowls
December 12 Breakfast With Santa
December 1
January 30
Giving Tuesday
NEPA Alumni Club: Hockey Outing
All Souls Day Alumni Memorial Mass: November 2
King’s commemorated All Souls Day with a special memorial mass at
the Chapel of Christ the King on Monday, November 2. During the
mass, and throughout the month of November, we remember
deceased alumni, relatives and friends of the College. We invite you
to forward the names of your deceased loved ones to be included in
the prayer intentions book: Email alumni@kings.edu, call (570) 2085879 or mail to: Rev. Genaro Aguilar, C.S.C., Alumni Chaplian at 133
N. River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
Lessons and Carols Alumni Reception: December 9
Join the King’s community for a wonderful night sure to put you in the Christmas
spirit. “Lessons and Carols” incorporates scripture readings foretelling the birth of
Jesus with musical selections by the King’s College Cantores Christ Regis. There will
be a reception for alumni and friends prior to the service, featuring holiday treats. We
hope to see you there!
Date:
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Time:
6:45 p.m. reception; 7:30 p.m. service.
Location:
Chapel of Christ the King
Cost:
No cost to attend but please R.S.V.P. if you wish to attend the
reception so we have enough for everyone. Click here to register.
Breakfast With Santa: December 12
Ho! Ho! Ho! All Monarch children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews are invited
to have breakfast with Santa Claus on Saturday, December 12. Families enjoy a
continental-style breakfast and have their pictures taken with the jolly elf. Santa’s
elves are on-hand and have a gift ready for every child.
Date:
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Time:
10 a.m. to noon
Location:
Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, 3rd Floor
Cost:
$5 per person; Children 12 and under are free
Register:
www.kingsalumni.info/Santa2015
NEPA Alumni Club: Penguins Hockey Outing: January 30
Hockey Fans! Join the NEPA Alumni Club for their annual outing together to see the WilkesBarre/Scranton Penguins take on the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. There is a pregame gathering at
Senunas’ and a shuttle to the arena and back. Don’t delay, our seats are released to the
general public after December 18. Makes a great Christmas gift!
Date:
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Time:
5 p.m. Pregame at Senuna’s; 7:05 p.m. Game start.
Cost:
$25 per person
Register:
www.kingsalumni.info/penguins2016
Young Alumni: Career Tune Up
Last month young alumni were invited back to campus
for a presentation about how to stand out in their
current job and to visualize their future careers. Career
planning staff were on-hand to review resumes and a
photographer snapped professional photos perfect for
use on LinkedIn bios and other social media purposes.
Be on the look out for upcoming networking
opportunities like this geared specifically for our most
recent graduates.
Alumni Club Community Service
Two King’s alumni clubs organized community service events last month. The
NEPA Club (pictured on page 1) volunteered at Blue Chip Farms, a local
animal rescue center. Nine members of the Philadelphia Area Alumni Club
spent a Saturday painting walls in need of a fresh coat at Holy Cross School
in Mt. Airy. Pictured at right in Philadelphia are: Phil Curtin ’84, Tim Marrer
’05, Bob Zimmerman ’05, Nick Sorino ’06, Samantha Leandri ’05, Shannon
Johnson ’15, Rose George-Bretz ’82, Adam Baumgardner ’97 and the
Baumgardner children: Conor, Shea and Scarlett.
More Than $250,000 Raised at Lackenmier Award Ceremony Honoring Alumnus Rich Pinola
The second annual Rev. James Lackenmier, C.S.C. Award for Achievement
and Leadership was presented to Rich Pinola ’67 in October at the Union
League of Philadelphia at dinner following the McGowan Business Forum.
Rich is a certified CPA and a principal in GPS Investment Group, LLC and
the retired chief executive officer of Right Management Consultants, a
career transition and organizational consulting business, During his
leadership, Right Management offices increased from 90 to 300. The
company was highly ranked as a best small company by Forbes and Business
Week magazines.
More than $250,000 was raised at the dinner for the Presidential Hope
Fund, a critically important resource that supports King’s students facing
financial hardships that compromise their ability to complete their
undergraduate studies. Follow this link to see a video produced for the
event about the fund.
Above, Top: Current and past King’s Presidents,
Rev. Jack Ryan, C.S.C. and Rev. James
Lackenmier, C.S.C. present the 2015 Lackenmier
Award to Rich Pinola. Left: Students and faculty
at the 11th Annual McGowan School of Business
Forum posed in front of the Union League before
dinner. Above, bottom: Dinner guests were
escorted to dinner by Philadelphia mummers.
O. Henry Award-winning Novelist Marisa Silver to Read at King’s
Award-winning author Marisa Silver will be reading excerpts from her work during a
free public event at King’s College on Monday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m. Silver is the
English Department’s 2015 visiting writer and she will spend her two-day residency on
campus working with students on their creative writing. Silver’s most recent novel,
“Mary Coin,” is a New York Times best seller. Read more.
Author Marisa Silver
Guest Artist James Godwin Joins King’s Theater Production of “The Illusion”
James Godwin will join the King’s College production of Tony Kushner’s “The Illusion” as
a professional guest artist. Godwin will create and build a large-scale puppet for the
character called The Amanuensis, which he will also puppeteer. Working alongside a
professional actor and artist is a valuable learning opportunity for our students and his
creation should prove to be a wonderful viewing experience for the audience. “The
Illusion” runs from November 12 to 15 and November 19 to 21 in the George P. Maffei II
Theatre at King’s. Reservations are strongly recommended. Call or email the box office at
(570) 208-5825 or boxoff@kings.edu.
Left: Artist James Godwin
King’s Kevin Hagmeier named to CoSIDA All-District 4 Team
Congratulations to King’s senior Kevin Hagmeier on his selection to the 2015
College Sports Information Directors of America All-District 4 Men’s Soccer
Academic Team. With his selection, Kevin will now be placed on the national ballot
for possible selection to the Academic All-American Team, to be announced later
this month. Read More.
King’s College Calling!
It’s time for the 41st Annual Alumni Phonathon! Student callers are already
dialing for dollars and (hopefully) ringing those cow bells every night as we
raise annual fund dollars in support of scholarships, programs, and facility
and technological upgrades on campus. The annual fund touches every
corner of campus and every gift counts. When we call, be sure to answer
the phone. Missed our call? Make a gift online now: kings.edu/giving.
King’s also participates in Giving Tuesday. Learn more
at #GivingTuesday!