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Body of Work: Educator, Physical Therapist at Home, at Lackawanna College

Physical therapy and cybersecurity may not have a lot in common on the surface, but Kelly Musti, P.T., D.P.T., has come to realize things sometimes are more similar than they are different. Musti, a physical therapist by trade, now serves as associate vice president of academic affairs and dean of health sciences at Lackawanna College. […]

McDonald’s employees receiving free tuition at Lackawanna College

SCRANTON, PA (November 14, 2022) – Then: Mueller family and Lackawanna College announced a unique partnership. Now: McDonald’s employees receive free tuition; other businesses announce scholarship programs. A year after announcing a unique scholarship program, more than two dozen McDonald’s employees attend Lackawanna College free. The opportunity has led to an increase in applicants for […]

Oh deer! Blitzen ready to fly with holiday cheer at pop-up lounge

SCRANTON, PA (November 9, 2022) – Move over, Rudolph. Blitzen’s comin’ to town. Lackawanna College’s student-run restaurant, 409 on Adams, will become Blitzen the Bar this holiday season, with Scranton native, owner and creative developer Dallas Shaw. Open to the public on Friday, Nov. 11, the space will play host to this holiday pop-up restaurant […]

Providing access to future careers, Lackawanna College launching Center for Technology Innovation

SCRANTON, PA (November 2, 2022) – Lackawanna College, located in Northeastern Pennsylvania, will provide education and training in cutting-edge, technology-based fields for a regional and national audience in its new Center for Technology Innovation (CTI), launching in fall of 2023. The CTI will offer undergraduate degree programs, corporate training, as well as short term, stackable […]

Harlem Globetrotters star Mia Hopkins provides internship to Lackawanna College student

SCRANTON, PA (October 19, 2022) – For a sports fan, what could be cooler than working with a Harlem Globetrotter? Lackawanna College sports management student Tanaya Frazier actually landed an internship with Globetrotters star Mia “Mighty” Hopkins, and the Selinsgrove, PA resident is thrilled. It all began when Hopkins – a native of Pittson, PA […]

Lackawanna College’s Ghost Kitchen program helps grow start-up businesses

For this baking session, Marissa Fallon didn’t just use the usual amount of ingredients for her signature cookies. She needed much more. Standing at the commercial-grade mixer in the kitchen at 409 on Adams, Lackawanna College’s student-run restaurant, Fallon watched as the butter and other ingredients blended together into what would be used to make […]

Lackawanna College’s SGA officers ready to make a difference

A group of Lackawanna College students want to make the lives of students even better throughout the college community. The newest group of Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Cabinet members started their work recently after the student body voted them into office last semester. The group of students will serve during the 2022-2023 school year. […]

Lackawanna College to hold CSR planning event

Lackawanna College wants to make a bigger impact socially in the areas of sustainable communities, health and wellness, and equality and diversity. To do that, College officials are inviting faculty and staff to a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) community planning event to seek input for the creation of a document that will help guide Lackawanna. […]