East Stroudsburg University

Graduating seniors Jennifer Estright and Brandon Teel have spent their years at East Stroudsburg University with a desire to lead and serve others. Estright, a communication and sciences disorder major from Norristown, Pa., was awarded the University Service Award for the 2020-21 academic year. Teel, a sport management major from Philadelphia, Pa., was awarded the University Leadership Award.

ESU's department of political science and economics recently inducted 11 students into Iota Chi, ESU's chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha (the National Political Science Honor Society).

Valentina Otero's passion for her major goes deeper than assignments on a syllabus. To round out a robust course load, Otero, a senior criminal justice and psychology double major from East Stroudsburg, Pa., pursued an independent study capstone project focused on exploring the minds of female serial killers.

The Rotaract Club of ESU raised $1,245 for various charities this academic year. Rotaract, a college-level division of the Rotary International, is a service organization focused on helping those in both local and global communities.

A total of 979 students will receive degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania at four separate commencement ceremonies for each of the university colleges on May 7 and May 8. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the ceremonies will take place at Eiler-Martin Stadium in order to follow CDC guidelines and social distancing. The College of Arts and Sciences will graduate on Friday, May 7 at 5 p.m. On May 8 the College of Health Sciences will graduate at 9 a.m., the College of Business and Management at 1:30 p.m., and the College of Education at 6 p.m. A separate ceremony honoring Doctoral students from the classes of 2020 and 2021 was held on Friday, April 30. A total of 775 bachelor's degrees, 203 master's degrees and one doctoral degree will be awarded.

Nine psychology students at ESU were recently accepted into Psi Chi: The International Honor Society in Psychology.

ESU was represented for the first time at The Capstone Improvement Showcase.

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU) recognized 344 students who were scheduled to be recognized at this year's Annual Honors Convocation. The event was not held due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Honors Convocation is sponsored by the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF) with support from the ESU Office of the Provost. The 344 students recognized have had great academic achievements at the university. Honor students must have of a minimum quality point average of 3.50 reflecting at least 36 semester hours of work completed at ESU, completion of at least 96 semester hours in their collegiate career by January 1 of the year in which the award is considered and a minimum of two semesters as a full-time student. Certificates of recognition were sent to each student. For more information about the 2021 ESU Honors Convocation, contact Toni Heller in the ESU APSCUF Office at 570-807-8197.

Four students from ESU's College of Business and Management competed in the virtual 2021 Pennsylvania Sports Business Conference Case Competition on April 23.

East Stroudsburg University will hold six ceremonies for commencement exercises this spring - Friday, April 30 at 6 p.m. in the Abeloff Center for the Performing Arts; and Saturday, May 1 at 9 a.m.; Friday, May 7 at 5 p.m.; and Saturday, May 8 at ...

ESU student Hayley A. Cosgrove a junior majoring in business management from Saylorsburg, Pa., won the "Outstanding Student Award" for the Council of Retail and Sales case contest at DeSales University.

David Akinwande, a junior majoring in nursing from Bristol, Pa. and a member of the East Stroudsburg University football team, had a unique opportunity to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to one of ESU's athletic trainers, Jayme Galdieri, last month....

In the midst of the pandemic that has left so many people feeling isolated, two ESU professors and three students collaborated on designing face shields that can make human contact safer and communications easier.

The Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP) program helps at-risk students in the Allentown, Harrisburg, and Norristown school districts navigate through high school.

A simple conversation starter turned into a generous donation that ESU Assistant Vice President for Inclusive Excellence Cornelia Sewell-Allen, Ed. D., couldn't be more proud of.

The COVID-19 pandemic and primarily remote learning upset student life in 2020 as never before. But so did national unrest surrounding racial injustice, along with the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement. Both disruptions were the focus of the 2020 Inclusion Poster Project, a collaboration between philosophy and graphic design students at East Stroudsburg University, which is now in its third year.

A total of 1,543 students have been named to the Dean's List at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU) for the Fall 2020 semester of the 2020-2021 academic year, according to Joanne Bruno, J.D., provost and vice president for academic affairs. Students eligible for the Dean's List are those who have attained a 3.50 quality point average or better and are enrolled full-time. The letter grade "B" earns 3 quality points per credit, and the grade "A" earns 4 quality points per credit.

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania has announced the 2021 Boddie Scholarship and Martin Luther King Jr. awards recipients to be recognized at the 24th annual virtual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration scheduled for Monday, January 18 at 6 p.m.

A total of 447 students who will receive degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania on December 19, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, traditional ceremonies could not take place, but all degrees will be conferred upon completion of coursework.

Fourteen psychology students from ESU were recently accepted into Psi Chi: The International Honor Society in Psychology. Psi Chi holds the distinction of being the largest student psychological organization in the world, having over 700,000 members.

Austin Weitman, a sophomore majoring in sport management at ESU, will have a behind-the-scenes view of the 2021 Super Bowl in Tampa, Fla., thanks to a scholarship he received from Living Sport.

The annual Army-Navy football game will be played at Michie Stadium on West Point's campus this Saturday for the first time in nearly eight decades - and two members of the Army football program with connections to ESU will be involved in the historic event.

Seven students from ESU will participate in The Osgood Center for International Studies Virtual Presidential Inauguration Program, January 11-21, 2021.

Members of ESU's Computer Science Student Organization raised $2,147 by participating in Extra Life, a 24-hour live stream video-playing event intended to raise funds for hospitals around the world.

The ESU Panhellenic Council held its annual Project Turkey fundraiser from September 29-November 15.

Theodore Mostellar, an ESU senior from Stroudsburg, Pa. majoring in athletic training, has been selected as a recipient of the 2021 District 2 Paula Turocy Scholarship Award by the Eastern Athletic Trainers Association (EATA).

ESU's Art + Design Department and the Student Art Association held a pumpkin carving contest for students, faculty and staff.

ESU student and men's basketball player Ryan Smith, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in summer 2019, is featured by People Magazine after a tweet by his girlfriend, Molly Gorczyca, about their meeting and relationship gathered more than 1.7 million likes by mid-October.

Members of ESU's Wellness Education and Prevention team partnered with staff and volunteers from Women's Resources of Monroe County earlier this week to display Pinwheels for Peace, a campaign to raise awareness and to prevent domestic violence/intimate partner violence as part of the month-long Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Students from ESU's Art Illustration class joined other area artists in creating memorable monster faces as part of a GO Collaborative Stroudsburg initiative known as "Spooky Stroudsburg," intended to boost local businesses.