King's College, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
King's College is a liberal arts college
located in Wilkes-Barre
, Luzerne County
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
, King's has been ranked among the best colleges in the nation
by U.S. News and World Report for 16 straight years. Barron's Best Buys in College Education
selected King's as one of the top 10% of colleges in the United States. King’s College ranked 366 out of the 600 best colleges in the nation according to Forbes Magazine. It's the only school in Luzerne County to make the list. According to Forbes, the college ranked number one in Northeastern Pennsylvania
, scoring higher than the University of Scranton
. The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll recognized King's innovative and effective service and service learning programs. The American Association of Colleges and Universities' Greater Expectations Initiative named the college as one of only 16 "Leadership Institutions" nationwide. The John Templeton Foundation
Honor Roll for Character-Building Colleges recognized King's in its select group of 100 colleges nationwide.
from the University of Notre Dame
. The college was initially built to educate the sons of local miners and mill workers that lived in the Northeastern Pennsylvania
region. Their administration building was built back in 1913, before the college even existed. It was first established as the headquarters
of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company
. The building was designed by Daniel Burnham
of Chicago
.
Nearby, at the corner of Franklin and Jackson Streets, the college's Chapel
of "Christ the King" houses a 4,200-pound anthracite altar
(symbolizing the relationship between the coal industry and the college). It was created for King's in 1954 by the great African- American coal sculptor and Wilkes-Barre resident, C. Edgar Patience.
In June 1972, massive flooding occurred in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Rains from Tropical Storm Agnes
caused the neighboring Susquehanna River
to overflow and flood most of the campus.
King's College and Wilkes University
have consolidated their bookstores into a single store. It is located near Wilkes-Barre's Public Square
and is run by Barnes & Noble College Booksellers
.
The college also owns land for sporting events near Highland Park Boulevard in Wilkes-Barre Township. This area contains a football
stadium
, a baseball field
, a soccer field, and other sports-related fields.
The college provides parking areas
for both students and faculty. Visitors also have their own parking lots. The campus covers nearly 50 acres in downtown Wilkes-Barre (adjacent to the Susquehanna River
). Monarch Court is situated near the center of the campus. It brings all sides of the campus together. It's a large brick
patio
that encircles a large brick design of the "K" in King's College. In addition, each one of the bricks surrounding the "K" is engraved with the names of students, alumni, and local businesses.
Gateway Corners- corner of North Main and North Streets
(making King's one of only 48 undergraduate schools of business in the country with this accreditation), the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (making King's one of only 19 other colleges in Pennsylvania with this accreditation), the Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education, the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for Physician Assistants, the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, and a ten-year re-accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
King's grants bachelor's degree
s in 35 majors (business
, education
, humanities
, sciences, social sciences
, and allied health programs) and a master's degree
in physician assistant studies and education studies. The average class size is 18 with a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1. There are 7 pre-professional programs and 10 special concentrations. The average student GPA is 3.3. Over 96% of freshmen students receive institutional financial aid. Over 87% of the faculty has a Ph.D.
or equivalent terminal degrees. According to the college, 70% of all enrolled students graduate from King's and 99% of graduates are employed or attend graduate school within six months of graduation. The business program is AACSB-accredited.
are held on the first and third Monday of every month during the academic year.
After a competitive student body president
ial race
in March 2010, Student Government Secretary
Giancarlo DiLonardo, a sophomore from New Jersey
, defeated Class Representative Joseph Sebastianelli, a freshman from Pennsylvania
. The newly elected executive board assumed office on April 18, 2010.
Student Government President Giancarlo DiLonardo successfully ran for re-election against Junior Class President
Sean McGowan in early 2011.
housing and apartments. Traditional dorms include: Esseff Hall (female freshmen only), Holy Cross Hall (male freshmen only), and Luksic Hall (a co-ed residence hall). Apartments include: Alumni Hall (a four-story co-ed building), Flood Hall (co-ed), John Lane House (a three-story home), Gateway Corners (a three-story co-ed), and North Franklin Street (co-ed).
The residence halls offer a variety of living arrangements from single rooms to apartments, with internet access
, e-mail
and a telephone
line for each student. In the halls, there are lounges with 24-hour computer
labs and cable television
. Laundry rooms
are not too far away. Residence halls are secure, accessible only by student ID card or by the desk attendant. King's offers several dining and meal plan options: Connerton's (located under the Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center), the Marketplace cafe
, The Susquehanna Room (located in the Basement of the Administration Building) and Leo's on Mane (located in Gateway Corners).
and Psychology Club
). Others focus on service (i.e., Knights of Columbus
and Sigma Kappa Sigma).
's Laurence Tribe
and Gene Clements in the finals of the West Point National Tournament.
King's College has a student-run radio station
, "Radio King's College" (WRKC
). The radio station not only plays music but also broadcasts sports. A general manager oversees the entire student-run radio station. Aside from WRKC, King's has a student newspaper called The Crown that is published every Thursday during the school year. King's literary magazine
, The Scop, is published twice a year and accepts both written and visual submissions from current students and alumni. King's has a yearbook
, The Regis, published annually. The college also has a closed-circuit campus television station
, KCTV 10, which broadcasts shows such as a talk show
("King's Live"), a music competition ("King's Idol"), news
, and sports. KCTV is coming back on the air with a "late night" style television show entitled, KCTV Tonight. The show is being filmed in the new HD TV studio.
, men and women's basketball
, football
, golf
, lacrosse
, men and women's soccer, men and women's swimming
, men and women's Cross Country
, men and women's tennis
, wrestling
, field hockey
, softball
and volleyball
.
King's College and Wilkes University officials have reached an agreement with WQMY-TV for the television rights for the 2011 Mayor's Cup Game scheduled for Saturday, October 29 at 1:00 p.m.
Thy sovereign name we praise,
King of Earth and Heaven,
Watcher of our ways.
We're forever loyal
Ever proud to sing,
The glories of the school we cherish
Hail to Christ the King!
Liberal arts colleges in the United States
Liberal arts colleges in the United States are certain undergraduate institutions of higher education in the United States. The Encyclopædia Britannica Concise offers a definition of the liberal arts as a "college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing general...
located in Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the county seat of Luzerne County. It is at the center of the Wyoming Valley area and is one of the principal cities in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, which had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census...
, Luzerne County
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Demographics :As of the 2010 census, the county was 90.7% White, 3.4% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 3.3% were of some other race, and 1.5% were two or more races. 6.7% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino ancestry...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...
, King's has been ranked among the best colleges in the nation
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by U.S. News and World Report for 16 straight years. Barron's Best Buys in College Education
Barron's Magazine
Barron's is an American weekly newspaper covering U.S. financial information, market developments, and relevant statistics. Each issue provides a wrap-up of the previous week's market activity, news reports, and an informative outlook on the week to come....
selected King's as one of the top 10% of colleges in the United States. King’s College ranked 366 out of the 600 best colleges in the nation according to Forbes Magazine. It's the only school in Luzerne County to make the list. According to Forbes, the college ranked number one in Northeastern Pennsylvania
Northeastern Pennsylvania
Northeastern Pennsylvania is a geographic region of Pennsylvania that includes the Pocono Mountains, the Endless Mountains and the industrial cities of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Pittston, Hazleton and Carbondale....
, scoring higher than the University of Scranton
University of Scranton
The University of Scranton is a private, co-educational Catholic and Jesuit university, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in the northeast region of the state. The school was founded in 1888 by Most Rev. William O'Hara, the first Bishop of Scranton, as St. Thomas College. It was elevated to a...
. The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll recognized King's innovative and effective service and service learning programs. The American Association of Colleges and Universities' Greater Expectations Initiative named the college as one of only 16 "Leadership Institutions" nationwide. The John Templeton Foundation
John Templeton Foundation
"The John Templeton Foundation is a philanthropic organizationthat funds inter-disciplinary research about human purpose and ultimate reality. It is usually referred to simply as the Templeton Foundation...
Honor Roll for Character-Building Colleges recognized King's in its select group of 100 colleges nationwide.
History
King's College was founded in 1946 by the Congregation of Holy CrossCongregation of Holy Cross
The Congregation of Holy Cross or Congregatio a Sancta Cruce is a Catholic congregation of priests and brothers founded in 1837 by Blessed Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau, CSC, in Le Mans, France....
from the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
. The college was initially built to educate the sons of local miners and mill workers that lived in the Northeastern Pennsylvania
Northeastern Pennsylvania
Northeastern Pennsylvania is a geographic region of Pennsylvania that includes the Pocono Mountains, the Endless Mountains and the industrial cities of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Pittston, Hazleton and Carbondale....
region. Their administration building was built back in 1913, before the college even existed. It was first established as the headquarters
Headquarters
Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities...
of the Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley
The Lehigh Valley, known officially by the United States Census Bureau as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area and referred to locally as The Valley and A-B-E, is a metropolitan region consisting of Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, and Carbon counties in eastern Pennsylvania and...
Coal Company
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
. The building was designed by Daniel Burnham
Daniel Burnham
Daniel Hudson Burnham, FAIA was an American architect and urban planner. He was the Director of Works for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. He took a leading role in the creation of master plans for the development of a number of cities, including Chicago and downtown Washington DC...
of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
.
Nearby, at the corner of Franklin and Jackson Streets, the college's Chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
of "Christ the King" houses a 4,200-pound anthracite altar
Altar
An altar is any structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes. Altars are usually found at shrines, and they can be located in temples, churches and other places of worship...
(symbolizing the relationship between the coal industry and the college). It was created for King's in 1954 by the great African- American coal sculptor and Wilkes-Barre resident, C. Edgar Patience.
In June 1972, massive flooding occurred in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Rains from Tropical Storm Agnes
Hurricane Agnes
Hurricane Agnes was the first tropical storm and first hurricane of the 1972 Atlantic hurricane season. A rare June hurricane, it made landfall on the Florida Panhandle before moving northeastward and ravaging the Mid-Atlantic region as a tropical storm...
caused the neighboring Susquehanna River
Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River is a river located in the northeastern United States. At long, it is the longest river on the American east coast that drains into the Atlantic Ocean, and with its watershed it is the 16th largest river in the United States, and the longest river in the continental United...
to overflow and flood most of the campus.
Campus
Wilkes University
Wilkes University is a private, non-denominational American university located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It has over 2,200 undergraduates and over 2,200 graduate students...
have consolidated their bookstores into a single store. It is located near Wilkes-Barre's Public Square
Public Square
Public Square is the central plaza in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It takes up four city blocks; Superior Avenue and Ontario Street cross through it. Cleveland's three tallest buildings, Key Tower, 200 Public Square and the Terminal Tower, face the square...
and is run by Barnes & Noble College Booksellers
Barnes & Noble College Booksellers
Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Inc. operates bookstores at more than 600 U.S. colleges and universities. Barnes & Noble College Booksellers is a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc., which acquired it in 2009. It was formerly a separate company, and Barnes & Noble chairman Leonard S. Riggio...
.
The college also owns land for sporting events near Highland Park Boulevard in Wilkes-Barre Township. This area contains a football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
, a baseball field
Baseball field
A baseball field, also called a ball field or a baseball diamond, is the field upon which the game of baseball is played. The terms "baseball field" and "ball field" are also often used as synonyms for ballpark.-Specifications:...
, a soccer field, and other sports-related fields.
The college provides parking areas
Parking lot
A parking lot , also known as car lot, is a cleared area that is intended for parking vehicles. Usually, the term refers to a dedicated area that has been provided with a durable or semi-durable surface....
for both students and faculty. Visitors also have their own parking lots. The campus covers nearly 50 acres in downtown Wilkes-Barre (adjacent to the Susquehanna River
Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River is a river located in the northeastern United States. At long, it is the longest river on the American east coast that drains into the Atlantic Ocean, and with its watershed it is the 16th largest river in the United States, and the longest river in the continental United...
). Monarch Court is situated near the center of the campus. It brings all sides of the campus together. It's a large brick
Brick
A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction, usually laid using various kinds of mortar. It has been regarded as one of the longest lasting and strongest building materials used throughout history.-History:...
patio
Patio
A patio is an outdoor space generally used for dining or recreation that adjoins a residence and is typically paved. It may refer to a roofless inner courtyard of the sort found in Spanish-style dwellings or a paved area between a residence and a garden....
that encircles a large brick design of the "K" in King's College. In addition, each one of the bricks surrounding the "K" is engraved with the names of students, alumni, and local businesses.
Administration
- Administration BuildingAcademic administrationAn academic administration is a branch of university or college employees responsible for the maintenance and supervision of the institution and separate from the faculty or academics, although some personnel may have joint responsibilities...
- 133 North River Street
College halls
- Luksic Hall - corner of West Jackson and North Franklin Streets
- Benaglia Hall - North Franklin Street
- Hafey-Marian Hall - West Jackson Street (also located near the center of the campus)
- Holy Cross Hall - located near Monarch Court
- Hessel Hall - located near Monarch Court
- Esseff Hall - corner of North Main and West Jackson Streets
- Flood Hall - corner of Harrison and West North Streets
- Alumni Hall - corner of East Jackson and North Main Streets
Gateway Corners- corner of North Main and North Streets
College courts
- Monarch Court - located near the center of the campus
- Moreau Court - located near West North Street
- Basketball CourtBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- Spencer Street (located behind Scandlon Gym)
College centers and school(s)
- The William G. McGowan School of Business - corner of North River and West Union Streets one of the best business school in the N.E of Pennsylvania
- Mulligan Physical Science Center - located behind the Administration Building (adjacent to the Theater)
- Charles E. & Mary Parente Life Sciences Center - corner of North River and West Jackson Streets
- Scandlon Physical Education CenterGymThe word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
- North Main Street - Admissions Visitors Center - North Franklin Street
- Sheehy-Farmer Campus CenterStudent activity centerA student activity center is a type of building found on university campuses. In the United States, such a building is more often called a student union, student commons, or student center...
- located behind the Library and Esseff Hall
College houses
- John J. Lane House - North Franklin Street
- Kilburn House - North Franklin Street (formerly used as the college president's homeHouseA house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
) - Sherrer House - corner of Spencer and North Franklin Streets
College places of interest
- Theater - located behind the Administration Building
- D. Leonard Corgan LibraryLibraryIn a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
- West Jackson Street - J. Carroll McCormick Campus Ministry CenterChapelA chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
- corner of West Jackson and North Franklin Streets
College community buildings
- Holy Cross Community - North Franklin Street
- Holy Cross Community/Student Housing - North Franklin Street
Miscellaneous buildings
- Environmental Studies - located behind Benaglia Hall
- Alumni Relations - North Franklin Street
- Experiential Learning - North Franklin Street
- Human Resources - North Franklin Street
- Study Abroad - corner of Spencer and North Franklin Streets
- Gateway Corners - corner of North Main and East North Streets
- MaintenanceMaintenance, Repair and OperationsMaintenance, repair, and operations or maintenance, repair, and overhaul involves fixing any sort of mechanical or electrical device should it become out of order or broken...
- Harrison Street (located behind the gym)
Academics
The school's academic programs are accredited by several highly respected organizations: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of BusinessAssociation to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business was founded in 1916 to accredit schools of business worldwide. The first accreditations took place in 1919. The stated mission is to advance quality management education worldwide through accreditation and thought leadership. It is regarded...
(making King's one of only 48 undergraduate schools of business in the country with this accreditation), the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (making King's one of only 19 other colleges in Pennsylvania with this accreditation), the Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education, the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for Physician Assistants, the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, and a ten-year re-accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
King's grants bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
s in 35 majors (business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
, education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
, sciences, social sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
, and allied health programs) and a master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in physician assistant studies and education studies. The average class size is 18 with a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1. There are 7 pre-professional programs and 10 special concentrations. The average student GPA is 3.3. Over 96% of freshmen students receive institutional financial aid. Over 87% of the faculty has a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
or equivalent terminal degrees. According to the college, 70% of all enrolled students graduate from King's and 99% of graduates are employed or attend graduate school within six months of graduation. The business program is AACSB-accredited.
Student government http://www.kings.edu/lifeatkings/studentgovernment/contacts.htm
King's student government operates out of the first floor of the Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center. General Board meetingsMeeting
In a meeting, two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal setting.- Definitions :An act or process of coming together as an assembly for a common purpose....
are held on the first and third Monday of every month during the academic year.
After a competitive student body president
Student body president
The President of the Student Government is the highest ranking officer of a student government or student union association on the high school, college, or university level...
ial race
Political campaign
A political campaign is an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making process within a specific group. In democracies, political campaigns often refer to electoral campaigns, wherein representatives are chosen or referendums are decided...
in March 2010, Student Government Secretary
Secretary
A secretary, or administrative assistant, is a person whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, communication & organizational skills. These functions may be entirely carried out to assist one other employee or may be for the benefit...
Giancarlo DiLonardo, a sophomore from New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, defeated Class Representative Joseph Sebastianelli, a freshman from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. The newly elected executive board assumed office on April 18, 2010.
Student Government President Giancarlo DiLonardo successfully ran for re-election against Junior Class President
Class President
A class president is usually the leader of a student body class, and presides over its class cabinet or organization within a student council, in a grade school class presidents are generally elected by the class, a constituency composed of all students in a grade level.The practice of electing a...
Sean McGowan in early 2011.
Residence life
The college has traditional dormitoryDormitory
A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...
housing and apartments. Traditional dorms include: Esseff Hall (female freshmen only), Holy Cross Hall (male freshmen only), and Luksic Hall (a co-ed residence hall). Apartments include: Alumni Hall (a four-story co-ed building), Flood Hall (co-ed), John Lane House (a three-story home), Gateway Corners (a three-story co-ed), and North Franklin Street (co-ed).
The residence halls offer a variety of living arrangements from single rooms to apartments, with internet access
Internet access
Many technologies and service plans for Internet access allow customers to connect to the Internet.Consumer use first became popular through dial-up connections in the 20th century....
E-mail
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
and a telephone
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
line for each student. In the halls, there are lounges with 24-hour computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
labs and cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
. Laundry rooms
Laundry room
A laundry room is a room where clothes are washed. In a modern home, a laundry room would be equipped with an automatic washing machine and clothes dryer,and often a large basin, called a laundry tub, for hand-washing delicate articles of clothing such as sweaters, and an ironing board...
are not too far away. Residence halls are secure, accessible only by student ID card or by the desk attendant. King's offers several dining and meal plan options: Connerton's (located under the Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center), the Marketplace cafe
Café
A café , also spelled cafe, in most countries refers to an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. In the United States, it may refer to an informal restaurant, offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches...
, The Susquehanna Room (located in the Basement of the Administration Building) and Leo's on Mane (located in Gateway Corners).
Extracurricular activities
Clubs and organizations
King's College recognizes 50 clubs and organizations. A majority of these clubs are focused on academics (i.e., Biology ClubBiology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
and Psychology Club
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
). Others focus on service (i.e., Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus....
and Sigma Kappa Sigma).
Debate
In 1961, the King's College team of Frank Harrison and Peter Smith, under coach Robert Connelly, lost to Harvard UniversityHarvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
's Laurence Tribe
Laurence Tribe
Laurence Henry Tribe is a professor of constitutional law at Harvard Law School and the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University. He also works with the firm Massey & Gail LLP on a variety of matters....
and Gene Clements in the finals of the West Point National Tournament.
Media and publications
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
, "Radio King's College" (WRKC
WRKC
WRKC is a 440 watt student operated college radio station in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in northeastern Pennsylvania. The station's signal is best listened to within inner Luzerne County , but can also be heard in outer Luzerne County .- Format :Like many college radio stations, WRKC is run...
). The radio station not only plays music but also broadcasts sports. A general manager oversees the entire student-run radio station. Aside from WRKC, King's has a student newspaper called The Crown that is published every Thursday during the school year. King's literary magazine
Literary magazine
A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry and essays along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letters...
, The Scop, is published twice a year and accepts both written and visual submissions from current students and alumni. King's has a yearbook
Yearbook
A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. Virtually all American, Australian and Canadian high schools, most colleges and many elementary and middle schools publish yearbooks...
, The Regis, published annually. The college also has a closed-circuit campus television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
, KCTV 10, which broadcasts shows such as a talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
("King's Live"), a music competition ("King's Idol"), news
News
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, and sports. KCTV is coming back on the air with a "late night" style television show entitled, KCTV Tonight. The show is being filmed in the new HD TV studio.
Athletics
The college teams compete in NCAA Division III level and are members of the Middle Atlantic Conference. The college's athletic nickname is the Monarchs. King's teams compete in 14 intercollegiate sports: baseballBaseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, men and women's basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, lacrosse
Lacrosse
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, men and women's soccer, men and women's swimming
Swimming (sport)
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, men and women's Cross Country
Cross country running
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, men and women's tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, wrestling
Wrestling
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, field hockey
Field hockey
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, softball
Softball
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and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
.
King's College and Wilkes University officials have reached an agreement with WQMY-TV for the television rights for the 2011 Mayor's Cup Game scheduled for Saturday, October 29 at 1:00 p.m.
King's College alma mater
Hail, our royal Regent,Thy sovereign name we praise,
King of Earth and Heaven,
Watcher of our ways.
We're forever loyal
Ever proud to sing,
The glories of the school we cherish
Hail to Christ the King!
Presidents of King's College
| President | Term Term of office Term of office or term in office refers to the length of time a person serves in a particular office.-Prime Minister:In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister has no term limits... |
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| 1 | James W. Connerton James Connerton James W. Connerton served as the first president of King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania from 1946 to 1949. Before moving to Wilkes-Barre, he served as the director of the Moreau Seminary Choir and served as an administrator at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana.... |
1946 - 1949 |
| 2 | John J. Lane | 1949 - 1950 |
| 3 | Leo F. Flood | 1950 - 1955 |
| 4 | George P. Benaglia | 1955 - 1964 |
| 5 | Lane D. Kilburn | 1964 - 1974 |
| 6 | Charles D. Sherrer | 1974 - 1981 |
| 7 | James Lackenmier | 1981 - 1999 |
| 8 | Thomas J. O'Hara Thomas J. O'Hara Rev. Thomas J. O’Hara, C.S.C., Ph.D., a native of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was named the eighth president of King's College in Wilkes-Barre in February 1999 and assumed office the following July... |
1999 - 2011 |
| 9 | John J. Ryan | 2011 - present Present Present is a time that is neither past nor future.Present may also refer to:- Time and timing :* Present tense, the grammatical tense of a verb* Before Present, radiocarbon dates relative to AD 1950* Presenting, a medical term* Presenteeism... |
Notable alumni
- Judith Andrejko-Babeu, New Jersey State Deputy Attorney General
- Timothy J. Barberich, founder of SepracorSepracorSepracor, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company founded in 1984 by Tim Barberich. It was originally located in Princeton, New Jersey and then re-located to Marlborough, Massachusetts. On October 12, 2010, the company changed its name to Sunovion.-Company history:The company's initial focus was on the...
- Mark CiavarellaMark CiavarellaMark Arthur Ciavarella Jr. is a convicted felon and former President Judge of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania who committed, along with fellow judge Michael Conahan, the "Kids for cash" scandal in 2008.In August 2011, Ciavarella was sentenced to 28 years in...
, a convicted felon and former President Judge of the Luzerne County Court - Joseph Famalette, CEO for multiple companies
- Joseph James Farnan, Jr.Joseph James Farnan, Jr.Joseph James Farnan, Jr. is a former United States federal judge.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Farnan received a B.A. from King's College in 1967 and a J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1970. He was a Director of the Criminal Justice Program at Wilmington College in New...
, United States federal judge - Frank G. HarrisonFrank G. HarrisonFrank Girard Harrison was a one-term Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
, former United States Congressman - Thomas M. LeightonThomas M. LeightonThomas M. "Tom" Leighton is an American politician. A Democrat, he has served as the mayor of the city of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania since January 2004. He was a candidate for Pennsylvania State Senate in 2010 but lost...
, Wilkes-Barre mayor - Santo LoquastoSanto LoquastoSanto Richard Loquasto is a Sicilian-Italian-American production designer, scenic designer and costume designer for stage, film, and dance. He is a descendant of Libertino lo Guasto of Serradifalco, Caltanissetta, Sicily. Indy race car driver Al Loquasto was his first cousin...
, Broadway set and costume designer - William G. McGowanWilliam G. McGowanWilliam G. McGowan was an American entrepreneur, and founder and chairman of MCI Communications. His role as leader of MCI also caused him to play an important role in the breakup of AT&T while growing the startup company into a company that in 1991 had US$9.5 billion in revenues and controlled...
, former MCI CommunicationsMCI CommunicationsMCI Communications Corp. was an American telecommunications company that was instrumental in legal and regulatory changes that led to the breakup of the AT&T monopoly of American telephony and ushered in the competitive long-distance telephone industry. It was headquartered in Washington,...
chairman - Albert Mudrian, editor and chief of Decibel Magazine
- Patrick MurphyPatrick Murphy (politician)Patrick Joseph Murphy is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party....
, former United States Congressman - Raphael J. MustoRaphael J. MustoRaphael John Musto, usually known as Ray Musto is a Democratic politician, and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He later served in the Pennsylvania Senate from 1982 until his retirement in 2010....
, former Pennsylvania state senator and former U.S. Congressman - John Nackley, President and CEO of Intermetro Industries
- James L. NelliganJames L. NelliganJames Leo Nelligan was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:James L. Nelligan was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He attended King's College in Wilkes-Barre, graduating in 1951. He served in the United States Army, and worked as an accountant...
, former United States Congressman - Paul F. NicholsPaul F. NicholsPaul F. Nichols is a former delegate to the Virginia General Assembly. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2007. He represented the 51st district in Prince William County. He was defeated for reelection on Nov...
, former member of the Virginia House of Delegates - Thomas TigueThomas TigueThomas M. Tigue is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.He is a 1964 graduate of St. John's High School and earned a degree in government from King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 1968. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the Vietnam War, earning a...
, former Pennsylvania State Representative