We know that our neighbors and friends are interested in what’s physically happening on campus. Through this page we will share news of new construction and building improvements as well as the major dates that bring visitors to campus and the Greater Scranton area.

Current Updates & Campus Happenings
Improvements & Construction
Major Dates for the University: Community Relations Calendar

May: Month of Transition on Campus

Neighbors can expect a higher volume of visitors and traffic around campus on the following dates:

Move Out Day on Saturday, May 19, will involve freshmen, sophomores and juniors campus-wide as they pack up and leave for the summer months.  

Undergraduate Commencement draws thousands to the area for a ceremony on Sunday, May 27, at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre.   

Graduate Commencement will take place on Saturday, May 26 at the Byron Recreation Complex.    

June 8-10: Reunion Brings Hundreds of Alumni to Campus 

Another major date for The University of Scranton is Alumni Weekend. This year it will be held June 8-10. Hundreds of alumni from near and far, whose class years end in "2" and "7" are expected to attend. More information can be found on the Reunion homepage.

At an open house and naming announcement of the Loyola Science Center on Tuesday, August 30, 2011, The University of Scranton unveiled 150,000 square feet of newly constructed space for phase one of the project.  

The Loyola Science Center is the new home for all the natural sciences research and instruction at The University of Scranton. While its primary purpose is to house the existing Biology, Chemistry, Computer Sciences, Mathematics, and Physics/EE departments and programs currently associated with these departments, it is designed to serve as a center for collaborative learning for all members of the campus and community.  It is our goal to make science accessible and welcome to all, and to highlight science as a human endeavor.  The first thing visitors notice upon entering the expansive, newly constructed portion of Loyola Science Center is what isn’t there – walls. Glass from floor to ceiling throughout phase one of the center exposes science being taught and learned at The University of Scranton.  Phase two of the Loyola Science Center will be completed in the summer of 2012. A dedication is planned for the fall of 2012.

Naming Announcement Press Release
Quick Facts
Design Overview
USC in the News: New university center to enhance science education (Times Tribune, February 20, 2011)

The University's 196,722 sq. ft. apartment and fitness complex on Mulberry Street is now complete.  The West Building, dedicated as Pilarz Hall on November 18, 2011 in honor of the University's 24th president, Scott R. Pilarz, S.J.,includes a state-of-the-art fitness center that opened to students in September. The East building, dedicated on Dec. 1 as Montrone Hall in honor of Sandra H'03 and Paul Montrone '62, H'86, includes a convenience store and food court that is open to the public. Both buildings house apartment facilities that were immensely popular in the 2011-2012 housing lottery and were fully occupied by juniors and seniors in August. 

View story on the University Breaking Ground for the Complex.
View Quick Facts on Apartments, Fitness Complex and Dining Area 
Take a virtual tour. 

The first phase of this project has been completed and the next and final phase is currently underway.  The project aims to encourage foot traffic and improve pedestrian safety by creating wider walking paths that incorporate bluestone sidewalks, scored concrete crosswalks, cobblestone lined tree lawns, benches and vintage light fixtures. It also includes new period street lights and signals, landscaping to screen parking lots and intermittent, low, limestone seating walls.

The project was first launched in 2007 in collaboration with the Mayor and City Council.  It was expanded through a plan developed in 2010 in cooperation with Ayers Saint Gross, a nationally respected architectural firm in Baltimore, Md, and Burkavage Design Associates, a local architectural firm. The first phase of the project concentrated on Mulberry Street between Jefferson and Madison avenues and was completed in 2011. This phase included the large limestone, wrought iron and cast stone sign on the northeast corner of Jefferson Avenue and Mulberry Street that welcomes passers by to The University of Scranton campus and the historic Hill Section of Scranton. It also included the enlarged pedestrian crosswalk area immediately in front of the sign. The last phase will encompass Mulberry Street from Madison to North Webster avenues and will be completed in the summer of 2012.  In total, the University has committed $3.16 million to this neighborhood beautification project.  

Want to know what's happening on campus?  Wondering why traffic is slowing around the University?   The Community Relations’ University Calendar will help you keep track of the major events that bring visitors to campus or may affect University neighbors.

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