2004-2005

This page Last Updated on 05/25/05

Listed below is news about faculty, alumni, and students in the department.  For further information, contact Fr. Dailey (click here to send email) click here to learn more about faculty professional activities

• 5/25/05 - Fr. Thomas Dailey presents "Teaching Ethics" to the Forum for Ethics in the Workplace

• 5/23/05 - DSU alumnus, Fr. Jim Chern (Theology, class of '95), featured on Fox News website with op-ed publication on Pope John Paul II (click here to read)

• 5/21/05 - Department graduates six (6) students with B.A. degrees
  • Zoe Bouloux (Philosophy)
  • Debra Hess (Theology)
  • Krisi Keley (Theology)
  • Brendon Laroche (Philosophy)
  • Eric Lipscomb (Theology)
  • Julia Vidmar (Marriage & Family Studies)

• 5/20/05 - Fr. Thomas Dailey delivers Baccalaureate sermon to Class of 2005 (click here to read)

• 5/18/05 - Fr. Sandy Pocetto delivers anniversary address to the DSU faculty (click here to read)

• 4/28/05 -- Dr. Brian Kane featured  The Morning Call newspaper story on a the ethics of a prison inmate going on a hunger strike

• APRIL 2005 -- Fr. Thomas Dailey featured in media coverage on the sickness and death of Pope John Paul II, as well as the election of Pope Benedict XVI
  • "Outlook" radio program on WAEB, WZZO, WKAP, WRAW
  • "Crossing the Threshold" documentary on WFMZ-TV
  • newspaper commentary in The Express Times and The Morning Call
  • op-ed essay published in The Morning Call (click here to read)

• 4/5/05 -- DSU alumnus, Fr. Jim Chern (Theology, class of '95), featured on Fox News website with op-ed publication on Pope John Paul II (click here to read)

• 4/3/05 -- Fr. Thomas Dailey writes opinion essay for Newsday (New York) on steroid use in baseball  (click here to read)

• 3/31/05 -- Dr. Larry Chapp makes another appearance on The O'Reilly Factor (Fox Television), speaking about the death of Terri Schiavo

• 3/24/05 - DSU alumnus, Fr. Jim Chern (Theology, class of '95), again featured on Fox News website with op-ed publication (click here to read)

• 3/18/05 - Dr. Larry Chapp featured in The Morning Call article on the Vatican reaction to The DaVinci Code (click here to read)

• FEBRUARY '05 - Fr. Thomas Dailey featured in media discussions about the health of Pope John Paul II
  • WYBE (Philadelphia) - "Public Voices" program, 2/18/05
  • Service Electric (Lehigh Valley) - TV2 News, 2/21-22/05
  • The Express Times (Easton) - front page news story, 2/26/05
  • WAEB (Lehigh Valley) - AM 790 News Radio, 2/28/05

• 1/14/05 - Dr. Brian Kane quoted in a news article on the religious dilemma of war in The Express-Times

• 1/13/05 - Fr. Thomas Dailey publishes op-ed article in The Morning Call on the cultural manifestations of greed (link)

• 12/17/04 - Dr. Brian Kane publishes essay on the celebration of Christmas through the Catholic News Service that appeared in numerous diocesan newspapers (link)

• 11/20/04 - department launches national essay contest (link)

• 11/12/04 - Dr. Larry Chapp featured in a news article in The Express-Times on whether "moral values" influenced the presidential election (link)

• 10/31/04 - Patricia Pintado awarded the Doctor of Philosophy degree by The Catholic University of America

• 10/21-24/04 - Fr. Thomas Dailey, OSFS and Fr. Alexander Pocetto, OSFS participate in bi-annual Salesian Scholars Seminar, with papers to be published by St. Joseph's University Press.

• 10/20/04 - Fr. Thomas Dailey, OSFS publishes editorial on life issues and the presidential election in The Morning Call newspaper (link)

• 10/8/04 - commentary by Fr. Thomas Dailey, OSFS featured in news stories in The Morning Call and The A.D. Times about the dedication of the Marian statue, "Our Lady of Deliverance" (link)

• 8/26/04 - Fr. Mark Plaushin, OSFS publishes editorial on the new school year in The Morning Call newspaper (link)

• 8/16/04 - two new faculty bring international flair to department:
  • Ms. Patricia Pintado (Philosophy) hails from Spain
  • Rev. Mark Plaushin, OSFS (Theology) returns from military duty in Irag

• 8/15/04 - Dr. Brian Kane appointed chair of the department

• 7/30/04 - Dr. Brian Kane featured in online article in The Tidings about marriage and the 2004 election (link to article)

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