Joseph A. Panuska
[34] At the northwest corner of the residence hall, there is a three-storied entry rotunda containing the stairs, lounges, circulation space, a clock tower with a carillon, and a glass-pyramid roof and crucifix designed by Rev.
The crucifix features a geometric corpus with head bowed, symbolizing the moment of death and illustrating the cost of the love Christ chose to endure.
[36] Father Panuska asserted that Redington Hall "represents a significant improvement to the living and working environment of [the] campus,"[37] in addition to "provid[ing] adequate housing for [the] residential students.
[39] On December 15, 1983, the University of Scranton purchased the Assembly of God Church from the Reformed Episcopalian congregation who could no longer properly maintain the facility as the costs and utilities were too high.
[43] The Chapel is named Madonna della Strada ("Our Lady of the Way") in reference to an image of the Virgin Mary enshrined in the Church of the Gesu in Rome and serves as the primary site for the university's major liturgical services, including the regular Sunday masses.
[54] The 3,157 pipes, some as large as 17 feet long and weighing 200 pounds while others are smaller than a pencil, were transported to Stowe, Pennsylvania, to be cleaned and repaired by specialists at Patrick J. Murphy & Associates, Inc.[55] On January 30, 2005, President Panuska celebrated the restoration by blessing the organ which was then heard for the first time in decades, as concert organist Thomas Murray performed selections by Vivaldi, Schumann, Grieg, Mendelssohn, and Elgar.
Built at a cost of $1,205,000, the reinforced concrete structure featured a porcelain enameled steel "skin" brickwork as well as aluminum mullions along its exterior.
[68] According to James Devers, Assistant Vice President for Facilities Operations, "the overall end result for Old Loyola as part of the master plan is to demolish the building and open up the space in front of the Estate to what it would have looked like in 1871.
Walter Ciszek, S.J., a native of northeastern Pennsylvania and a candidate for sainthood who spent twenty-three years ministering in Soviet prisons and the labor camps of Siberia.
[84] Gannon founded the Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Program and served as the editor of Best Sellers magazine and moderator the Alpha Sigma Nu honor society.
[84] Panuska noted that Father Gannon "had a profound effect on countless students and anyone else who knew him," as he "taught, counseled, and cajoled – using all of his energy to help others take full advantage of their God-given talents," truly living out the Jesuit ideal of turning potential into achievement.
After twenty five years of agitation on the part of the university, the improvement project was actualized in 1980 in order to create a more attractive, park-like atmosphere on the campus and to eliminate the safety hazards associated with pedestrian and vehicle traffic.
[89] The Mulberry Street entrance to the Royal Way featured a campus gate, a gift from the University of Scranton Classes of 1985, 1990, and 1991,[88] and the opposing terminus was Metanoia, the bronze sculpture of St. Ignatius of Loyola by Gerard Baut.
[91] More than double the size of the Alumni Memorial Library, Weinberg has five floors which can seating up to 1000 users at cubicles, tables, group study rooms, and lounges.
[94] The fifth floor is the Scranton Heritage Room which is a large open hall featuring views of the city, the surrounding mountains, and the Commons, as well as thirty-nine panel paintings by Trevor Southey depicting art, religion, and science in the Lackawanna Valley and worldwide.
[96] It also serves as the venue for many campus and community events such as lectures, receptions, student award presentations, Game Night, and the library's annual Book Sale.
The Pro Deo Room contains a computer lab with networked PCs, two laser printers, a vending machine area, and a Java City café, as well as a 46-inch touchscreen table PC.
[99] The Learning Commons houses a lecture capture room to practice presentations and record them digitally, two writing center offices, technology support, and iMacs.
[99] In Fall 2015, in response to student feedback, the entire second floor of the library was opened for 24-hour use, allowing for more access to carrels, computers, and space for quiet study.
[107] The individual panels within the grid are titled: The Thinker; Reaching Out To My Self; Natural and Curious Yearning of a Child; Eternal Bridge; Acceptance; A State of Calm, Peace, Knowing; Trials and Tribulation/The Ascent; The Void/God; The Writer; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; Hope/Prayer; Christ; The Climb/The Worn Steps/The Invitation to Enter; The Written Word; Unconditional Love and Caring/Innocence of Children; The Self Exposed.
[109] Originally, the university planned to renovate and restore the property, where it would relocate the Admissions and Financial Aid offices as well as a combinations switchboard and a visitors area.
It was converted to house the Psychology Department on the second floor, which had formerly been located in O’Hara Hall, as well as the Division of Planning and Information Resources, which was formerly known as the University Computing and Data Services Center.
[113] The buff, iron-spot building was considered cutting edge at the time, with glare-reducing thermo-pane glass, noise-reducing solid brick walls, radiant heating and cooling, and humidity control.
[113] Although originally estimated at $750,000, overall construction costs were approximately $806,000 after complications occurred when a massive mining cavity, complete with a network of surrounding tunnels, was discovered to lie only forty feet below the surface of the building site.
[114] Using a digging rig brought in from Texas, contractors sunk 33 steel casings into the ground, each more than 40 feet long, and then poured concrete through them to form pillars in order to support the structure.
[123] The laboratories are equipped with technologically advanced systems used in the medical research field and each lab was designed for a specific purpose, such as genetic engineering, sequencing of DNA, and fluorescent microscopy.
McGurrin's four stories include classrooms, laboratories, teaching instruction labs, and counseling suites as well as the Panuska College of Professional Studies’ advising center and administration offices.
The Center includes a reception area, administrative offices, interview rooms with observation, and closed circuit video capabilities, examination rooms, disabled access and restrooms, and a large group activity/conference area as well as sophisticated equipment as the region's only motion analysis system, capable of analyzing movement and motor activity of people from infancy to advanced age.
He later took up residence at health centers for older Jesuits, first at the St. Claude de la Colombière community in Baltimore and then in Manresa Hall in Merion, Pennsylvania, where he died on February 28, 2017.
As a scholar with an international-reputation, he challenged a growing faculty not only to be excellent teachers, but to taste more fully the trials and joys of scholarship in their chosen fields.
