Chinese Spring Festival Draws Large Crowd

Previously published in "The Stroud Courier" on Feb. 16, 2017. ESU students and community members experienced a piece of Chinese culture this past Saturday at the Chinese Spring Festival. Guests celebrated the beginning of the Year of the Rooster with martial arts, calligraphy, music and food. “China’s spring festival is the biggest celebration in Chinese …

Alumni Association Discusses Campus Changes

Previously published in "The Stroud Courier" on April 28, 2016. East Stroudsburg University’s Alumni Association spoke about upcoming campus changes and events at their board of directors meeting last Saturday at the Innovation Center. ESU President Marcia Welsh informed the board about Saturday’s admissions event and sporting events, along with other activities like the University …

World Fair Gives a Global Experience

Previously published in "The Stroud Courier" on April 14, 2016. As part of ESU’s Global Week, the World Fair introduced students and community members to new experiences, including foreign foods and camel rides. The fair took place on Wednesday in the University Circle from 12 to 2 p.m. “It was exhilarating. It was like a …

Love Like a Warrior: ESU’s Global Week

Previously published in "The Stroud Courier" on April 7, 2016. East Stroudsburg University’s first ever Global Week is this week. It aims to create conversations about international forms of diversity, including ethnicity, nationality, athletics, history, sexual orientation, art, food, service and religion. Under the theme of “Love Like a Warrior,” Global Week includes events that …

Town Hall Encourages Students to Get Involved

Previously published in "The Stroud Courier" on Feb. 25, 2016. ESU’s Student Senate held its first town hall meeting of the semester last week with the theme of “how to get involved.” Students from various organizations attended the meeting and participated in games, Q&A’s and club recruitment. The meeting was held in Beers Lecture Hall …

Day of Service Unites Community

Previously published in "The Stroud Courier" on Feb. 11, 2016. ESU’s third annual MLK Day of Service united campus and community by making art and collecting donations for the homeless. The event, which had a total of over 100 volunteer hours, took place on Thursday, Feb. 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “The Day …

Career Expo Week 2016

Previously published in "The Stroud Courier" on Feb. 4, 2016. This semester’s Career Expo Week, presented by East Stroudsburg University’s Career Development Center, will take place Monday, February 8 through Friday, February 12. It will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. each day in the Sci Tech lobby. In previous semesters, the expo was …

Reinventing Family Weekend 2015

  Previously published in "The Stroud Courier" on Sept. 17, 2015. ESU’s Family Weekend 2015 is packed with activities that incorporate more age groups and interests than previous years. The events will take place this Friday, Sept. 18 through Sunday, Sept. 20. Family Weekend 2015’s change in activities is thanks to the new Family Weekend …