SUNY Potsdam

The award-winning Crane Opera Ensemble at SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music is set to present the timeless Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, “The Pirates of Penzance,” April 20 and 21. Both performances are 7:30 p.m. in the Sara M. Snell Music Theater.

The cast and crew includes Kimberly Casey, of Whitehall, who is a dance captain and member of the chorus.

In “The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty,” Frederic, who has spent his formative years as a junior pirate, plans to mark his 21st birthday by breaking free from the Pirate King and his wacky band of pirates. His nursemaid, now turned piratical maid of all work, Ruth, has misled him as to the charms of younger women. When he meets a group of them on the beach, he begins his courtship of Mabel, a daughter of Major-General Stanley. But because he was born in a leap year, Feb. 29, a date that only arrives every four years, Frederic isn’t technically 21 - and the Pirate King is still his master. Unless something changes, Frederic will soon be on a collision course with the Pirate King’s new nemesis, Mabel’s father.

This production has been double-cast for many major roles to highlight the talents of a broader number of Crane students. As a result, each evening performance will feature different casting.

Led by Kirk Severtson, musical director, this production of “The Pirates of Penzance” features students from The Crane School of Music in the cast, as well as students from Crane and the SUNY Potsdam Department of Theatre and Dance behind the scenes. David Ward, stage director, joins the Crane faculty this year as a visiting assistant professor. He has served as the opera director at the University of Arizona and the University of North Texas.

King’s College

Kieran Frankenfield, of Whitehall, was recently elected treasurer of the Student Government Association at King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. The Student Government Association is the essential representative of the students, an advocate of their concerns and a vital component of the college community.

Frankenfield is a sophomore dual major in accounting and business management and a consistent dean’s list student. He is a member of the Accounting Association at the college. Frankenfield is the son of Tim and Amy Frankenfield.

Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross from the University of Notre Dame in 1946, King’s College offers exceptional academic and professional programs built upon a strong liberal arts core and the Catholic intellectual tradition. King’s is a member of a network of colleges and universities sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross, including the University of Notre Dame, Stonehill College and the University of Portland.

University of Scranton

Emily Frey, of Whitehall, was among the 54 University of Scranton students inducted into Beta Beta Beta, the national honor society for biology. Frey is a sophomore majoring in biochemistry at the Jesuit university.

For induction into the honor society, students must have completed at least three biology courses, maintained at least a 3.0 GPA in biology and be in good academic standing at the University. The honor society encourages undergraduate biological research through presentations at conventions, publication in the journal BIOS and research/travel grants. The university’s chapter of the honor society was established in 1994.

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Brianna Jones, of Walnutport, joined other fourth-year medical students at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) to learn their residency placements during the national resident matching program’s “Match Day,” an event at which all fourth-year M.D. students around the country simultaneously open their envelopes to learn where they will spend the next three to seven years training in specialties. Jones matched at Colorado Health Foundation-CO for Transitional, followed by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai for Radiation Oncology. Residencies typically begin July 1.

“We are proud of the success of our Class of 2018,” said Steven J. Scheinman, M.D., president and dean of Geisinger Commonwealth and executive vice president of Geisinger. “Again this year, our students matched into excellent local residency programs, as well as some of the most competitive and prestigious programs and specialties in the nation. I am also glad that, once again, our students chose primary care in large numbers,” Scheinman said, pointing out that half of Geisinger Commonwealth’s Class of 2018 matched into a primary care specialty, such as family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics or obstetrics/gynecology.

Scheinman also observed that Geisinger Commonwealth applicants matched into some of the most competitive specialties in American medicine, including dermatology, radiation oncology, plastic surgery, urology, ophthalmology and orthopedic surgery. In addition to the large number of Geisinger Commonwealth students who will train at leading community-based programs, several students will go to residencies at highly competitive teaching hospitals, including those associated with Dartmouth, New York University, the University of Rochester, UCLA and the University of Chicago, as well programs at Jefferson, Temple and Drexel.