CEDAR Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

UNC held the official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the CEDAR Center on Friday, August 8, 2025. The celebration marked a major milestone in UNC’s 100+ year history, and we are still feeling the excitement.

We were honored to welcome remarks from Senator Marty Flynn, Representative Bridget M. Kosierowski, Paul Macknosky, Northeast Regional Director of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Lackawanna County Commissioner Bill Gaughan, Tom Tulaney, President of Peoples Security Bank & Trust, Eileen Cipriani, Business Administrator for the City of Scranton, Lisa Durkin, UNC President & CEO, and Dr. Kellyn Williams, UNC Board Member.

We are deeply grateful to our funding partners whose generous support made the CEDAR (Community Education, Development, And Revitalization) Center possible: Senator Robert P. Casey Jr., Peoples Security Bank, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (RACP), Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (Keystone Communities, Local Share Account, Neighborhood Partnership Program), Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority, Lackawanna County, City of Scranton, The Oppenheim Foundation, PNC, PPL Electric Utilities, and The Dime Bank.

A heartfelt thank-you also goes to the UNC Board of Directors for your leadership and to the UNC students who joined us. Your passion and energy inspire our work every day.