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APPLICATION DUE MARCH 31, 2026

Welcome Scranton! (WS!) is a 2½-day immersive experience designed to connect you with the people, places, and priorities shaping the Scranton region today. Through exclusive site visits, dynamic sessions, and conversations with top civic and business leaders, you'll gain firsthand insight into our economic growth, cultural vitality, and civic identity. Each day offers a fresh perspective—spanning business innovation, economic development, arts, recreation, and community engagement—highlighting how these elements come together to define our region’s unique character and future.  By the end of the program, you’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of the area, a stronger professional network, and clear, practical ways to get involved and make a lasting impact.  WS! is open to everyone, from newcomers and entry-level employees to area natives and executives.  Tuition for WS! is $620.

SESSION DATES

Session 1: ½ day on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from 8:30am – 12:00pm

Session 2: Full day on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 from 8:30am – 4:30pm

Session 3: ½ day – Friday, May 1, 2026 from 2:30pm-6:30pm (or later, as we may be gifted tickets to a show at the Cultural Center)

Session 4: ½ day on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 from 8:30am – 12:00pm

For all six programs tuition refunds are only guaranteed within TWO weeks of the first session.   After the designated period, a refund will be considered on a case-by-case basis, at the discretion of the Executive Director.

Individuals who are dismissed from any program will not receive a refund.

Tuition assistance is now available to all qualifying candidates - regardless of the industry or sector.

Tuition for TLT and Core must be paid within 30 days from the start of the program UNLESS a written request regarding special payment is submitted to Leadership Lackawanna.  LL has sole discretion to accept or decline such requests.

Tuition for WS!, Collegiate, LF 2.0 and Executive must be paid before the start of the program.   

For questions about these policies, please contact Nicole Morristell, Executive Director, Leadership Lackawanna at nmorristell@scrantonchamber.com or (570) 342-7711 ext.125.

• If accepted, I understand the commitment I am making to the Leadership organization and since this program can only select a set number of participants, I understand the value of my acceptance and why my commitment is of great significance.
• I understand the mission and goals of Leadership Lackawanna.
• I understand the time commitment required of me as a participant.
• I will make necessary arrangements to be at sessions on time and remain through the completion of each session.
• I have paid my $40 application fee.
• I have submitted this application by the deadline.
• I understand program tuition is $620 and upon acceptance, I will be billed.
• I understand that completion of application does not ensure acceptance.
• I have the support and commitment of my employer. Support includes financial support (willingness to pay tuition) and release time support (willingness to provide the applicant with time off).
  
  NOTE: Applicants will be notified of the Selection Committee’s decisions in early April.

Thank you for agreeing to volunteer with the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce (GSCC) and/or its affiliated organizations, including but not limited to: Scranton Lackawanna Industrial Building Company, MetroAction, Skills in Scranton, Lackawanna Industrial Fund Enterprises, The Scranton Plan and Leadership Lackawanna. During your volunteer activities with GSCC, if serious injury should occur that requires emergency medical assistance, you are required to report the incident to your health insurance provider first. Volunteer accident insurance from Federal Insurance Company (a Division of Chubb) may cover additional medical expenses beyond your own coverage benefits. Volunteer accident insurance will serve as your primary coverage if you do not have health/medical coverage of your own, coverage is limited to $50,000.

I acknowledge that I or my dependent(s) have voluntarily applied to participate with GSCC on any of its projects without pay as a volunteer and agree that we assume the risk of injury or loss of life by participating. I or my dependent(s) understand that I/they am/are voluntarily participating in various individual and group activities related to the mission of the GSCC. These activities include but are not limited to the handling of power tools, climbing ladders, loading and unloading materials, painting and other related activities. This release is intended to be broad in its effect. I hereby agree to accept risk of injury, illness or death and verify this by placing my signature.

As being permitted to participate in these activities, I, on behalf of myself, my heirs, legal guardians, representatives, and dependents, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive, release and forever discharge GSCC, its officers, directors, agents, and representatives from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, damages, actions, judgments, liens, losses, costs, attorney’s fees, and legal expenses or liabilities of any nature (including injury to and/or death of the participant), whether negligent or intentional, resulting from participation by me or my dependents in said activities. 

I give permission for my name, image, and likeness, as shown in videotapes, photographs, film, electronic images, and/or audio recordings, to be used by Leadership Lackawanna (LL), now and in the future. Further, LL will not request approval or provide notice prior to the use of name, image, or likeness. This permission extends to all LL assignees, successors, and/or partner organizations, and will be used for social media, marketing, and website use. Furthermore, I understand that such photographs, films, recordings, and electronic images and the plates, tapes, and/or software from which they are made shall become the property of LL.  I have carefully read this waiver and fully understand its contents. I am aware that this is a legal contract between LL and me that affects my legal rights. I am signing this document of my own free will.

I or my dependent(s) have carefully read this agreement and fully understand its contents. I am aware that this is a release of liability and a legal contract between GSCC and me and my dependents that affect my/our legal rights. I am signing this document of my own free will.

Leadership Lackawanna operates with the highest moral standards. Further, Leadership Lackawanna maintains organizational integrity and requires that the conduct of its members before, during, and after participation in a Leadership Lackawanna program comply with Leadership Lackawanna’s mission, core values, purpose, Code of Ethics, and be in compliance with the local, State, and Federal laws.

To this end, Leadership Lackawanna requires that all persons involved with Leadership Lackawanna swear/affirm the following:

• I swear/affirm, subject to penalties of the law, that I have not been named as a perpetrator of a founded report of child abuse as defined by the Child Protective Services Law.
• I swear/affirm, subject to penalties of law, that I have not been convicted of any of the following crimes under Title 18 of the Pennsylvania consolidated statutes or of offenses substantially equivalent in nature in any other jurisdiction, to those crimes under the laws or former laws of the United States or one of its territories or possessions, another state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a foreign nation, or under a former law of this Commonwealth.

o Chapter 25 (relating to criminal homicide)
o Section 2702 (relating to aggravated assault)
o Section 2706 (relating to terroristic threats)
o Section 2709.1 (relating to stalking)
o Section 2901 (relating to kidnapping)
o Section 2902 (relating to unlawful restraint)
o Section 2903 (relating to false imprisonment)
o Section 2910 (relating to luring a child into a motor vehicle or structure)
o Section 3121 (relating to rape)
o Section 3122.1 (relating to statutory sexual assault)
o Section 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse)
o Section 3124.1 (relating to sexual assault)
o Section 3125 (relating to aggravated indecent assault)
o Section 3126 (relating to indecent assault)
o Section 3127 (relating to indecent exposure)
o Section 4302 (relating to incest)
o Section 4303 (relating to concealing death of child)
o Section 4304 (relating to endangering welfare of children)

o Section 4305 (relating to dealing in infant children)
o A felony offense under Section 5902(b) (relating to prostitution and related offenses)
o Section 5903(c) or (d) (relating to obscene and other sexual material and performances)
o Section 6301 (relating to corruption of minors)
o Section 6312 (relating to sexual abuse of children), or an equivalent crime

My signature below indicates that all information contained within this application is accurate. I understand all of the commitments and statements, and agree to uphold them to the best of my ability. I further understand that if official information to the contrary becomes available, I will be given written notification, and may be disavowed from Leadership Lackawanna and prohibited from any further participation in any LL program, event, or social media activity.

Questions? Contact Nicole Morristell at 570-342-7711 ext. 125 or nmorristell@scrantonchamber.com.