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Penn State Scranton is now a smoke- and tobacco-free campus, with smoking and tobacco products in campus buildings, grounds, campus leased properties, facilities and vehicles no longer allowed.

They can cough. They can tell you they are going to vomit. Their eyes go into dilation and miosis. Their face turns blue when their vitals are low on oxygen. They can die. They can be saved. The possibilities are almost endless.

These are the “not-so-real” patients who reside in the Nursing Suite at Penn State Scranton. They are high-fidelity mannequins, and their realistic, human-like behavior will blow you away.

Sometimes, the most valuable lessons students learn happen outside of the classroom, rather than inside. Members of Penn State Scranton’s Business and Communications Club learned that first-hand when they undertook a project earlier this year to help NET Credit Union in Scranton.

Club members, along with faculty and staff from Penn State Scranton collaborated and provided valuable information to NET Credit Union regarding consumer banking habits.