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Tags with Hope and Peace written on them to express hope and peace for those who have passed

Hope and Peace tags

Senior Kristi Cucura filled out the tags for two unidentified migrants. On the one tag, she wrote “peace,” with hopes that the person’s soul “would find peace in the afterlife despite not finding peace on this earth.”

close up of multiple tags created for the project, shown in a vertical row

Close up of multiple tags

Penn State Scranton senior Julia Fessenden wrote quotes from several poets on the back of her toe tags, saying she did so because, “I felt as though my own words were inadequate.”

Exhibit of memorial wall of toe tags for Hostile Terrain project

Memorial wall

The Art Alley gallery space at University Park's HUB-Robeson Center is one of 150 locations throughout the world hosting installations for the Hostile Terrain 94 art project sponsored by the Undocumented Migration Project. Students in Penn State Scranton Lecturer in Art Corianne Thompson's studio art and art history courses participated in the project, filling out toe tags meant to represent the thousands of migrants who have died at the U.S.-Mexico border. 

Covid Testing at BJC

POTD-11 19 20-Covid Testing at BJC

Clay Kuzmin, a staff member with Drug Free Sports, hands off a COVID-19 saliva test kit to one of the many Penn State students who have made their way to the Bryce Jordan Center for free, pre-departure testing throughout the week.

headshot photos of Cavaliere and Hettes

Cavaliere and Hettes

Chancellor Marwan Wafa, Ph.D., has announced the addition of two new members to Penn State Scranton’s Advisory Board -- Paul S. Cavaliere, program management director at Lockheed Martin in Archbald, at left; and Robert Hettes, director of flu operations at Sanofi Pasteur in Swiftwater.

screenshot of award title and attendees from virtual awards ceremony

Student awards screenshot

Assistant Professor of Philosophy Dr. Todd Adams, third screen from top, presents the Tabatabaie Family Award for Math and Science at the virtual Student Awards celebration for the 2019-20 academic year.  

Brandon Sicovitch and a friend pose with honorary certificates they received

Brandon Sicovitch

Penn State Scranton sophomore and U.S. military veteran Brandon Sicovitch, right, and a friend are all smiles after receiving "Best Squad Leader in Battalion" Army Achievement Medals. 

Dr. Alan Peslak

Dr. Alan Peslak

Penn State Scranton Professor of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) Dr. Alan Peslak is the recipient of the International Association for Computer Information Systems’ 2020 Ben Bauman Award for Excellence.

Logan DeSanto, PSSN nursing honors student

Logan DeSanto

Logan DeSanto, a nursing honors student at Penn State Scranton is the recipient of a University Student Engagement Network Remote Innovation Grant, that will allow her to pursue her interest in the clinical and research aspects of nursing.