Third-year nursing student Megan Lucey, shown here at Penn State Scranton's 2022 Undergraduate Research Fair, where she presented a research project of her own, credits the campus' PaSSS program with helping her become a more successful student.
Every summer, Penn State Scranton offers the Pathway to Success: Summer Start (PaSSS) program, which is specifically for Commonwealth Campuses and designed to support students to make an early transition to Penn State University. Students get the tools and resources needed to increase the likelihood that they will graduate and earn their Penn State degree on time, or even early in some cases, with less loan debt.
Penn State Scranton Chancellor Marwan Wafa has announced that Suzanne Morgan, administrative assistant in the Academic Affairs department, has been named Employee of the Month for March.
Penn State Scranton Chancellor Marwan Wafa has announced that Suzanne Morgan, administrative assistant in the Academic Affairs department, has been named Employee of the Month for March.
Penn State Schuylkill nursing students collected soil samples from various campus locations, later testing them for antibiotic discovery in an increasinglyantibiotic-resistant world.
Three students presented four research presentations at Penn State Schuylkill's spring Undergraduate Research and Creative Accomplishments Symposium, held on campus on Wednesday, April 27.
Left: Amanda Charowsky presented "Sabers and Shortguns: The Continental Cavalry in the Philadelphia and Saratoga Campaigns." Faculty adviser: Harold Aurand Jr.
Center: Carol Rayos presented "Analysis of Government Laws and Ethics in Celebrity Cases of Whistleblowing from 1971-2021," with faculty adviser Juyoung Song. Rayos also presented "It is Time to raise the JLWOP Bar to 21 and Up," with faculty adviser Ronald Kelly.
Right: Bethany Haag presented "The Development of Peer Academic Coaching: A New Trend in Academia." Faculty adviser: Darlene Young.
Jessica Petko, associate professor of biology and science at Penn State York, delivers her guest speaker presentation about the arachnid research she conducts.
Penn State Schuylkill students Aloura Gavalis, left, and Caitlyn Goggin take a break from the symposium to pose for a photo. Both students' projects were guided by faculty adviser Sarah Princiotta, with Gavalis' "Relations between Phytoplankton and Toxins in Pocono Region Lakes" earning her first place in the Biological and Health Sciences cateogry.
Delilah Jabbour, right, of Penn State Lehigh Valley, presents her project "Invasive Species: The Importance of Scientific Illustrations," posing next to friend and classmate Mikayla Wilkins. This project earned Jabbour second place standing in the Arts and Humanities category. Faculty advisers: Elizabeth R. Flaherty and Karen Kackley-Dutt.
