Dr. Marwan Wafa, right, Penn State Scranton chancellor, presents Ann Vaida, newly inducted member of the campus’ Ridge View Society, with the traditional Ridge View Society sculpture for her generosity in establishing the Richard K. and Marianne Byron Open Doors Scholarship at the campus.
Tara Marta, an alumna of the English program at Penn State Scranton, has been experiencing continued success as a professional writer, and on November 10, she will achieve another milestone when the Everhart Museum in Scranton will be displaying one of her short stories, “Forgetting to Remember” as part of an exhibit of local writers for its Zine library.
Posing for a photo after the 2018 Meet and Greet are, front row, from left: Michelle Kelsch, Susan Decker, Dr. Marwan Wafa, Katie McNulty, Katie O’Neill, and MariPat O’Donnell. In the back row, from left: Josh McAuliffe, Joe Annacarto, Brad Foley, John Mecca, Elaine O’Donnell, Pat Abdalla, Mike Pavese, Brian Petliski, Joe Petrewski, Dr. Michael Evans and Dan Mitsakos.Adjunt faculty missing from photo are: Carmen Alu, Getinet Gawo, Mark Nolan, Michael Senyk, and Pat Sheridan.
Dr. Mary Ellen Litzinger will receive the Fischer Award of Distinction from Penn State Outreach and Online Education for her support of Shaver's Creek Environmental Center and WPSU.
Over 300 donors and student recipients and their families attended Penn State Scranton's 2018 Scholarship Reception on Oct. 4. The annual event provides an opportunity for donors to personally meet their scholarship recipients and allows students to meet and personally thank their donors.
Over 300 people attended Penn State Scranton's 2018 Scholarship Reception, an annual event held each year to honor the campus' scholarship donors and allow those donors and their scholarship recipients to meet.