Campus representatives prepared proposals for sustainable projects that could be carried out with $500 or less in funds as part of a competition held during the CCSG Sustainability Summit. The Penn State Altoona campus student government received an award to improve signage and markers for a walking/hiking trail through the campus' Seminar Forest.
On March 21, more than 120 student government representatives from 19 Penn State campuses virtually attended the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments’ first sustainability summit, featuring a poster expo of students showcasing their campus’ sustainability efforts, and a presentation on students’ potential impact on climate change by Richard Alley, Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences.
A group of Penn State Scranton business students spent the winter months preparing free tax returns for local families and individuals through the United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties' Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The group included, from left: Samantha Evanina, Vidal Baez, Deep Patel, Nick Ksiazek, Lecturer in Accounting and VITA Director Angela Bassani, George Houck and Khushi Patel.
Eight senior Penn State Scranton accounting and finance students participated in the United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties’ annual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, preparing about 2,250 free tax returns for low-income families and individuals throughout the region.
Epidemiologists from Penn State's Center for Infectious Disease discuss the uncertain future of the COVID-19 outbreak and the possible scenarios for it's end.
How will COVID-19 end? Matthew Ferrari and Nita Bharti of the Penn State Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics explore this question in a new video produced in collaboration with WPSU. With volunteer assistance from Penn State faculty and staff from across the campuses, the video will be available with subtitles in 10 languages.
Penn State Scranton's annual Undergraduate Research Fair and Exhibition will still take place this year, albeit in a different format than usual. This year's event will be held virtually, using technology to showcase students' work and accomplishments.
Participants at last year's Undergraduate Research Fair and Exhibition pose for a photo next to their project poster during the judgement portion of the event. This year, Penn State Scranton will hold is research fair virtually -- giving students an opportunity to still showcase their projects under current stay-at-home restrictions due to COVID-19.
