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5 students holding awards standing next to John Sr. and Kimlyn Patishnock

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The John Sr. and Kimlyn Patishnock Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy is awarded to University Park students who achieved outstanding undergraduate student research at the Undergraduate Research Exhibition. From left, Isaac Gray, second place; Dalimar Flores-Torres, first place; Paige Fino, grand prize; Gabrielle Mu, honorable mention; Natalie Meriwether, honorable mention; Kimlyn Patishnock and John Patishnock Sr. Not pictured: Lucas Beddick, third place; Jacob Kohler, honorable mention; Abigail Silberman, honorable mention. 

group of honor society inductees pose for a picture at the induction ceremony

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Posing for a photo after being inducted into Penn State Scranton's corporate communication honor societies are, from left:  Corporate Communication Program Coordinator Kelly Conlon-Mazzucca, inductees Zamarra Vrabel, Ava Compton, Emma Bannon, Rebekah Howells and Matthew Reyes, and Assistant Professor of Corporate Communication Stephanie Longo.

Students pose for a group selfie outside

Group selfie

During their week in Puerto Rico on Alternative Spring Break, students made new friends and bonded through their experiences. Here, they pose with Interim Assistant Director of Student Services and Engagement Nikki Paolicelli for a group selfie.

Three female students work on painting an outside garden wall

Painting garden wall

Students helped to beautify outdoor areas as well. These three students paint an outdoor garden wall on one of their work days in Puerto Rico.

Male student clearing an outside area of overgrown weeds with a weed whacker

Clearing weeds

Students helped spruce up outdoor areas as well. Here, an area overgrown with weeds and vegetation gets a trimming.

Penn State Scranton students pose outside of a schoolhouse in Puerto Rico

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This semester, 16 students spent their spring break on a service trip to Puerto Rico, where they worked in several communities to help residents with clean-up and improvement efforts. Here, the group take time to pose for a group photo oustide one of the buildings they worked in.

three students show off their honor society certificates, cords and pins

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Penn State students Andrew Harsche, David Stoshick and Thomas Braveris were recently inducted into the Sigma Beta Delta international honor society during a special ceremony at Penn State Scranton. The trio received their official membership certificates, graduation cords and pins, which they will wear this weekend during Penn State Scranton's commencement ceremony.