Penn State Scranton THON dancers, Deyniel Desarden-Ruperto, a fourth-year corporate communication major, and Natalie Schield, a fourth-year information sciences and technology (IST) major, will head to University Park to represent the campus at THON from Feb 18 to 20 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
Penn State Scranton English alumna and published author Tara Marta can now add YouTuber to her growing list of accomplishments. Her new YouTube Channel "Tea with Tara: Conversations About Writing" has already produced several episodes, including interviews with Penn State Scranton Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature Philip Mosley and Penn State Scranton Associate Professor of Spanish Beatriz Rivera-Barnes.
Throughout the month of February, Penn State Scranton will be hosting a variety of events to celebrate Black History Month, which honors the struggle of African Americans as well as celebrates their history as it has shaped the current world.
Rick Brazier, senior associate dean for faculty and research in the Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses, has been named interim dean of Penn State’s 14-campus University College.
Penn State Scranton’s Student Government Association will host “Dancing 4 Diamonds” a formal, prom-type event, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, in The View Café. The event will also be a fundraiser for THON and also be the first official announcement of the campus' 2022 THON dancers.
On Sunday, Feb. 6, Penn State Scranton is hosting a Designer Purse Bingo from 3 to 6:30 p.m. in the campus’ Multi-Purpose Building (gym). The event benefits THON and is open to the public. Organizers are encouraging the campus’ staff, students and the community to come out for the event and bring their friends and family along as well.
During her presentation, part of Penn State Scranton's celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, civil rights icon Bettie Mae Fikes recounted her history-making activism, interspersing those recollections and stories, with choruses of songs that have inspired her and which reflected the emotions and feelings surrounding those stories.
