Nicholas Scandale showed his dedication to Penn State Scranton in many ways, from his longtime service on the campus Advisory Board to his various philanthropic endeavors. Recently, his wife Diane made a gift to have the Engineering Building’s mechanical lab named in her husband’s memory.
Inspired by a continuity of hatred in Hispanic literatures across the ages, Penn State Scranton Associate Professor of Spanish Beatriz Rivera-Barnes wrote the book “The Nature of Hate and the Hatred of Nature in Hispanic Literatures,” which was published last year and now being used in universities across the United States, as well as in South Korea, Spain and Germany.
The first round of the 2021 Penn State Women in Engineering (WE) Design Competition has kicked off with an online quiz bowl, open now until Friday, Sept. 24.
Penn State Scranton’s student population continues to evolve in new and exciting ways, with recent growth coming among undergraduates from outside of Pennsylvania and the United States.
At Penn State Scranton 91% of full-time employees indicated they are fully vaccinated, including 100% of administrators, 100% of academic personnel (instructors, researchers and faculty) and 90% of nonunion staff. Among students, 56% have uploaded their proof of vaccination.
Penn State Scranton Chancellor Marwan Wafa has announced that Kathy Stefanelli, counseling services, is the campus' Employee of the Month for September.
The Penn State Office for General Education has announced the selection of seven Penn State faculty who will serve as new advisers and program leaders and will help to build high-impact teaching and learning practices in general education across the institution. The seven new members will serve three-year terms as part of a team of 16 general education faculty scholars.
Allyson Favuzza is no stranger to Penn State and the advantages that the University’s degrees provide. Favuzza is one of few to receive an associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctorate all from the College of Nursing within 10 years.
Penn State students, faculty and staff who are not vaccinated for COVID-19 and those who have not shared with the University that they are fully vaccinated will be required to test weekly for COVID-19 throughout the fall semester, or until they share with the University that they have been fully vaccinated.
