Penn State Scranton's next Diversity Circles program will be held virtually every Thursday from March 4 to April 1, over Zoom, with five discussion-based sessions being held in two-hour increments. A time will be decided once the program has been filled.
Starting Feb. 1 and throughout the spring semester, Penn State Scranton's Learning and Writing centers will offer a full schedule of remote tutoring services and special programming to help students needing academic assistance.
On Tuesday, Jan. 12, Penn State Scranton Instructional Designer Griff Lewis and colleagues from other campuses held Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Day, an all-day virtual faculty development event featuring engaging Zoom sessions devoted to various facets of online course delivery.
As Penn State Scranton students return to classes for the spring semester, Campus Counselor Katherine J. Stefanelli is continuing her proactive approach to the campus’ collective well-being.
On Monday, Jan. 18, Penn State Scranton honored the monumental legacy of the late Martin Luther King Jr. at two events -- the campus' sixth annual MLK Day Celebration and Excellence in Diversity Awards, which was held virtually, and the Greater Scranton MLK Commission's MLK Day Community Event, featuring Penn State alumnus and NBA player John Amaechi.
As part of the University’s comprehensive testing strategy for the spring semester, all Penn State students must meet requirements for COVID-19 testing prior to their return or if they are already living in their campus community.
Penn State has developed a comprehensive spring 2021 COVID-19 testing strategy for all campuses that includes both required and voluntary testing during the remote learning period and the in-person portion of the spring semester.
Penn State Scranton Associate Professor of English Kelley Wagers set out to create an innovative course that gives students across the academic spectrum the opportunity to explore and practice compassionate communication during a health crisis. During the fall semester, Wagers taught Communicating Care, an integrative general education course she designed with input from a medical ethics expert at Penn State College of Medicine and some campus colleagues.
The Penn State northeast region campuses will host a spring 2021 Virtual Program Series featuring topics ranging from movie promotion, chocolate and family business, NASA, forensics, bingo, children’s books, the entertainment industry, current weather and nature. The programs are open to the public and will be held in the evening throughout the spring.
