Chancellor Marwan Wafa has announced that Meghan Cruciani, associate director of academic advising at Penn State Scranton, is the campus' Employee of the Month for November.
On Wednesday, Nov. 11 -- Veterans Day -- the campus will host a Veterans Appreciation Day for the campus community from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. On Thursday, Nov. 12, there will be a free Veterans Educational Online Workshop for from 5:45 to 7 p.m.
Penn State released its preliminary coronavirus testing results for the period of Oct. 23 to 29 on its COVID-19 dashboard today (Oct. 30). The University Park campus received 110 positive on-demand test results and 17 positive random test results from student testing during the period of Oct. 23 to 29.
Penn State released its preliminary coronavirus testing results for the period of Oct. 16 to 22 on its COVID-19 dashboard today (Oct. 23). The University Park campus received 127 positive on-demand test results and 13 positive random test results from student testing during the period of Oct. 16 to 22. As of Oct. 22 at University Park, there are 235 active student cases and 3,411 students have completed their isolation period and are no longer active cases.
Penn State Scranton was recently among 13 Pennsylvania colleges and universities named a Pennsylvania National Guard Associations Guard-Friendly School. PNGAS is the only advocacy group dedicated to the needs of the state’s National Guard members and veterans.
Angela Bassani recently received her doctor of education degree and was promoted from lecturer in accounting at Penn State Scranton to assistant teaching professor of accounting.
Since its formation last year, Penn State Scranton's Student Organization of Latinos has quickly become one of the most popular groups on campus, with a membership of 60-plus students and growing. The group co-sponsored a successful virtual celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month with a signature event featuring a guest speaker, campus alumnus and Brazilian immigrant Allan Souza, as well as a presentation by the group’s officers.
Plans for Penn State’s Spring 2021 semester, announced Oct. 4, include a later start in January; continuation of the current flexible instructional modes, including in-person; the elimination of spring break; and completion of instruction for all undergraduate and graduate students by April 30. The University will maintain its observance of Martin Luther King Jr. day on Jan. 18 for students and faculty, when no classes will be held and Dr. King’s legacy will be celebrated through a number of virtual events.
Penn State released its preliminary coronavirus testing results for the period of Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 on its COVID-19 dashboard today (Oct. 2). Among students tested at the University Park campus whose test results have been processed, Penn State received 285 positive results from its on-demand testing and 12 positive results from its random testing program.
