On Saturday, May 18, eight Penn State organizations will co-sponsor the 10th annual Penn State Day at Knoebels Amusement Park in Elysburg. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. at Pavilion M. A program will begin at 11 a.m. and will include lunch, a performance by the Alumni Blue Band, an appearance by the Nittany Lion, and prize raffles.
Human trafficking is not just about sex trafficking, it also includes labor trafficking, said Sunny Sinha, associate professor and chair of the Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Committee at Marywood University. Sinha was the first speaker for a new Education Awareness Luncheon series organized and hosted by Penn State Scranton’s Human Development and Family Studies Community Club.
Penn State Scranton professors Ray Petren and Melissa LaBuda recently presented their research on parental role changes following separation at the National Council on Family Relations in San Diego, California.
Julie Gilpatrick, coordinator of student activities at Penn State Scranton, has been named the February Employee of the Month by Chancellor Marwan Wafa.
Penn State Altoona's Rail Transportation program is hosting the Women in Engineering Design Competition, open to first-year and sophomore women at any Penn State campus. There are three rounds to the competition. The first is an online quiz which includes questions about all aspects of engineering and its impact on society, economics, and politics. This round is open until Sunday, Feb. 3.
Dale Holen, associate professor of biology and biology program coordinator at Penn State Scranton, has been named the 2019 chair-elect of the Northeast Algal Society’s Nominations Committee. As chair, he will be responsible for recruiting NEAS members to run for administrative posts within the group, as well as managing the society's elections.
Kathy Casarin, from Archbald, Pennsylvania, will be recognized as the Penn State Scranton Alumni Society’s 2018 Alumna of the Year at a reception in her honor at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, in the campus’ K. Bruce Sherbine Lounge.
For the first time in Penn State Scranton's history, three students will travel to University Park to take part in THON. Dana Beecroft, Alex Squatrito and Katie Walsh were announced as the 2019 THON dancers during a special celebration at the campus on Friday.
The Fidelity Bank D&D Charitable Foundation has made a contribution to Penn State Scranton’s Student Hardship Fund, which aids students who find themselves facing unexpected financial challenges.
William Tyler Blaum, known to the faculty, staff and students at Penn State Scranton as Tyler, was honored during the campus’ Spring Assembly with the Chancellor’s Service Award for Student Workers. The award is given to students who go above and beyond in their efforts as student workers at the campus.
