Kara Stone, assistant teaching professor of English at Penn State Scranton, recently organized an opportunity for students in her Literature and Society course to attend the annual Royden B. Davis, S.J., Distinguished Author Award dinner honoring Madeline Miller, held at the University of Scranton.
Penn State Scranton is once again hosting a series of fun-filled, relaxing events for Stress Busters Week, which will take place Dec. 9-13. Events will feature massage, pet therapy, aromatherapy and other relaxing and other meditative activities designed to relieve stress. Several campus areas will also be offering free refreshments and healthy snacks to give students the extra boost they might need.
On Sunday, Dec. 8, the campus’ three musical ensembles — Penn State Scranton Chorale, Roc[k]tet and Campus Jazz Band — presented their annual Holiday Concert at Grace Bible Church. On Wednesday, Dec. 11, the groups will perform their annual on-campus Holiday Concert at noon in The View Café.
Penn State Scranton took home a Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce 2019 SAGE Award for the interior renovations recently completed on the first floor of Dawson. The campus was one of three finalists in the Interior Renovations category. Other finalists were Tobyhanna Army Depot and The Wright Center for Community Health.
Two local representatives for the 2020 Census recently visited Penn State Scranton to discuss the myriad ways in which the campus community can help ensure optimal participation in the country’s once-every-decade population count. The event was part of the campus' Community Event Series, which hosts informational and educational programs throughout the academic year.
The Penn State Scranton Corporate Communication Club will give students the chance to showcase their artistic flair when it hosts an art show from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, in the Sherbine Lounge of the campus Study Learning Center.
This month, four corporate communication students were inducted into Penn State Scranton's Alpha Epsilon Phi Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the official honor society of the National Communication Association.
The studio, one of the hallmarks of the Dawson Building’s recent first floor renovation project, is already turning heads and proving to be a highly functional classroom environment for Thompson, now in her second year as the campus’ first full-time lecturer in art.
