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Coat and Hat Drive 2023

Coats and hats beginning to overflow in one of the many boxes located on campus and throughout the community as part of BA 321’s service project dedicated to assisting Keystone Mission, an award-winning, local faith-based non-profit organization in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.

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Nurse Jill Stocks Food Pantry

Campus Health Services Nurse Jill Thoman smiles alongside boxes filled with shelf-stable items destined for our campus food pantry, ensuring health and nourishment for our students.

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GivingTuesday takes place on November 28 and organizers at Penn State Scranton are using the fundraising opportunity to obtain the $5,000 needed for the purchase of a utility task vehicle (UTV) for the athletics department.

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Excellence in Diversity Award 2022 Winners

The Penn State Scranton awarded its Excellence in Diversity Awards at the 2023 MLK Day event, honoring Keshia Vilchert, Director of Student Equity and Inclusion at Marywood University and Dharti Ray, Assistant Director of Student Services and Engagement at Penn State Scranton. 

Pictured from left to right: Emily Glodzik, Coordinator of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Penn State Scranton, Keshia Vilchert,  Dr. Marwan Wafa, Chancellor, and Dharti Ray.

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Holiday Concert

Penn State Scranton's annual Holiday Concert featuring Penn State Scranton Chorale, The Roc[k]tet, and Campus Jazz Band is Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 4 p.m. at The Theater at Lackawanna College, 501 Vine Street in Scranton.

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Importance of Scholarships

Scholarship donors Bernie and Lynn Andreoli, Kate McAndrew, and Carl Weinschenk share the importance of education and what giving a scholarship means to them.

Also hear from student recipients Stan Ciborosky, Mahathir Mahbub, and Isabella Tousseull.  (Featured at the Penn State Scranton Scholarship Reception in 2023.)