Penn State Worthington Scranton will host a variety of events the week of Nov. 13 to commemorate veterans and military personnel, including a special recognition at the women's and men's basketball games on Nov. 14.
Penn State Worthington Scranton has announced that it will hold another series of Diversity Circles at the campus starting in February. The program offers campus and local community members the opportunity to gain a new understanding of others' perspectives and experiences that shape their own unique world views.
Penn State Worthington Scranton will host a lecture and discussion lead by Joseph Kraus, professor of English at The University of Scranton, at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18, in the campus' Business Building, Hawk Lecture Hall. He will be reading from Marilynne Robinson’s American Version of "Gilead." This event is free and open to the public, as well as the campus community.
Penn State alumni representing four northeast regional campuses — Hazleton, Schuylkill, Wilkes-Barre and Worthington Scranton — will be offering “A Night of Penn State Jazz” on Oct. 26 at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. The concert, featuring Penn State’s Centre Dimensions jazz ensemble, will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Renee Bishop-Pierce, an associate professor of biology at Penn State Worthington Scranton, will be in Croatia next month to present her research, “The Impact of Subterranean Groundwater Discharge on Coastal Productivity.”
Penn State Worthington Scranton student clubs will host a movie night Sept. 27 at the Circle Drive-in, located on Route 6 in Dickson City, in support of hurricane relief efforts.
NEPA BlogCon will return to Penn State Worthington Scranton on Oct. 14. Now entering its sixth year, NEPA BlogCon is northeastern Pennsylvania's only blogging and social media conference. Tickets are free, but advanced registration is required.