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campus donors E.J. and Aryn Long, sit on a sofa in the new Penn State Scranton Veterans Lounge with their children, Addison and Parker

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Campus alumnus E.J. Long and his wife, Aryn, committed $20,000 to create a new Veterans' Lounge at Penn State Scranton for student veterans. The couple want to be an example for their children, Parker, holding Nittany Lion Shrine statue, and Addison. 

Campus alumnus EJ Long poses for a photo in the new Veterans Lounge at Penn State Scranton with retired dean of students Pat Rose

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Alumnus and veteran E.J. Long, at left, credits fellow veteran Patrick Rose, at right, who was dean of students at Penn State Scranton when he arrived at the campus, for inspiring him to apply himself to his studies and get the grades he would need in order to move on to University Park. Now a successful business owner, Long has given back to the campus, creating a Veterans Lounge for student veterans, and reunited with Rose during a recent visit to the campus.

Campus alumnus EJ Long, at left, receives a Nittany Lion Shrine statue from campus Chancellor Marwan Wafa during a tour of the newly created Veterans Lounge he donated to.

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Campus alumnus E.J. Long, at left, a U.S. Coast Guard veteran, receives a Nittany Lion Shrine statue from Penn State Scranton Chancellor Marwan Wafa in appreciation for a gift he made to establish a new Veterans Lounge in the campus' Study Learning Center. The Lounge is a quiet, private space for those students who are veterans now working on their college degrees and needing a quiet, private space to study or take a break.

 

photos of Patel and Krishanda with Chancellor Wafa, holding up their Chancellor's Award certificates

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Trusha Patel and Joseph Krishanda were the recipients of the annual Chancellor's Service Award for Student Workers, which is awarded by Penn State Scranton Chancellor Marwan Wafa.