Penn State Scranton’s Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) Community Club continued its slate of informative fall semester programming with a presentation centered around the grim yet all-too-relevant topic of domestic violence.
Accounts of the horrors of World War II tend to be told mostly from the soldier’s perspective. But the Penn State Scranton campus community was recently treated to compelling firsthand testimony from another important voice – the children of war.
Penn State Scranton and Wilkes University’s collaborative Family Business Alliance continues to offer a wide range of unique and thought-provoking programming for local businesses, professionals, students and the community at large.
Robert Scheller has been promoted to the position of information resources and services support specialist at the Penn State Scranton Library. In his new role, he has several supervisory functions, among them managing the circulation desk, overseeing the student workers, and ordering and cataloging course reserve materials for faculty. In addition, he assists Head Librarian Jennie Knies with special projects.
Last week, Robert Thomas, owner of Taylor-based Tsunami Self-Defense Systems, and his head instructor, Rebecca van der Meer, gave their first of two self-defense classes for the campus community.
Just in time for Veterans Day, Penn State Scranton will play host to a traveling exhibit that pays homage to University athletes who bravely served their country during World War I.
The leaders of Penn State Scranton’s Student Government Association (SGA) are committing themselves to maximum visibility and engagement for the 2019-20 academic year.
Penn State Laureate William J. Doan, Ph.D., will bring his “Anxiety Project” speaking tour to Penn State Scranton on Thursday, Oct. 24. The presentation will take place from 12:05 to 1 p.m. in Dawson Building 10, and lunch will be served.
In recent years, suicide has become a growing scourge on college campuses across the country. But with more education, vigilance and resources, there’s no reason why those numbers can’t dramatically plummet. That was the takeaway from the Penn State Scranton Human Development and Family Studies Community Club’s first educational awareness event of the 2019-20 academic year.
Local photojournalist Michael J. Mullen recently visited Penn State Scranton to share stories and accumulated wisdom from his distinguished four-decade career at Scranton's daily newspaper, The Times-Tribune.
