Marwan Wafa, chancellor at Penn State Worthington Scranton, has announced that Suzanne Morgan, administrative assistant in the campus' Academic Affairs department, is the May Employee of the Month at the campus.
Penn State students from seven Commonwealth Campuses presented their research to a panel of faculty-judges during the seventh annual Penn State Eastern Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium. Held on April 20 at Penn State Brandywine, the event featured undergraduate student-faculty research projects spanning numerous academic disciplines.
The pinwheel garden recently planted at Penn State Worthington Scranton's Nittany Lion Shrine symbolizes the campus’ commemoration of April as Child Abuse Awareness Month, and is a symbol of hope for victims of child abuse.
Each year, Penn State Worthington Scranton’s English Department hosts its annual English Senior Symposium, a public mini-conference for its advanced students to share their literary research projects.
This spring Penn State expects to award 13,894 diplomas to students University-wide who are completing 226 associate, 11,435 baccalaureate, 1,590 master’s, 262 law, 244 doctoral and 137 medical degrees. Following is a compilation of commencement ceremonies and speaker information for Penn State’s 24 locations.
The Integrative Studies Seed Grant Program, offered through the Penn State Office for General Education, will support 71 different course development projects this summer. In response to the large volume of highly qualified proposals, the budget was generously increased by more than 50 percent by the Office of the Provost and the Office of Undergraduate Education.
Penn State Worthington Scranton's Annual Spring Concert will take place at 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, at The Theater at North, 1539 N. Main Avenue, Scranton. The event is free and open to the public.
The Penn State Worthington Scranton Alumni Society recently presented Dr. Marwan Wafa, PSWS chancellor, with a check for $20,000, which will be used to help fund a variety of campus initiatives, including the Student Hardship Fund, scholarships and campus improvements.
It’s no secret that Penn State includes a network of campuses throughout the state of Pennsylvania, but incoming students may not be fully aware of all the financial benefits attending a campus other than University Park may afford.
Over 140 students presented a total of 60 projects and research posters at this year's Undergraduate Research Fair at Penn State Worthington Scranton, representing a variety of disciplines and academic programs at the campus.
