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photo of Mike Evans and Frank Turnbaugh standing in front of wall with Penn State Scranton campus logo

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Nursing student Frank Turnbaugh, at right, has received a $1,000 SEN Grant from the University's offices of Undergraduate Education, Student Affairs and Outreach and Online Education, which he will use to gain experience working in the home health arena for the Visiting Nurses Association of Lackawanna County, under the mentorship of Michael Evans, teaching professor and assistant dean of undergraduate nursing education at the commonwealth campuses for the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing.

headshot of Rob Notari

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Penn State Scranton Chancellor Marwan Wafa has announced that IT System Administrator Rob Notari is the campus' April Employee of the Month.

Nonna Sorokina standing in front of a projection screen showing the title of her research project

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Penn State Scranton Assistant Professor of Business Nonna Sorokina presented her research on banking industry risks during the campus' most recent Brown Bag Lunch Series, a forum for faculty and students to present their work to the campus community.

View of palm trees in the forefront with the oceans and mountains in the distance

Scenic view

Despite all the damage they saw on their trip, students also got to experience some of Puerto Rico's natural beauty.

students look down from a bell tower they toured

Bell Tower

It wasn't all work -- the students did get to break away from their volunteer duties to go to sites, such as this bell tower, and see some of the beauty and history of the area of Puerto Rico they were in.

headshots of faculty and staff that were newly hired and promoted

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Penn State Scranton has announced recent new hires and promotions at the campus, including Christina Brundage as an academic advisor; James Garraway III as director of enrollment management; Justina Malinak as nursing program coordinator; Courtney Shingler as instructor of nursing; Abraham Tchako as assistant professor of mechanical engineering; and Megan Van Etten as biology program coordinator.

headshots of faculty and staff that were newly hired and promoted

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Penn State Scranton has announced recent new hires and promotions at the campus, including Christina Brundage as an academic advisor; James Garraway III as director of enrollment management; Justina Malinak as nursing program coordinator; Courtney Shingler as instructor of nursing; Abraham Tchako as assistant professor of mechanical engineering; and Megan Van Etten as biology program coordinator.