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A dozen Penn State students pose for a photo on stage in front of a projector screen

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Awards were given to the top two research posters in each of four disciplines, with students from Penn State Brandywine, Hazleton, Lehigh Valley, Schuylkill and York taking home first- and second-place wins.

Faculty and students participate in a roundtable discussion at Penn State Scranton with Aging Secretary Robert Torres

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Dr. Janet Melnick, Penn State Scranton Human Development and Family Studies teaching professor and program coordinator makes a point about her experiences in the  state Department of Aging's Intergenerational program that her students participated in during a roundtable discussion PDA Secretary Robert Torres.

Theresa Baker and Alizon Tomczyk headshots side by side

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Theresa Baker, left, and Allison Tomczyk both recently attained their doctor of nursing practice (DNP) degrees and have been promoted to assistant teaching professor of nursing. 

Jody Griffith holds up a copy of her first book, Victorian Structures

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Assistant Teaching Professor for English Jody Griffith poses with her nonfiction book of literary analysis, Victorian Structure - Architecture, Society and Narrative, after her recent presentation on the book for this semester's Brown Bag Lunch Series.

main entrance to Scranton campus with driveway and brick wall with Penn State Scranton sign on it

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Penn State Scranton has partnered with Leadership Lackawanna to offer a new program for high school juniors and seniors in Lackawanna County called Leadership U, which offers a general education, three-credit college course - CAS 100A: Effective Speech, every Wednesday, starting June 29 through August 10 from 1 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.  To learn more about the Leadership U program, please visit leadershiplackawanna.com/leadership-u. Feel free to contact Leadership Lackawanna by email at [email protected] or by phone at (570) 342-7711 ext. 125.

penn state scranton's rocktet sings at the 2019 spring concert

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Members of Penn State Scranton's select musical group, the Roc[k]tet, perform at the 2019 spring concert. This year, for the first time since 2019, Penn State Scranton's musical groups will perform live after a two-year period of having to perform and record their concerts virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They will take the stage at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at The Theater at North in Scranton.