The Penn State Office for General Education is pleased to announce an opportunity for faculty interested in developing a new Integrative Studies General Education course.
Penn State Worthington Scranton will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day by hosting a special program on the campus at noon on Monday, Jan. 16, in the Study Learning Center.
With the number of baccalaureate degree programs increasing at Penn State Worthington Scranton, the campus has also experienced a need for more faculty. To meet this demand, the campus recently hired four new full-time faculty members in business, corporate communication, mathematics and psychology.
For the first time in its history, Penn State Worthington Scranton has a women's soccer team, with this fall marking the team's inaugural season. The campus now boasts both a women's and men's soccer team, along with a new field complex that was completed in 2015.
Ashli Daley, a nursing major at Penn State Worthington Scranton, is the recipient of the Chancellor's Student Worker Service Award. Daley, who is an active student on campus and involved in multiple activities and events, has worked in student services as the department's social media and marketing coordinator.
Marwan Wafa, chancellor at Penn State Worthington Scranton, has named Sara Rinkunas, athletics programs coordinator, the January Employee of the Month.
Rocking out the end of the semester, Penn State Worthington Scranton hosted a Multicultural Holiday Party on Dec. 7, marking the start of a new holiday tradition at the campus. The party recognized many holidays happening this month, including Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and the Chinese New Year.
Penn State Worthington Scranton psychology professors Karin Machluf and P. Douglas Sellers II were recently invited by the Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus at the University of Scranton (APSSC) to be guest lecturers.
Applications for the Penn State Secondary Mathematics Noyce Scholarship Program must be submitted by Jan. 18, 2017. The competitive renewable scholarships will provide $19,000 per year for eligible students’ last two years of college.
The last week or two of a semester can be stressful – with looming deadlines for class projects and the dreaded Finals Week. Students are not only preparing for the upcoming holiday, they’re working, and working hard, to complete their coursework and prepare for final exams. With so much stress inherent in these situations, the campus library, along with health services, have organized a variety of events to help students cope.
