The Penn State Worthington Scranton Alumni Society's annual Breakfast with the Nittany Lion will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on April 15 in The View Cafe's Study Learning Center.
The Penn State Worthington Scranton Chorale and Jazz Band, directed by Sharon Ann Toman, will present its Annual Spring Concert at 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, at The Theater at North, North Main Avenue, Scranton. The concert is free of charge and open to the public.
Each year, Penn State recognizes outstanding faculty and staff with annual awards in teaching and excellence. The invitation-only ceremony for the 2018 awards was Tuesday, April 3, at University Park.
Six Penn State faculty members have received the 2018 George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching — Fred Aebli, information sciences and technology program co-coordinator and lecturer at Penn State Worthington Scranton; Elaine S. Barry, associate professor of human development and family studies at Penn State Fayette; Mary Connerty, senior lecturer in English at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Dennis Decoteau, professor of horticulture and plant system health in the College of Agricultural Sciences; Fred Fonseca, associate professor of information sciences and technology in the College of Information Sciences and Technology; and Michael Janik, professor of chemical engineering in the College of Engineering.
Penn State Laureate Andrew Belser will present his award-winning multimedia exhibition, “FaceAge,” at Penn State Worthington Scranton on March 29. The family-friendly exhibit and presentation are open to the public.
Three students in Penn State Worthington Scranton’s psychology degree program spent part of their spring break in Philadelphia showcasing their academic research at this year’s annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association.
Several campuses across Penn State have participated in a pilot that tackles the age-old problem of how to make textbooks more affordable and also helps students become more successful in the classroom. During the past fall and current spring semesters, faculty at the Penn State Worthington Scranton, Schuylkill and Mont Alto campuses have utilized the e-text platform called Unizin Engage, and it has the potential to transform the future of affordable content at Penn State.
More than 100 students from six Penn State campuses spent spring break in Texas, cleaning out homes that were damaged by Hurricane Harvey. "It's easy to repair a house," one said. "It's not as easy to put a home back together."
Penn State Worthington Scranton students have been spending the cold winter months working to give back to the community, hoping to bring the campus and the region it calls home closer together to help those who need it most.