Penn State Scranton's campus was recently accredited as a Level 1 Arboretum by Arbnet. The designation recognizes the campus' commitment to thoughtful stewardship of its trees and natural spaces while providing a foundation for future academic and sustainability initiatives.
Trees and flowering shrubs dot Penn State Scranton's walkways across campus, like this one leading to the campus' Library Building and Gallagher Conference Center.
Penn State Scranton's campus was recently accredited as a Level 1 Arboretum by Arbnet. The designation recognizes the campus' commitment to thoughtful stewardship of its trees and natural spaces while providing a foundation for future academic and sustainability initiatives.
Penn State Scranton's arboretum, which consists of over 300 trees across the 45-acre campus, was recently accredited as a Level I Arboretum by ArbNet, an interactive community of arboreta and tree professionals designed to support the common purposes and interests of tree-focused public gardens.
Over the past 350 days, Penn State Regional Chancellor Menah Pratt has met with 350 individuals at the Penn State Scranton, Hazleton and Wilkes-Barre campuses, as well as with community groups, stakeholders and University officials.
Undergraduates in the first cohort of the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing’s Joanne and William Conway Nursing Scholarship are now in the final year of their bachelor of science in nursing degrees, three years after a $2 million grant established the program and committed $40,000 in support to each scholar over four years. As members of the cohort approach graduation, three scholars described how the program has shaped their nursing education and plans for the future.
Menah's Moments is a bi-weekly feature highlighting the experiences of Penn State Regional Chancellor Menah Pratt, who oversees Penn State's Hazleton, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre campuses.
