Penn State Regional Chancellor Menah Pratt has been sharing her vision for the Penn State Northeast Regional Leadership Academy at campus meetings and Meet and Greet events taking place at Penn State's Hazleton, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre campuses.
The Green Bandana Project increases student awareness of vital school-based mental health and suicide prevention resources and empowers students to seek help when they need it. Penn State Scranton’s Mental Health Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor Sarah Jarusinski Smith spearheaded the project in 2025 at Penn State Scranton as a way to get the campus community involved in reducing the stigma to mental health services, support each other, and show awareness for suicide prevention resources.
Penn State Scranton students are obtaining real-world skills to become advocates for their peers who may be experiencing mental health crises through a program called the Green Bandana Project.
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.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 20 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
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.
