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.
As chancellor, spending time talking to students is a priority for Dr. Pratt. Here she poses with some Penn State Scranton students and their stuffed animal creations at the campus' Stuff A Plush event.
While exploring Penn State Wilkes-Barre's Hayfield House, Regional Chancellor Menah Pratt came across this mural of The Revolt, one of the campus' early student newspapers.
Wanting to learn more about northeastern Pennsylvania's history, Chancellor Menah Pratt went on the Lackawanna County Coal Mine Tour and visited the Anthracite Heritage Museum one weekend.