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Ty Holmes, new  board member at Penn State Scranton

Veteran and community activist Tyrone Holmes joins campus Advisory Board

Penn State Scranton Chancellor Marwan Wafa recently appointed local veteran and activist Tyrone “Ty” Holmes to the campus's Advisory Board, which provides critical advice to the chancellor in the functioning of the campus as an essential part of Penn State while also advocating for the campus out in the broader community.
Ty Holmes, newest Penn State Scranton advisory board member

Tyrone Holmes

Local veteran and community activist Tyrone "Ty" Holmes is the newest member of the Penn State Scranton Advisory Board. 

Phil Sallavanti from NEPA Consortium

Phil from NEPA Consortium

Penn State Scranton is among the area colleges partnering on the Prevention Education Consortium of NEPA's "Mindfulness Matters: In Prevention" classes being offered every Wednesday through April 28. Open to students, faculty and staff members, the classes feature guided mindfulness meditations led by CALM of NEPA's Phillip Sallavanti (pictured).  

nittany lion mascot wearing graduation cap posing for a photo at Nittany Lion Shrine

Nittany lion mascot as graduate

Penn State Scranton will host an in-person, outdoor commencement ceremony on campus for the Class of 2021 on Saturday, May 8 at 10 a.m., Chancellor Marwan Wafa announced.