Local author Tony Amico recently was a guest speaker at Penn State Scranton, where he talked about his inspirational book, "Painting Life With Words of Encouragement," a book he wrote after the tragic suicide of his only child, his son, Michelangelo.
Kara Stone, assistant teaching professor of English at Penn State Scranton, presented her research paper at the recent “Secrecy and Surveillance in Medieval and Early Modern England Conference,” hosted by the Swiss Association of Medieval and Early Modern English Studies.
Deborah Brandt Johnson, alumni and development specialist at Penn State Scranton, has been named the campus' Employee of the Month for December by Chancellor Marwan Wafa.
The Penn State Scranton Chorale, Roc[k]tet and Jazz Band will host a free Community Holiday Concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at Grace Bible Church, which is located adjacent to campus. The groups also will perform at the annual Campus Holiday Concert at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in The View Café on campus.
The Penn State Scranton Chorale, Roc[k]tet and Jazz Band made their debut at Grace Bible Church in 2016, performing during its holiday Live Nativity event. This year, the musical groups will be hosting their own free community Holiday Concert at the venue, which is located adjacent to campus. The event is taking place on Sunday, Dec. 9. It is open to the public and free of charge.
Anyone interested in making a donation to Penn State Scranton and its Student Hardship Fund should contact Director of Development Christine Ostroski at 570-963-2538 or [email protected].
Now entering its seventh year, #GivingTuesday, the global movement to create an international day of giving at the start of the holidays, will take place Nov. 27 -- and Penn State Scranton will be participating, along with the University. The campus is calling on its community of faculty, staff, students, parents, alumni, partners and friends to consider making a donation to Penn State Scranton, which will support the campus' Student Hardship Fund, also known as the Emergency Assistance Fund.
