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Student group at PSWS etiquette dinner

Students attending the dinner dressed formally and were seated at perfectly set tables, where they would be instructed on the proper use of eating utensils, plates and other finer points of etiquette.

Michael True holds up a fork and knife while doing an etiquette demo

Etiquette demonstration

Michael True, senior associate, talent development and marketing at Messiah College, who served as the host of this year's Etiquette Dinner, holds up a fork and knife during an etiquette demonstration.

The rooftops of a small Croatian village

coastal croatian village

The rooftops of a small village along the Adriatic Coast where PSWS Associate Professor Renee Bishop-Pierce has conducted her subterranean ecosystem research.

archaeological find

Archaeological find

A diver surfaces with an archeological find just off shore from the anchialine cave where PSWS Associate Biology Professor Renee Bishop-Pierce was conducting her research several years ago. Ancient Romans used the anchialine caves in the Kornati Islands as sources of fresh water. Their broken pottery was simply discarded at the sites.

Croatian building

Island of Hvar

Dr. Renee Bishop-Pierce, associate professor of biology at Penn State Worthington Scranton, will return to Croatia and the Adriatic Coast this summer to continue her research on subterranean ecosystems.