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jazz band members playing Stairway to Heaven for 2021 spring concert

Scranton Jazz Band

Members of the Penn State Scranton Jazz Band perform Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" as part of the virtual 2021 Annual Spring Concert. 

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New hires and promotions

Five members of the Penn State Scranton community recently received promotions, while the campus’ Academic Affairs office welcomed a new colleague to its ranks. They are pictured, from top left:  Jo Ann Durdan, Sharon Ebert, Paul Frisch, James Hart, Dharti Ray and Sara Rinkunas. 

Corporate communication grads line up prior to the start of commencement ceremony at Penn State Scranton

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Graduates of Penn State Scranton’s Corporate Communication program lining up prior to the start of commencement ceremonies, which took place Saturday at 10 a.m. at the campus. Shown here are Emma E. Ross, student marshal; Natalie Ward, Andrew Michael Phillips, Brianna Clark, Arel Lamour Jr., William Patrick Reese III, and Sebastian Pruett. A total of 101 students graduated.

Graduating Corporate Communication students line up before commencement

Scranton corporate comm grads

Graduates of Penn State Scranton’s Corporate Communication program lining up prior to the start of commencement ceremonies, which took place Saturday at 10 a.m. at the campus. Shown here are Emma E. Ross, student marshal; Natalie Ward, Andrew Michael Phillips, Brianna Clark, Arel Lamour Jr., William Patrick Reese III, and Sebastian Pruett. 

screenshot of lambda pi eta members during their virtual cording ceremony

Lambda pi eta virtual cord ceremony

Graduating members of Penn State Scranton’s Lambda Pi Eta Alpha Epsilon Pi chapter received their honor cords recently during a virtual celebration, and the chapter's new officers were named.

Chancellor Marwan Wafa and his wife Sahar standing in front of Penn State banner

Diversity circles photo

Chancellor Marwan Wafa and his wife, Sahar al Masri, brought the Diversity Circles diversity training program to Penn State Scranton in 2017. Since then, every semester, a new group of eight to 12 individuals – students, staff, faculty and members of the local community – from an array of backgrounds, come together for five weekly sessions to discuss diversity issues and practices. 

scranton lion shrine on campus on sunny day

Scranton Lion Shrine

Students, faculty and staff were recently honored for their academic achievements and contributions to Penn State Scranton at the annual Student Awards and Recognition Ceremony.

Dharti Ray

Dharti Ray

Coordinator of Co-curricular Programs Dharti Ray is the May Employee of the Month at Penn State Scranton.

Penn State York parking lot

Penn State York parking lot

The Lower Pullo Center Parking Lot, near Pullo Center at Penn State York is one of the campus locations that now has WiFi service due to a massive University-wide project to increase wireless availability. In past years, this parking lot was also used for movie night events.