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Campus makes THON history!

On Sunday, as THON 2019 came to a close, Penn State Scranton's dancers and supporters who were at the Bryce Jordan Center, learned that not only had the campus broken last year’s record for the amount of money raised, but that Penn State Scranton was one of the Top Ten Commonwealth Campus THON fundraisers.

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2019 THON dancers from Penn State Scranton

2019 THON dancers Dana, Katie and Alex from Penn State Scranton

Penn State Scranton announced its 2019 THON dancers, from left: Katie Walsh, Alex Squatrito and Dana Beecroft. The trio will travel to University Park next month to dance for 46 hours straight at THON, which benefits Four Diamonds and children and their families who are battling pediatric cancer.

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Campus THON dancers will make campus history

For the first time in Penn State Scranton's history, three students will travel to University Park to take part in THON. Dana Beecroft, Alex Squatrito and Katie Walsh were announced as the 2019 THON dancers during a special celebration at the campus on Friday.

01/18/19

Penn State Scranton musical groups hosting holiday concerts

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.

11/21/18

Holiday concert photo

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.

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Penn State Northeast Regional Thanksgiving Dinner

Penn State holds first Northeast Thanksgiving Dinner

Penn State students will have the opportunity to learn more about the Thanksgiving holiday and similar holidays around the world by attending the Penn State Northeast Regional Thanksgiving Dinner.

10/31/18

Joe Battista to speak at Penn State Shenango on November 7.

Joe Battista, inspirational speaker and author of "The Power of Pragmatic Passion" to present at Penn State Shenango.

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Constitution Day events scheduled at Penn State campuses

Members of the Penn State and local communities are invited to celebrate Constitution Day with on-campus events at University Park on Monday, Sept. 17, as well as activities at a number of Penn State campuses.

09/06/18

Penn State staff checks-in delegates to the Summer Leadership Conference

54th Annual Summer Leadership Conference

University Park hosts the 54th annual Summer Leadership Conference August 1-3, 2018. Penn State students from across the commonwealth met for three days of intensive large and small group leadership experiences. Berks will host the 55th annual Summer Leadership August 5-7, 2019.

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