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Due to the continuing public health guidelines established in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Penn State Scranton's admission office will be holding its fall recruitment events and open house virtually.

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Online Virtual Events

Our students, staff, and faculty work together with the Office of Multicultural Programs to plan virtual educational and cultural events throughout the fall semester that recognize and celebrate the rich, multicultural fabric of our campus. 

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Penn State Scranton Coordinator of Diversity Dharti Ray, middle screen, discusses the campus' Diversity Circles at the Family Business Alliance's recent webinar, "Diversity Initiatives."  

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Local business professionals, students get insights on diversity and inclusion

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Penn State Scranton and Wilkes University’s collaborative Family Business Alliance (FBA) has continued to offer engaging and enlightening online programming on a range of issues relevant to the workplace. For its first event of the fall 2020 semester, it examined the especially timely issue of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and on college campuses.
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Eileen Giovagnoli

Penn State Scranton Chancellor Marwan Wafa has named Eileen Giovagnoli, associate director of Learning and Disability Services, Academic Affairs the campus' September Employee of the Month.

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Shanie Mohamed

Penn State Scranton graduate Shanie Mohamed is now working as an economic development specialist with the Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce's Wilkes-Barre Connect, where she’s involved in designing and developing a number of unique projects, including the major initiatives Coding the Coal Region, Reimagining Our Workforce and Connect Further, as well as sub-programs like Spotlight, Pitch, Honor, Intern and The 101.