Janet Melnick, associate teaching professor in Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State Scranton, and Heather Shanks-McElroy of Keystone College are collaborating on a research project focusing on conditions at senior community centers throughout Pennsylvania to determine how they are meeting the needs of older Pennsylvanians.
Dr. Raymond Petren, assistant professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State Scranton, has been named a Top 50 Reviewer by Family Relations, an international journal of applied family studies and a journal of the National Council on Family Relations.
Michael Evans, assistant chief academic officer and associate teaching professor of nursing at Penn State Scranton, is the recipient of the 2018-2019 University College Teaching Award.
The pinning ceremony, an annual tradition at Penn State Scranton, is a symbolic welcoming of newly graduated nurses into the nursing profession. Nursing faculty present the new graduates with the Penn State College of Nursing's official pin.
Penn State Scranton honored several faculty and staff members at its annual Spring Honors Awards Dinner this year for their contributions to the campus.
Dr. Jason Hanyon has established a scholarship at Penn State Scranton to benefit academically successful students with economic need. The $100,000 endowed scholarship utilized a First-Time Endowed Scholarship match from Penn State.
Each year, Penn State Scranton honors those individuals from its staff, faculty and student body who have enriched the academic fabric of the campus, with special awards that recognize their accomplishments in select disciplines and/or student leadership and service. The awards are presented each spring at a special dinner honoring the recipients.
The Greater Scranton Penn State Chapter's 2018 “Penn State Night” dinner on Wednesday, May 23, will feature Nittany Lions Head Football Coach James Franklin.
