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singers from the Scranton chorale dressed in holiday garb singing during the 2019 holiday concert

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Singers from the Scranton chorale perform during the 2019 holiday concert. Each year, Penn State Scranton's Chorale, Jazz Band and Roc[k]tet musical groups put on a free holiday concert for the community. This year, the concert will be Sunday, Dec. 5 at 4 p.m. at Lackawanna College's Peoples Security Bank Theater in downtown Scranton. The performance is free and open to the public.

Headshot of Penn State Scranton Police Officer John  McDevitt

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Penn State Scranton Chancellor Marwan Wafa has announced that Campus Police Officer John (Jay) McDevitt is the campus' December Employee of the Month.

The words Giving Tuesday, stacked on top of each other in blue and red

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The University’s seventh GivingTuesday celebration will launch early at 6:55 p.m. EST on Nov. 29 — or 18:55 in military time, a nod to the year of Penn State's founding — and run until midnight on Nov. 30.

The words Giving Tuesday, stacked on top of each other in blue and red

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The University’s seventh GivingTuesday celebration will launch early at 6:55 p.m. EST on Nov. 29 — or 18:55 in military time, a nod to the year of Penn State's founding — and run until midnight on Nov. 30.

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Small Campus Big Degrees

Degree programs that you can complete at Penn State Scranton include: 

  • Biology 
  • Business 
  • Corporate Communication 
  • English 
  • Human Development and Family Studies 
  • Information Sciences and Technology 
  • Information Technology 
  • Mechanical Engineering 
  • Multidisciplinary Studies 
  • Nursing 
  • Project and Supply Chain Management 
  • Psychology
     
A graphic that reads "CAB, HDFS and SNA food drive; Nov. 1-19, 2021. Drop-off location: HDFS Suite in Dawson"

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The HDFS Community Club, the Campus Activities Board (CAB), and the Student Nurses Association (SNA) at Penn State Scranton are putting together a food drive for students and their families during the holiday season. The food drive is now underway and will be running until Nov. 19.

a group of female Indian students dressed in formal gowns for Diwali 2019

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Diwali is a cultural celebration that has been celebrated at Penn State Scranton for several years. Last year, due to COVID-19, the campus could not host an in-person celebration, but is looking forward to the 2021 joint celebration of the holiday with several other Penn State campuses, in conjunction with Penn State Global.

A graphic that reads "CAB, HDFS and SNA food drive; Nov. 1-19, 2021. Drop-off location: HDFS Suite in Dawson"

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The HDFS Community Club, the Campus Activities Board (CAB), and the Student Nurses Association (SNA) at Penn State Scranton are putting together a food drive for students and their families during the holiday season. The food drive is now underway and will be running until Nov. 19.