Penn State Scranton Chancellor Marwan Wafa has announced that maintenance and operations staff member Jeremy DeGroat has been named the campus' Employee of the Month for May.
A new research program for students will be launched this coming fall: The Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses Undergraduate Student Research Fund aims to support student-led projects in different fields. Participants will acquire hands-on experience in research, scholarship, and artistic efforts. They will be responsible for creating their own research problems, study proposals, methodologies, and presenting their findings.
Penn State Commonwealth Campuses offer more than a dozen shared programs. These programs, offered across campuses, are supported by a dedicated group of faculty who work together in communities with other faculty, librarians, advisers, campus registrars and student affairs to support students and their experiences in and out of the classroom.
Penn State Scranton’s chapter of the Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society recently inducted three new members at a special ceremony held on campus.
This year marked the eighth annual Big Idea Competition, an opportunity that encourages entrepreneurship among the student population at Penn State Scranton through creating enterprising business concepts.
Penn State Scranton students Taylor Burdick and Kristie Miller spent part of their spring semester interning at The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, where they personally experienced the educational benefits of doing an internship, while also learning about economic development in northeast Pennsylvania and the opportunities that exist here for both companies and potential employees and entrepreneurs.
The Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing at Penn State has been awarded a $2 million grant by the Bedford Falls Foundation, resulting in the creation of more than 30 scholarship awards each totaling $40,000.
Penn State Scranton’s DREAMers Club and Student Disability Services hosted "Project Acceptance By Learning Experience," or Project ABLE, an activity-based learning event that provides opportunities for students to understand what it is like to live with various disabilities.
The Family Business Alliance, regional non-profit organization that operates out of shared space at Penn State Scranton and provides resources and professional programming for regional family-owned businesses in northeast Pa., is celebrating 25 years with an anniversary event on April 25, featuring a panel of accomplished professionals from successful family-owned businesses.
Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing students and faculty recently presented their research at the 2023 Eastern Nursing Research Society’s Annual Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia.
