This year's Human Development and Family Studies Workshop at Penn State Scranton dealt with the serious opioid crisis currently taking place not only in northeast Pennsylvania, but across the country. Organizers brought together several guest speakers, along with a panel of experts, to discuss all aspects of the epidemic.
For its second alternative spring break volunteer service trip, Penn State Scranton students and staff traveled to a hurricane damaged area to help families whose homes and lives were devastated by Hurricane Florence last September.
Penn State Scranton hosted Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman on Saturday, March 2, as part of his statewide listening tour on the issue of legalizing marijuana in Pennsylvania.
Natalie Kulick, information resources and services support specialist in Penn State Scranton's library, has been named the March Employee of the Month by Chancellor Marwan Wafa.
Penn State Scranton contributed $40,335,617 million to the Pennsylvania economy in FY 2017, and supported, directly and indirectly, 384 Pennsylvania jobs. A new study, released Feb. 26 by Penn State, focused on measuring the University’s impact in communities across the Commonwealth.
On Saturday, May 18, eight Penn State organizations will co-sponsor the 10th annual Penn State Day at Knoebels Amusement Park in Elysburg. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. at Pavilion M. A program will begin at 11 a.m. and will include lunch, a performance by the Alumni Blue Band, an appearance by the Nittany Lion, and prize raffles.
Human trafficking is not just about sex trafficking, it also includes labor trafficking, said Sunny Sinha, associate professor and chair of the Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Committee at Marywood University. Sinha was the first speaker for a new Education Awareness Luncheon series organized and hosted by Penn State Scranton’s Human Development and Family Studies Community Club.
