Megan Povelones (left), assistant professor of biology at Penn State Brandywine, and Jacqueline McLaughlin (right), associate professor of biology at Penn State Lehigh Valley, served as speakers at this year's Eastern Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Marwan Wafa, chancellor at Penn State Worthington Scranton, has announced that Suzanne Morgan, administrative assistant in the campus' Academic Affairs department, is the May Employee of the Month at the campus.
Each year, Penn State Worthington Scranton hosts an Etiquette Dinner for graduating students to teach them the finer points of dining etiquette, so that they can properly conduct themselves on interview luncheons, dinners, and at formal, professional events that they attend as young professionals.
Dave Bieri shows students a photograph of the car he was in when he had his distracted driving accident. The car was demolished and it took rescuers several hours to free him from the wreckage.
Dave Bieri, who suffered life-threatening injuries in a car accident caused when he reached for his dropped cellphone, spoke to a Nursing 464 class about distracted driving, his personal experience in overcoming his injuries, and the impact the doctors, nurses, surgeons, therapists and medical personnel had on his recovery.
Eighty-three students from across Penn State’s campuses will each be awarded a $3,500 Erickson Discovery Grant for summer 2017 through the Office of Undergraduate Education. The students will use the funds to immerse themselves in original research, scholarship, and creative work under the direct supervision of a faculty member.
Penn State is moving toward a University-wide health insurance requirement for the 2018-19 academic school year. In preparation for the new requirement, University Health Services (UHS) will begin collecting student health insurance information in May 2017.
PSWS alumnus and 2017 commencement speaker Vincent Sorgi, senior vice president and chief financial officer for PPL Corporation, addresses Penn State Worthngton Scranton's Class of 2017 on Saturday. He told the new graduates that if they worked hard and followed their passion, they would be successful. Seated behind Mr. Sorgi, from left, are: Maria Russoniello, PSWS director of development; Dr. Marwan Wafa, PSWS chancellor; Dr. Patricia Hinchey, faculty marshal and professor emerita; and Dr. H. Durell Johnson, PSWS chief academic officer.
