Regional alumni professionals recently recognized with the "2017 Teamwork and Collaboration Award" were, from left: Diane McAloon, Penn State Lehigh Valley; Karen Brace-Hodle, Penn State Wilkes-Barre; Deborah Johnson, Penn State Worthington Scranton; award presenter O. Richard Bundy, vice-president for development and alumni relations; Patricia Shoener, Penn State Schuylkill; and Jaculin Scarcella, Penn State Hazleton.
Alumni groups from Penn State's northeast campuses are hosting a jazz concert on Oct. 26 at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, featuring Centre Dimensions, the premier 20-piece jazz ensemble at Penn State. Renowned Penn State School of Music Director of Jazz Studies Marko Marcinko, is pictured here with performers from one of last year's concerts.
Penn State alumni representing four northeast regional campuses — Hazleton, Schuylkill, Wilkes-Barre and Worthington Scranton — will be offering “A Night of Penn State Jazz” on Oct. 26 at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. The concert, featuring Penn State’s Centre Dimensions jazz ensemble, will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Penn State Worthington Scranton will host a lecture and discussion lead by Joseph Kraus, professor of English at The University of Scranton, at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18, in the campus' Business Building, Hawk Lecture Hall. He will be reading from Marilynne Robinson’s American Version of "Gilead." This event is free and open to the public, as well as the campus community.
The Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson, is the selection for this year's Scranton Reads event and will be the topic of a lecture and discussion at Penn State Worthington Scranton on Oct. 18.
