Penn State Worthington Scranton will be commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with is annual luncheon and Excellence in Diversity Awards at the campus on Monday, Jan. 15.
Stand for State will host an event, “All That WE ARE,” at Penn State campuses between Jan. 15 and 30. Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate.
Carla Medura will be recognized as the Penn State Worthington Scranton Alumni Society 2017 Alumna of the Year at a reception in her honor on Wednesday, Jan. 31, on campus.
Envisioned as way to leverage the University’s size and broad research strengths to help drive job creation, economic development and student career success, Invent Penn State debuted with an introduction by President Eric Barron in January 2015. As part of Barron’s announcement, the University committed $30 million to invest in economic development and student career success.
Penn State Worthington Scranton celebrated Martin Luther King Day with a celebratory luncheon and the presentation of the campus' Excellence in Diversity Awards Ceremony. This year's award recipients were: Parminder Parmar, associate professor of HDFS; and Salma Ahmed, a student at Marywood University, interfaith youth core officer, and international ambassador and public relations officer for the Deen Community Center in Scranton.
PSWS Chancellor Marwan Wafa, far left, and Multi-Cultural Programs Coordinator/Development Martin Lacayo, far right, present this year's Excellence in Diversity Awards to, Salma Ahmed, (second from left), and Dr. Parminder Parmar, (third from left).
PSWS Chancellor Marwan Wafa, far left, and Multi-Cultural Programs Coordinator/Development Martin Lacayo, far right, present this year's Excellence in Diversity Awards to, Salma Ahmed, (second from left), and Dr. Parminder Parmar, (third from left).
