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picture collage of the four PSWS retirees with Dr. Wafa

2017 retirees collage

In top photo, at left, Dr. Patricia Hinchey receives her 25-year Penn State rocking chair gift, and a Nittany Lion statue from Dr. Marwan Wafa, chancellor; at right, Dr. John Dolis gets his Nittany Lion statue from Dr. Wafa.  In bottom photos, at left, Dr. Wafa presents a Nittany Lion statue to Dr. Philip Mosley; at right, Maria Russoniello receives her retirement gift from Dr. Wafa.

Panelists at the recent Opioid panel discussion at PSWS

Opioid Crisis discussion panel attendees

Penn State Worthington Scranton and Penn State's College of Nursing recently hosted a panel discussion on "The Opioid Crisis in Pennsylvania." Pictured, from left, are nursing instructors Milton Evans, Justina Ferguson, and Donna Volpe; Pennsylvania Physician General Rachel Levine; Lackawanna County District Attorney Shane Scanlon, Dr. Friedman; Chancellor Marwan Wafa; and Scranton Police Chief Carl Graziano.

PSWS IST instructor Fred Aebli receives his award

Fred Aebli receives Excellence in Teaching Award

Andrew L. Sears, dean of the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) presents Penn State Worthington Scranton IST Instructor and Internship Coordinator Fred Aebli with the Excellence in Teaching Award at the college's recent awards ceremony at University Park.

Nittany Lion driving golf cart at last year's tournament

Nittany lion on golf cart

The Nittany Lion will again be cheering on this year's golfers at the PSWS Alumni Society's James D. Gallagher Annual Golf Tournament at the Country Club of Scranton on June 19.

Kalei Kowalchik at the PSWS 2017 Undergraduate Research Fair

Kalei Kowalchik

Kalei Kowalchik, a sophomore nursing student at Penn State Worthington Scranton, has received a Student Engagement Network (SEN) grant to conduct home health and hospice research this summer. Here, she is shown with an earlier research project that she presented at the campus' 2017 Undergraduate Research Fair.

PSWS student Kailey Gearhart

Kailey Gearhart

Kailey Gearhart, a student at Penn State Worthington Scranton who plans to major in nursing, recently presented her research on celiac disase at the Northeast Regional Honors Conference in Pittsburgh.