On Monday, Jan. 18, Penn State Scranton honored the monumental legacy of the late Martin Luther King Jr. at two events -- the campus' sixth annual MLK Day Celebration and Excellence in Diversity Awards, which was held virtually, and the Greater Scranton MLK Commission's MLK Day Community Event, featuring Penn State alumnus and NBA player John Amaechi.
This year, Penn State Scranton students played a major role in the campus' annual MLK Day celebration, which was held virtually. Students chose a writing of Dr. Martin Luther King, read from it, and then spoke about why they chose that particular piece and what it meant to them in their own lives -- giving a very personal and touching component to the celebration. The campus also awarded its Excellence in Diversity Awards to recipients who logged into the event.
Penn State Scranton's MLK Day celebration this year featured student speakers who chose various works by Dr. Martin Luther King to read from and then shared why they chose that particular piece what it meant to them -- giving a very personal and touching element to the event.
As part of the University’s comprehensive testing strategy for the spring semester, all Penn State students must meet requirements for COVID-19 testing prior to their return or if they are already living in their campus community.
Penn State has developed a comprehensive spring 2021 COVID-19 testing strategy for all campuses that includes both required and voluntary testing during the remote learning period and the in-person portion of the spring semester.
For her Communicating Care course in the fall, Penn State Scranton Associate Professor of English Kelley Wagers, second screen from top, brought two guest speakers into her virtual classroom, including College of Nursing and College of Medicine Professor Susan J. Loeb, third screen. Designed by Wagers, the integrative course examines the role of empathy in health-related communication.
Penn State Scranton Associate Professor of English Kelley Wagers set out to create an innovative course that gives students across the academic spectrum the opportunity to explore and practice compassionate communication during a health crisis. During the fall semester, Wagers taught Communicating Care, an integrative general education course she designed with input from a medical ethics expert at Penn State College of Medicine and some campus colleagues.
MLK Community Event 2021 The Penn State Scranton campus is a community partner for the Greater Scranton MLK Commission's annual MLK Day Community Event, which will take place Jan. 18 at noon on Zoom. Also open to the general public, the free event will feature a talk by Penn State alumnus and former NBA player John Amaechi, now an organizational psychologist, internationally known public speaker and bestselling author. To register for the event, visit https://safdn.org/mlk-event.
