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PSU Laureate Shara McCallum

Shara McCallum, 2021-22 Penn State Laureate and Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English, will visit Penn State Scranton to read from her works on Wednesday, Oct. 20. 

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Dhruvi Patel - Business Administration Major

Penn State Scranton student Dhruvi Patel, '22 - Business Administration major

"I couldn't have picked a better college - it's like my second home! I love the campus and the faculty. They have pushed me to be better since day one and I wouldn't be as confident as i am today if it wasn't for them." 

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Robert Notari

Penn State Scranton Chancellor Marwan Wafa has announced that Rob Notari, system administrator for Information Technology Support, has been named the campus' Employee of the Month for October. 

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Rob Notari

Penn State Scranton Chancellor Marwan Wafa has announced that System Administrator, Information Technology Support Rob Notari has been named the Employee of the Month for October.

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Prof. Rivera-Barnes and graphic of book cover

Inspired by a continuity of hatred in Hispanic Literatures across the ages, Penn State Scranton Associate Professor of Spanish Beatriz Rivera-Barnes wrote “The Nature of Hate and the Hatred of Nature in Hispanic Literatures”, which was published last year and now being used in universities across the United States, as well as in South Korea, Spain and Germany. 

at left, students have dinner at an indian restaurant to experience that culture's cuisine; at right Mexican dancers perform as part of a past Hispanic Heritage Month event at the campus

International heritage events

As Penn State Scranton's student population has gotten more diverse, so have the events hosted by the campus. At left, students take part in the Cultural Cuisine Tour, in which students go to various ethnic restaurants in the Scranton area to experience the foods of other cultures. Students here enjoyed a traditional Indian meal at the Mayuri Indian restaurant in Scranton. At right, dancers performed at the campus during a past Hispanic History celebration. Other events such as Diwali, Chinese Lunar New Year and Holi are also celebrated.