Penn State Scranton's THON 2024 dancers — Mahek Gandhi, Ashley Torres and Abby Gaebel, left to right — pose for a photo during the recent THON Dancer Reveal held at Penn State Scranton. The three are excited about participating in the 46-hour dance marathon and have been preparing themselves physically over the past few weeks for the experience.
A new tool is being offered at Penn State Scranton to help students gain important financial literacy skills. Available in the Admissions office (Dawson 5) are several financial wellness resources provided by the Penn State Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center. Students can take, read and return or keep different books about making smart money choices.
Penn State Scranton's Human Development and Family Studies faculty welcomed its first officers and members into the campus' Kappa Omicron Nu honor society, during a special induction ceremony held on campus last semester. From left are: H. Durell Johnson, chief academic officer, Parminder Parmar, HDFS associate professor, Janet Melnick, HDFS program coordinator and teaching professor, Stephanie Algar, Gretchen Gilia, Ray Petren, HDFS associate professor, Melissa Labuda, assistant teaching professor, Francesca Orellana, Alison Marshman and Emily Hallman.
Using the patient simulator lab at Penn State Scranton during an interprofessional education event, professional nurses from Geisinger Community Medical Center worked through a variety of real-world emergency medical situations to help Penn State Scranton nursing students gain valuable real-world experience.
Penn State Scranton's Black Student Union (BSU) is up and running again this spring semester after a recent hiatus and busy planning events planned for Black History Month. Shown here, at a display for the group at the campus' recent Club Fair is Josephine Sesay, BSU president, and Jaina Nortey, club member.
