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Libraries associate dean receives service award from professional organization

Jennie Levine Knies, associate dean for Commonwealth Campus Libraries and head librarian for the Scranton Campus Library at Penn State Scranton, has received the Distinguished Service Award from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC). MARAC is a nonprofit, volunteer-run association of archivists and cultural heritage professionals throughout the mid-Atlantic region whose work is centered on the administration, preservation, and use of archival records and related historical research materials.
peer tutors with faculty members Jody Griffith and Jaime Mosher pose for a photo in front of conference center

Scranton peer writing tutors learn new skills at conference

Looking to help further expand the knowledge and skillsets of peer writing tutors at Penn State Scranton, Assistant Teaching Professor of English Jody Griffith and Writing Center Coordinator Jaime Mosher took two of them the two-day Mid-Atlantic Writing Center Associations (MAWCA) conference at Bryn Mawr College earlier this semester.

Penn State Day at Knoebels Amusement Park to be held May 20

Ten Penn State organizations will co-sponsor the 12th annual Penn State Day at Knoebels Amusement Park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, May 20. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. at Pavilion M. The program will begin at 11 a.m., which includes lunch, a performance by the Alumni Blue Band, an appearance by the Nittany Lion, and prize raffles. This event is open to Penn State alumni, family and friends.