Penn State Wilkes-Barre conferred degrees to spring 2024 graduates during the annual commencement ceremony held May 4 in the campus’ Athletic and Recreation Building.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Student Government Association held its annual Leadership and Athletics Awards Ceremony on April 25 at the Irem Clubhouse Ballroom, presenting campus awards and honoring outstanding student leaders and student-athletes at the campus.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s Friedman Art Gallery will display a new exhibit that features artwork by students enrolled in past Penn State Wilkes-Barre art courses, including some artwork that was created by students enrolled in art classes at the campus more than 25 years ago. Organizers hope to identify the artists behind those pieces.
In many ways, Melody Sussman has inspired the core values and teaching philosophy of her daughter, Associate Teaching Professor of Rehabilitation and Human Services Melisa Littleton. Littleton, who serves as the program coordinator for rehabilitation and human services at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, decided to go into the human services field due to her mother’s influence.
Verena Lake, in her final year at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, was honored during the 35th annual Luzerne County Council on Adult Higher Education Outstanding Adult Learner Award reception, which was held in Hayfield House of Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
On April 8, the Friedman Observatory at Penn State Wilkes-Barre hosted a solar eclipse viewing party, attracting more than 1,500 local residents seeking a view of the unique celestial phenomenon. The event featured activities inside and outside the Nesbitt Academic Commons for children and adults.
Penn State campuses across Pennsylvania were sites of celebration and recognition May 3-5 as the University awarded more than 14,000 degrees during 2024 spring commencement ceremonies held statewide. Revisit the excitement of commencement with this gallery of photos from Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses.
John Stone and Cloe Mazzatosta have been named student marshals for Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s commencement ceremonies, announced Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer Lynda Goldstein.
Six projects by Stuckeman School graphic design students earned silver awards in the 2024 Graphis New Talent Awards competition, which recognizes the best student work from around the world. Another 10 projects earned honorable mention nods.
Members of two campus organizations joined together for a campus cleanup as part of an overall University event in April. Student-athletes from Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s golf team, along with members of the campus Surveying Society, took part in the cleanup as part of the fourth annual Penn State University Athletic Conference Volunteer Week, which ran from April 1-12.
