Penn State Wilkes-Barre recently presented its outgoing Advisory Board Chair, Dr. Carol Sabatini, with a Nittany Lion sculpture in recognition of her service to the campus.
A member of the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Advisory Board since 1994, Dr. Sabatini received the Hayfield Award for Volunteerism for chairing a year-long University project to assess the needs of the campus in order to establish five-year goals in 1998. Serving as the Advisory Board Chair since 2009, she continued and strengthened her support of the campus.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre recently recognized the achievements of more than 20 of its student athletes for excellence both on the playing field and in the classroom.
Michael Buczkowski, a member of the men's basketball team, was named to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association's (USCAA) Academic All-American Team.
On Wednesday, April 27, Penn State Wilkes-Barre held its annual Student Government Association Leadership and Athletics Awards Ceremony to honor the campus' student leaders and athletes. The following awards were presented at the ceremony:
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education is currently offering a limited number of scholarships for students wishing to attend the campus' Summer Youth Programs.
The scholarships, underwritten by Procter & Gamble's Live, Learn, and Thrive Program and the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Constituent Society, help defray the costs of attending the camps at Penn State Wilkes-Barre this summer. The scholarships will cover the cost of the camp tuition and are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis for those who qualify.
Steve Jones, the voice of the Penn State football and Nittany Lion basketball programs, will address graduates at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre commencement ceremony Saturday, May 14 at 10:00 a.m. in the campus' Athletic and Recreation Building.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre held its 22nd annual Celebration of Academic Excellence ceremony Thursday, April 21. Sponsored by the Department of Academic Affairs, more than 30 students received various awards for exemplary academic performance and high achievement.
The following awards were presented at the ceremony:
2011 President Sparks Award: Kevin A. Bennett, Jennifer M. Naro, Donovan W. Schwartz
Junior and senior electrical engineering technology students at Penn State Wilkes-Barre recently spent time in their EET 497: Special Topics course studying the principles of renewable energy conversion and its sustainability. Their studies include turbo-machinery, hydro power, wind power, solar power, fuel cells, biomass, nuclear power, and geothermal energy resources.
Taking a hands-on approach to learning about solar energy, students examined solar panels, how they work, and how they can adjust a panel's position for optimum energy production.
"In 2002, I suffered a life-altering injury that fractured my skull, ruptured my ear drum, and broke my back," recalls John Ulichney, Penn State Wilkes-Barre 2011 Outstanding Adult Learner of the Year. "The injury left me permanently paralyzed from the waist down."
The Penn State Engineering Alumni Society (PSEAS) recently presented Dr. Jon Carson, Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, with the 2011 Outstanding Teacher Award.
According to the PSEAS website, the PSEAS Outstanding Teacher Award "recognizes and rewards outstanding engineering educators for excellence in teaching and for contributions to the art of teaching. These teaching awards are established to confer honor on individuals whose inspiration and contributions to learning are truly memorable."
On Friday, May 6, Penn State Wilkes-Barre will be hosting an Executive Management Breakfast Series at the Best Western Genetti Hotel and Conference Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., beginning at 7:45 a.m. The topic for the May event will focus on how local businesses can improve their customer service by using social media, including Facebook and Twitter.