Two of Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s newer clubs allow students to spend time with their peers of similar backgrounds while also promoting diversity and service to others.
Verma left her home in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, where she was born and raised, on a three-night journey that would take her to the next step in her education — fall semester at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. She is majoring in aerospace engineering and hopes one day to work for NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre will host the first LBGTQIA+ Educational Symposium in conjunction with NEPA Pride Coalition on June 14. The event, headlined by keynote speaker Tony Brooks, a Wilkes-Barre city councilman, local historian and LBGTQIA+ advocate, will be held on campus from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The last week of February 2024 still offers a few events across campuses for Black History Month, including at Penn State Brandywine, Harrisburg, Dickinson Law, Lehigh Valley, Shenango, and York. In addition, several exhibits are still available to visitors at Penn State University Park, Brandywine and Harrisburg.
Students at Penn State Wilkes-Barre participated in a service project on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor King’s life and legacy. The campus joined with the Wilkes-Barre NAACP, O’Donnell Law Firm, the Wilkes-Barre Health Department, and the Friedman Jewish Community Center to assemble blankets and collect canned goods that will be donated to Keystone Mission, Ruth’s Place and Sarah’s Table.
Kiarra Moore, a criminal justice major from Rochester, New York, is in her final year at Penn State Wilkes-Barre after transferring to the campus from Genessee Community College in New York for the start of her junior year.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre will host “Women Working in The Court System: Challenges and Triumphs,” a panel discussion, on Oct. 26 from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. The event is free and open to the public in-person in Room 101 of the Science Building, or via Zoom.
From mid-September through the end of October, Penn State units at campuses across the commonwealth will be holding events in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. This year's overall theme is "Nuestra Comunidad Latina: Celebrating a Thriving Community."
Emmy Award-winning actor Keith David will deliver a dramatic reading of a speech by the legendary 19th-century American abolitionist in “The Frederick Douglass Project.” The one-time virtual event will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, via Zoom. It is co-presented by the Center for the Performing Arts and Theater of War Productions. The program is free, but registration is required.
