Internships are a key component to the educational experience for many students at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Some recent graduates of Penn State Wilkes-Barre who successfully completed internships found assistance from Career Services and faculty at the campus.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre marked Nontraditional Student Recognition Week with several activities designed to celebrate and assist nontraditional students at the campus.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre partnered with several other campuses to help potential entrepreneurs in the community test the viability of their ideas. The Northeast Region Idea TestLab, offered through the Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton and Lehigh Valley campuses, brought together a group of people in all phases of entrepreneurship to provide expert and peer support feedback for their ideas.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre recently hosted a panel discussion titled “Women in Law Enforcement: Women’s Success and Challenges in Navigating Non-Traditional Roles.” The event, held in person and also livestreamed, featured three women who work in law enforcement sharing their experiences.
In observance of the American National Standard Institute’s World Standards Week in October, Penn State University Libraries is planning an afternoon of activities Oct. 12 with the theme “Imagine a World Without Standards.” The event will focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which project to address social imbalances, develop a sustainable economy and slow the rate of climate change.
Working professionals are able to develop their professional skills through courses offered by Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education. The classes and training have been specifically chosen and designed in response to local industry requirements.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has hired three full-time faculty members, Chancellor Lynda Goldstein announced. Adriana Dinescu has been named assistant teaching professor of chemistry; Lori Dunn, previously an adjunct instructor at the campus, has been hired as lecturer in business; and Henrique Oliveira has been named assistant teaching professor of surveying engineering.
A new $20,000 endowed award has been established at Penn State Wilkes-Barre in memory of a northeastern Pennsylvania man who was killed in action in Afghanistan. Family and friends of Pittston, Pennsylvania, native Jeffrey F. DePrimo created the 1st Lt Jeffrey F. DePrimo Military Award to support military students at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
A Penn State Wilkes-Barre faculty member spent two months in Greece this summer as part of a research fellowship. Dimitrios Bolkas, associate professor of surveying engineering, was awarded a fellowship from the Institute of International Education’s Greek Diaspora Fellowship Program (GDFP). Through the program, he traveled to Greece to collaborate on research regarding point clouds and improving the accuracy of point clouds for surveying applications.
