Penn State Wilkes-Barre this year held its Celebration of Scholarship undergraduate research fair in a virtual format. The celebration is an opportunity for Wilkes-Barre faculty and students to showcase their current research, scholarship and artistic endeavors. All posters and video presentations can be viewed online.
Students in a Penn State Wilkes-Barre criminology class had a special opportunity to hear from David Witwer, 2020-21 Penn State Laureate and professor of American studies in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Humanities, regarding his research on corruption, organized crime, labor racketeering and the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa in 1975.
Researchers whose work addresses natural and cultural resource management topics can learn about partnering opportunities with federal agencies at the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units Program Workshop on March 30.
Penn State is planning a phased return over the summer semester to a full on-campus learning environment for fall 2021. The University’s priorities continue to be the health and well-being of its students, faculty, staff and local communities, and the plans for expanded in-person classes have the flexibility built in to quickly respond to changing pandemic conditions, if necessary.
Penn State has decided to delay the start of in-person classes and transition to a fully remote learning environment for the beginning of the spring 2021 semester at all campus locations. This decision was made following extensive analysis and scenario planning given worsening virus conditions nationally and across the state indicating predictions of rising hospitalization rates in the coming weeks.
Nominations are being accepted until Dec. 18 for the Shirley Hendrick Award. Any Penn State employee who has contributed to the success of adult learners at the University can be nominated.
