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.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre recently held its annual student research fair, "Celebration of Scholarship," showcasing the outstanding research and scholarly work of campus students and faculty. This year's event featured 41 posters and 71 student participants, with 23 faculty and staff judges evaluating the submissions.
When 52-year-old Renee Gibson receives her long-awaited Penn State degree on May 4, her 22-year-old daughter Clare will be there — and she’ll be in her own cap and gown. Just a few hours before Renee receives her baccalaureate degree from the College of the Liberal Arts via Penn State World Campus, Clare will graduate from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences with a degree in meteorology and atmospheric sciences with minors in climatology and geography.
From growing up on a farm to spending summers at a hay baling operation, Nathan Crotts has always liked spending time outside. He also enjoys math, he said, and found that Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s surveying engineering program would allow him to combine his interests and passions.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre is sharing information about its surveying engineering program and the career possibilities in the profession through presentations and career fairs at several high schools.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre hosted the Northeast Regional Science Olympiad on March 6, once again bringing hundreds of middle and high school students to the campus for the annual science competition.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre is offering numerous camps this summer for children and youth through its Office of Continuing Education. Two weeks of camp are offered, with Week 1 scheduled for June 24 to 28 and Week 2 set for July 8 to 12.
Dimitrios Bolkas, associate professor of surveying engineering at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, received a leadership award during an industry conference for his work with virtual reality. Bolkas, who is the coordinator of the surveying engineering program at the campus, was presented with the Younger Geospatial Professional award during the Geo Week conference in Denver, Colorado.
