Neeli Bendapudi was named the 19th president of Penn State on Dec. 9, 2021, by the University's Board of Trustees. She is currently president of the University of Louisville in Kentucky.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre is part of a group of colleges and universities in northeastern Pennsylvania that is working together on safe reopening of campuses for this fall.
Presenters at Penn State Wilkes-Barre's Campus Safety Summit included, from left: Dale Osenbach, district commander for University Police and Public Safety; Robert Marmo, campus police officer; Brian Bittner, director of Emergency Management, University Park; Joe Mazzoni, regional Environmental Health and Safety coordinator, University Park; and Sean McHale, Penn State Wilkes-Barre director of business services and pandemic safety officer.
Penn State alumni and longtime supporters Ed and Judy Lucy have created the Samuel J. and Ruth Valick Family Scholarship with a gift of $50,000. The scholarship will give preference to students who have served or are serving in the United States military and who are majoring or plan to major in criminal justice.
