Dr. Theodora Jankowski, English professor and Director of Academic Affairs at Penn State Wilkes-Barre authored chapters in two books recently published by Palgrave Macmillan and a third book published by Ashgate.
On Sunday, February 13, the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Constituent Society is offering a bus trip to the Bryce Jordan Center in State College to watch the Penn State men's basketball team take on the Northwestern Wildcats. The bus will depart from the Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus in Lehman at 10 a.m.
The trip costs $25 for students or $50 for non-students and includes bus transportation, ticket to the basketball game, and a lunch buffet at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel prior to the 3:30 p.m. game.
Beginning Friday, February 18, Penn State Wilkes-Barre students Dara Rose and Bob Veneskey will spend 46 straight hours awake and on their feet, participating in the 2011 Penn State Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON).
Dr. Charles D. Ghilani, Professor of Engineering at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, recently authored the 13th edition of "Elementary Surveying: An Introduction in Geomatics," published by Prentice Hall.
This introductory text presents fundamental information on modern surveying practices and highlights current technological advances in the field of geomatics.
Arts at Hayfield, a non-profit community arts support organization housed at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, recently awarded Penn State Wilkes-Barre students Shannon Brace and Yu Wei Xie the Irene Thomas Memorial Award for their contributions to the arts.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre's Student Support Services Program recently sponsored an Emergency Preparedness Workshop for faculty and staff.
Terry Bates, Emergency Services Manager for the American Red Cross, and Dan Downey, a volunteer with the American Red Cross, taught participants how to prepare for an emergency, specifically focusing on emergencies within one's own home.
Running their game plan with near perfection, the Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team downed NCAA Division II opponent Bloomsburg University Wednesday, November 17 with a final score of 73-70.
On Saturday, November 13, Penn State Wilkes-Barre held its first high-altitude balloon launch. A team of faculty and students led by Penn State Wilkes-Barre faculty members Dr. Albert Lozano-Nieto, professor of engineering, and Dr. Jon Carson, associate professor of engineering, assembled the payloads, launched the balloon, tracked, and recovered the balloon and cameras sent with it.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team raced out to a 47-31 halftime lead against Baptist Bible College, then finished strong to grab a 77-58 victory Monday, November 15.
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