Penn State Wilkes-Barre recently hosted a Youth Symposium that brought together more than 300 area high school students to learn skills that will help them properly address the contemporary issues of justice, tolerance, and violence.
Youth Symposium Committee Chair Theresa Kline, Luzerne County First District Attorney Jeffrey Tokach and Penn State's Director of Academic Affairs Theodora Jankowski began the program by welcoming the students to this year's Symposium, "Life's the Real Deal⦠Not a Reality Show."
In its twenty-first year, the recycling program at Penn State Wilkes-Barre has hit the one million pound mark, recycling almost everything from paper and cardboard to metal, glass, and plastic.
Dr. Thomas Winter, Professor of Physics at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, leads this initiative, taking time each morning to sort paper with his wife Janis, a math tutor at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Approximately twice a semester, faculty, staff, and students spend time on a Sunday afternoon sorting through bottles and cans.
Ghouls, ghosts, and things that go bump in the night will come alive during the 13th Annual Haunted Forest at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
Originally developed in 1998 by a former Penn State Wilkes-Barre Student Government Association president, Haunted Forest transforms the campus grounds and Hayfield House into a fun-filled Halloween activity and charity event.
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Penn State Wilkes-Barre will be hosting a free performance by spoken word artist Gabriela Garcia Medina on Thursday, October 8 at 7 p.m. in the Barry Auditorium of the campus Academic Commons.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre is providing an opportunity to enhance supervision skills and leadership through a series of management development public programs beginning this October.
The first program, Supervision Essentials - Level 1, will take place on Mondays, October 5, 19, 26 and November 2 from 1-4:30 p.m. at NEPA Alliance on Oak Street in Pittston, Pa.
Dr. Graham Spanier: "Penn State is changing the world. I see it every day through the work of our faculty and staff, through the education of our students, and through the achievements of our alumni. As I begin my 15th year as President of Penn State, I am proud to share some of our accomplishments through the 2009 State of the University video."
The Second Annual Pump and Run Contest, coordinated by Dr. Thomas G. Winter of the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Physics Department, was held in conjunction with the Arts at Hayfield Summer Festival on Sunday, August 30, 2009. The event enticed many competitors, both locally and out-of-state.