The PSUAC Executive Committee voted unanimously to cancel all intercollegiate athletics competition for fall and winter team sports during the 2020-21 academic year. The sports affected by this decision include men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, and volleyball, at Penn State Beaver, Brandywine, DuBois, Fayette, Hazleton, Greater Allegheny, Lehigh Valley, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Scranton, Schuylkill, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre and York.
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.
Emily Jefferson, a senior at Penn State, observes and records the growth of bacteria her MICRB 202 (Introductory Microbiology Laboratory) class isolated during week-one of the 2020 fall semester. Students were outfitted with new masks, face shields, and gloves prior to every lab session, and their stations were set up to provide appropriate social distancing.
Instructors from Penn State Wilkes-Barre will teach computer programming to local middle and high school students as part of a nationally recognized, local coding initiative in which the campus is partnering.
Instructors from Penn State Wilkes-Barre will teach computer programming to local middle and high school students as part of a nationally recognized, local coding initiative in which the campus is partnering.
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.
Nominations are being accepted until Friday, December 18, for the Shirley Hendrick Award, a special recognition for University employees who have assisted adult learners.
