Students, faculty and alumni of the surveying engineering program at Penn State Wilkes-Barre had the opportunity to meet during a recent statewide surveying conference, sharing experiences and forming real-world connections.
Cybersecurity is a growing field full of career possibilities, and students at Penn State Wilkes-Barre are able to study the field firsthand thanks to an on-campus lab. The lab allows faculty at Penn State Wilkes-Barre to apply the principles they are teaching in lecture courses to real-world examples and scenarios.
A new art exhibit has opened at Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s Friedman Art Gallery. The featured artwork was created by students in three Penn State Wilkes-Barre courses, as well as students who submitted their work independently.
A series of seed grants from the Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses has provided Penn State campus leaders with the support to implement transformative initiatives and best practices that have been successful at other University campuses.
Roger Brindley, vice provost for Penn State Global; Andrea Dowhower interim vice president for Student Affairs; and Renata Engel, vice provost for online education, share resources available for individuals who have been impacted by the earthquake in Syria and Turkey, as well as ways to help with the rescue and recovery.
With the help of the community, Penn State Wilkes-Barre Campus’s THON Committee has raised over $5,000 toward its overall goal this year as the committee works to fight childhood cancer through the Four Diamonds Fund.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre is inviting prospective students and their families to visit the campus during an open house from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 25.
Emmy Award-winning actor Keith David will deliver a dramatic reading of a speech by the legendary 19th-century American abolitionist in “The Frederick Douglass Project.” The one-time virtual event will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, via Zoom. It is co-presented by the Center for the Performing Arts and Theater of War Productions. The program is free, but registration is required.
