Students from Penn State Wilkes-Barre joined a contingent of others from across Pennsylvania for the annual Capital Day event in Harrisburg on March 18. More than 200 Penn State students in total spent the day at the state Capitol to meet with legislators and advocate for the University’s annual state appropriation.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre hosted the Northeast Regional Science Olympiad on March 6, once again bringing hundreds of middle and high school students to the campus for the annual science competition.
Most PSUWB students find a summer internship and have multiple job offers for full-time employment before graduation. $65,590 is the median starting salary. PA is among the top 5 states hiring surveying engineers. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2021)
Dimitrios Bolkas, right, receives the Younger Geospatial Professional award from Michael Olsen, associate professor of geomatics at Oregon State University.
