Aspiring entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to test the viability of their business ideas through a free, four-week Virtual Idea TestLab program offered this fall through the Penn State Wilkes-Barre IDEA Hub and Penn State Hazleton and Penn State Lehigh Valley LaunchBoxes.
A new look and feel will greet visitors to Penn State’s Commonwealth Campus websites beginning June 21. The refreshed websites, which apply to each of the University’s Commonwealth Campuses, are the result of in-depth research on user needs and best practices, resulting in modern, mobile-friendly and engaging sites that highlight the power of Penn State’s campus communities.
Based on public health guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), indoor masking will no longer be required at Penn State Hazleton, Schuylkill and Wilkes-Barre, effective Friday, June 17, due to decreasing COVID-19 Community Levels in the counties where these campuses are located.
Dimitrios Bolkas, associate professor of surveying engineering at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, has received the 2022 University College Faculty Scholar Award, which honors a University College faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in research, scholarship and/or creative accomplishments.
Nikolai Feduchak knew that he wanted to serve his country from an early age. He has fulfilled this objective time and again, whether directly through his years in the U.S. Army infantry, in his current role as a member of the Veterans Support Club at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, or unknowingly as a child.
Based on public health guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), face masks are no longer required to be worn indoors at the Abington, Beaver, Behrend, Brandywine and Greater Allegheny campuses; however, indoor masking is required at the Hazleton, Schuylkill and Wilkes-Barre campuses.
A new student-created art exhibit has opened at Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s Friedman Art Gallery. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Monday through Friday, runs through Sept. 15.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has announced the students named to its spring 2022 Dean’s List. To be eligible, undergraduate students must achieve a one-semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre held its annual Leadership and Athletics Awards Ceremony on April 27 at Appletree Terrace, presenting campus awards and honoring outstanding student leaders and student athletes at the campus.
Thanks to students, faculty, staff and supporters who lead by example, Penn State’s “We Are” mantra extends far beyond us alone. With the close of another academic year, we reflect on how our campus embraces a culture of giving, evidenced by various events and activities brought to life by Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s inspired doers.
