Since she was young, Cassie Dierolf was interested in mental health and disability advocacy, but wasn’t sure where she wanted to go for college or what she wanted to do for a career. Things began to click into place for her on her first visit to Penn State Wilkes-Barre, where she immediately had the sense that was where she wanted to go to major in rehabilitation and human services.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 20 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Students in English 179 (Food Writing and Culture), taught by Professor in English and Multidisciplinary Studies Christyne Berzsenyi, attended The Lands at Hillside Farms’ Sustainability and Animal Welfare Certification Tour.
Penn State Sustainability and CWC Continuing Education's new Sustainability Coordinator non-credit certificate launches on September 9, with registration closing on September 3, in response to a growing demand in the business world for training on how to audit and report environmental, social and governance impacts and the need for small Pennsylvania businesses to have more coordinators who can apply these principles to their organizations.
Local high school students exhibited their artwork during the sixth annual High School Art Exhibit at Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s Friedman Art Gallery. The exhibit ran from Dec. 5, 2024 through Jan. 31, 2025.
Sustainability is a key part of Penn State Wilkes-Barre's honors program. Here, a poster displays the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals during a campus honors program event.
