Marc Anthony Merino Jr. was one of more than 250 students to receive his degree at Penn State Harrisburg’s fall 2016 commencement ceremony on Dec. 17. He received a bachelor of science in criminal justice from the School of Public Affairs, with a minor in psychological science. It was a moment of triumph for Merino; it was also a moment that almost didn’t happen.
At the start of the Spring 2017 semester, an undergraduate research office will be up and running on the Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus thanks to the effort of administration of justice assistant professor, Rick Dierenfeldt.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Constituent Society will host a Rose Bowl party on Jan. 2, 2017, to celebrate the Nittany Lions' incredible season, which culminated in a Big Ten championship. The party, scheduled for No. 5 Penn State’s matchup against the No. 9 University of Southern California Trojans, gets underway 30 minutes before the game’s 5 p.m. kickoff at the River Grille, located at 670 North River Street in Wilkes-Barre.
With Penn State's victory over Wisconsin on Dec. 3, the Nittany Lions not only earned the 2016 Big Ten championship, but the University's 100th Big Ten championship or tournament title.
Penn State returns to the Rose Bowl and also makes its first trip to a California bowl for the first time since the 2008 season when the Nittany Lions take on Pac-12 foe USC in the 103rd annual Rose Bowl Game at 5 p.m. on Jan. 2.
