The first military program fund at Penn State Wilkes-Barre has been created through a gift from alumnus and advisory board member Jim Regan and his wife, Barbara. Their $25,000 gift will provide vital funding for enriching experiences for military and veteran students at the campus.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has announced the students named to its fall 2021 dean’s list. To be eligible, undergraduate students must achieve a one-semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.
Penn State University Libraries invites Penn State students, faculty and staff to submit original short stories or poetry centered on the theme “Written in the Stars” to the spring short stories writing contest, accepting submissions from Feb. 24 to April 4.
Researchers from Penn State Wilkes-Barre will present their findings from a national study examining the link between happiness and crime, on Friday, Feb. 25, at 12:15 p.m. The Research Showcase Series event will be held in the Tech Center 101 Auditorium and is open to the campus community and the public.
Penn State Alumni Association members will soon find it easier to engage with the University in their local communities, after a change to how they access local chapters takes effect later this year. Alumni Association CEO Paul Clifford previewed the change for the Board of Trustees Committee on Outreach, Development and Community Relations during its Feb. 17 meeting.
A group of surveying engineering students and faculty from Penn State Wilkes-Barre had the opportunity to attend the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors’ annual conference, held from Jan. 23 to 26 in Hershey. The conference was attended by more than 500 surveyors and industry leaders from throughout Pennsylvania and beyond.
Rick Brazier, senior associate dean for faculty and research in the Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses, has been named interim dean of Penn State’s 14-campus University College.
Police & Public Safety at Penn State Wilkes-Barre is committed to the safety of everyone on campus, whether they are students, faculty, staff or visitors. Campus police officers are trained in numerous skills and responses and are sworn police officers who have taken an oath to support the U.S. Constitution, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and local laws. Trained officers cover all shifts during the week while classes are in session.
Robert Friedman, a restaurateur and community leader in northeastern Pennsylvania, has committed $100,000 to create the Pauline “Pauly” Friedman Memorial Scholarship at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. The scholarship, named in honor of his late mother, will be given to full-time undergraduate students who are enrolled or who plan to enroll at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, with a preference to students interested in pursuing a degree in hospitality management.
A new exhibit, “The Historic Hayfield House – Creating a Legacy,” is now on display at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Friedman Art Gallery. The exhibit, which is open to all at no cost, honors the legacy of the estate where Penn State Wilkes-Barre is located today.
