On Thursday, April 29, Penn State Wilkes-Barre held its annual Student Government Association Leadership and Athletics Awards Ceremony to honor the campus' student leaders and athletes. The following awards were presented at the ceremony:
Five members of the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Men's and Women's Basketball Teams recently earned post-season awards:
Catherine Beach - First Team All Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC); averaged 14.3 points per game, 9.8 rebounds per game, and led the league in free throw percentage at 71%.
Members of the Engineering Club at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, accompanied by faculty members Dr. Jon Carson and Dr. Albert Lozano, recently visited Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems facility located in Ridley Park, Pa. Boeing Integrated Defense Systems combines weapons and aircraft capabilities, intelligence, surveillance systems, communications, architecture and extensive large-scale integration expertise.
Dr. Dan Kopen, a nationally recognized surgeon and a native of Northeastern Pennsylvania, recently visited Penn State Wilkes-Barre to discuss the recent passage of health care reform and what this new legislation means to our area.
Emmy Award winner and current Chairman of the Board of API Systems, Inc., David W. Reese will address the graduating class of Penn State Wilkes-Barre at the campus commencement ceremony Saturday, May 15 at 10:00 a.m. in the campus' Athletics and Recreation Building.
About four years ago, college was not the first thing on Robert Danko's mind - simply staying alive took that spot.
After suffering two heart attacks just two months apart, Danko realized he could not continue on the path he was on, working as an explosives technician.
"I knew I had to make some dramatic changes in my career path and education was my only solution," Danko said.
However, the cost of returning to school became the next big hurdle Danko had to conquer.
On Monday, April 19, Penn State Wilkes-Barre's Honor Society will be hosting a public discussion on health care reform at 7 p.m. in the Academic Commons Barry Auditorium on campus.
On Wednesday, April 28, Penn State Wilkes-Barre will be hosting an Executive Management Breakfast Series at the Best Western Genetti Hotel and Conference Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., beginning at 7:45 a.m. The topic for the April event will focus on the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's recent approval for Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs to add table games such as poker, blackjack, and craps, a feature that gamblers could see as early
Area artist Dorothy Teresinski Withey-Carroll will display a collection of her paintings in the Friedman Art Gallery, which is located inside the Academic Commons at Penn State Wilkes-Barre beginning Friday, April 9 with a meet-the-artist reception from 5:00-8:00 p.m.