Five Penn State Wilkes-Barre students received scholarships from the Irene Thomas Memorial Scholarship fund, sponsored by Arts at Hayfield, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting community arts.
The Friedman Art Gallery at Penn State Wilkes-Barre has announced its new “Emerging Artists” series — occasional exhibits highlighting the work of unknown local artists. The inaugural exhibit features the artwork of MaryLou Kolojeski.
Living with anxiety and depression, showcased through hundreds of drawings, graphic medicine publications, personal experiences, and research, will be explored in an upcoming presentation by 2019-20 Penn State Laureate William J. Doan, “The Anxiety Project: An Artist’s Look at Mental Health and Wellness," at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
Mind reader, motivational speaker, entertainer, author and award-winner Robert Channing will be performing at Penn State Wilkes-Barre at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, in the Barry Auditorium in the Academic Commons.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre will host its biannual Executive Management Series on Oct. 3. The Discussion will focus on the problem of substance misuse and addiction in our communities. In response, Penn State has created the Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse to fuel innovative research and develop new programs.
Penn State alumni representing four northeast regional campuses — Hazleton, Schuylkill, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre — will offer “A Night of Penn State Jazz” on Oct. 15 at the historic Ritz Theater in Scranton. Doors will open at 6 pm. The concert, featuring Penn State’s Centre Dimensions jazz ensemble, will begin at 7 p.m.
Penn State students who commute to campus or live in on-campus apartments have a convenient option for grabbing a meal or a snack: the Commuter Meal Plan. The plan, which is charged to the student account, has recently been expanded to three levels and is now offered at additional Penn State locations.
The idyllic wooded walkway that blankets Penn State Wilkes-Barre in lush greenery may not technically be an arboretum anymore, but it does date back to the campus’ roots as the home of a prominent outdoorsman while also displaying a rich diversity of Pennsylvania forestry.
