The Penn State Alumni Association (PSAA) has announced a $20,000 matching commitment that will grow the scholarship endowment recently established in honor of 2024 Renaissance Fund honorees Roger Williams, retired PSAA executive director, and his wife, Karen Magnuson, retired assistant director of University marketing. In recognition of the Renaissance Fund’s 55th anniversary, the PSAA will match gifts of $550 or more to any named Renaissance Fund with an equal contribution to the Roger L. Williams and Karen L. Magnuson Renaissance Fund.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre alumnus John Krohn has interned for a U.S. senator, served in the military in Iraq, worked to implement protection around energy infrastructure in Ukraine, and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. Today, he is the deputy chief of staff for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy.
Penn State Sustainability has partnered with CWC Continuing Education partners at Penn State Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and Lehigh Valley to launch a brand new, online, non-credit certificate focused on sustainability. The synchronous, statewide, 12-week course starts on Sept. 9, with registration closing on Sept. 3.
While students are making last-minute purchases and plans before they start their academic year at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, personnel across campus are undertaking preparations of their own to get ready to welcome the students. It takes many people and a lot of coordination to prepare the classrooms, technology, buildings and grounds that students, faculty and staff use on a daily basis.
Penn State University Libraries’ Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) has named 13 recipients of the 2024 Faculty Engagement Award with this year’s theme of “Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Teaching.” Recipients will collaborate with TLT staff to identify potential uses, constraints and best practices for using generative AI for teaching purposes. Faculty will utilize available generative AI tools including Microsoft Copilot and Adobe Firefly to assist in content creation, course planning and content delivery.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has announced its dean’s list for summer 2024. To be eligible, undergraduate students must achieve a one-semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.
Pennsylvania-based astrophotographer Tom Wildoner will give a live presentation, "From Novice to Nebula: An Introduction to Astrophotography,” and share a collection of his photographs during Arts at Hayfield’s 38th Annual Summer Arts Festival at Penn State Wilkes-Barre on August 18 from 1-2 p.m.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre is preparing to welcome students for the 2024-25 academic year. Several events have been planned for the beginning of the semester to welcome new students and facilitate camaraderie and conversations among students, faculty and staff.
Applications are now being accepted for the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania (TCCP) Women in Mentoring program. Students, faculty and staff across all Penn State campuses have free access to virtual technology programming thanks to a partnership with TCCP spearheaded by Penn State Harrisburg, a longtime member of the council.
At Penn State Wilkes-Barre, each individual’s interests and abilities are nurtured to help the student achieve their full potential. For some students, that means adding more challenges to their academics by joining the honors program at the campus. The program focuses on sustainability and what that means to the campus and the broader world.
