Wico van Genderen, Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry President and CEO, will address graduates at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, in the campus’ Athletics and Recreation Building.
Each year, Penn State recognizes outstanding faculty and staff with annual awards in teaching and excellence. The faculty and staff awards ceremony is Wednesday, April 19.
Six Penn State faculty members -- John Beale, senior lecturer of journalism in the College of Communications; Theresa Clemente, instructor of business at Penn State Wilkes-Barre; Brian Crosby, lecturer of psychology in the College of the Liberal Arts; James Lyon, professor of music in the College of Arts and Architecture; Denise Ogden, professor marketing at Penn State Lehigh Valley; and JoAnne Pumariega, instructor of mathematics and Spanish at Penn State Berks -- have received the 2017 George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching.
In recognition of student, faculty and staff efforts to build an inclusive community at Penn State, the Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Equity (CLGBTQE) has announced the recipients of the 2017 CLGBTQE Outstanding Service, Academic Achievement, and Emerging Leader awards.
New innovation hubs in 13 Penn State campus communities are successfully supporting early-stage startups. In the process, they have discovered an unanticipated benefit to the program: an abundant source of hands-on student internships that enhance success for startups and students.
The Nittany Lion wrestling team left no doubt to its dominance, rolling to a perfect 5-0 record in the 2017 NCAA Championship finals. The stunning run capped off Penn State's team title performance in St. Louis' Scottrade Center. Penn State, under the guidance of head coach Cael Sanderson, claimed its sixth NCAA team title in the last seven years, its second straight and its seventh overall.
The Penn State men's hockey team captured its first Big Ten tournament championship on March 18, defeating Wisconsin in a double-overtime thriller 2-1.
While agriculture is Pennsylvania’s leading industry, many of today’s students don’t make the connection between agriculture and the food on their table. Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s Summer Youth Program is seeking to change that by welcoming the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau’s Mobile Agriculture Education Science Lab to campus July 10 to 14.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education will hold its Spring Executive Management Series begging at 7:45 a.m. April 5 at the Westmoreland Club in Wilkes-Barre. During the Executive Management Forum, attendees will have the opportunity to meet Dale Jones, Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s new chancellor and chief academic officer.
