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Philanthropist and investment management partner Richard “Rick” Barry, class of 1980, will be the featured speaker at this year’s Penn State Wilkes-Barre commencement on May 6 at 10 a.m. in the Athletic & Recreation Building.

In conjunction with Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s forensic photography class and various criminal justice classes, students have the unique opportunity to employ class curriculum in a mock “crime scene scenario lab” on campus. These simulated lab experiences and other forensic-related presentations planned for April provide real-world context and local expertise for students, faculty, staff and the public — all of whom are invited to attend at no cost.

An annual trigonometry competition for high school students was held March 24 at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.

A new, public exhibit, “Healing Through Transformational Art,” runs through May 31 at Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s Friedman Art Gallery.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre has pioneered education in surveying engineering since it first began offering an associate degree in surveying technology in 1957. A bachelor’s degree program was added in 1994 and the program has continued to evolve and grow since that time. Today, Penn State Wilkes-Barre is the only university in Pennsylvania — and one of just 25 throughout the country — that offers an accredited bachelor’s degree program in surveying engineering.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre took home the title in the USCAA (United States Collegiate Athletic Association) Division II National Championship with a win over Miami-Hamilton. It marked the second time Head Coach LeShawn Hammett has led the team to a USCAA national win.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre participated in the University’s Startup Week held this year from March 20-24. Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC is a University-wide event held each spring that brings leading minds in entrepreneurship and innovation together in and around Penn State campuses across the commonwealth.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre welcomed hundreds of middle and high school students throughout the region for an annual science competition on March 8.

The start of the 2023 baseball season is under way, with Penn State Wilkes-Barre's Mountain Lions taking on Elmira College on March 16 for their first game. 

Fourteen Penn State instructors from eight campuses and three colleges worked with Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) over the past summer and fall as part of the 2022-23 TLT Faculty Engagement Awards program. Their goal was to enhance the student engagement experience using Experiential Virtual Spaces.