On Friday, July 15, 2011, the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Constituent Society hosted its 16th Annual "Masters" Golf Tournament at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club in Mountaintop, Pa. The tournament raised more than $8000, topping last year's tournament total by more than $1200. The proceeds from the tournament benefit the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Society's Scholarship Fund, the Student Mentor Program, Academic Excellence Awards, and other initiatives which help the students of Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
On Friday, July 15, the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Constituent Society will host its 16th Annual Penn State "Masters" Golf Tournament at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club in Mountain Top, Pa.
Members of the Penn State Wilkes-Barre IST Club and Honors Program recently collected donations from campus and community members to donate to Give2TheTroops, an organization dedicated to sending cards and care packages to service members deployed overseas.
On Saturday, May 14 Penn State Wilkes-Barre honored 103 of Penn State University's best and brightest during a commencement ceremony which took place in the campus Athletic and Recreation Building. Thirteen students earned their associate degrees and 90 received baccalaureate degrees:
Associate in Information Sciences and Technology: Thomas E. Wheate
Associate in Letters, Arts, and Sciences: Sara Klick, Kelsey M. Blaskiewicz, Corey D. Thorpe
Penn State Wilkes-Barre's Student Support Services recently held its Annual Year End Celebration for its students at AppleTree Terrace, Newberry Estates in Dallas.
The students were treated to a night of great food, fun, and friendship with their fellow students, faculty, and staff, honoring the continuing students, transfer students, peer mentors, work study students, and spring graduates.
Senior Information Sciences and Technology student Craig Simko will graduate from Penn State Wilkes-Barre on May 14. Simko's diligence and hard work both in and out of the classroom landed him a full-time job with Extundo Innovations LLC, where he completed his internship, following graduation:
Penn State Wilkes-Barre recently presented its outgoing Advisory Board Chair, Dr. Carol Sabatini, with a Nittany Lion sculpture in recognition of her service to the campus.
A member of the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Advisory Board since 1994, Dr. Sabatini received the Hayfield Award for Volunteerism for chairing a year-long University project to assess the needs of the campus in order to establish five-year goals in 1998. Serving as the Advisory Board Chair since 2009, she continued and strengthened her support of the campus.
On Wednesday, April 27, 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:
Penn State Wilkes-Barre recently recognized the achievements of more than 20 of its student athletes for excellence both on the playing field and in the classroom.
Michael Buczkowski, a member of the men's basketball team, was named to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association's (USCAA) Academic All-American Team.