On Monday, April 19, Penn State Wilkes-Barre's Honor Society will be hosting a public discussion on health care reform at 7 p.m. in the Academic Commons Barry Auditorium on campus.
About four years ago, college was not the first thing on Robert Danko's mind - simply staying alive took that spot.
After suffering two heart attacks just two months apart, Danko realized he could not continue on the path he was on, working as an explosives technician.
"I knew I had to make some dramatic changes in my career path and education was my only solution," Danko said.
However, the cost of returning to school became the next big hurdle Danko had to conquer.
On Wednesday, April 28, Penn State Wilkes-Barre will be hosting an Executive Management Breakfast Series at the Best Western Genetti Hotel and Conference Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., beginning at 7:45 a.m. The topic for the April event will focus on the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's recent approval for Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs to add table games such as poker, blackjack, and craps, a feature that gamblers could see as early
Area artist Dorothy Teresinski Withey-Carroll will display a collection of her paintings in the Friedman Art Gallery, which is located inside the Academic Commons at Penn State Wilkes-Barre beginning Friday, April 9 with a meet-the-artist reception from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
In an effort to expand the knowledge of the Administration of Justice field and the resources available to the students at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, the Students for Justice Club (comprised mostly of students in the Administration of Justice program) recently made a donation of three books to the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Nesbitt Library.
Monday morning, March 29, Ryan Leckey of WNEP-TV paid a visit to Penn State Wilkes-Barre to help spread the word about some of the great things going on at the campus!
To celebrate the completion of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Penn State Wilkes-Barre is hosting a movie and discussion series highlighting the touching stories of real-life athletes. The series kicked off Thursday evening, March 25 with former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey player Dennis Bonvie introducing the movie "Miracle."
Bonvie spoke about his hockey career and the power of persistence, noting his own struggles on the path to becoming a better hockey player and making it to the professional hockey world.
In Luzerne County alone, there are 11 school districts encompassing more than 100 educational institutes, where many students deal with bullying, conflict, emotional stress, death and grieving, and even language barriers.
This summer, Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education is hosting a series of three Act 48 approved workshops to help area educators better understand and deal with many of these concerns while providing supportive, positive classroom environments.
