Penn State Wilkes-Barre's men's basketball team made history on March 6 when it became the first Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) men’s basketball program to capture a national championship.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre hosted the 2019 Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Science Olympiad, held on Wednesday, March 6. Science Olympiad sponsors district, regional, state, and national science tournaments for middle school and high school students.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Honors students in Great Britain are learning the significance that the establishment of the prime meridian and precise time-keeping have to economics and trade.
Entrepreneurs across the University will pitch their business ideas and create inventive solutions to common problems through a series of competitions and challenges held during Penn State Startup Week from April 1-5. The challenges are at the heart of Startup Week’s mission of teaching and inspiring participants to make innovation a part of their lives, communities and careers, either by starting their own companies or bringing a problem-solving approach to established organizations.
Dale Jones, chancellor of Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Lynda Goldstein, associate chief academic officer, and campus students met with elected officials to discuss tuition, educational programming, and economic growth, and to share stories of how the University makes valuable contributions to Pennsylvania.
Robert Mastropole, III, an administrative justice student at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, has been honored by the Luzerne County Council on Adult Higher Education as the Penn State Wilkes-Barre 2019 Outstanding Adult Learner of the Year.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education has announced a new credit certificate program, Enterprise Resource Planning with SAP, designed for working adults.
Ginger Zielinskie, president and chief executive officer, Benefits Data Trust, will be the commencement speaker for the 2019 commencement ceremony at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
