Researchers from Penn State Wilkes-Barre will present their findings from a national study examining the link between happiness and crime, on Friday, Feb. 25, at 12:15 p.m. The Research Showcase Series event will be held in the Tech Center 101 Auditorium and is open to the campus community and the public.
Penn State University Libraries invites Penn State students, faculty and staff to submit original short stories or poetry centered on the theme “Written in the Stars” to the spring short stories writing contest, accepting submissions from Feb. 24 to April 4.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has announced the students named to its fall 2021 dean’s list. To be eligible, undergraduate students must achieve a one-semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.
The first military program fund at Penn State Wilkes-Barre has been created through a gift from alumnus and advisory board member Jim Regan and his wife, Barbara. Their $25,000 gift will provide vital funding for enriching experiences for military and veteran students at the campus.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre hosted the Northeast Regional Science Olympiad on March 10, welcoming more than 800 students from across northeastern Pennsylvania to campus for the annual middle and high school science competition.
A gift from father and son Robert Tambur and Robert Tamburro will create the first program endowment to help fund Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s IDEA Hub, which supports innovation and entrepreneurship in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Penn State student organizations and units at campuses across the commonwealth are presenting programming during National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Here’s a look at some of the events taking place at the University’s campuses during the month of April.
Yuri Pelepko-Filak, who recently took a managerial position at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center, credits his nursing management certificate from Penn State Wilkes-Barre with preparing him for his new role. Pelepko-Filak earned a promotion shortly after completing the certificate program.
Lynda Goldstein, associate professor of English at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, has been named interim chancellor and chief academic officer at the campus. In addition to serving in numerous other leadership positions, Goldstein was Wilkes-Barre’s interim chancellor from August 2005 to March 2006.
