Based on public health guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), face masks are no longer required to be worn indoors at the Abington, Beaver, Behrend, Brandywine and Greater Allegheny campuses; however, indoor masking is required at the Hazleton, Schuylkill and Wilkes-Barre campuses.
Nikolai Feduchak knew that he wanted to serve his country from an early age. He has fulfilled this objective time and again, whether directly through his years in the U.S. Army infantry, in his current role as a member of the Veterans Support Club at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, or unknowingly as a child.
Dimitrios Bolkas, associate professor of surveying engineering at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, has received the 2022 University College Faculty Scholar Award, which honors a University College faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in research, scholarship and/or creative accomplishments.
Based on public health guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), indoor masking will no longer be required at Penn State Hazleton, Schuylkill and Wilkes-Barre, effective Friday, June 17, due to decreasing COVID-19 Community Levels in the counties where these campuses are located.
A new look and feel will greet visitors to Penn State’s Commonwealth Campus websites beginning June 21. The refreshed websites, which apply to each of the University’s Commonwealth Campuses, are the result of in-depth research on user needs and best practices, resulting in modern, mobile-friendly and engaging sites that highlight the power of Penn State’s campus communities.
Aspiring entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to test the viability of their business ideas through a free, four-week Virtual Idea TestLab program offered this fall through the Penn State Wilkes-Barre IDEA Hub and Penn State Hazleton and Penn State Lehigh Valley LaunchBoxes.
The results of a confidential university-wide survey show that the majority of Penn State employee and student participants feel safe on campus and view Penn State police officers favorably.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre will host a 'Spend a Summer Day' Open House on Wednesday, Aug. 10 for prospective students to learn more about the campus and what it offers.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Society’s golf tournament returned to the greens this year, with 100 golfers participating in the event at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club in Mountain Top. The funds raised from the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Society 25th Annual Classic Golf Tournament will support the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Society Scholarship Fund, Alumni Speaker Series, THON, Academic Excellence Awards and other initiatives that benefit the students at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Athletics will host its first “Pitch In & Pig Out” cornhole tournament and pig roast on Saturday, Sept. 17, at Backwoods Bar & Kitchen in Dallas.