Ashley Hoeffner, a senior director at Indeed and a Penn State Wilkes-Barre alumna, will serve as the commencement speaker during the May 4 ceremonies, according to Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer Lynda Goldstein.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre recently hosted the Trig-Star competition, an event aimed at promoting the practical application of trigonometry and raising awareness about surveying as a career path. The competition, held in the Bell Atlantic Center for Technology, took place in conjunction with National Surveyors Week, which brings awareness to the surveying profession during the third week of March every year.
From growing up on a farm to spending summers at a hay baling operation, Nathan Crotts has always liked spending time outside. He also enjoys math, he said, and found that Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s surveying engineering program would allow him to combine his interests and passions.
When 52-year-old Renee Gibson receives her long-awaited Penn State degree on May 4, her 22-year-old daughter Clare will be there — and she’ll be in her own cap and gown. Just a few hours before Renee receives her baccalaureate degree from the College of the Liberal Arts via Penn State World Campus, Clare will graduate from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences with a degree in meteorology and atmospheric sciences with minors in climatology and geography.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre recently held its annual student research fair, "Celebration of Scholarship," showcasing the outstanding research and scholarly work of campus students and faculty. This year's event featured 41 posters and 71 student participants, with 23 faculty and staff judges evaluating the submissions.
Members of two campus organizations joined together for a campus cleanup as part of an overall University event in April. Student-athletes from Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s golf team, along with members of the campus Surveying Society, took part in the cleanup as part of the fourth annual Penn State University Athletic Conference Volunteer Week, which ran from April 1-12.
