On April 10, 2008 members of the Engineering Club at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, along with faculty members Dr. Jon Carson (club advisor) and Dr. Albert Lozano, visited the Integrated Defense Systems facility from Boeing located in Ridley Park, PA. Boeing Integrated Defense Systems combines weapons and aircraft capabilities, intelligence, surveillance systems, communications architectures and extensive large-scale integration expertise.
Senior BSEET students at Penn State Wilkes-Barre participated in the beta trial for a nationwide assessment of student learning. The aim of this work is to develop a nationally normed assessment exam for 2 and 4 year Electrical/Electronic ET programs. This will allow different schools to measure EET student knowledge and program effectiveness.
Honored as one of the Top 25 Women in Business by the Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal, Lori Nocito, who is the executive director for Leadership Wilkes-Barre has been selected as the guest speaker for this year's commencement exercise at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. She will address the 2009 graduating class on Saturday, May 16, at 10:00 a.m. inside the Athletics and Recreation building.
Renovations to the campus's Student Commons lounge area began on Thursday, May 28 with the removal of old ceiling tiles, bulletin boards, and furniture. Known as the Student Lounge Project, this renovation is being made possible through a Future Funds grant from University Park and the Facilities Fee at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.