Two faculty members from Penn State Wilkes-Barre conducted restorative justice training with members of the Wyoming and Sullivan County Juvenile Probation Departments, sharing the concepts of restorative justice and how it can benefit them in their work.
Those at the training were, from left: Rebecca Sarver, assistant teaching professor of criminal justice; Kevin Chichura, juvenile probation officer, Wyoming County; Daralynn Carr, deputy director, Wyoming County; Krystle Kowalczyk, director of probation services, Wyoming and Sullivan counties; Morgan Theobold, juvenile probation officer, Wyoming County; Tammy Goodwin, victim/witness coordinator, Wyoming County; John Shorter, juvenile probation officer, Sullivan County; and Jeremy Olson, assistant professor of criminal justice.
"Where Beauty's At": Expressions of Black Visual Culture — Feb. 2–Sept. 9, Eberly Family Special Collections Library, 104 Paterno Library. Drawing upon Penn State's Special Collections and University Archives, the exhibition explores historical and creative works by Black writers and artists and considers the relationship between history, politics, creativity and visual expression. Works on view include poetry broadsides, posters, book cover designs, photograph albums and artists' books.
Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses and the state’s community colleges have announced a new collaboration aimed at expanding educational opportunities in Pennsylvania and removing barriers to degree completion among college students. The collaboration builds upon long-standing relationships between the campuses and the community colleges and a shared commitment to access and affordability in higher education.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre and its LaunchBox are supporting entrepreneurship beginning at the high school level through programming and partnerships in the region. This year’s Teen Entrepreneurial Challenge includes five sessions of business mentoring and coaching, led by Penn State entrepreneurship educators and local small-business leaders.