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 left: Robert Ashford, third place; Oscar Arroyo-Mejia, second place; James Bottger, first place; and Michael Given, Pennsylvania NSPS director and Trig-Star coordinator.
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.
Students complete an internship where their learning comes to life, often leading to a job offer. $41,580 is the median annual income for policing and corrections careers. $81,820 is the median annual income for legal service (courts) careers. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2019)
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.
Daughter and mother, Clare and Renee Gibson, will graduate from Penn State on the same day, May 4, during the University's 2024 spring commencement weekend.
Renee Gibson was chosen to represent integrated social sciences in the College of the Liberal Arts at spring commencement for her outstanding academic achievement.
