Penn-State Wilkes-Barre athletics found great success during the fall season as six student-athletes received All-Conference honors. Junior Jeff Carter (Dallas, PA) and freshman Tim Walters (Forty Fort, PA) were named to the PSUAC All-Conference Golf team. The Women's Volleyball program also landed two athletes in All-Conference spots. Sophomores Brittany Acevedo and Khali Kotulski, both from Harvey's Lake, were given All-Conference Honorable Mentions.
Wiestling Hall as it appears today on the Mont Alto campus. The building has served as a dormitory, dining hall, classroom, administrative headquarters and possibly home to two ghosts.
The Class of 1908 at what was then known as the Pennsylvania State Forest Academy in Mont Alto shot its formal class photo in front of Wiestling Hall. The building, constructed in 1807, once served as a manor for Col. George Wiestling, one of the area's wealthiest iron masters. When this 1907 photo was developed, there appears to be an image of a human figure standing in the background (click on photo album to see close-up image), as if observing the men on horseback.
On Saturday, October 24th, Penn State Wilkes-Barre will be holding the second annual Zombie 5K run/walk benefiting.
The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, affectionately known as THON, is the largest student run philanthropy in the world. THON, a yearlong effort to raise funds and awareness for the fight against pediatric cancer, has raised more than $127 million for Four Diamonds at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital since 1977. THON 2016 will take place from February 19th - 21st, 2016 at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center.
Beginning in October, Penn State Wilkes-Barre's Norther Tier Center in partnership with ShaleTec will be offering five Industry Training Courses: Confined Space Entry, Fall Protection Competent Person, Chainsaw Safety & Maintenance, Electrical Safety for Electrical Maintenance Personnel, and Hazwoper Refresher 8-Hour.
