When Harriet Polites graduates in May, she isn't going to be experiencing the same anxiety that many of her fellow graduates will be going through — the anxiety of the job search.
On Friday, April 26th, join Chancellor Dr. Charles Davis and the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education department for their Executive Management Series, co-sponsored by The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce, the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Society, and The Diamond City Partnership. The Executive Management Series is held at the Best Western Genetti Hotel and Conference Center in Wilkes-Barre, beginning at 7:45 a.m.
The Mountain Lions (0-1 PSUAC) started the first game of a double-header against Penn State Greater Allegheny with a promising two-run lead after the first inning. Kerry Meyers had one hit and one run, while Steven Ash had one hit along with one RBI. Penn State Greater Allegheny tied the game up in the 4th inning before going on to score nine more runs from the 5th to 7th innings. The Mountain Lions' Matthew Kempenski pitched four innings and allowed 12 hits and seven runs after facing 28 hitters. The final score of the first game was 11-2.
Charles Ghilani, professor of engineering at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, is one of the 2013 recipients of the Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching.
The award recognizes excellence in teaching and student support among tenured faculty who have been employed full time for at least five years with undergraduate teaching as a major portion of their duties. Milton S. Eisenhower, brother of former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, served as president of Penn State from 1950 to 1956.
From Lego Land® to a land of beauties and beasts, from sports to science and animals to art, Penn State Wilkes-Barre is offering 15 enrichment and four sports camps this summer, which are sure to appeal to every young mind. The camps are designed to engage young children and teens of all grade levels to become physically active and creative.
New camps this year include Art Camp with the Art Stars, Girls' Basketball, Jammin' In the Jungle, and Writing For The Creative Mind.
The 2013 soccer season at Penn State Wilkes-Barre will be very exciting. Several upperclassmen will be returning to the team, which will be led by a new head coach. Head coach James Bell will be focusing on teamwork rather than individual success. Bell said, "My strategy is and has always been to have my team play as a team, because one person can't take on the eleven others." The team will also be more challenged this season by being required to come to practice and given a difficult preseason workout schedule in order to be ready for the regular season.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre women's basketball star, Tiaria Brathwaite, was named to the PSUAC All-Conference team as well as becoming a USCAA All-American following her great season. Brathwaite ended the season with 367 points (17.5 per game) along with 267 total rebounds (12.7 per game). Brathwaite said the coaches helped her improve by focusing on her post moves, shooting, and decision making this season. "Last year I didn't have any post moves and I would just fade away every time I got the ball.
Sen Lin is a twenty-four-year-old senior student from China. He is currently majoring in business, focusing on marketing and management. Sen Lin started playing soccer for fun while in China; however, he started playing competitively once he became a student at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. While in high school he also played basketball, badminton, squash, and table tennis. Table tennis was his best sport in high school and he won several awards. Sen said, "I play as many sports as I can a little because I believe each sport has their own habits, fun, and interest."
Head coach Jason McManus speaks very highly of the Penn State Wilkes-Barre baseball tradition. He wants to turn the program back into their winning ways, just like it was when he played for the Mountain Lions in 1991 and 1992. McManus said, "We need to take small steps to get there. There is a lot of excitement within the team with the attitude changes I have brought back into the program.
