Each year, Penn State Wilkes-Barre is asked to nominate students for the prestigious Who's Who in American Junior Colleges and Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. First- and second-year students are eligible for the former award, while third- and fourth-year students are considered for the latter. The criteria for these awards are scholarship, participation and leadership in academic and co-curricular activities, citizenship and service to Penn State Wilkes-Barre and the surrounding community, and potential for future ach
Penn State Wilkes-Barre is happy to welcome Sean Foley of Mountain Top as our new Head Baseball Coach. Foley's impressive background includes serving as the Assistant Head Baseball Coach for the King's Monarchs over the past three years. The King's Monarchs qualified for the NCAA Division III Regional for the first time in King's College history in 2006. He was the head coach for the 9th and 10th grade levels for the Keystone State Games Pocono Region and in the collegiate level for the Plains Collegiate Team.
Mark Calore and Courtney Senghaas were this year's recipients of the Lion's Pride Award at the recent Leadership & Athletics Awards Ceremony at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
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.
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.