For 40 years, Penn State Wilkes-Barre has hosted thousands of community members for events put on by Arts at Hayfield, a nonprofit organization that supports the arts in the community and on campus. That tradition continues with the 38th annual Summer Arts Festival from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 18, featuring more than 120 artisans, performers, crafters and food vendors.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre will host Spend a Summer Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 7. The event is an open house where interested students can visit the campus and learn about the opportunities available to them close to home.
Working remotely and from in-person sites at the Harrisburg and University Park campuses, teams spent three focused days in June attending workshops and webinars, collaborating with coaches and each other, as they worked on their projects related to student success and providing opportunities for students in the higher education space.
A student who began his academic career at Penn State Wilkes-Barre is serving a forensic science internship in Washington, D.C. Steven Qarmout, a fourth-year student now at University Park, is interning with the District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences, located in the Consolidated Forensic Laboratory.
The community is invited to attend Arts at Hayfield’s 38th Annual Summer Arts Festival at Penn State Wilkes-Barre in Dallas on Sunday, Aug. 18, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., rain or shine. The event will feature more than 120 artisans, performers, crafters and food vendors.
As an adult learner who holds a full-time position with IBM, Ryan Sorber is in a different life situation than many of his classmates, but he said Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s faculty have been more than willing to work with him to help him succeed.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s Friedman Art Gallery will display a new exhibit that features artwork by students enrolled in past Penn State Wilkes-Barre art courses, including some artwork that was created by students enrolled in art classes at the campus more than 25 years ago. Organizers hope to identify the artists behind those pieces.
Charles “Chuck” Ghilani, professor emeritus at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, received an award at the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute conference in Corvallis, Oregon, on June 2. Ghilani was presented with the Surveying and Mapping Award for “significant contributions to promote and advance the surveying and geomatics education and professions.”
Holly and Bear are a pair of golden retriever siblings owned by two sisters who walk their dogs a few times a day at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, where they are always greeted warmly by students and other members of the campus community.
