Faculty and students at Penn State Wilkes-Barre and Penn State Wilkes-Barre are collaborating to develop virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications for use in geospatial education.
Margo DelliCarpini, Penn State vice president for Commonwealth Campuses and executive chancellor, will be leaving the University effective June 30 to take on a new position as the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at the College of New Jersey.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre hosted the Northeast Regional Science Olympiad on March 12. The event brought about 650 students from throughout the northeastern Pennsylvania region to campus for the annual middle and high school science competition.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 20 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Students who fulfill transfer requirements at Northampton Community College will be admitted to Penn State's Hazleton, Lehigh Valley, Schuylkill or Wilkes-Barre campuses under an articulation agreement.
Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses and Westmoreland County Community College, building upon a long-standing relationship, have entered into a new articulation agreement designed to enhance educational opportunities and improve the rate at which students obtain undergraduate degrees in Pennsylvania.
Events are being offered for Penn State campus and community members around the commonwealth in remembrance of those who lost their lives during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and their aftermath.
The Penn State Alumni Association (PSAA) has announced a $20,000 matching commitment that will grow the scholarship endowment recently established in honor of 2024 Renaissance Fund honorees Roger Williams, retired PSAA executive director, and his wife, Karen Magnuson, retired assistant director of University marketing. In recognition of the Renaissance Fund’s 55th anniversary, the PSAA will match gifts of $550 or more to any named Renaissance Fund with an equal contribution to the Roger L. Williams and Karen L. Magnuson Renaissance Fund.
