Penn State Schuylkill recently announced an anonymous gift of $250,000 to help fund LionLaunch, part of Invent Penn State, a University-wide initiative established to spur economic growth in Pennsylvania.
The Penn State Bookstore, which is operated by Barnes & Noble College, a Barnes & Noble Education Inc. company, has awarded its fourth round of grants to support a range of programs and initiatives across the University.
Patrick Jones, assistant vice president for academic affairs, online learning, at Drexel University, has been named chancellor at Penn State Schuylkill, effective Jan. 4, 2019. Jones has more than 30 years of experience in the field of education as an academic administrator, professor and band conductor, in addition to serving for 30 years in the U.S. Army and Air Force.
From left to right: Jeffrey Vrabel, Alumni Awards Chair; Dr. Harold Aurand, associate teaching professor of history and Pride and Spirit Award recipient; Dr. Darcy Medica, director of academic affairs; Dr. Jeffrey Yourshaw, Outstanding Young Alumnus Award recipient; Dr. Stephen Roman, instructor of sociology and philosophy and Outstanding Alumnus Award recipient; and Carl Rosenberger, president of the Penn State Schuylkill Alumni Society Board.
Bert Evans understands that often the greatest hurdle a student can face is a financial one, which is why he and his wife, Josette, have established several scholarship funds that help make higher education an attainable goal for many Penn State Schuylkill students.
Penn State has named the John E. Morgan Foundation its inaugural Foundation Partner of the Year. The award recognizes the Morgan Foundation’s long history of philanthropy toward a wide range of programs across the University.
