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New collaboration expands educational opportunities in Pennsylvania

Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses and the state’s community colleges have announced a new collaboration aimed at expanding educational opportunities in Pennsylvania and removing barriers to degree completion among college students. The collaboration builds upon long-standing relationships between the campuses and the community colleges and a shared commitment to access and affordability in higher education. 
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Schuylkill launches database featuring interdisciplinary faculty research

The Penn State Schuylkill Faculty Research Database features a comprehensive platform of research conducted by faculty on campus, in a variety of disciplines including. biology, arts and humanities, and physical and social sciences. The database was developed to unite and engage the campus and broader community in the research efforts of faculty and will serve as a hub for interdisciplinary research information.
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Penn State Wilkes-Barre hosts threat and response training

Local education professionals, police and public safety units had the opportunity to take part in an eight-hour threat and response training held at Penn State Wilkes-Barre in December. Faculty, staff and police from Penn State's Hazleton, Schuylkill and Wilkes-Barre campuses were among those in attendance.