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Penn State Schuylkill has twelve men's and women's athletic teams that compete in multiple conferences, including the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), allowing travel and competition throughout the country and internationally. Plus, you'll get the support you need to reach your academic potential.

Co-Op Stories

A new series profiling the summer 2021 internship experiences of undergraduate students participating in Penn State Schuylkill Co-Op. The series is written by Courtney Weikel, a fourth-year Penn State Schuylkill student majoring in corporate communication and completing her summer internship in the campus’s Office of Strategic Communications.

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Penn State Schuylkill announces spring community engagement programming

Penn State Schuylkill has released its community engagement programming schedule for spring 2022, including pre-college, professional development, and entrepreneurship courses. Highlights include the Business Plan Competition, Practical Spanish for the Workplace, Change Management Certification in partnership with Prosci, SHRM courses, grant writing, SAT prep and more.

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Biology fieldwork produces faculty- and student-authored research at Schuylkill

Sarah Princiotta, assistant professor of biology, and Lucas Redmond, assistant professor of biology, use robust summer fieldwork programs to develop original research and opportunities for undergraduate students to get hands-on experience.

Spring compliance process for required student COVID testing announced

Enrolled students who are noncompliant with the weekly required testing will lose access to Canvas until they become compliant. Continued noncompliance will result in additional disciplinary sanctions, up to and including conduct suspension upon the completion of a formal student conduct process.

Penn State Schuylkill celebrates faculty, staff at Employee Recognition Event

Penn State Schuylkill hosted an Employee Recognition Event on Friday, Dec. 17, celebrating employees for service milestones, as well as faculty excellence in service, advising, research and teaching. The Outstanding Staff Award winner also was recognized at this event.

Schuylkill student selected as fall 2021 Nese College of Nursing student marshal

Aleksandra Williams, a nursing student in the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing at the Schuylkill campus, will represent the college as the student marshal for the fall 2021 semester.

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Schuylkill students and professor present at national communication conference

Valerie Schrader, associate professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State Schuylkill, and two of her undergraduate research students — Sophia Bates and Courtney Weikel — earned top paper honors at the National Communication Association fall conference.

Penn State names Neeli Bendapudi as next president

Current president and professor of marketing at the University of Louisville will take office this spring semester.

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Penn State Schuylkill Alumni Society announces 2021 Alumni Award winners

Each fall, the Penn State Schuylkill Alumni Society announces the Alumni Award winners for that year. Honorees are selected based upon the impact they have in their communities, outstanding professional achievements, and embodiment of Penn State values. This year’s cohort includes Michael G. Messina (class of 1979), Scott C. Price (class of 1985), and Abigayle Kaiser (class of 2020).

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Schuylkill professor publishes open educational resource, saving students money

Ronald Kelly, assistant teaching professor and program coordinator of criminal justice at Penn State Schuylkill, has authored an open education resource (OER) textbook focusing on introductory criminal justice concepts. The book will save students as much as $165 on general education-level supplies while catering to various learning styles.

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