Six fall sports, new faces and big goals headline the 2026 fall season for Penn State Schuylkill Athletics as the Nittany Lions prepare to return to competition. For schedules, rosters and additional information, visit the Penn State Schuylkill Athletics website.
Penn State Schuylkill FBLA Collegiate, in partnership with Penn State Schuylkill Art Space, and South Schuylkill Unified, has announced the launch of the inaugural Schuylkill Scarecrow Festival, a month-long community celebration of creativity, sustainability and local pride taking place throughout Southern Schuylkill County in October.
Art Space at Penn State Schuylkill will open the 2026-27 exhibition season with "Beyond the Ridge," a collection of paintings by Berks County artist Jon Bond. The exhibition will be on display from Aug. 24 through Oct. 2 in Art Space, located in Room 100 of the Classroom Building. The campus will host a free Meet the Artist reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27.
Penn State Schuylkill's Community Cinema course returns this fall with a three-part series exploring the role of comedy in film through lectures, screenings and guided discussions. Taught by award-winning filmmaker and assistant teaching professor D.J. Higgins, the course will feature "Life Is Beautiful," "The Farewell" and "American Fiction."
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute recently concluded a three-month internship program hosting two undergraduate students from the Department of Biobehavioral Health. The students provided administrative and logistical support for health task forces operating in Schuylkill County.
Penn State Schuylkill graduate Ally Rutherford turned a spring internship into a full-time career, accepting a position as an associate in Small Business at RKL LLP before graduation. Rutherford credits the Penn State alumni network, campus Career Fair, and hands-on learning opportunities for helping her secure the opportunity.
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute brings together community leaders and researchers to showcase grassroots innovations and build partnerships addressing rural health challenges across Berks, Dauphin and Schuylkill counties.
Penn State Schuylkill student Alex Kull recently spent a day shadowing state Rep. JoAnne Stehr at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg. The opportunity, coordinated through Penn State Schuylkill's Future Business Leaders of America chapter, gave Kull an inside look at the legislative process while strengthening the leadership skills he will bring to his role as president of the Student Government Association this fall.
A $5.25 million grant from the Bedford Falls Foundation-DAF will expand scholarship support for undergraduate nursing students in Penn State’s Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, building on an earlier $2 million commitment that established the Joanne and William Conway Nursing Scholarship at the college.
Penn State Schuylkill graduate Sadie Sitlinger turned her clinical experience into a full-time career before graduation, accepting a position as a radiologic technologist at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center six months before earning her degree. Through hands-on learning, a paid internship and support from faculty, Sitlinger gained the skills and confidence needed to transition seamlessly into the workforce.
