Dr. Kimberly Hashin and Albert J. “BJ” Evans understand the value of retaining legal and medical professionals in oftentimes underserved rural communities such as Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. By establishing a Penn State Schuylkill scholarship for Schuylkill County residents majoring in administration of justice, biology, or nursing, the couple hopes to help educate and retain the area’s next generation of legal and health care professionals.
With Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement today (May 22) of additional counties moving to yellow phase over the next two weeks, students residing in those counties can now begin scheduling a move-out date from their on-campus residence halls. A number of Penn State campuses will also begin scheduling students for move out.
Across the full four years of their undergraduate experience, Penn State Schuylkill Co-Op students learn through integrating rigorous coursework with full-time work experiences and relevant career development training.
Aurora Brunovsky, a 2009 Penn State alumna and member of the University's Human Resources team, helped raise funds to donate over 1,000 masks to local non-profits in need. "We want to unite people in our community and give them a way to give back if they can’t find one,” she said.
Co-founder of Give Back Lehigh Valley, Aurora Brunovsky ’09 helped donate 1,000 face masks to nonprofits in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
