An Amazon Hub Locker has been installed at Penn State Schuylkill near its Nittany Apartments. These lockers — one of residential students’ most-requested amenities — will provide students with an option for secure package drop off and pick up access at any time.
Penn State Schuylkill celebrated the opening of its new 4,000-square-foot nursing suite with a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by more than 100 Penn Staters, local leaders and community members on Friday, Oct. 15.
Shara McCallum, poet and 2021-22 Penn State Laureate, will visit Penn State Schuylkill on Oct. 26 to read from her works, including her recently released book, “No Ruined Stone.”
Penn State Schuylkill students now have the opportunity to pursue a bachelor of science in information technology, with five options available to tailor their degree to their career interests. The new four-year degree will prepare students for in-demand jobs such as web and application development, programming, systems analysis, network engineering, database administration, IT support and more.
Penn State Schuylkill has named more than 200 students as spring 2021 Dean’s List designees. To earn a dean’s list designation, students must end the semester with a 3.5 GPA or higher. The campus celebrated the students’ accomplishments at a ceremony held on Monday, Oct. 4, in the Morgan Auditorium.
One of Schuylkill County’s own is set to receive the Penn State Alumni Association Alumni Fellow Award. William Terrill, a leading expert and professor in the field of criminology and criminal justice, also will participate in various speaking engagements on campus in advance of the Oct. 6 award ceremony at University Park.
Penn State Schuylkill head athletic trainer Kate Fullerton had a lifelong ambition to be a member of the U.S. military. So, in 2018 she joined the United States Army Reserves. This month, Fullerton prepares to depart on her first deployment — a yearlong mission in Cuba.
Mary Ann Smith, lecturer of biology at Penn State Schuylkill, has received grant funds to support and grow native plant and pollinator populations on campus. The added biodiversity will help combat food insecurity and position Penn State Schuylkill to become a certified Level I arboretum, a project Smith hopes to see completed by the end of the year.
At Penn State Schuylkill, 83% of full-time employees indicated they are fully vaccinated, including 100% of administrators, 88% of academic personnel (instructors, researchers and faculty) and 79% of nonunion staff. Among students, 59% of students living on campus and 40% of students living off campus uploaded proof of vaccination to the University. The combined rate for all students at Penn State Schuylkill is approximately 46%.
