With a gift of $25,000, the Koch family of Koch’s Turkey Farm, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, recently established the Koch Family Educational Equity Scholarship in Memory of Lowell Koch, the first Educational Equity Matching Program gift at Penn State Schuylkill.
Jonathan Kukta, director of housing and food services at Penn State Berks, Lehigh Valley, and Schuylkill campuses was recently honored with the 2020 National Association of College Auxiliary Services East Rising Star Award.
Penn State has updated its public COVID-19 dashboard with symptomatic and asymptomatic test results from the weekend, as well as new results from the prior week.
Penn State Schuylkill makes an impressive top-five debut in the second year of the USCAA President’s Cup — established to recognize student-athlete excellence in the classroom.
The Penn State northeast region campuses will host a Fall 2020 Virtual Program Series featuring topics ranging from writing, esports, and wine to chemistry, job interviews, vaccine development and dance.
Penn State’s College of Nursing recently named Penn State Schuylkill student and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Michael Neidlinger student marshal for summer 2020 commencement.
Penn State has launched an integrated effort to remind faculty, staff and students at all campuses and in adjacent communities of the importance of doing their part to limit the spread of COVID-19. “Mask Up or Pack Up” is a research-based campaign that is also launched in State College to create a seamless message for students and other members of the community.
Penn State Schuylkill is preparing campus facilities for students’ return, taking special precautions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 for in-person classes and installing state-of-the-art technology to enhance remote learning.
Penn State Commonwealth Campuses Beaver, Brandywine, DuBois, Fayette, Hazleton, Greater Allegheny, Lehigh Valley, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Scranton, Schuylkill, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre and York will follow national movement among small conferences and push pause on play this fall due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Despite the challenges of the Spring 2020 semester and the disappointment of the athletic season cut short, Penn State Schuylkill’s student-athletes persevered to maintain strong academic performances.
