In response to the growing coronavirus pandemic, orders from the state government and recommendations from global public health organizations, Penn State will hold its spring 2020 commencement ceremony via livestream on May 9. The virtual ceremony will recognize all Penn State undergraduate students and all graduate students in the Penn State Graduate School.
Penn State Schuylkill LionLaunch has adapted a full slate of professional development programming for virtual delivery, beginning Thursday, April 2. The complimentary series, dubbed LionLaunch Live, explores topics including digital marketing, the power of LinkedIn, and more.
Municipalities don’t need to unleash a tweet storm to keep their citizens informed on the social network. In fact, according to Penn State researchers, municipalities that focus their tweets tend to have higher engagement with the citizens who follow their accounts.
Beginning this week, Penn State Schuylkill will host its spring awards ceremonies, honor society inductions, and student research presentations online. The events will be publicly accessible, and all members of the Penn State Schuylkill community, including friends and family, are welcome to participate.
Beginning March 27, Penn State Schuylkill is launching a full schedule of virtual admissions events for the spring semester, allowing prospective students and their families to connect with campus experts and current students.
Philip Bevilacqua, distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry and molecular biology in the Eberly College of Science (ECoS); Gary Gray, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics in the College of Engineering and Cory Scherer, associate professor of psychology at Penn State Schuylkill; have received the Alumni/Student Award for Excellence in Teaching and have been named 2020 Penn State Teaching Fellows.
Each year, Penn State recognizes outstanding faculty and staff with annual awards in teaching and excellence. These awards highlight many of the faculty and staff who go above and beyond.
Penn State Executive Vice President and Provost Nicholas P. Jones has shared a message updating the University community on steps being taken to monitor the evolving worldwide coronavirus outbreak and prepare for the safety and well-being of students, faculty, staff and visitors.
Former INTERPOL officer and current Penn State Schuylkill professor Hakan Can lives to give back. After retiring, Can saw an opportunity to conduct research and improve policing techniques by becoming an educator. Can recently was invited by the United Nation in Egypt to lead a workshop for police officers aimed at improving relations between police and international communities.
