A new initiative this year is the program series, WHAM, which stands for We Have Academic Momentum. The goal of the program is to address a significant subset of students each month and the particular challenges that they face.
The University is hosting a Town Hall from 3-5 p.m. Sept. 28 in the Pavilion Theatre at University Park. The meeting will be livestreamed for faculty and staff members at all Penn State campuses to view.
Penn State’s annual celebration of Constitution Day will take place on Friday, Sept. 16 at University Park, with events happening throughout the month of September across Penn State campuses.
A reception was held Sept. 9 for students enrolled in the Penn State Schuylkill honors program. This elite campus academic program affords participants the opportunity to enrich their education by taking honors courses, working closely with honors faculty on special projects, and participating in extra-curricular activities and service projects.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $1.2M in funding to three Penn State chemical engineering researchers for a proposal which aims to identify the key polymeric properties of conjugated polymers used to develop flexible electronics.
Three Penn State Schuylkill students and one staff member traveled to Montreal, Quebec, from May 22 to 29 to participate in a campus-sponsored, international Habitat for Humanity Canada trip.
Matthew E. Stankiewitch has been named director of athletics at Penn State Schuylkill, effective June 27. Stankiewitch was a member of the Penn State football team from 2008 to 2012 and played in the NFL for the New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Students who are new to Penn State and all students living in University housing are reminded that they must submit their immunization records using myUHS through a new three-step process. As part of this process, students who do not submit their immunization records prior to Sept. 15 will be unable to register for spring 2017 classes.
This summer, selected students at Penn State’s Altoona and York campuses will have the opportunity to get a head start on their first or second years of college by taking summer classes through the Pathway to Success: Summer Start (PaSSS) pilot program. Now in its second year, the program supports students with unmet financial need by providing a scholarship, $400 book stipend, mentoring, social activities and on-campus employment.
