Cory Scherer, assistant director of academic affairs, program coordinator for psychology, and associate professor of psychology at Penn State Schuylkill, has been named interim director of academic affairs at the Schuylkill campus, effective July 1. Scherer has been serving as assistant director of academic affairs since his appointment to the position in July 2017.
Stand for State, Penn State’s bystander intervention initiative, recently asked students, faculty and staff at all Penn State campuses to explore what connects us as part of an interactive event called “All That We Are.”
Penn State Schuylkill recently hosted its second LionLaunch Business Plan Competition, an event that allows Schuylkill County entrepreneurs to request and earn up to $5,000 in startup or expansion funding.
Penn State Schuylkill hosts an official groundbreaking ceremony for the addition and renovation to its Student Community Center. Construction is set for completion by the fall 2018 semester.
Members of the East Region of the National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS) gathered on Feb. 21 and 22 at Penn State's University Park campus for “NACAS on the Road.”
Several campuses across Penn State have participated in a pilot that tackles the age-old problem of how to make textbooks more affordable and also helps students become more successful in the classroom. During the past fall and current spring semesters, faculty at the Penn State Worthington Scranton, Schuylkill and Mont Alto campuses have utilized the e-text platform called Unizin Engage, and it has the potential to transform the future of affordable content at Penn State.
Penn State alumnus Ken Schoener recently created a new Open Doors Scholarship with a gift of $30,000, which the University will match 2:1 through the Open Doors Scholarship Program. He also made an estate commitment to give another $125,000 to the University for the Dorothy L. Schoener Memorial Scholarship he established in 2000.
Students from Penn State's Schuylkill, University Park and Harrisburg campuses will embark on a weeklong trip over spring break to Honduras. The group will participate in medical and construction brigades.
Students who earn an associate degree from Luzerne County Community College can directly transfer into bachelor’s programs at five eastern Penn State campuses, leaders of the institutions announced Feb. 27 at Penn State Hazleton.
