Marcus A. Whitehurst, vice provost for Educational Equity at Penn State, will serve as the spring 2016 commencement speaker at Penn State Schuylkill. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. May 7 on the campus green.
Robyn Ochs, a world-renowned author, speaker and activist, will visit Penn State Schuylkill on April 7 to discuss the topic of understanding bi-sexuality.
At the annual Penn State Schuylkill Alumni Society Awards dinner on March 16, a longstanding faculty member and two Penn State alumni were recognized with campus awards.
On Saturday, May 21, the Penn State Schuylkill Alumni Society will co-sponsor the seventh annual Penn State Day at Knoebels Amusement Park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. The event is open to all Penn State alumni, family, and friends.
The Student Professionalization committee will be hosting a career panel March 21, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in room 101 of the Classroom Building at Penn State Schuylkill. Eight local business and community leaders will discuss their career paths and professional experiences and then take questions from the student audience.
The John E. Morgan Foundation has generously presented a $1.5 million challenge match to help Penn State Schuylkill facilitate instruction in science, technology, engineering, and math-related (STEM) fields and provide financial assistance to students who wish to pursue a degree in a STEM-related major. The match is a donation that will be fully realized once the campus has successfully raised an equal amount of donations from alumni and friends of the campus, and must be met by the year 2020.
Dr. Darcy Medica, interim director of Academic Affairs and associate professor of biology, has been named director of Academic Affairs (DAA) at Penn State Schuylkill, effective Feb. 1. Dr. Medica has been serving as the interim director of Academic Affairs since her appointment to the position Oct. 1, 2014.
Several students at the Schuylkill Haven Area High School had the opportunity this past fall semester to participate in a college-level course when Dr. Charlie Law, assistant professor of psychology at Penn State Schuylkill, came to their classroom three times a week to teach Introduction to Psychology.
