Penn State Schuylkill will be holding graduation on Saturday, May 14,
2011 at 10:00 am on the Campus Green. John Hillkirk, the Editor at USA TODAY will be the keynote Speaker. In case of inclement weather the commencement ceremonies will be held in the gymnasium.
Shroud Encounter will be coming to Penn State University—Schuykill Campus on Wednesday, April 20th, at 7:00 PM. This highly acclaimed 90-minute multi-media presentation will be held at the Morgan Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public.
Shroud Encounter is a production of Shroud of Turin Education Project, Inc. and will be presented by renowned international expert Russ Breault. The presentation is a fast moving, big-screen experience using over 150 images covering all aspects of Shroud research.
We have all heard the slogan in regards to not
drinking and driving, but did you know that texting and driving is just as
serious? According to the National Safety Council, approximately 23 percent of
all crashes - or 1.2 million crashes - each year are caused by drivers using
their handheld or hands-free cell phones and texting while driving. This is much
greater than the number of crashes caused by any other distraction
On April 21, 2011 at 7:00 pm the Biology and Environmental Club and Penn State Schuylkill will sponsor Dr. Wes Grebski, Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State Hazleton in honor of Earth Day. Dr. Grebski's presentation "Energy Sustainability" is free and open to the public and will be held in the Morgan Auditorium in the Student Community Center.
Identifying Distress in Higher Education: When to Intervene
Join us in raising awareness of mental health related issues in higher education. Response and intervention strategies will be discussed.
Jonathan Kukta has been selected to receive the Penn State
Finance and Business Quality Service/Quality People Leadership Award. The
award will be bestowed by Mr. Al Horvath, Senior Vice President for Finance and
Business at a ceremony on Friday, April 29th at 3 p.m.
Penn State Schuylkill students
recently donated unwanted items (1/2 of a large truck) to the Salvation
Army, during the week of May 2-6. The students, who were living in the
on-campus Nittany Apartments left there unwanted items in the community
room of Nittany V as they departed on their summer break.
Jerry Balara, administrator of adult rehabilitation center, Salvation Army, Wilkes-Barre Regional Center commented,
"On behalf of the Salvatio
By July, 16 Penn State campuses will have new high-technology
classrooms equipped with identical high-definition video conferencing
technologies that will enable faculty and students in up to four
locations to participate in the same course at the same time. The
classrooms are part of Penn State's new Video Learning Network (VLN).
The goal of this network is to help Pennsylvania adults acquire the
knowledge and skills they need for today's jobs -- which often require
college degrees or specialized training -- conveniently at a Penn State
campus close to home.