Penn State Schuylkill students presented original research at the campus’s biannual Student Research and Scholarship Conference on Nov. 30. Sixteen students from a variety of disciplines presented topics that ranged from a virtual reality experience to improve understanding of electric fields, to synthesis of chemical compounds to discover novel treatments for disease, and examination of important cultural and societal issues.
Penn State alumna Helene Zuber Slocum and her husband, Jeff Slocum, recently established Penn State Schuylkill's Zuber Slocum Academic Success Program, which focuses on first-year students, helping them to explore their learning styles, develop study strategies and receive one-on-one coaching from peer academic coaches.
During an employee recognition event held on Dec. 16, Penn State Schuylkill honored faculty and staff with years of service awards and announced winners of the campus’s annual faculty and staff awards.
For alumna Tara Laubenstine, speaking to a room full of students at Penn State Schuylkill feels like coming home. Laubenstine, a 2020 graduate who received her bachelor’s degree in business and a minor in psychology, returned to campus to speak about her career path and how Penn State Schuylkill prepared her for her next steps.
Roger Brindley, vice provost for Penn State Global; Andrea Dowhower interim vice president for Student Affairs; and Renata Engel, vice provost for online education, share resources available for individuals who have been impacted by the earthquake in Syria and Turkey, as well as ways to help with the rescue and recovery.
Penn State Schuylkill has named more than 250 students as fall 2022 dean’s list designees. To earn a dean’s list designation, students must end the semester with a 3.5 grade-point average or higher. The campus will celebrate the students’ accomplishments at a ceremony during the spring semester.
Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi keynoted the 2023 Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce Business Executive Forum, where she shared insight regarding the role of Penn State Schuylkill and the University overall in workforce development, entrepreneurship, economic development, community revitalization, and the innovation economy in the county and throughout Pennsylvania.
A series of seed grants from the Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses has provided Penn State campus leaders with the support to implement transformative initiatives and best practices that have been successful at other University campuses.
Teaching and Learning with Technology will offer a new virtual complement to the TLT Symposium this year. Symposium Lite is a half-day event on March 23, which will feature prerecorded presentations and live discussions.
Taura L. Barr, associate professor of clinical nursing at Ohio State University’s College of Nursing, will be the speaker at the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing's 2023 joint Jean Vallance Lecture in Nursing Innovation/WE LEAD Inspirational Leader Speaker Series on Friday, March 31, at the Wyndham Garden State College. The lecture will be offered in-person as well as via webinar.
