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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Schuylkill was well represented at the 2022 Pennsylvania Communication Association conference held Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. Two students and two faculty members shared original research at the conference that was held at East Stroudsburg University. Penn State Schuylkill has been developing a presence at PCA over the last few years, and the campus is slated to host the PCA conference in 2024.
A new mobile Penn State id+ card is anticipated to launch in January 2023, allowing students to use their mobile devices to conveniently, safely and securely access campus housing facilities, purchase meals, and more.
Jonathan Kukta, director of business services at Penn State Schuylkill, has been appointed to a two-year term as special assistant to finance and business for the Commonwealth Campuses at Penn State. The role is critical to communicating strategic initiatives across Penn State’s 20 Commonwealth Campuses.
Students interested in learning about internships and careers in health policy can hear from a variety of industry professionals during a panel discussion hosted by the Penn State Health Policy and Administration Consortium from 6 to 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, via Zoom.
