Artwork by the late actor, artist and poet Jack Palance will be featured at an art exhibit and sale at Penn State Hazleton with proceeds benefiting the Jack Palance Trustee Scholarship at the campus. The event will take place from Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 in the Atrium Gallery of the Evelyn Graham Academic Building. (more)
According to Philly.com, Hurricane Irene caused dangerous flooding and widespread damage across southeastern Pennsylvania, leaving half a million people without power. A power outage has caused Penn State Schuylkill to close today (Sunday, Aug. 28). Penn State Abington also is closed today. That campus announced today's closure in advance of the storm. Penn State Lehigh Valley is without power and phone service, and has canceled the nursing graduation. Check http://www.lv.psu.edu/ for updates. No reports have been received from other Penn State campuses. (more)
You don't need a turbine to tell which way the wind's blowing, but the blades generating electricity as they spin indicate a new direction at Penn State Hazleton. For more than 75 years, students have started their education in Hazleton and transitioned to University Park or another campus to finish their degrees. Now a slight breeze is pushing in the other direction. Students from University Park and other campuses are arriving in Hazleton to earn a bachelor's degree offered at no other Penn State campus and at few other universities. The bachelor of science in general engineering with an alternative energy and power generation track prepares students to design wind turbines, make buildings and businesses more efficient energy consumers, and perfect systems to absorb power from sun, tides and the depths of the earth. (more)
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 Al Horvath, Penn State's senior vice president for Finance and Business, at a ceremony at 3 p.m. on Friday, April 29, at the Nittany Lion Inn, on the University Park campus. (more)
On Saturday, Jan. 15, the gym at Penn State Hazleton was officially named in honor of former men's basketball coach Thomas M. Caccese for his contributions to the campus, athletics programs and dedication to students. Caccese also is the current athletic director and assistant professor of kinesiology at the campus. (more)
For the past four years, Penn State Hazleton Chancellor Dr. Gary Lawler, along with his council of directors, has been cooking up something special for students to kick off finals week. On the Monday of that week, the council takes over the Hazleton kitchen and serves lunch for the many tireless test-takers. (more)
Penn State Hazleton's Sandy Wagner is no stranger to winning awards. She has been recognized for her hard work and dedication several times during her career at Penn State Hazleton, and at a year-ending ceremony in November, she was given another award honoring her commitment to students. (more)
Marlene Guers, interim director of Academic Affairs and senior instructor in mathematics at Penn State Hazleton, died Nov. 19 at her home after a brief illness. An instructor since 1981, Guers served the students and faculty in a variety of positions in addition to teaching a variety of mathematics courses, including coordinator of the campus honors program and part-time faculty coordinator. (more)
More than $1.7 million has been invested over the last three years in upgrades to Penn State Hazleton. Projects have included improvements to infrastructure, landscaping, signage and other efforts to enhance the look and feel of the campus. The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce recently recognized these efforts by awarding Penn State Hazleton with the 2010 Pride of Place award. To see photos of the improvements, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/2352 online. (more)
Monica Eve Gregory, director of Academic Affairs at Penn State Hazleton, died Sept. 27, at her home following an extended illness. She joined Penn State Hazleton in 1988 as assistant professor of psychology and was promoted to associate professor in 1994. She became director of Academic Affairs in March 1998, after serving as acting director starting in July 1996. In her position, she was responsible for faculty initiatives, faculty hiring and mentoring, and campus academic programs. (more)
