Elizabeth J. Wright, associate dean of academic affairs in Penn State’s Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses and director of academic affairs at Penn State Hazleton, has been named chancellor at Penn State Hazleton. Wright will officially assume her new role on July 1, succeeding Gary M. Lawler, who is retiring after 15 years of dedicated service to Penn State.
Rick Brazier, senior associate dean for faculty and research in the Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses, has been named interim dean of Penn State’s 14-campus University College.
Well-fitting, multi-layered masks are key to reducing transmission as nationwide spread of omicron variant continues. Here are key things to know about masking at Penn State as the semester begins.
A gift from longtime Penn State Hazleton supporters Raymond and Marjorie Bittner will establish a new scholarship at the campus that will support students from the Hazleton Area School District, with priority given to graduates of the Hazleton Area Academy of Sciences.
In alignment with the recent announcement from the White House on federal vaccination requirements, all Penn State employees at all locations are now subject to a federal COVID-19 vaccination requirement. The deadline for employees to receive their final dose of a vaccine is Jan. 4, 2022
Penn State President Eric Barron and a panel of local and industry leaders and entrepreneurs appeared in Harrisburg on Nov. 9 for a hearing of the Pennsylvania Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee. Titled “Improving Pennsylvania's Innovation Economy: Invent Penn State,” the hearing focused on Penn State’s efforts to drive economic development, job creation, entrepreneurship and innovation, and student career success through the Invent Penn State initiative.
Memories of food and housing struggles as a college student provided the motivation for Patrick Kinney and his wife, Patricia, to make a financial commitment to The Lion’s Pantry, an on-campus food pantry that provides groceries to students, free of charge, and the University’s Student Care & Advocacy Student Emergency Fund, a fund that helps students facing unexpected hardships as they work to complete their college degree.
After more than 15 years of service to the University, Penn State Hazleton Chancellor Gary M. Lawler has announced his plans to retire on June 30, 2022. Lawler joined Penn State Hazleton as chancellor in July 2007.
