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.
Penn State Hazleton Chancellor Gary M. Lawler will serve as speaker for the campus' commencement ceremony on Friday, May 6. Lawler will retire on June 30 after 15 years of leadership as chancellor.
Penn State Schuylkill hosted the 2022 Penn State Eastern Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium on Saturday, April 23. The event featured research from dozens of students across seven campuses: Penn State Abington, Brandywine, Hazleton, Lehigh Valley, Schuylkill, Scranton and York.
Jewel Newbern, a junior from Philadelphia majoring in corporate communication and minoring in business, has been named Penn State Hazleton’s student of the month for March.
Penn State Hazleton honored nearly two dozen employees marking milestone anniversaries with the University during its annual “Years of Service” luncheon held recently.
Penn State Hazleton students have elected first-year student Shayla Heitczman and second-year student Yokaira Concepcion president and vice president, respectively, of the campus Student Government Association.
First-year students Brett Wilson and Kevin Lowen recently presented their undergraduate research at a national chemistry conference in California, one of the many opportunities that drew the friends and former high school classmates to Penn State Hazleton.
Several students earned top honors for their faculty-assisted research as part of Penn State Hazleton's annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in April.
Holocaust survivor Hanna Wechsler will share her life story during a free webinar on Tuesday, April 26, as part of Penn State Hazleton's observance of Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day. A virtual tour of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City will follow.
