Contributions made to Penn State Hazleton during GivingTuesday, from Monday, Nov. 29 until midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 30, will benefit the campus' general scholarship fund, which supports students in their pursuit of a Penn State degree.
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.
Under new leadership, the 2021-22 Student Government Association is hoping to leave a lasting impact on Penn State Hazleton, and they’re encouraging fellow classmates to help them build that future.
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 Hazleton will host author and Holocaust survivor Irene Hasenberg Butter for a virtual webinar at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 11. Butter, a survivor of two concentration camps, will share her experiences overcoming Nazi oppression during World War II. The event is free and open to the public.
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.
Penn State Hazleton will welcome King’s College Professor of Economics Margarita Rose at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, for a virtual lecture entitled “Small Loans for Big Change: Microfinance in Latin America and East Africa.” The hour-long lecture is organized by the campus’ Latinx Culture Club and Office of Academic Affairs.
The Hazleton LaunchBox supported by Pasco L. Schiavo, Esq. will host more than a dozen events geared toward learning, innovation and entrepreneurship from Nov. 8-12 during Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Penn State Hazleton Associate Teaching Professor of Information Sciences and Technology Barbara Brazon has been recognized with the College of Information Sciences and Technology Faculty Member of the Year Award.
