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Penn State Hazleton Years of Service: 20 years

Employees honored for 20 years of service included, from left, Paul Jaskierski, maintenance worker; Barbara Trainor, janitorial worker; and Susan Bartal, director of strategic communications, with Chancellor Gary M. Lawler. Pamela Black, professor of criminal justice; Semyon Litvinov, professor of mathematics; and Kathleen McGlynn, maintenance worker, are absent from photo.

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Penn State Hazleton Years of Service: 15 years

Maggie Gordon Froehlich, associate director of academic affairs and associate professor of English and women’s gender and sexuality studies, was honored for 15 years of service. She is pictured with Chancellor Gary M. Lawler. Valerie Lynn, head librarian; and Danielle Ruggiero, food service worker, are absent from photo.

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Penn State Hazleton Years of Service: Five years

Employees honored for five years of service included Andrea Shook, practical nursing program coordinator, with Chancellor Gary M. Lawler. Erik Angel, information resources and services support specialist, and William Yourey, assistant professor of engineering, are absent from photo.

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Penn State Hazleton Years of Service: One year

Employees honored for one year of service included, from left: Emily Zocchi, administrative support assistant; Matt Cannon, maintenance worker; and Megan Hurley, academic adviser, with Chancellor Gary M. Lawler. Laura Gerth-Makarczyk, campus nurse, is absent from photo. 

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Jewel Newbern

Penn State Hazleton has named junior Jewel Newbern as its student of the month award winner for March.

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Hazleton SGA 2022-23

Yokaira Concepcion, left, and Shayla Heitczman have taken over as the new leadership of Penn State Hazleton's Student Government Association.

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Hazleton American Chemist Society Conference

First-year Penn State Hazleton students and longtime friends Brett Wilson, left, and Kevin Lowen recently presented a poster on their undergraduate research at the American Chemical Society's spring 2022 conference in California.