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Students holding frisbees under an outdoor pavillion.

Honors Program picnic 2

Students in the Penn State Hazleton Honors Program held a picnic this semester to get to know each other in an informal setting as part of a larger effort by the program to host a variety of engagement opportunities. Pictured are (from left) Destiny Angel, Ayrton Auman, Jadon Matriccino, Trevor Ruggiero, Kush Patel, and Lori Reno, assistant teaching professor of business.

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Tori Fox

Tori Fox, a sophomore from Hazleton majoring in physical therapist assistant and rehabilitation and human services, has been named Penn State Hazleton’s student of the month for October.

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Joseph and Evelyn Adams

An estate gift of more than $900,000 from longtime Penn State Hazleton benefactors Joseph and Evelyn Adams will further support two scholarships the late couple previously established at the campus.

Group sitting at a table listening to a speaker talk.

Chancellor Luncheon 10

Members of the Hazleton Area School District listen as Chancellor Elizabeth J. Wright thanks the district for its partnership with Penn State Hazleton during a welcome luncheon for Wright on Nov. 10. Pictured are (from left): Superintendent Brian T. Uplinger, secretary/business manager Robert J. Krizansky, assistant to the superintendent C. Daniel Rogers, and assistant to the superintendent Patrick Patte.

Two men posing for photo with arms around Nittany Lion mascot.

Chancellor Luncheon 9

State Sen. David G. Argall (right) and Bill Richards (left), a member of Argall's district staff, pause for a picture with the Nittany Lion during a welcome luncheon for Chancellor Elizabeth J. Wright on Nov. 10.

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Chancellor Luncheon 8

Chancellor Elizabeth J. Wright greets Sharon Rohrbach (left), immediate past president of the Penn State Hazleton Council, and Keith Rohrbach (right), Penn State Hazleton Council member, at a welcome luncheon in the Mary M. and Bertil E. Lofstrom Library.

Group of three people smiling for photo next to Nittany Lion mascot.

Chancellor Luncheon 7

Guests on hand to welcome Chancellor Elizabeth J. Wright included (from left) Mary R. Malone, president and chief executive officer of the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, State Rep. Robert Schnee, and Melia Molinaro, district office manager for State Rep. Schnee.