Three faculty members at Penn State Hazleton received promotions in their academic ranks, effective July 1. Lori Reno was promoted to associate teaching professor of business, Shannon Richie was promoted to librarian and Megan Schall was promoted to associate professor of biology.
The Big Ten Academic Alliance's Academic Leadership Program in 2024-25 will include six new fellows from Penn State. The BTAA is the academic consortium of the Big Ten universities and the United States’ preeminent model for effective collaboration among research universities. The Academic Leadership Program focuses on addressing the challenges of academic administration at major research universities.
Jeffrey Chiampi has been hired as associate teaching professor of computer science and computer science program coordinator at Penn State Hazleton. Chiampi spent the last 10 years as a faculty member at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
Penn State Hazleton Associate Professor of Business Sherry Robinson's recent Fulbright Specialist award — her third award from the U.S. Fulbright Program — provided yet another opportunity to share her expertise with students at colleges and universities around the world.
Students in the bachelor of science in engineering with the alternative energy and power generation track degree program at Penn State Hazleton gained an authentic, hands-on learning experience with model wind and hydropower turbine kits.
The 19 interdisciplinary research teams that received funding include more than 75 researchers who are affiliated with 10 colleges and research units across seven Penn State campuses.
De-stress Fest takes place at five branch libraries across the University Park campus and at 12 Penn State campuses across the commonwealth, offering free snacks, games, activities, art therapy and other stress-management options, which vary with location.