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Penn State Hazleton will mark the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with several activities and community service projects.

Penn State Hazleton is holding a course designed to prepare high school students who will be taking the SAT this spring. The course will be held Mondays and Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m., Jan. 14 to Feb. 28.

Penn State Hazleton graduated 16 students from the practical nursing program on Dec. 18 during a ceremony in the Dr. Thomas M. Caccese Gymnasium at the campus.

Coming from a family of Holocaust survivors, Michael Polgar, associate professor of sociology at Penn State Hazleton, was inspired by family histories to teach the Holocaust from a “pedagogy of hope” — focusing on human strength and endurance. With that focus in mind, he has published his first book, “Holocaust and Human Rights Education: Good Choices and Sociological Perspectives.”

Penn State Hazleton will host a presentation on “The Dark Web” and technology beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, in Room 1 of the Kostos Building. The talk, which is free and open to the public, will cover topics including anonymous messaging and communication.