From mid-September through the end of October, Penn State units at campuses across the commonwealth will hold events in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated annually from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The unifying theme for this year is "La unidad es nuestra fuerza" — “Unity Is Our Strength."
Lindsey Simon-Jones and Jennifer P. Nesbitt have been appointed associate deans in the University College at Penn State, bringing extensive academic leadership experience at the Commonwealth Campuses to roles responsible for curricular, student and faculty affairs across the college.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 22 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Penn State Hazleton will hold a girls' basketball skills camp from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, through Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the campus’ Physical Education Building. Designed for girls ages 10-16, the three-day camp will focus on developing core basketball skills, including dribbling, shooting, passing, defense, footwork and game strategy.
Students earning dean's list honors at Penn State were recently announced, with more than 150 Penn State Hazleton students achieving a grade-point average of 3.50 or higher.
Menah Pratt, vice president for strategic affairs and professor of education at Virginia Tech, has been named regional chancellor for Penn State's Hazleton, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre campuses, effective Aug. 1.
John Nauright, associate dean for research and innovation and special assistant for health initiatives in the College of Human Sciences and Education at Louisiana State University, has been named dean of the University College at Penn State, effective July 1.
Penn State Hazleton will welcome alumna Tiffany Veet, head of drug substance continuous improvement autonomous production unit (APU) support at Sanofi, as the keynote speaker for its spring commencement ceremony, scheduled for Friday, May 8, at 7 p.m.
Penn State Hazleton Professor of Sociology Michael F. Polgar will provide a presentation on his research titled “Words cannot express…the Holocaust distorts language” on Tuesday, April 14, at 1:30 p.m. in room 109 of the Evelyn Graham Academic Building. The event is free and open to the public.
Six Penn State faculty members have received the 2026 George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching. They are Brianna Blackburn, instructor in nursing in the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing; Lisa Goguen, program coordinator and associate professor of psychology at Penn State Hazleton; Joseph Houck, teaching professor of chemistry in the Eberly College of Science; Lisa Mangel, assistant teaching professor of biology and elementary and early childhood education programs at Penn State Behrend; Michael Mashtare, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Elizabeth Womack, associate professor of English at Penn State Brandywine.
