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.
David M. Callejo Pérez, chancellor and dean of Penn State Harrisburg, has been appointed interim regional chancellor for Penn State Hazleton, Penn State Scranton and Penn State Wilkes-Barre, effective April 1. Callejo Pérez will serve in this role while continuing as chancellor and dean of Penn State Harrisburg and while a national search for a permanent regional chancellor continues.
José M. Capriles, associate professor of anthropology in Penn State’s College of the Liberal Arts, as the guest speaker for the campus’ annual George Tseo Memorial Lecture on Friday, April 3, at noon in room 114 of the Evelyn Graham Academic Building. Sponsored by Penn State Hazleton’s Lectures and Cultural Events Committee, the lecture is free and open to the public.
Nine accomplished young alumni recently were honored with the prestigious Alumni Achievement Award during a ceremony hosted by the Penn State Alumni Association on March 20 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. The event brought together the nine honorees, their families, University leadership, and Penn State faculty and staff to celebrate some of the University’s brightest and boldest rising alumni.
Penn State Hazleton will offer lifeguard certification and recertification clinics through the American Red Cross in April, with testing on March 30. The lifeguard certification and recertification clinics will be held in the swimming pool in the Physical Education Building at Penn State Hazleton from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, and Friday, April 17, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.
Mike Boas, a member of the Penn State Brandywine Advisory Board and founder and principal advisor of BOAS Strategic Advisors LLC, spoke with Penn State students from Brandywine, Beaver and Hazleton about broadening their perspectives on career possibilities and transferable skills on March 5.
