Penn State Hazleton's annual trick-or-treat night is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on the Sports and Recreation Field at the campus. The event is organized by the Penn State Hazleton Lion Ambassadors and sponsored by the Hazleton Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association, the Penn State Hazleton Alumni Society, Hershey and Amazon AVP1.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 21 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
National Coffee with a Cop Day is Wednesday, Oct. 1, and Penn State police officers are celebrating by giving away coffee and snacks at 22 Penn State campuses across Pennsylvania.
After more than 25 years of service to Penn State, Durell Johnson, chief academic officer at Penn State Scranton, has taken on the top leadership role at the University's Hazleton, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre campuses.
Prospective students and their families are invited to visit Penn State Hazleton for its Penn State Day Open House on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 9:30 a.m. The event will feature information on academic programs, campus life and more, from current students, faculty and staff.
Penn State Hazleton Benefiting THON will host its annual designer purse bingo on Sunday, Oct. 12. Doors open at noon, and games will begin at 1 p.m. in the Dr. Thomas M. Caccese Gymnasium.
Constitution Day, Sept. 17, will be marked with several events at Penn State campuses across the commonwealth. Established by law in 2004, Constitution Day is a federal observance that commemorates the U.S. Constitution on the day it was signed in 1787. Sept. 17 is also National Voter Registration Day.
As Frantisek Marko, distinguished professor of mathematics at Penn State Hazleton, begins his tenure as chair of Faculty Senate, he said his primary goal is to work collaboratively with the administration to bring the faculty perspective to University decision-making.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 21 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Elizabeth Wright, regional chancellor for Penn State Hazleton, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, will step down from her role as leader of the University’s three northeast Commonwealth Campuses, effective Aug. 31. She will remain at Penn State as associate professor of English. Durell Johnson, chief academic officer at Penn State Scranton, will serve as interim regional chancellor beginning Sept. 1.
