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A headshot image of Liz Wright with a fireplace and shelves in the background

Wright to step down as northeast regional chancellor

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.
Professor Steven Accardi holding the two books his class published in the spring

Hazleton Oral History project

Professor Steven Accardi holding the two books his class published in the spring semester–“One Community: Oral Histories of Immigrants in Hazleton, Pennsylvania” and “Our Town: Oral Histories from Hazleton, Pennsylvania.”

club members at Nittany Lion shrine

Blue White Trip

Shawnna (center) and other members of Penn State Worthington Scranton's Blue & White Society, the student contingent of the Penn State Alumni Association, took a trip to Penn State University Park for All Hoops Day last November.

Shawnna on laptop at internship office

Shawnna Internship

During her internship with the Penn State Community Relations Office, Meyers wrote a lot of articles for publication on the Penn State Worthington Scranton website.