Frantisek Marko, distinguished professor of mathematics at Penn State Hazleton, is the chair of the Penn State Faculty Senate for the 2025-26 academic year.
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.
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.”
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.
