Penn State Hazleton graduated 16 students from the practical nursing program on Dec. 18 during a ceremony in the Dr. Thomas M. Caccese Gymnasium at the campus.
Graduates of Penn State Hazleton’s Practical Nursing Class of 2018 included, front row, from left, Meliza Tejeda, Donna Robbins, Maribel Rosa, Shawna Dennis, Nathalie Coo, Deja Janica, Kira Kichline and Ashley DeGroat. Second row, from left, Stacey Sartori, Allison Hummel, Kelli Davis, Shelby Schlauch, Darilis Mejia, Melissa Engle, Susan Butala and Tabitha Yost.
Penn State Hazleton has announced its students of the month for the fall 2018 semester. “We congratulate these three students on their hard work academically as well as their commitment to serving others in their communities,” said Daniel Gutierrez, lecturer in administration of justice and chair of the Student Relations Committee.
Coming from a family of Holocaust survivors, Michael Polgar, associate professor of sociology at Penn State Hazleton, was inspired by family histories to teach the Holocaust from a “pedagogy of hope” — focusing on human strength and endurance. With that focus in mind, he has published his first book, “Holocaust and Human Rights Education: Good Choices and Sociological Perspectives.”
