Penn State Hazleton is seeking volunteers to serve as interview coaches for a new program aimed at helping students gain confidence and valuable professional experience.
Penn State Hazleton is holding a course designed to prepare high school students who will be taking the SAT. The virtual course will help students learn about the format of the SAT and get tips for taking the test to help them score to their full potential.
The Greater Hazleton Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association continued its support of students in the surrounding community with a recent $20,000 contribution to its scholarships at Penn State Hazleton.
Penn State has updated its public COVID-19 dashboard with the University's on-demand testing and random testing results from tests administered during the period of Nov. 20 to 22, as well as new University testing results from the prior week. As of Nov. 23 at University Park, there are 348 active student cases, up from 318 at the last update on Nov. 20, and 4,462 students have completed their isolation period and are no longer active cases.
The First Federal Charitable Foundation has established two new $100,000 educational equity scholarships at Penn State’s Hazleton and Schuylkill campuses to support regional students whose gender, race, ethnic, cultural, and/or national backgrounds contribute to the diversity of the student body and who have a demonstrated financial need.
Penn State has updated its public COVID-19 dashboard with the University's on-demand testing and random testing results from tests administered during the period of Nov. 13 to 15, as well as new University testing results from the prior week. As of Nov. 16 at University Park, there are 273 active student cases, down from 319 at the last update on Nov. 13, and 4,200 students have completed their isolation period and are no longer active cases.
Penn State released its preliminary coronavirus testing results for the period of Nov. 6 to 12 on its COVID-19 dashboard today (Nov. 13). The University Park campus received 163 positive on-demand test results and eight positive random test results from student testing during the period of Nov. 6 to 12. As of Nov. 12 at University Park, there are 319 active student cases, up from 275 at the last update on Nov. 10, and 4,009 students have completed their isolation period and are no longer active cases.
Throughout Lieutenant Colonel Michael Wissemann’s educational journey as an undergraduate and graduate student, he never regarded himself as a standout student. That was until he was awarded the US Army War College Distinguished Graduate distinction, attributing much of his success to Penn State.
David Starling, associate professor of physics, has been working toward developing a quantum computer — a device that could outstrip even the most powerful of today’s (and tomorrow’s) supercomputers. His hope? The computers can someday help solve complex problems affecting human society, like the COVID-19 pandemic.
