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Practical Nursing Award Winners

Practical Nursing Commencement award winners are (from left): Brittany Cunnington, Andrew DeJesus, Jose Fernando Cuevas, Skylar Rebecca Duffy, Hayley Desire Hoffman and Hilary Marie Shershen.

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Hazleton Practical Nursing Graduates 2022

Practical Nursing Class of 2022. Graduates are (first row, from left): Mary Grace DaCunha, Shereina Latara Bryant, Skylar Rebecca Duffy, Alisa Erin Milnes, Brendaly Trinidad Coplin, Brittany Cunnington, Arianna Renae Welch and Christina Marie Brehm. Second row (from left): Alexis Paige Hinckley, Trinity Michaela Sockriter, Shakinah Quaisha Moultrie, Katherine Jimenez Badia, Jessica Miguelina Hernandez Diaz, Jose Fernando Cuevas, Andrew DeJesus, Abigail Santos, Jenny I. Mordan Diaz, Leydy Mordan Pimentel,  Jennifer Caraballo, Hayley Desire Hoffman and Hilary Marie Shershen.

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Alexandra Hernandez

Alexandra Hernandez has joined the Office of Enrollment and Student Aid at Penn State Hazleton as a bilingual admissions assistant.

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Alexandra Hernandez

Alexandra Hernandez has joined the Office of Enrollment and Student Aid at Penn State Hazleton as a bilingual admissions assistant.

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Schiavo Scholars Program Group Photo

Penn State Hazleton’s Pasco L. Schiavo Scholars Program has been extended through 2028 thanks to a $550,000 contribution from the estate of late attorney, philanthropist and campus benefactor Pasco L. Schiavo. Pictured are (from left): Desiree Voitek, director of campus development and alumni relations, Elizabeth J. Wright, chancellor, Linda L. Schiavo, trustee of the Pasco L. Schiavo Charitable Trust, and David Pedri, Luzerne Foundation President and CEO.

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Pares Research

Penn State Hazleton second-year student Angelica Sofia Pares Alicea works alongside Assistant Professor of Biology Megan Schall in the molecular genetics research lab.