A new look and feel will greet visitors to Penn State’s Commonwealth Campus websites beginning June 21. The refreshed websites, which apply to each of the University’s Commonwealth Campuses, are the result of in-depth research on user needs and best practices, resulting in modern, mobile-friendly and engaging sites that highlight the power of Penn State’s campus communities.
Based on public health guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), indoor masking will no longer be required at Penn State Hazleton, Schuylkill and Wilkes-Barre, effective Friday, June 17, due to decreasing COVID-19 Community Levels in the counties where these campuses are located.
Penn State Hazleton faculty members Dan Patel and William Yourey have received academic promotions effective July 1, Chancellor Gary M. Lawler announced. Patel has been promoted to associate professor of chemistry, while Yourey has been promoted to associate professor of engineering.
As part of our regular "We Are!" feature, we recognize three Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what's asked of them in their work at the University. Thank you Roxanne Shiels, Michele Foust and Todd Zook — and to everyone who helps make Penn State such an incredible community.
Héctor Millán Cotto, now a doctoral student in Boston, credits his lone year as an undergraduate student at Penn State Hazleton for helping him achieve the academic success he's had so far.
Young alumnus Héctor Millán Cotto's experiences at Penn State Hazleton helped him gain the confidence and educational foundation that have propelled him to a doctoral program in bioengineering.
