Recent graduates of Penn State Hazleton's Nurse Aide program. They are (first row, from left), Zoey Bower, Carmen Marquez, Carissa Tobin and Karen Jimenez, and (second row, from left) Caitlin DiGiovanni, Amanda Kohr, Kareana Sattler and Ashley Greeninger.
In alignment with the recent announcement from the White House on federal vaccination requirements, all Penn State employees at all locations are now subject to a federal COVID-19 vaccination requirement. The deadline for employees to receive their final dose of a vaccine is Jan. 4, 2022
Penn State Hazleton will host author and Holocaust survivor Irene Hasenberg Butter for a virtual webinar at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 11. Butter, a survivor of two concentration camps, will share her experiences overcoming Nazi oppression during World War II. The event is free and open to the public.
Penn State President Eric Barron and James Delattre, associate vice president for research and director of the Office of Entrepreneurship and Commercialization, addressed lawmakers Nov. 9 in Harrisburg during a hearing of the Pennsylvania Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee. The hearing focused on Penn State’s efforts to drive economic development, job creation, entrepreneurship and innovation, and student career success through the Invent Penn State initiative.
Penn State has launched 21 innovation hubs since 2015 that are helping to drive innovation and economic growth in Commonwealth Campus communities statewide. Each hub is tailored to meet the needs of the community it serves and offers no-cost co-working space, business accelerator programs, legal and intellectual property advice, rapid prototyping resources and more to help startups and small businesses thrive.