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Elizabeth J. Wright, associate dean of academic affairs in Penn State’s Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses and director of academic affairs at Penn State Hazleton, has been named chancellor at Penn State Hazleton. Wright will officially assume her new role on July 1, 2022.

Elizabeth Wright

Wright appointed chancellor for Penn State Hazleton

Elizabeth J. Wright, associate dean of academic affairs in Penn State’s Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses and director of academic affairs at Penn State Hazleton, has been named chancellor at Penn State Hazleton. Wright will officially assume her new role on July 1, succeeding Gary M. Lawler, who is retiring after 15 years of dedicated service to Penn State.
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Hanna Wechsler

Author and Holocaust survivor Hanna Wechsler recently spoke to the Penn State Hazleton campus community as part of its observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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Penn State Schuylkill nursing students collected soil samples from various campus locations, later testing them for antibiotic discovery in an increasinglyantibiotic-resistant world.

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Three students presented four research presentations at Penn State Schuylkill's spring Undergraduate Research and Creative Accomplishments Symposium, held on campus on Wednesday, April 27.

Left: Amanda Charowsky presented "Sabers and Shortguns: The Continental Cavalry in the Philadelphia and Saratoga Campaigns." Faculty adviser: Harold Aurand Jr.

Center: Carol Rayos presented "Analysis of Government Laws and Ethics in Celebrity Cases of Whistleblowing from 1971-2021," with faculty adviser Juyoung Song. Rayos also presented "It is Time to raise the JLWOP Bar to 21 and Up," with faculty adviser Ronald Kelly.

Right: Bethany Haag presented "The Development of Peer Academic Coaching: A New Trend in Academia." Faculty adviser: Darlene Young.