New staff and advisory board members welcomed
8/22/17
Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer Dale Jones has announced the addition of a new staff member and new campus advisory board members to Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
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Fall 2017 film and discussion series begins Sept. 28
8/16/17
Penn State Wilkes-Barre is partnering with R/C Wilkes-Barre Movies 14 in downtown Wilkes-Barre to host a film and discussion series titled "Greatness Is Forever," featuring "Field of Dreams," "Hoosiers," "Miracle," "Raging Bull" and "Something For Joey."
President Eric Barron's message to the community on Charlottesville events
8/14/17
Penn State President Eric Barron shared a message of diversity and inclusion with the Penn State community and offered his support to the faculty, staff and students at the University of Virginia following events in Charlottesville this past weekend.
Northeast campuses sign articulation agreement with Lackawanna College
8/10/17
Lackawanna College students who graduate with their associate degree now have direct transfer options to three regional Penn State campuses thanks to an articulation agreement the institutions announced Aug. 10 at Penn State Worthington Scranton in Dunmore.
Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education adds new staff member to Northern Tier Center
8/8/17
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Chancellor Dale Jones and Director of Continuing Education Jane Ashton have announced the addition of Donna Yale to the continuing education staff at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Northern Tier Center in Towanda.
Rare solar eclipse viewing event set at Penn State Wilkes-Barre
8/3/17
What happens when the sun, the moon, and the Earth all line up in a row? A spectacular phenomenon known as a total solar eclipse. On Monday, Aug. 21, millions of Americans will be witness to this occurrence, rarely seen in the United States. Penn State Wilkes-Barre is inviting community members to "SEE: the Solar Eclipse Experience," from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 21 in the Nesbitt Academic Commons on the Lehman campus.
Northern Tier Center offering strategic business communication skills workshops
8/2/17
Beginning in September and running through November, Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s Continuing Education Northern Tier Center will offer three strategic business communication skills workshops: When You Become The News, Persuasive Speaking & Writing, and Persuasive Speaking To Lock Your Sale. Workshops will be one day each, running from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost of each workshop is $125 per person.
Wilkes-Barre's Colton Lewis signs with Spain's Enrique Benitez
8/1/17
Penn State Wilkes-Barre's Colton Lewis has signed a contract with Spanish basketball team Enrique Benitez out of Huelva, Spain.
Fall 2017 Certified Recovery Specialist program offered
7/28/17
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education will be offering a Certified Recovery Specialist program beginning in the Fall of 2017 at the Lehman campus.
Graduate courses in education offered at the Northern Tier Center
7/26/17
Beginning Sept. 18, Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education will begin offering seven graduate courses in education at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Northern Tier Center in Towanda.
Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education announces Supervision Essentials course
7/24/17
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education has announced the opening of the course Supervision Essentials for the fall 2017 semester. Supervision Essentials is designed for newly appointed supervisors, those aspiring to supervisory roles, and those in supervisory roles who do not have formal training.
Wilkes-Barre offers professional engineering exam review
7/19/17
Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 29, and running through March 27, 2018, Penn State Wilkes-Barre will offer a Civil Engineering Professional Engineering Exam Review.
Continuing Education offering SAT preparation courses
7/13/17
Beginning August 29, Penn State Wilkes-Barre will begin hosting four seven-week, SAT-preparation course sessions for those students interested in taking the SAT exam for the 2017-18 dates.
Wilkes-Barre Scholar eyes career as veterinarian while leading school newspaper
7/11/17
Penn State Wilkes-Barre rising sophomore Kaylee Kishbaugh will get hands-on training toward a career in veterinary medicine this fall, though it isn't her only interest.
Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education adds new staff member
7/6/17
Chancellor Dale Jones and Jane Ashton, director of continuing education, have announced the addition of Nicole Darling to the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education staff.