Hazleton

Penn State campuses celebrate, commemorate Black History Month 2025

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:58:00 -0500

Penn State campuses across the commonwealth will be holding events from the end of January throughout February for National Black History Month. Several Zoom and online events at University Park are open to all campus communities.

Four Penn State campuses sign articulation agreement with Northampton CC

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:24:39 -0500

Students who fulfill transfer requirements at Northampton Community College will be admitted to Penn State's Hazleton, Lehigh Valley, Schuylkill or Wilkes-Barre campuses under an articulation agreement.

Students named to fall 2024 Dean's List at Penn State Hazleton

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:10:46 -0500

More than 200 Penn State Hazleton students were recognized for earning Dean’s List for the fall 2024 semester.

Q&A: Saraiha Rossi leads the financial wellness charge at Penn State Hazleton

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:13:16 -0500

Serving as a student financial ambassador, Saraiha Rossi is bringing the services and resources of the University’s Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center to the Penn State Hazleton campus community.

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Dec. 20

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:37:26 -0500

As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 16 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Dec. 16

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:10:25 -0500

As part of our regular "We Are!” feature, we recognize 14 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.

Libraries offers University-wide De-stress Fest to support studying students

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:09:37 -0500

During finals week, Penn State University Libraries offers stress-reducing games and activities to help students relax as they study for finals.

First Opportunity Grants awarded to faculty

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:29:50 -0500

The new Opportunity Grant Professional Development Program awarded its first grants to 51 teaching and clinical non-tenure-line faculty.

Hazleton engineering professor's solar solution cuts costs for energy provider

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:45:00 -0500

Penn State Hazleton Associate Professor Joseph Ranalli developed a method to identify mislabeled equipment in solar plants by analyzing cloud motion, significantly reducing labor and costs for a large energy provider and enriching the educational experience for his engineering students by demonstrating real-world applications of data analysis. His collaboration with Principal Research Engineer Will Hobbs from Southern Co. has resulted in the publication of two articles and open-source software.

Scranton kinesiology professor Gina Gray wins Accessible Syllabus Competition

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:56:03 -0400

Penn State's Campus-wide Accessible Syllabus Competition highlights the importance of accessibility in higher education and the University's new tool in Canvas — Anthology Ally.

Four Penn State Commonwealth Campuses sign articulation agreement with LCCC

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:54:26 -0400

Students who meet transfer requirements at Lehigh Carbon Community College are guaranteed admission to Penn State Hazleton, Lehigh Valley, Schuylkill and Wilkes-Barre.

Invasive flathead catfish impacting Susquehanna’s food chain, researchers find

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:36:02 -0400

Flathead catfish — native to the Mississippi River basin — were first detected in the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania in 2002, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In the two decades since then, the invasive species has spread throughout the river basin. The impact of the large predator on the waterway’s food webs and ecology was unknown, but now a team including researchers from Penn State is beginning to understand what Susquehanna flatheads are eating and how their presence is affecting native aquatic species in the river.

Barnes and Noble College announces 2024-25 grants to programs across University

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:11:29 -0400

Barnes and Noble College — a Barnes and Noble Education company that operates the Penn State Bookstore — has continued its longtime partnership with the University and the Penn State Corporate Engagement Center to award a 2024-25 round of grants supporting a range of programs and initiatives across the commonwealth.

Link Penn State to offer info about changing campuses and colleges

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:32:33 -0400

First- and second-year students are invited to attend sessions through Link Penn State to learn more about the change-of-campus process.

Hazleton THON to hold designer purse and gift card bingo

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 07:53:40 -0400

Penn State Hazleton Benefiting THON, the campus’ THON chapter, will host a designer purse and gift card bingo on Sunday, Oct. 20. Doors open at 1 p.m. and games will start at 2 p.m. in the Dr. Thomas M. Caccese Gymnasium in the Physical Education Building. The event is open to the public.

Community invited to Trick-or-Treat at Penn State Hazleton on Oct. 24

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:18:20 -0400

Penn State Hazleton's trick-or-treating is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 24, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on the Sports and Recreation Field at the campus. Children attending the event must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.