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Commencement 2024

Congratulations to the class of 2024! The spring Commencement ceremony was on Saturday, May 4.

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Nathan Crotts

Student combines interests through surveying program

From growing up on a farm to spending summers at a hay-baling operation, Nathan Crotts has always liked spending time outside. He also enjoys math, he said, and found that Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s surveying engineering program would allow him to combine his interests and passions.

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