This introductory text presents fundamental information on modern surveying practices and highlights current technological advances in the field of geomatics.

Dr. Ghilani is also the author of the fifth edition of “Adjustment Computations: Spatial Data Analysis,” published by Wiley. This book is the only book on statistics and least squares adjustments in print for the surveying community.

Dr. Ghilani received his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1989 and has been involved as an educator for nearly 40 years, with the last 21 years at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. He has presented workshops related to statistics and least squares to surveyors across the country and has written numerous papers. He is an ACSM Fellow and has received numerous university and professional awards including the Earle J. Fennel Award from ACSM in 2001.

For more information, please contact Melissa Gunshannon, Public Information Coordinator at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, at melissag@psu.edu or 570-675-9269.

Since 1977, THON has raised more than $69 million for the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Children’s Hospital. The Four Diamonds Fund, established in 1972, aids families battling pediatric cancer by providing innovative cancer research and treatment as well as support for the families. THON, a 46-hour no sitting, no sleeping dance marathon, is the culmination of a year-long fundraising effort by students at Penn State and allows the students and families to come together and celebrate the victories, both large and small, that THON and the Four Diamonds Fund have achieved.

THON 2011 will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, February 18 and concludes at 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 20.

For more information, please contact Melissa Gunshannon, Penn State Wilkes-Barre Public Information Coordinator, at melissag@psu.edu or 570-675-9269.

^{Penn State Wilkes-Barre 2011 THON Dancers Bob Veneskey (left) and Dara Rose (center) with Penn State Wilkes-Barre THON Committee Chair Amy Parry}

The trip costs $25 for students or $50 for non-students and includes bus transportation, ticket to the basketball game, and a lunch buffet at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel prior to the 3:30 p.m. game.

For more information and to RSVP, please contact Karen Brace-Hodle in the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni and Development Office at 570-675-9228 or klb14@psu.edu.

“Right now we have an OSHA 10-Hour Training program geared toward the construction industry as well as The Course in Community Planning with a Natural Gas Development Exercise, ideal for municipalities, Realtors, attorneys, planners, and engineers,” said Jane Ashton, Director of Continuing Education at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. “We strive to serve everyone in our local communities through many different offerings and always look for feedback and input from community members.”

Other professional development offerings with Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education include a Supervision Essentials training program and a Supply Chain Management course, programs set to begin this spring.

“We can also customize education and training to fit the specific needs of business and industry partners,” said Janet Rosenbaum, Assistant Director of Continuing Education at the campus.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education also offers personal enrichment programs, such as Computer Training for the 21st Century, featuring Windows 7 Overview and Transitions into Office 2010 seminars, which are designed to bring computer users up to date with the latest changes to computer operating systems and software.

The campus will also host a movie and discussion series this spring, celebrating five movies that examine the human condition: “The Hiding Place,” “The Madness of King George,” “Chariots of Fire,” “The Crucible,” and “Mr. Holland’s Opus.”

Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education is part of Penn State Outreach, the largest unified outreach organization in American higher education, serving more than 5 million people each year, delivering more than 2,000 programs to people in all 67 Pennsylvania counties, all 50 states and 80 countries worldwide.

For more information about programs offered through Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education, please contact call 570-675-9253 or e-mail wbce@outreach.psu.edu or visit www.wb.psu.edu/ce.

“‘Virgins’ and ‘Not-Women’:Dissident Gender Positions” appears in “The Lesbian Premodern,” published by Palgrave Macmillan and edited by Noreen Giffney, Michelle M. Sauer, and Diane Watt. This chapter by Dr. Jankowski focuses on how the meaning of virginity and the gender of “women” changed as a result of the Protestant Reformation.

“Sexual Economies of Early Modern Marriage” in “The History of British Women’s Writing: 1610-1690,” also published by Palgrave Macmillan and edited by Mihoko Suzuki, centers on women’s desires to gain more autonomy within marriage or in choosing their own husbands.

“The Subversion of Flattery: the Queen’s Body in John Lyly’s ‘Sapho and Phao’” originally appeared in volume five of “Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England” has been reprinted in “John Lyly,” edited by Ruth Lunney and published by Ashgate. This article discusses how the political fiction of “The King’s Two Bodies,” actual and political, is used in Lyly’s play to show how the queen, Sapho, sacrifices her love for Phao to rule her kingdom.

For more information, please contact Melissa Gunshannon, Public Information Coordinator at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, at melissag@psu.edu or 570-675-9269.

A graduate of Bradley University with a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education and the University of Scranton with a master’s degree in elementary administration, Monick has served as Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s athletic director for the past 26 years and played a key role in helping plan the campus Athletic and Recreation Building during its construction.

In addition to his athletic director duties with the campus, Monick was instrumental in the formation of the varsity baseball, tennis, golf, and women’s basketball teams at the campus and has also organized, directed, and instructed several clinics for baseball, soccer, tennis, basketball, and other varsity sports. Additionally, Monick has instructed numerous physical education courses including golf, bowling, tennis, fitness and games, racquetball, basketball, soccer, skiing/snowboarding, and Spinning.

Monick will retire from his position as athletic director at the campus at the end of February.

In addition to Monick, four others were inducted to Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s Wall of Fame: Dr. Robert Faux, Denise Dymond Mackowiak, Dr. Kelly Huff Rattray, and Dr. Tom Winter.

Supported by the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Constituent Society, the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Wall of Fame was established to recognize outstanding athletic and academic achievements of its student athletes, as well as achievements of its coaches, administration, and teams.

For more information, please contact Melissa Gunshannon, Public Information Coordinator at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, at melissag@psu.edu or 570-675-9269.

Jackson, a native of Robinson Township, Pa., is among a small group of only 20 students invited to this outreach program and will join fellow students from Florida, California, Alaska,Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, and Canada for the four-day symposium.

The U.S. Hydro 2011 Conference will feature technical and poster sessions as well as workshops devoted to the latest technology regarding hydrographic surveying, electronic charting, marine archaeology, and multibeam and side scan sonar, among other topics.

Led by Penn State Wilkes-Barre faculty members Dr. Joseph Jumpeter, Assistant Professor of Music, and William Bachman, Instructor in Communications, the group traveled to the Hualapai Indian Reservation on the Grand Canyon’s West Rim. Timothy Hunter, a Hualapai elder, accompanied the group on its stops to the main information center, Eagle Point, Grand Canyon Sky Walk, Native American Village, and Guano Point. Hunter described Hualapai culture, customs, the creation story, and contemporary issues facing the tribe in the 21st century.

For more information, please contact Melissa Gunshannon, Public Information Coordinator at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, at melissag@psu.edu or 570-675-9269.

Selected from a pool of 60 students, Naro is a Dean’s List student who has participated in numerous campus and community activities, including the Penn State Wilkes-Barre THON Committee, Business Club, Lion Ambassadors, tennis team, and basketball statistics crew as well as coaching Edwardsville/Larksville girls’ softball and volunteering with the Zoe Lambert Benefit Softball Tournament.

The Division of Undergraduate Studies at Penn State aims to assist students who have not declared a major, helping them discover what programs and courses of study interest them and leading them to informed educational decisions. DUS also includes the First-Year Testing, Consulting, and Advising Program (FTCAP), Penn State’s academic information network, and general academic advising for current and prospective students.

For more information, please contact Melissa Gunshannon, Public Information Coordinator at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, at melissag@psu.edu or 570-675-9269.

As customers grow more and more social media savvy, it can be anticipated that they would expect the same from the sources of the products they use. The Executive Management Breakfast Series, sponsored by the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Constituent Society, features keynote speaker Laurie Creasy, New Media Specialist at Penn State University and the woman who oversees the Penn State Facebook page. Creasy will examine using social media tools such as Facebook and Twitter to spread a company’s message and how companies can monitor what consumers are saying about them.

Creasy and the Penn State Facebook team went under a trial by fire during a 2010 snowstorm and has since successful navigated several challenges to its page, including one by Greenpeace. Creasy has also worked for a nonprofit organization where she doubled the number of Facebook fans in six months.

Creasy earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English/Russian from Penn State University and a Master of Science degree in human-computer interaction from Rensselaer.

For more information and to RSVP, please contact Sandy Race, Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education, at sxr50@psu.edu or 570-675-9253.  You may also access the Executive Management Breakfast series invitation online.

According to the PSEAS website, the PSEAS Outstanding Teacher Award “recognizes and rewards outstanding engineering educators for excellence in teaching and for contributions to the art of teaching. These teaching awards are established to confer honor on individuals whose inspiration and contributions to learning are truly memorable.”

Dr. Carson, a 1972 Troy High School graduate, earned a bachelor’s degree from Penn State in 1977 and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in 1981 and 1985 respectively. Dr. Carson currently resides in Dallas and has spent the past 20 years teaching engineering courses at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.

For more information, please contact Melissa Gunshannon, Public Information Coordinator at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, at melissag@psu.edu or 570-675-9269.

^{Dr. Jon Carson (left) receiving the 2011 PSEAS Outstanding Teacher Award from Dr. David Wormley, Dean of the College of Engineering at Penn State University.
Photo courtesy of Paul Hazi Photography.} 

After months of rehabilitation in Philadelphia and almost two years of outpatient rehabilitation, he decided to rise above his new limitations.

“Instead of letting the injury drag me down, I decided to make the most of my life by going back to school and becoming a productive member of society again,” Ulichney said.

Ulichney, an Information Sciences and Technology major at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, currently serves as the president of the IST Club on campus, is an active member of the campus Honor Society, and serves as a mentor to incoming first-year students.

Ulichney also participates in a number of community service initiatives, organizing a drive through the IST Club to donate items to the Luzerne County SPCA, helping coordinate a joint effort between the IST Club and Honor Society to collect items for give2thetroops.org, and participating in Honor Society projects for UNICEF and Toys for Tots.

“I am very proud of John,” said Frouke de Quillettes, Senior Instructor in IST at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. “His frequent contributions to the class discussions and teamwork are thoughtful and informed. Having him in class is rewarding for me because he is enthusiastic and eager to learn.”

“John is a mature, intelligent, and conscientious student whose accomplishments are marked with scholarship and thoroughness,” added Wei-Fan Chen, Associate Professor of IST at the campus. “I am very proud to have him as my student.”

Ulichney will complete an internship over the summer and plans to pursue a master’s degree after graduation with hopes of working for a large private/government organization in the networking or other related field. He and his fiancée, Mary Morganti, plan to marry this December.

For more information, please contact Melissa Gunshannon, Public Information Coordinator at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, at melissag@psu.edu or 570-675-9269.

Taking a hands-on approach to learning about solar energy, students examined solar panels, how they work, and how they can adjust a panel’s position for optimum energy production.

“We are the future engineers of the world. Now seems like the right time to expand our knowledge of ‘cleaner energy’ and, who knows, one day we may change the planet,” said Daniel Dymond, a senior in the B.S. Electrical Engineering Technology program.

Dr. Robert Faux, Senior Instructor in Engineering and instructor for the EET 497 course, said, “A student will leave the course with a sense that important energy decisions need to be made based on the realities of energy need versus capacity, the environment, national and global economies, safety, reliability, consumer cost, and transmission.”

Students studying electrical engineering learn detailed knowledge relating to the different aspects of alternative energy. In addition to learning the technical skills, the students evaluate project costs, associated economic impacts, and political and environmental implications.

For more information, please contact Melissa Gunshannon, Public Information Coordinator at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, at melissag@psu.edu or 570-675-9269.

^{Students in the B.S. Electrical Engineering Technology program at Penn State Wilkes-Barre harness the sun's energy in a recent hands-on class project.
From left: Daniel Dymond; Ryan Hammond; Dr. Robert Faux, Senior Instructor in Engineering at Penn State Wilkes-Barre; Jason Hady; Andrew Kempinski; Joe Homza; Thomas Bator; and Richard Kaminski}

Procter & Gamble’s Live, Learn, and Thrive is a global initiative offering assistance in more than 60 countries worldwide with a goal of providing physical, social, and educational support for children and adolescents. Similarly, the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Constituent Society’s mission is to assist area youth for the purpose of improving the academic and cultural experience of the campus enrollment and the University as a whole.

This summer, Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education is offering 29 academic and personal enrichment and six athletic camps, including six brand new camps: Field Hockey, Fitness Fun in the Sun, Magical Migrating Butterflies, Trash to Treasure, Weather Wizards, and a two-week Musical Theatre camp. Camps run during the weeks of July 11-15, 18-22, and 25-29.

The camps are designed to engage elementary and middle-school aged children in creative, scientific, imaginative, and physical fitness activities.

“The children love to learn about art, nature, science, and fitness in interactive, engaging environments that are fun. Our instructors come back year after year to create wonderful camp experiences that children will cherish for years to come,” said Georgia Egan, Summer Youth Program Coordinator at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. “Additionally, our high-quality sports camps provide children with the fundamental skills necessary to excel in their sport.”

“The best benefit of all, though, is that the kids are having fun and making new friends,” Egan said.

For more information about the Summer Youth Programs at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, and how to receive a scholarship for the camps, please contact Georgia Egan at 570-675-9219 or gle15@psu.edu or visit www.wb.psu.edu/ce/youth.

The following awards were presented at the ceremony:

2011 President Sparks Award: Kevin A. Bennett, Jennifer M. Naro, Donovan W. Schwartz

2011 President’s Freshman Award: Jonathan E. Geras, John W. Grady, Ashley M. Jackubowski, Ceili A. Jones, Jason R. Levan, Barbara A. Savoy, Bradley C. Sherman, Caitlyn M. Traver, Phillip T. Trometter

Program awards are given to students enrolled in one of the degree programs offered at Penn State Wilkes-Barre who are either graduating or are in their last semester of residence at the Wilkes-Barre campus before graduating:
Bachelor of Arts in Administration of Justice Program Award: Christopher Wagner
Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice Program Award: Mark Orlando
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology Program Award: Joseph Homza
Bachelor of Science in Surveying Engineering Program Award: Joshua Witmer
Associate in Surveying Technology Program Award: Shawn Palsgrove

College/Division awards are given to students who have completed the first two years of their college education at Penn State Wilkes-Barre and are changing their campus assignment to complete their degree. This award recognizes top students in a College or Division for which courses are given at this campus, regardless of major:
College of Education Award: Kevin Bennett
Science and Mathematics Division Award: Brian Miller

Academic Major awards are given to students who have completed the first two years of their college education at Penn State Wilkes-Barre and are changing their campus assignment to complete their degree. These students are recognized for honorable academic achievement in their major (or intended major):
Eberly College of Science Award: Kelsi Barchik
College of Business Administration Award: Jennifer Naro, Donovan Schwartz
College of Education Award: Kelly Bone

The Honor Society provides co- and extracurricular enrichment for selected members of the student body qualified on the basis of scholastic aptitude, test scores, and/or high school or college grade point average (GPA):
Honor Society Members: Sabrina Bush, Bradley Calaman, Michael Cappos, Kyle Casterline, Timothy Graham, Bradford Lapsansky, Brian Miller, Megan Millo, Travis Norton, William Ritchie, Clinton Sorber, Sara Stepanski, John Ulichney.

For more information, please contact Melissa Gunshannon, Public Information Coordinator at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, at melissag@psu.edu or 570-675-9269.

 
^{Row 1: Jason Levan, Kyle Casterline, John Ulichney, William Ritchie
Row 2: Caitlyn Traver, Ceili Jones, Donovan Schwartz, Shawn Palsgrove, Bradford Lapsansky
Row 3: Kelsi Barchik, Joseph Homza, Ashley Jackubowski, Jennifer Naro, Sara Stepanski
Row 4: Phillip Trometter, Mark Orlando, Clinton Sorber, Megan Millo
Row 5: Michael Cappos, Christopher Wagner
Row 6: Bradley Sherman, Brian Miller
Row 7: Joshua Witmer, Bradley Calaman, Timothy Graham}

A 1980 Penn State graduate with a degree in speech communication and broadcasting, Jones began doing radio play-by-play of Nittany Lion basketball games during his undergraduate career. He became the voice of the men’s basketball team in 1982 and debuted on the football broadcast with the 2000 Blue-White Game. In all, he has done radio play-by-play for more than 800 Penn State basketball and football games.

Jones’ responsibilities at Penn State also include hosting the “The Penn State Football Show” and the “Penn State Basketball Show” call-in programs every Thursday during the fall and winter, as well as producing the “Inside Penn State Athletics” segments for the Penn State Sports Network five days a week.

He has worked on a number of freelance television assignments for WPSU Television over the last decade, including telecasts of Penn State men’s and women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s gymnastics, and wrestling. He also has worked on the game day coverage of the Emmy Award-winning “Penn State Football Story.”

Richard and Sue Barry of San Rafael, Ca., recently made a gift to Penn State University to create the Steve Jones Student Sports Broadcasting Complex, housed in Recreation Hall at the University Park campus. The new media center will allow student journalists to work in control rooms and an editing lab to produce live sporting events, a unique opportunity for students in the College of Communications. The center will be used for all varsity sporting events at Rec. Hall and can also be used for project review, class presentations, and guest speakers.

Richard Barry and Jones met as students at Penn State Wilkes-Barre and the Steve Jones Student Sports Broadcasting Complex continues a history of philanthropy from the Barrys, who also donated gifts for the Abram Nesbitt III Academic Commons and the John R. Murphy Student Services Center at the Wilkes-Barre campus.

Jones and his wife, Kathy, live in State College and have five children and one grandchild.

During this year’s commencement exercises, Penn State Wilkes-Barre expects to award 58 diplomas to students who are completing six associate and 52 bachelor’s degrees.

For more information, please contact Melissa Gunshannon, Public Information Coordinator, at melissag@psu.edu or 570-675-9269.

Martin U. Dougherty Emerging Leader Award – Eric W. Hillard
John R. Murphy Award for Excellence in Leadership and Service – Joseph J. Homza, Jr.
Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award – Shannon A. Brace
Hayfield Award – Dr. Robert Faux
Edward H. Kaminski Memorial Scholarship – Eric Bogumil
The Kolesar Athletic Award – Lindsey Howell
Lion’s Pride Award – James Joyce and Daniel Dymond
Outstanding Student Government Association Member – Abigail Bachman
Outstanding Club Award – Lazy Artists Surviving Society
Outstanding Club Advisor Award – Dr. Jon Carson, the Blue and White Society
Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges – Abigail Bachman, Bradley Calaman, Jennifer Naro, Eric Oshinski, Lauren Owazany
Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities – Shannon Brace, Marika Merritt, William Ritchie, Joshua Witmer, John Ulichney
Intercollegiate Leadership – Bradley Calaman, Kate Lewis, Robert Stitzer, Robert Veneskey, Jr., Jason Stueck, Parker Nevenglosky
Club Members of the Year – Joseph Levan, Four Seasons Club; Bradley Calaman, the Blue and White Society; Megan Millo, Business Club; Matthew Bufano, Collegian; Vidur Ramlall, Engineering Club; Timothy Graham, ISTSA; Daniel Dymond, Lazy Artists Surviving Society; James Kovalik, Lion Ambassadors; Bradford Lapsansky, Navigators; Richard Rachkowski, Students for Justice; Christopher Jackson, Surveying Society; Kate Lewis, THON.
Special Recognition for Service Above and Beyond the Call of Duty – Kate Lewis, Bradley Calaman, and Amy Parry

Michael Buczkowski, a member of the men’s basketball team, was named to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association’s (USCAA) Academic All-American Team.

Ten students were also named to the Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) All Conference Team: Michael Haley, golf, first team; Patrick Dillon, golf, first team; Amanda Cooper, cross country, first team; Charles Haney, cross country, first team; Kellie Yekel, women’s volleyball, first team; Meghan Murtagh, women’s volleyball, honorable mention; Michele Vowler, women’s basketball, first team; Khalisha Royal, women’s basketball, honorable mention; Frank Peters, men’s basketball, first team; John Sanderson, men’s basketball, honorable mention.

Additionally, the following students received Academic All Conference Awards: Eric Bogumil, golf; Matthew Boozer, golf; Steven Brennan, golf; Charles Haney, cross country; Eric Agomuo, tennis; Jennifer Naro, tennis; Michelle Urban, tennis; Jason Yu, tennis; Cody Bevan, soccer; Jonathan Casey, soccer; Nikolas Decker, soccer; Nathanael Fiscus, soccer; Charles Haney, soccer; Patrick McSherry, soccer; Daniel Scatena, soccer; Nicolas Velez, soccer; Abigail Collins, women’s volleyball; Lindsey Howell, women’s volleyball; Meghan Murtagh, women’s volleyball; Lauren Owazany, women’s volleyball; Jessica Ann Ozmina, women’s volleyball; Kianna Spencer, women’s volleyball; Michele Vowler, women’s volleyball; Kellie Yekel, women’s volleyball; Michael Buczkowski, men’s basketball; Robert Bisson, baseball; Michael Bretzger, baseball; Kyle Jola, baseball; Peter Kelley, baseball; Ryan Williams, baseball.

MVPs for each of the athletics teams were also named: Michael Haley, golf; Amanda Cooper, cross country; Jonathan Chesnick, tennis; Kellie Yekel, women's volleyball; Michele Vowler, women's basketball; Frank Peters, men's basketball; Kyle Jola, baseball; Cody Bevan, soccer.

Several basketball players also reached milestones in their sport: Jared James, Robert Miner Memorial Award – Defensive Player of the Year; Travis Dunlop, James W. Monk Memorial Award – Most Improved Player; Frank Peters, 500 career points; John Sanderson, 500 career points; Ryan Whitmiller, 500 career points; Frank Peters, 500 career rebounds; John Sanderson, 200 career steals.

For more information, please contact Melissa Gunshannon, Public Information Coordinator at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, at melissag@psu.edu or 570-675-9269.

“In the classroom I am always willing to lend my knowledge to a student who needs help with a homework problem or in class assignment. Sponsored by my academic advisor, Frouke DeQuilletes, another student and I entered original research in the First Annual PSU Eastern Regional Undergraduate Symposium and received honorable mention.

“My creativity shines through most when I am working at my internship. Solving development issues with innovative ideas has been the key to my success. Currently I intern with a privately owned company Extundo Innovations LLC, operating out of the Scranton Enterprise Center. I am part of a three person development team that creates and maintains websites. I am responsible for coding both the back and front ends of these systems along with creating user friendly interfaces. Working with more experienced programmers has been a great boon to my college career and I have the IST Internship program to thank for it.

“The next project we are working on is called nearbid.com which launches May 5 and will be an ‘eBay of services,’ a site where people will post and bid on many types of jobs

“Having been offered a full time position with Extundo LLC after graduation, I plan to continue my employ with them. Being a part of a local company focused on local interests is something I can be proud of.”

For more information, please contact Melissa Gunshannon, Public Information Coordinator at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, at melissag@psu.edu or 570-675-9269.

A member of the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Advisory Board since 1994, Dr. Sabatini received the Hayfield Award for Volunteerism for chairing a year-long University project to assess the needs of the campus in order to establish five-year goals in 1998. Serving as the Advisory Board Chair since 2009, she continued and strengthened her support of the campus.

A resident of Wyoming, Pa., Dr. Sabatini is an inveterate world traveler and remains active in volunteer organizations as time allows.

For more information, please contact Melissa Gunshannon, Public Information Coordinator at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, at melissag@psu.edu or 570-675-9269.

Associate in Information Sciences and Technology: Thomas E. Wheate

Associate in Letters, Arts, and Sciences: Sara Klick, Kelsey M. Blaskiewicz, Corey D. Thorpe

Associate in Surveying Technology: Patrick R. Chocallo, Alex B. Kinzey, Timothy M. May, Zachary M. Mellott, Shawn J. Palsgrove, Shaun M. Quick, Tyler D. Ray, Jason Solon, Kristine J. Strong

Bachelor of Arts in Administration of Justice: Vincent J. Kundrik, Andrew J. Race, Matthew J. Santarelli, Nicole Sworen

Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice: Todd M. Belles, Priscilla Benesky, Brian Bunney, Heather Evans, Kristen L. Finkler, Stephen C. Haas, Bryan A. Harding, Albert R. Levanavage, Shaun M. McCarthy, Sean M. McMahon, Jason D. Medrano, Eric W. Morgantini, Mark B. Orlando, Raymond A. Perry, Faith A. Prussock, Lauren Scarsella, Mitchell J. Smith, Lacy L. Strong, Elizabeth Sukaloski

Bachelor of Science in Business: Briana Alaimo, Sudan Chen, Howard J. Coolbaugh, Samuel A. Dimick III, Richard A. Emiliani III, Brian R. Feleccia, Michael Gitkos, Amanda E. Gongleski, Michael P. Haley, Kevin J. Harcarik, Nicholas M. Kalinay, Tony Lajeune, Christopher M. McCullion, Caitlyn A. Munley, Jessica R. Musto, Rebekah L. Nulton, Amanda J. Singer, Robert E. Stitzer, Jr., Amy M. Welgus, Jason H. Yu, John D. Zack, Lynne J. Ziegelbauer

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology: Daniel A. Dymond, Joseph J. Homza, Jr., Andrew Kempinski, Steven R. Lutz, Jr., Darryl J. Schwarz,

Bachelor of Arts in English: Caitlin L. Akins, Lawrence G. Berti, Marcelo F. Da Rocha, Samantha E. Davis, David J. Konicki, Kristy M. Kravitsky, Anna M. Miller, Gencina M. Ricca, Larissa S. Robak

Bachelor of Science in Information Sciences and Technology: Aaron Blockus, Suxia Chen, Paul M. Dildine, Michael E. Dubil III, Karen J. Hynes, Leo J. Monelli, Bernard D. Montigney, Jr., Angela E. Musto, Jeffrey M. Naperski, Robert P. Naro, Matthew T. Ogonosky, Michael D. Pelleschi, Steven M. Rosar, Matthew L. Rutschky, Craig A. Simko

Bachelor of Arts in Letters, Arts, and Sciences: Mallory N. Delaney

Bachelor of Science in Surveying Engineering: Jonathan L. Chesnick, Darren L. Hauser, Christopher R. Jackson, James Kovalik, Randy R. Lucas, Andrew T. Olshefski, Isaiah M. Smith, Joshua D. Witmer

In addition, several students from other campuses elected to participate in Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s commencement exercises:

Bachelor of Arts in Advertising/Public Relations: Courtney Senghaas

Bachelor of Science in Biology: Amanda Touey

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice: Rebecca A. Davis

Bachelor of Science in Health Policy and Administration: Peter J. Kneidinger

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism: Jessica Spencer

Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering: Kevin Hazleton

Several students also graduated with honors of distinction:

Highest Distinction: Mark B. Orlando, Shawn J. Palsgrove
High Distinction: Sudan Chen, Nicholas M. Kalinay
Distinction: Suxia Chen, Mia Esopi, Darren L. Hauser, Karen J. Hynes, Jason D. Medrano, Michael D. Pelleschi, Larissa S. Robak, Lynne J. Ziegelbauer

For more information, please contact Melissa Gunshannon, Public Information Coordinator at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, at melissag@psu.edu or 570-675-9269.

Photos courtesy of Andy Molitoris, Photography by Andy
www.photo-by-andy.com

The students were treated to a night of great food, fun, and friendship with their fellow students, faculty, and staff, honoring the continuing students, transfer students, peer mentors, work study students, and spring graduates.

Wayne Wolfe, director of staffing and volunteer services at the American Red Cross Wyoming Valley Chapter, spoke to the students about volunteerism in the community, specifically the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the Red Cross and Dan Downey, former director of career services at Penn State Wilkes-Barre offered insight on career perspectives of volunteerism in relation to résumé building and job searches.

Student Support Services is a TRIO federal grant program that aims to increase college retention, graduation rates, and career options for first-generation college students, those from low-income families, the physically challenged, and students with learning disabilities. Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s SSS program currently includes more than 160 students.

For more information, please contact Melissa Gunshannon, Public Information Coordinator at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, at melissag@psu.edu or 570-675-9269.

^{Row 1: Priscilla Benesky, Sudan Chen, Kristine Strong, Suxia Chen, Lacy Strong
Row 2: Brian Bunney, Aaron Blockus, Bryan Harding, Robert Naro, Adam Tamanini}

Items most commonly requested by deployed troops include hard candy, powdered drink mixes, pens/pencils, envelopes, socks, tissues, popcorn, and other everyday things that are hard to get while overseas. The students of Penn State Wilkes-Barre collected approximately 400 pounds of goods for Give2TheTroops.

Students Timothy Graham and John Ulichney, accompanied by faculty member William Bachman, drove a car fully packed with donations to the nearest drop off location in Fairfield, Conn., where they met Sgt. Suzanne Lussier, Fairfield, Conn. Police Department Office of Public Affairs, and Maureen Janda, coordinator for Give2TheTroops in Fairfield.

Bachman said Sgt. Lussier and Janda were overwhelmed to think students would travel 400 miles round trip, through two states just to donate to the troops.

A fall donation drive at Penn State Wilkes-Barre is anticipated so that little reminders of home can be delivered to the troops in time for Christmas.

For more information, or details on how to donate, please contact Melissa Gunshannon, Public Information Coordinator, at 570-675-9269 or melissag@psu.edu.

The annual tournament raises money to support the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Society’s Scholarship Fund, the Student Mentor Program, Academic Excellence Awards, and other initiatives which help the students of Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Last year’s tournament hosted more than 130 golfers and the tees and greens were sponsored by various community businesses and friends of the campus, raising more than $6000 for student programs at the campus.

This year’s winning flight in the “Captain and Crew” style tournament will receive Penn State Wilkes-Barre “Masters” navy blazers complete with 24k gold-plated Penn State buttons. Golfers also have a chance to win several hole-in-one prizes while on the course including a car donated by Ken Pollock Auto Group, a San Antonio Golf Vacation, $500 for Zero Restriction Apparel, and a Sea Mist vacation. Other contests during the day include closest to the pin, longest drive for men and women, and double your money by “holding the green.” The tournament will also include a prize raffle featuring various gifts and certificates donated by local businesses as well as a 50/50 drawing.

The day’s festivities get underway at 11:30 a.m. with registration and lunch and the tournament begins at 1 p.m. with a “shotgun start.” An awards banquet will begin at 6:30 p.m. where tournament and prize winners will be announced.

For more information, contact Karen Brace-Hodle in the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Development Office at 570-675-9228 or klb14@psu.edu.

More than 130 golfers took to the greens, making this one of the best turnouts for the Wilkes-Barre Alumni Society’s annual fundraiser.

“We're very excited that we were able to surpass the total from last year making this the most successful year yet,” said Tom Conti, Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Constituent Society president. “We’d like to thank all of our golfers, volunteers, sponsors, gift donors, and Blue Ridge Trail for helping us make this event a success each year!”

The championship flight of Jack Monick, Phil Navola, Jim Miliauskas, and Chris Schuster won the Captain and Crew style tournament with a score of 57(-15) and each received a Penn State Wilkes-Barre “Masters” blazer complete with 24k gold-plated Penn State buttons.

Golfers also had the chance to win various hole-in-one prizes, including a car donated by Ken Pollock Autogroup, an Orlando Golf Vacation, $500 for Zero Restriction Apparel, and a Sea Mist vacation. Other contests during the day included closest to the pin, longest drive for men and women, and double your money by “holding the green.” The tournament also featured a raffle with gift certificates and prizes donated by local businesses.

 
^{Members or the winning flight at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Constituent Society’s “Masters” Golf Tournament received 24k gold-plated buttons to be affixed to their navy blue “Masters” blazers.
From left: Jim Miliauskas, Jack Monick, Phil Navola, Chris Schuster}

The day’s events will tours of the Friedman Observatory on campus; tours of Hayfield House; demonstrations in blacksmithing, pottery making, painting, wood carving and wheat weaving; children’s crafts. Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer gardening questions and offer tips on transplanting perennials, pruning, and autumn composting.

A requested $2 donation for adults supports an annual achievement award to an arts-oriented Penn State Wilkes-Barre student, donations to public performances offered by the FM Kirby Center, the Fine Arts Musical Program at the Shavertown United Methodist Church and to Great Books at Penn State Wilkes-Barre as well as occasional support for arts-oriented projects at local libraries and programs at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.

The Fourth Annual Pump and 5k Run contest will also take in conjunction with the Summer Festival. Participants will weigh in at 9 a.m. and begin with the bench press portion of the competition. Depending on the amount of successful bench presses a contestant completes, time will be deducted from their running time. Awards will be given to the overall top two male and female finishers, with additional prizes available for the top male and female runner.

For more information, contact Summer Festival Chair Janis Winter at 570-675-9232 or jrw4@psu.edu or visit the Arts at Hayfield Web site: www.artsathayfield.org.

Director of Athletics Brian Stanchak stated, “We are extremely excited about taking Penn State Wilkes-Barre athletics to the next level by bringing on an Athletic Trainer who will work with all of our intercollegiate teams on a daily basis.  Mike brings invaluable experience that will be tremendously beneficial to all of our student-athletes.  This truly is a huge step in separating Penn State Wilkes-Barre from the competition when student-athletes are looking at which colleges and universities to play intercollegiate athletics at.  I would like to thank Dr. Davis, Karen Kyle and Kathie Flanagan-Herstek for their help and for sharing my vision for enhancing our Athletic Department.”

Scott Seroskie graduated in 2009 from Penn State Wilkes-Barre with a degree in Electrical Engineering Technology.  After working for Virginia Power Company, his adventures have taken him recently to the exotic location of Tomasina, Madagascar.  There, Scott is working as Control Operations Engineer in a lime plant.

While a student at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Scott was an active member of several campus groups and organizations including SGA and he also worked as a peer tutor for EET courses.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre and the Electrical Engineering Technology group are extremely proud of the success of our graduates.

Matt Boozer had an 85 and Mark Wasickanin added an 86 for Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Penn State Hazleton won the event with a 332.  Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s next PSUAC match is September 13^th at Mountain Valley Golf Course (Barnesville, PA).

Wilkes-Barre’s next match will take place on Wednesday, September 21st locally at Irem Temple Country Club (Penn State Wilkes-Barre is the host of this tournament).

The next Cross Country meet of the season will take place at Penn State Mont Alto on Saturday, October 1st. 

Men’s Team Winner – Penn College
Women’s Team Winner – Penn State Worthington Scranton
Men’s Individual Winner – Darren Foreman, Penn State Schuylkill
Women’s Individual Winner – Alex Leandri, Penn State Wilkes-Barre

Penn State Wilkes-Barre then defeated Penn State Worthington Scranton 3-0.  The scores were 25-16, 25-17, and 25-12.  Abigail Collins ( former Wyoming Valley West HS player) led Penn State Wilkes-Barre with 9 service points, 5 aces, and 8 kills.  Jessica Ozmina (former Hanover Area HS player) added 9 service points and 13 assists.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre's next game will be at Penn State DuBois on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 7:00 p.m.

Continuing Education is pleased to welcome back Bill Bachman as the instructor for the fall movie series. Bill has taught a variety of communications course offerings on the Wilkes-Barre campus since 1986.  He currently teaches basic public speaking, public speech writing, mass media and society, propaganda and persuasion and media effects.  The film series started as a 1-credit academic course at Penn State Wilkes-Barre by Bachman 9 years ago.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education is part of Penn State Outreach, the largest unified outreach organization in American higher education, serving more than 5 million people each year, delivering more than 2,000 programs to people in all 67 Pennsylvania counties, all 50 states and 80 countries worldwide.

For more information or to register for the fall film series, visit www.wb.psu.edu/ce to print out registration information. 
 

“Penn State Wilkes-Barre serves communities and families that have been hit hard by economic changes, and many of our students face extraordinary financial challenges in earning their degrees,” said Dr. Charles Davis, the campus chancellor. “Scholarships are essential to keeping our opportunities affordable and accessible, and the Rick and Sue Barry Trustee Scholarship will provide flexible resources that we can direct to students with the most urgent need. It’s the kind of visionary generosity that has become the hallmark of the Barrys’ giving to our campus and to the University.”

After earning a bachelor’s degree in political science, Rick Barry pursued a career in the financial industry that included posts at Merrill Lynch, Robertson Stephens Investment Management, and other leading companies. He retired in 2009 as the managing member and portfolio manager of Eastbourne Capital Management, a California-based investment firm he founded in 1999. Sue Barry, a native of the United Kingdom, spent more than twenty years working on the ground at Heathrow Airport.

Over the last decade, Rick and Sue Barry have become leading Penn State philanthropists, with support for programs and projects at both the University Park and Wilkes-Barre campuses. Their gifts have honored several important Penn State figures, including the John R. Murphy Student Services Center, named for the former director of student and enrollment services at Penn State Wilkes-Barre who mentored Rick during his time at the campus, and the Steve Jones Student Sports Broadcasting Complex, celebrating the thirty-year friendship between Rick and the longtime Penn State play-by-play announcer, who met as students at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. They also recently endowed the directorship of the Paterno Fellows Program in the College of the Liberal Arts.

“We feel so fortunate to be able to give back to the institution that helped me to get my start in life, and we hope that through this Trustee Scholarship, we can help other students on their own paths to successful careers,” said Rick Barry. “Supporting Penn State and the Wilkes-Barre campus has been deeply rewarding for both of us, and we are looking forward to meeting the undergraduates who will receive support through our endowment and learning about their ambitions for the future.”

Sue Barry said, “We also hope that this gift will draw attention to the need for philanthropy at Penn State and to the important role that scholarships can play in the lives of students. There are so many ways that alumni and friends can make a difference at the University, and we were pleased to learn about the Trustee Matching Scholarship Program and the opportunity it offers to maximize the impact of our support.”

Through the Trustee Matching Scholarship Program, Penn State matches 5 percent of the total pledge or gift at the time a Trustee Scholarship is created at the $50,000 level or above, making funds available immediately for student awards. This University match, which is approximately equal to the endowment’s annual spendable income, continues in perpetuity, doubling the support available for students with financial need. Scholarships are the top priority of the University’s current fundraising effort, For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students, which aims to raise a total of $2 billion by June 30, 2014.

“The Rick and Sue Barry Trustee Scholarship has created important momentum toward Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s campaign goals, and we are deeply grateful for Rick and Sue’s leadership,” said Davis. “Their philanthropy has so often honored others, and I am delighted that this endowment will bear their name and honor their own extraordinary contributions to the success of our campus and our students.”

Jack Chambers of Creative Educational Concepts led the Orientation Leaders and new students through a series of games and activities designed to stimulate conversation, build relationships, and welcome them to Penn State.

Orientation continued on Friday, August 19th with convocation and introduction of faculty and staff.  New students were shown around campus, participated in various discussions and workshops, met with faculty from their respective academic colleges, and enjoyed a campus-wide luncheon.

“Orientation of the new students provides a fantastic opportunity for us, as the faculty and staff, to showcase not only what we can do academically but also the co- and extra-curricular learning opportunities available at this campus,” Student Activities Coordinator, Jackie Warnick-Piatt said. “The learning opportunities offered on campus through both formal programs such as internships and service learning and informal such as club/organization membership and intramural sports help students advance their life skills, self knowledge, personal integrity and leadership.”

Penn State Wilkes-Barre provides a world-renowned university in a smaller, more intimate setting.  Dedicated staff and faculty have helped students of all ages since the campus’ inception in 1916 and continue to provide excellent education and support.  Penn State Wilkes-Barre boasts eight Bachelor’s degrees and four Associate degrees available from the campus and the ability to start one of over 160 degrees at Penn State Wilkes-Barre and continue at another campus.

Jack Chambers of Creative Education Concepts leads students in 2011 Orientation

Seven students from Penn State Wilkes-Barre were chosen to represent the campus during this three day conference, which boasted activities focused around the theme “Penn State Leadership League – Get In The Game.” Students attended workshops, lectures and networked with fellow students from the nineteen campuses of the University College and University Park. Student shared experiences and “Best Practices” among the University’s campuses.

“While there are many facets of leadership that can be covered, the 2011 conference focused in on civic, personal and organizational leadership,” said Jackie Warnick-Piatt, Student Activities Coordinator. “In today’s ever changing world, these three key areas will help build well rounded leaders.”

The keynote speaker, Joshua Fredenburg, also concentrated on personal and civic leadership through his presentation, aptly themed, “Are you a Leader Prepared to Impact the World?”

As the academic year commences, the students who attended the Summer Leadership Conference will become role models for those on campus as they put into practice what they learned over the summer.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre Summer Leadership Conference participants display their
Penn State Leadership League pride during the three-day conference:
Kneeling: Megan Millo (Business), Chris Kubicki (Business), Marika Merritt (Business)
Standing: Kathie Flanagan Herstek (Director of Student Affairs), Donovin Lindsay (Administration of Justice),
Jackie W-Piatt (Student Activities Coordinator),
Fred Orlando (Engineering), Kate Lewis (Administration of Justice)
Top Row: Joe Gates (Engineering)

Thursday, November 3rd, join Chancellor Dr. Charles Davis and the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education department for their Executive Management Series at the Best Western Genetti Hotel and Conference Center in Wilkes-Barre, beginning at 7:45a.m.

How do organizations manage their staffing at a time when healthcare costs keep increasing? One answer is that business leaders have become very creative in how to manage getting work done. They rely on dozens of strategies—including outsourcing, offshoring, using part-time workers, using retirees, requiring mandatory overtime, and many other strategies to get the work done. The keynote speaker, Dr. William Rothwell, will explain how finding the right staff to do the right work is the answer.

Dr. Rothwell is Professor of Workforce Education and Development in the Department of Learning and Performance Systems on the University Park campus of The Pennsylvania State University. He leads a graduate emphasis in workplace learning and performance, preparing future graduates for careers in corporate and government employee training. He had 20 years of full-time work experience in human resource management in both government and business before he became a university professor 18 years ago. Best-known for his extensive and high-profile research and consulting work in succession planning and talent management with dozens of organizations in the U.S. and around the world, Rothwell is a frequent speaker and keynoter at conferences and seminars around the world. He has authored, coauthored, edited, or co-edited more than 300 books, book chapters and articles—including 72 books. He gave 70 talks in 10 nations in 2010.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education is part of Penn State Outreach, the largest unified outreach organization in American higher education, serving more than 5 million people each year, delivering more than 2,000 programs to people in all 67 Pennsylvania counties, all 50 states and 80 countries worldwide.

For more information or to RSVP, please contact Sandy Race in the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education office at sxr50@psu.edu or 570-675-9253.

The team will also be raffling off prizes and selling t-shirts that day. T-shirts are $10.00 each with all proceeds going to the Dig Pink Foundation. To place a t-shirt order, email Meghan at mkm5291@psu.edu.

John Ulichney and Tim Graham traveled to drop off boxes upon boxes of food, beverages, hygeine products and letter-writing paper and envelopes in the lobby of the Police Department.

“When I went on the Give2TheTroops’ website, the closest drop-off point was Fairfield,” Ulichney said, adding that the only drop-off points were in Connecticut and North Carolina. “We were going to ship it up, but it probably would have cost us $300 or $400 to ship it.”

Ulichney said he has a lot of appreciation for men and women serving in the Armed Forces. Graham, who served in Iraq as an active duty U.S. Marine for seven months from 2005 to 2006 and for about a year from 2008 to 2009 as a member of the U.S. Army Reserves, said receiving care packages from Give2TheTroops meant a lot to him when he was overseas. “I know how important this stuff is from experiencing it first-hand. The cause kind of outweighed the distance,” Graham said, adding that troops always appreciate receiving snacks and something to drink besides water.

Graham said a lot of what was donated at the Police Department Friday afternoon is difficult to get at the small post exchanges, or PXs, in Iraq. He added that PXs aren’t everywhere and it was nice to receive care packages from America.

Ulichney and Graham are members of Penn State’s Schreyer Honors College, and Bachman, a faculty member and adviser to the group, went with the two college students and did all the driving. “It was very uneventful, very routine traffic,” Bachman said of the trip from Wilkes-Barre, which Ulichney estimated took between three and-a-half and four hours. “The sun broke through into Connecticut, which was as if Fairfield had planned it that way for us.”

Fairfield Deputy Police Chief Chriostpher Lyddy said the department appreciated the donation and effort by Ulichney, Graham and Bachman in making it. “We are so thankful to our new-found friends from Penn State for making this trek and helping us out with our Give2TheTroops’ effort,” Lyddy said. “We couldn't be more thankful, and I'm sure the recipients on the other end will be very appreciative.”

On Thursday, October 13th, Penn State Wilkes-Barre honored 106 students who were awarded scholarships for the 2011-2012 school year at the annual Scholarship Dinner held at Appletree Terrace. This year, Penn State Wilkes-Barre awarded 265 students approximately $730,000 in scholarships.

In addition to students, approximately 40 scholarship donors also attended the dinner. Students were given the opportunity to mingle with their donors during dinner and be able to personally thank them.

“For you scholarship recipients in attendance; if you take nothing else away from this evening’s program, I ask you to reflect on the generous gifts that have been made by your scholarship donors,” Anthony Shipula, Penn State Wilkes-Barre Director of Development stated in his opening remarks. “It’s our wish that you are able to achieve your dreams of a college education and a successful future, so that in years to come as you reflect on your college experience and hopefully this evening you will seriously consider paying forward your benefactors generosity to future generations by creating your own scholarships.”

Dr. Charles Davis, Penn State Wilkes-Barre Chancellor, presented two Nittany Lion statues during the evening’s program. A Nittany Lion is presented to donors who have completed the funding of their scholarship during the year. A lion was presented to Rick Barry, who in December of 2010 endowed the Rick & Sue Barry Trustee Scholarship. Roger Williams, Executive Director of the Penn State Alumni Association, also received a lion on behalf of the entire Penn State Alumni Association who endowed the Penn State Alumni Association Trustee Scholarship for Penn State Wilkes-Barre in March 2011.

Abby Moules, a freshman bioengineering major and Rick & Sue Barry Scholarship recipient, addressed the group on behalf of all the scholarship recipients. As the program guest speaker, Rick Barry spoke on the theme of Investing in People. For a full list of scholarships awarded and their recipients, please visit http://wb.psu.edu/Documents/Giving/ScholarDinner2011.pdf.

Chancellor Dr. Charles Davis and Christopher Borton, advisory board chair, are pleased to announce the appointment of the following new board member and three ex-officio members to the Penn State Wilkes-Barre 2011-2012 Campus Advisory Board.

Richard Williams, a new board member, is a shareholder in the firm of Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, P.C. where he practices in the firm’s Kingston office concentrating on commercial and residential real estate, zoning and land development, commercial law, banking, collection and creditor’s rights. He received his B.S. from Penn State University and his J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law. He is admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the United States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania and the United States Supreme Court.

Linda Barlett, president of the Penn State Chapter of the Wyoming Valley, is a lawyer with Cefalo & Associates law firm in West Pittston.  A graduate of Penn State, she spent a portion of her college years studying abroad in Germany and Austria. She is a former Woman of the Year in Luzerne County and enjoys running marathons.

Scott Finlon, president of the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Constituent Society, is an information security engineer at the University of Scranton. He is a graduate of Penn State Wilkes-Barre with a B.S. in information science technology and is also a former Penn State Wilkes-Barre Student Government Association President.

Dr. Thomas Winter, chair of the Campus Faculty Senate, is a professor of physics at Penn State Wilkes-Barre and chairman of the Math and Science Faculty.  Dr. Winter has been at Penn State Wilkes-Barre since 1976 excluding his time spent on sabbatical at Kansas State University, Rice University, as well as a visiting scientist sabbatical at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.  Dr. Winter has a B.A. in Mathematics from Queens College of the City University of New York as well as a Ph. D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in physics.

George Coroian, an assistant professor of administration of justice, is a former law enforcement officer, in the public and private sectors, as well as a licensed attorney. A graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. and Ph. D. in criminology as well as a J. D. from Ohio Northern University, George has served as a law clerk for administrative law judges in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Anson Carter, a mathematics instructor, is a graduate of Lehigh University with a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He also holds two masters’ degrees, a Master of Arts in mathematics from Villanova University and a Master of Science in applied mathematics from the University of Delaware. Prior to joining the Wilkes-Barre campus, Anson was a mathematics instructor at the Penn State Hazelton campus.

Mike Aed, the first part-time athletic trainer in Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s athletic history, is no stranger to collegiate sports having served as the head athletic trainer at Marywood University for seven years as well as Wilkes University for sixteen years prior. Mike will be covering all practices and games, work with student athletes to prevent injuries from happening, as well as rehabilitate injured student athletes.

Rachel Olszewski, marketing communication specialist, is a graduate of the University of Dayton with a B.A. in communication with a focus on public relations and a double minor in English and political science. She also holds a certification for event planning from Clark State College. For the past three years, Rachel has worked for Qdoba Restaurant Corporation marketing department in the Chicago and Cincinnati markets.

Albert Lozano-Nieto, while not a new face to campus, is on loan for a year in a new appointment as Interim Director of Academic Affairs. Albert has been at Penn State Wilkes-Barre for 15 years as a professor of engineering, teaching in the biomedical engineering technology program. Born and raised in Barcelona, Spain, Albert received his academic degrees from Polytechnic University of Catalonia.

PSUAC Setter of the Year: Meghan Murtagh
PSUAC All-Conference 1st Team: Meghan Murtagh and Kellie Yekel
PSUAC All-Conference 2nd Team: Abby Collins and Michele Vowler

Congratulations to these girls and the whole Penn State Wilkes-Barre volleyball team on a great season!

On Thursday, November 3rd, Chancellor Charles Davis and the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education department hosted William Rothwell, Ph.D, SPHR for their Executive Management Series at the Best Western Genetti Hotel and Conference Center.

Dr. Rothwell, no stranger to public speaking – he gave 70 talks in 10 nations in 2010 – spoke on the topic of finding the right staff to do the right work. A Professor of Workforce Education and Development in the Department of Learning and Performance Systems on the University Park campus, Dr. Rothwell’s presentation was well received by those in attendance.

“An interesting topic with timely information given the current state of the economy – Bill is an exhilarating speaker who should be brought back for future seminars,” raved one attendee. “It could have gone on all day!”

Dr. Rothwell is best known for his extensive and high-profile research and consulting work in succession planning and talent management; he is a frequent speaker or keynoter at conferences and seminars around the world.

“Bill’s knowledge on the topic of workforce planning was quite impressive,” explained Jane Ashton, Director of Continuing Education. “Our program evaluations were excellent and we plan to invite Bill back to share best practices on topics such as talent management and succession planning and effective technical talent management – both topics in which he has published books. When he spoke, he held everyone’s attention – everyone left the Forum energized and with plenty to talk about.”

Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education is part of Penn State Outreach, the largest unified outreach organization in American higher education, serving more than 5 million people each year, and delivering more than 2,000 programs to people in all 67 Pennsylvania counties, all 50 states and 80 countries worldwide.

Held for several years on the Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus, the Engineering Open House provides high school students who have an interest in the engineering field an opportunity to not only hear what Penn State Wilkes-Barre has to offer but actually see what they can do with an engineering degree.

“The Engineering Open House is not your traditional campus tour. Students arrive in the morning and are split into groups for company visits,” explains Interim Director of Academic Affairs and Professor of Engineering, Dr. Albert Lozano-Nieto. “The companies selected for visits showcase what different types of engineers do in the real world and how their degrees are put to use.”

This year’s Engineering Open House featured Architectural and Engineering Group in Plains, Frontier Communications in Dallas, Borton Lawson and Quad 3, both in Wilkes-Barre. In addition, Martin Rogers conducted a visit on campus at the Abram Nesbitt III Academic Commons, a project on which they were the consulting engineers.

“This year’s Engineering Open House was outstanding,” said Dr. Wes Parks, Associate Professor of Surveying Engineering. “We had a terrific group of kids that thoroughly enjoyed themselves. I think many of them learned a lot about what the world of engineering has to offer.”

Penn State Wilkes-Barre provides a world-renowned university in a smaller, more intimate setting. Dedicated staff and faculty have helped students of all ages since the campus’ inception in 1916 and continue to provide excellent education and support. Penn State Wilkes-Barre boasts eight Bachelor’s degrees and four Associate’s degrees, as well as the ability to start one of over 160 degrees at Penn State Wilkes-Barre and continue at another campus.

Dr. Miller is a Professor of English at Penn State Abington where she has taught American literature since 1984, earning teaching awards including the Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2004. While Dr. Miller publishes in all areas of American studies, her specialty is in early twentieth-century American literature and art.

Chosen as the 2011-2012 Penn State University Humanities Laureate, Dr. Miller has been traveling among the Penn State campuses giving presentations to both academic and community groups. At Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Dr. Miller spoke on “Ernest Hemingway’s Nick Adams Stories Uncovered In Our Time.” Through dramatic readings and discussion, Dr. Miller led a group comprised of humanities students in discovering the emotional dimensions of Hemingway’s earliest stories.

Following her presentation, Dr. Miller had an opportunity to attend a professional networking mixer with the Penn State Wilkes-Barre English majors.

English Major and upcoming December grad, Ted Carl said of the mixer, “She gave great tips on how to put your English degree to use. It was really nice to get to know her on such a personal level. She is a person that treats you like a complete equal and actually wants to get to know you as a person.”

Rounding out her day, Dr. Miller took a campus tour, met with faculty and staff for a roundtable discussion on “Humanities as a Retention Tool,” and ended her evening with an English faculty dinner.

“Dr. Miller wanted to learn just as much about Penn State Wilkes-Barre and its faculty members, personally and professionally, as we wanted to learn about her,” explained Associate English Professor, Dr. Christyne Berzsenyi. “The day was a complete success not only for our students but for the faculty as well!”

Freshman Jacob Bronder (Pittsburgh, PA) was named to the Messiah College Tip Off Tournament All-Tournament Team on Saturday afternoon.  Bronder’s defense and solid decision earned him a spot on the All-Tournament Team.  Bronder finished with 10 points and 6 rebounds in Wilkes-Barre’s win over Williamson Trade on Saturday.  Wilkes-Barre lost to Messiah College on Friday night before rebounding to beat Williamson the following day.

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