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.
A gift from longtime Penn State Hazleton supporters Raymond and Marjorie Bittner will establish a new scholarship at the campus that will support students from the Hazleton Area School District, with priority given to graduates of the Hazleton Area Academy of Sciences.
A gift from longtime Penn State Hazleton supporters Raymond and Marjorie Bittner will establish a new scholarship at the campus that will support students from the Hazleton Area School District, with priority given to graduates of the Hazleton Area Academy of Sciences.
A scholarship program funded by the estate of Penn State Hazleton advocate and longtime philanthropist Pasco L. Schiavo has been established at the campus to support first-year, baccalaureate degree-seeking students.
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