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Stadler Center Writers’ Series continues with central Pa. writers

The Stadler Center for Poetry and Literary Arts annual Writers’ Series continues on March 5 with two Pennsylvania authors Abby Minor and Tyler James Russell, according to a press release. The two will present as part of the series’ Susquehanna Valley Voices Reading. The event will take place at 7 p.m. on March 5 at the Community Zone, 330 Market St., Lewisburg. Minor, who lives in central Pennsylvania, works on poems, essays, gardens and project exploring reproductive politics. “As I Said: A Dessent (2022)”, her first book, is a collection of long documentary poems about ...

Lycoming College professor launches new text, approach to probation and parole

Nearly three million adults are currently on probation in the United States, making it the most used criminal punishment in the United States, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Lycoming College’s Justin C. Medina, Ph.D., assistant professor of criminal justice and criminology, ...

Leslie Harrison to read at Bucknell

The Drew Darrow Memorial Poetry Reading will present Leslie Harrison today in partnership with The Stradler Center for Poetry and Literary Arts, according to a press release. The free event will take place at 7 p.m. at Bucknell Hall. Harrison is the author of three books of poetry, most recently “Reck (2023).” Harrison’s “The Book of Endings (2017)” was a finalist for the National Book Award and “Displacement (2009)” won the Bakeless Prize in Poetry. A former Philip Roth Resident at Bucknell, Harrison was a 2011 Endowment for the Arts Fellow in Literature, the release ...

College aims to smooth CTE students’ path to diesel degrees

A three-year $625,861 grant from the National Science Foundation aims to streamline the pathway to a Pennsylvania College of Technology education for diesel students enrolled at career and technical education centers. “All of our big employers are hiring these 18-year-old diesel students,” said Justin W. Beishline, assistant dean of diesel technology and natural resources. “They’re recruiting them, they’re hiring them, and it kind of pigeonholes them into a lower-level position with limited advancement potential.” “We’re not against industry employers,” he added. ...

Practical nursing information sessions set for Northern Tier

WELLSBORO — Licensed practical nurses have fulfilling career opportunities available to them in area hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, personal career facilities and human services organizations. Penn College at Wellsboro’s Practical Nursing Program will host two open houses with information sessions: Thursday, Feb. 29, and Thursday, March 21. The 6:30 p.m. events will be held at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Wellsboro campus, 22 Walnut St. The sessions will also be connected to the Potter County Education Council through Zoom. Lauren M. Scheetz, assistant director of ...