1966 was an exciting year in Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s history. The campus had endured in the Wyoming Valley for 50 years, and was preparing to move to a beautiful new location in Lehman, Pennsylvania. The 1966 yearbook featured a detailed history of the campus, and concludes with the following statement:
At the close of this first half-century of Penn State in Wyoming Valley, it is interesting to note the great potential that lies ahead for the University’s offering of educational services to the people of the local communities. With a permanent home that can be developed and with room to expand. the Center is already preparing new and more diversified courses to meet the educational needs of today and tomorrow.