Penn State Beaver students continued their tradition of taking 'A Day On, Not a Day Off,' as they joined with students from other western Penn State campuses to conduct community services projects on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, Jan. 16. The day is a holiday for Penn State students, but many of them worked in outreach projects throughout the region. Every year students from Penn State's western campuses come together to conduct outreach efforts in their local communities. This year's primary coordinating campus was Penn State New Kensington. Robin Schreck, Beaver's coordinator of student activities and residence life, took Beaver students to New Kensington to work with them in service projects there, but Beaver students also worked on local projects. For information about the students' activities, contact Schreck at ras62@psu.edu or 724-773-3947, or visit www.beaver.psu.edu. (more)
Three hundred and sixty-seven days is enough time to make a difference and plenty of time to change a community -- just ask anyone who knew Tom Richards.
Tom, a Schreyer Scholar, spent 367 days at Penn State and in that time inspired fellow students through his leadership, mentorship, and compassion. His untimely death at the age of 20 in August 2010 shocked many, but a service organization established in his memory is keeping Tom's ideals about leadership alive and has begun having an impact in this, its first full year of operation. (more)
The public is invited to submit nominees for the Penn State Beaver 2011 Outstanding Alumni Award which will be presented in January at a dinner meeting of the Penn State Beaver Advisory Board and the Penn State Beaver Alumni Society Board of Directors. Eligibility is limited to individuals who have attended Penn State Beaver. The award recognizes campus alumni who have distinguished themselves through professional achievements and/or contributions to society and/or involvement with Beaver campus. To place a nomination for the Beaver Outstanding Alumni Award, visit http://www.beaver.psu.edu/Alumni/32995.htm and submit online or by mail. For more information about the award or nominating process, contact Patterson at dlp25@psu.edu or 724-773-3558. (more)
Due to sharp declines in revenue and steep operating costs, the future of the U.S. Postal Service is uncertain, says economics professor Mark Roberts. "The USPS has faced major changes in the competition for parcel service over the last couple of decades as UPS and FedEx have grown," said Mark Roberts, Penn State professor of economics. "It is now facing large declines in the demand for first-class service as substitute delivery methods -- particularly electronic bill paying and Internet streaming of movies -- have developed." One major challenge, notes Roberts, is the hybrid nature of the USPS as a "quasi-governmental agency." Created in Philadelphia by the Continental Congress in 1775 -- with Benjamin Franklin at the helm as the first Postmaster General of the United Colonies -- the service is neither an entirely government-owned corporation (as Amtrak is) nor an entirely independent business. The USPS is defined as a semi-independent federal agency, mandated to be "revenue-neutral," meaning just breaking even, without making a profit. Breaking even it is not. (more)
Penn State's Innovation Park is conducting its fourth annual food drive during the week of Sept. 19. Each year, the food drive benefits a Centre County food bank and this year's contributions will aid the Philipsburg Food Bank. Nonperishable foods including canned goods and boxed items such as macaroni and cheese, Hamburger Helper and cereal, in addition to cleaning and laundry products, may be dropped off at any of Innovation Park's 10 buildings between Sept. 19 and 22. Donations from the entire Penn State Community are welcomed and appreciated. For more information, call Colette Orlandi at 814-865-6277. (more)
Penn State Lehigh Valley students will observe the annual 9/11 Day of Service by volunteering with a local ambulance and fire company from 2-4:30 p.m., Sept. 9. Immediately following the campus' memorial service, which begins at 1 p.m., a group of students will set out for Cetronia Ambulance Company and Cetronia Fire Department in Allentown. In addition to volunteering their services to help at the stations, which may include washing vehicles and organizing supplies, the students also will hear a presentation about 9/11 and first responders given by Cetronia personnel. (more)
Following the long tradition of service throughout its 76-year history, Penn State DuBois students reached out to the community to give back with Outreach Day on Aug. 19. As part of new student orientation this year, the Student Life Office organized Outreach Day, which put 180 students, plus faculty and staff leaders, out into the community to help with various projects at businesses, charitable organizations and public ventures. The students volunteered at more than a dozen sites, ranging from humane societies to preschools. (more)
Penn State York honored the academic achievements and service of its outstanding students, faculty and staff for the 2010-11 academic year during the 40th annual Academic Awards Banquet, Friday, April 15, in the Conference Center of the Main Classroom Building. More than 90 academic and service awards were presented following a 6 p.m. dinner.
Awards were presented by a variety of campus groups and several community organizations including the Rotary Club of York and the York County Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association. Highlights of the program were the presentation of the Eric A. and Josephine Walker Award, the James H. Burness Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Penn State York Advising Award, and the new Clark E. Fisher Memorial Award. (more)
On April 8 and 9, undergraduate and graduate students from the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering participated in the seventh annual Penn State Relay for Life to benefit the American Cancer Society. Due to generous donations from family, friends, faculty, staff and alumn,i the IE team was able to raise $6,000, making them the second largest fundraiser out of 156 teams in this year's event. (more)
All 142 members of Penn State Altoona's fraternities and sororities participated in the annual BOUNCE Marathon, held the first weekend in April. During the course of the weekend, students bounced basketballs while collecting donations at bounce sites throughout Altoona, including K-Mart, The Summit, Wal-Mart and Sam's Club, The Meadows of Hollidaysburg, and ARC Federal Credit Union. Students surpassed their goal of $10,000, collecting nearly $11,800. (more)
