Middle and high school students will be able to learn about engineering, science, and information sciences and technology on Saturday, March 3, at Penn State York's "Explore the Worlds" event. The program will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will offer hands-on activities. A series of workshops for parents about choosing a college and paying for college also will be offered throughout the day. Registration is free, and complimentary lunch will be served. (more)
Sonia Pitzi, of the Homeless Student Initiative in York, Pa., will speak and share information about the number of homeless students in need of help in York at noon on Friday, Feb. 17, in the Community Room of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center at Penn State York. Although not a first Friday by date, this program is a part Penn State York's First Friday Series sponsored by the campus diversity committee. The program is free and open to the public. (more)
Penn State York is continuing to offer the Chancellor's Honor Certificate in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), designed to provide students with the skills they need for jobs in the 21st century. Studies have shown that the demand for students with STEM degrees continues to grow. The certificate is designed for high school students taking part in the dual enrollment program.
Through dual enrollment, high school students can earn college credit while still in high school. A variety of courses are available at the campus for dual enrollment and courses toward the STEM certificate are included. High school juniors and seniors with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 and qualifying Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores are eligible to take part in the program. (more)
Penn State York is offering an Application Completion Night from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 22, in Room 103 (lower level) of the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center (The Pullo Center) on campus. Admissions counselors will walk participants through the process, answer questions and offer help in completing the application in time for fall semester admission to Penn State. This event is open to high school seniors. (more)
February is Financial Aid Awareness Month and Penn State York is offering two Free Applications for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion webinars at noon and 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16. The webinars, titled "The Seven Easy Steps to Completing the FAFSA," will teach attendees how to complete the FAFSA. The free webinars are for current Penn State York students and college-bound high school students and their parents. (more)
Eating their vegetables, working out, getting sleep, and cutting down on caffeine and sugar are just a few things Penn State York students Kaitlyn Dunbar, 19, and Joe Weaver, 18, are doing as they get ready to head to University Park to represent the campus in the 40th Annual Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON), "Brighten Every Journey," set for Feb. 17 - 19 at the Bryce Jordan Center (BJC).
The two dancers were chosen to represent Penn State York based on a variety of criteria including spirit points they earned since September by doing a variety of activities to raise funds for THON. THON, as the dance marathon is affectionately known, is the largest student-run philanthropy in the country and its goal is to raise money to help fight pediatric cancer.
In addition to raising money, through THON, the campus sponsors the Hagens family. Ava Hagens, a 4-year-old from York, Pa., was diagnosed on July 24, 2009, with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Since that time she has undergone a variety of treatments and recently completed her chemotherapy and is in remission. This is her third trip to THON along with her parents Jessica and Greg. (more)
Grammy award-winner Jonny Lang takes to the stage at the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center (The Pullo Center) at Penn State York at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 18. Ticket prices are $52 and $39 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10. Pullo Center members can order now. Penn State York students can purchase one ticket at the special price of $32 or $19. Tickets can be purchased at The Pullo Center Box Office, charge by phone at 717-505-8900, or online at www.pullocenter.yk.psu.edu
A professional musician since age 12, Lang rocketed from his hometown of Fargo, N.D., to international renown in his mid-teens. While kids his age were still playing high school gigs, he was touring with giants like the Rolling Stones and Aerosmith, trading licks with mentors like B. B. King and Buddy Guy, and being lauded by "U.S. News and World Report" for having "the voice of a grizzled blues veteran ... and guitar skills to match." (more)
ArcelorMittal Steelton and the United Steelworkers Local 1688, in partnership with Penn State Harrisburg and Penn State York, recently launched Steelworker for the Future in Central Pennsylvania. Steelworker for the Future is an associate degree program, along with advanced industrial credit certificates, designed to prepare students for high-tech, well-paying careers in the steel or manufacturing industry. (more)
Any Other Word," Penn State York's literary E-zine, is now accepting submissions of fiction and poetry from the Penn State York community (students, faculty, and staff) for its sixth edition. Please submit essays, poetry, fiction, short stories or general prose by Saturday, March 31, 2012, for consideration in the upcoming publication. All submissions, along with any questions, should be addressed to Noel Sloboda, Ph.D., assistant professor in English and publication adviser, at njs16@psu.edu .
"Any Other Word" is a creative outlet for members of the Penn State York community and was created to showcase campus talents and unite artistic minds. Work on the first issue began in the fall of 2006. To see the publication, visit http://www2.yk.psu.edu/anyotherword . (more)
Its peanut butter and jelly time once again at Penn State York and things are getting sticky. Penn State York hopes to have hundreds of pounds of peanut butter and jelly on campus by Feb. 29. No, students, faculty, and staff aren't looking to make sandwiches but what they are doing is collecting the food for the York Salvation Army. Last year the campus collected about more than 300 pounds of the sandwich-makings and hope match or increase that amount this year.
The peanut butter and jelly collected goes to the after-school program through the Salvation Army. About 100 children participate in the program each day and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are one of their favorite snacks. (more)
