http://live.psu.edu/tag/Service en-us Penn State University Relations live@psu.edu (Penn State Live) Tue, 01 May 2012 16:31:55 -0400 http://live.psu.edu/story/59536#rssService http://live.psu.edu/story/59536#rssService Penn State York honored the academic achievements and service of its outstanding students, faculty, and staff for the 2011-12 academic year during the 41st Annual Academic Awards Program, Sunday, April 22 at Heritage Hills Golf Resort & Conference Center in York, Pa. More than 90 academic and service awards were presented following a 6 p.m. ... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:28:11 -0400 http://live.psu.edu/story/59377#rssService http://live.psu.edu/story/59377#rssService Penn State Law students Rachel Keung and Daniel DeCurtis traveled the distance to the Clinton County correctional facility from their office at the Law School's Center for Immigrants' Rights in less than an hour. But representing their client, the American Bar Association's (ABA) Commission on Immigration, required entering the complex world of ... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:46:51 -0400 http://live.psu.edu/story/59058#rssService http://live.psu.edu/story/59058#rssService Penn State York will honor the academic achievements and service of its outstanding students, faculty and staff for the 2011-12 year at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22, during the 41st annual Academic Awards Ceremony. The event will take place at Heritage Hills Golf Resort & Conference Center, 2700 Mt. Rose Ave., York, Pa. More than 80 academic and ... Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:04:25 -0400 http://live.psu.edu/story/58541#rssService http://live.psu.edu/story/58541#rssService While many law students spend spring break catching up on rest and relaxation before the end of the semester crunch, eight Penn State Law students traveled to New Orleans and spent their spring break volunteering with AIDSLaw of Louisiana, a nonprofit agency which provides legal services to low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS in New ... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:19:14 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57998#rssService http://live.psu.edu/story/57998#rssService Nursing students at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus are working on "Smile for Life," a service-learning project with the mission of educating parents and their children about the importance of dental health. The project originates from Cornerstone Care, Inc., a non-profit network of community health centers and practices serving communities ... Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:19:29 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57161#rssService http://live.psu.edu/story/57161#rssService 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 ... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:00:00 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/56514#rssService http://live.psu.edu/story/56514#rssService 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 ... Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:40:03 -0400 http://live.psu.edu/story/56061#rssService http://live.psu.edu/story/56061#rssService 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 ... Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:07:35 -0400 http://live.psu.edu/story/55197#rssService http://live.psu.edu/story/55197#rssService 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 ... Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:49:36 -0400 http://live.psu.edu/story/55019#rssService http://live.psu.edu/story/55019#rssService 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 ... Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:30:22 -0400 http://live.psu.edu/story/54816#rssService http://live.psu.edu/story/54816#rssService 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 ... Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:03:42 -0400 http://live.psu.edu/story/54599#rssService http://live.psu.edu/story/54599#rssService 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 ... Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:31:48 -0400 http://live.psu.edu/story/52924#rssService http://live.psu.edu/story/52924#rssService 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. ... Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:55:50 -0400 http://live.psu.edu/story/52887#rssService http://live.psu.edu/story/52887#rssService 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 ... Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:45:07 -0400 http://live.psu.edu/story/52878#rssService http://live.psu.edu/story/52878#rssService 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 ...