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Penn State laureate, School of Music host high school singers

Penn State laureate, School of Music host high school singers

November 18, 2009

Virsky Ukrainian Dance Company performs at Eisenhower

Virsky Ukrainian Dance Company performs at Eisenhower

November 17, 2009

Students to present major Disney production For The Kids

Students to present major Disney production For The Kids

November 16, 2009

Penn State celebrates Senior Day

Penn State celebrates Senior Day

November 14, 2009

Hershey breaks ground for Children's Hospital

Hershey breaks ground for Children's Hospital

November 13, 2009

Kronos Quartet performs at Eisenhower Auditorium

Kronos Quartet performs at Eisenhower Auditorium

November 10, 2009

Rally in the Valley excites fans

Rally in the Valley excites fans

November 6, 2009

Students capture fall at University Park

Students capture fall at University Park

November 5, 2009

Penn State Greeks strut their Broadway stuff

Penn State Greeks strut their Broadway stuff

November 1, 2009

THON 5K draws thousands

THON 5K draws thousands

November 1, 2009

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2009 State of the University Address

2009 State of the University Address

Poultry science professor shares turkey news

Poultry science professor shares turkey news

Penn State Solar Decathlon 2009, part two: Natural Fusion goes to Washington

Penn State Solar Decathlon 2009, part two: Natural Fusion goes to Washington

Natural Fusion, Penn State's Solar Decathlon Team 2009

Natural Fusion, Penn State's Solar Decathlon Team 2009

Behind the scenes with the stadium concessions team

Behind the scenes with the stadium concessions team

Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone

Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone

Beaver Stadium Behind the Scenes and On the Air

Beaver Stadium Behind the Scenes and On the Air

Beaver Stadium Behind the Scenes: Video Board

Beaver Stadium Behind the Scenes: Video Board

Video gives students sneak peek at new campus location

Video gives students sneak peek at new campus location

Historic Old Main Bell removed from tower for restoration and display

Historic Old Main Bell removed from tower for restoration and display

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Pennies and pies

Pennies and pies
Thursday, November 19, 2009

The Penn State Wilkes-Barre THON Committee recently held a Penny Wars competition to raise money for the Penn State Dance Marathon (THON), offering a chance for students to sabotage each other and have one of their friends take a pie in the face. (more)

Penn State Wilkes-Barre students participate in Poverty Awareness Meal

Thursday, November 19, 2009

In a time when the economy is tough and every penny counts, Penn State Wilkes-Barre is doing its part to keep its students educated about poverty, not just around the world, but in the United States, and possibly in their own backyards.

On Tuesday, Nov. 17, the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Campus Environment Team hosted a Poverty Awareness Meal, sharing with the campus and community some very real statistics of poverty in America and serving participants meals that might be consumed by various socioeconomic classes. (more)

More than $400,000 awarded to Penn State Wilkes-Barre students in 2009

More than $400,000 awarded to Penn State Wilkes-Barre students in 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009

Penn State Wilkes-Barre recently held its annual Scholarship Dinner, an evening to recognize the more than 200 students who received scholarships this year, totaling more than $400,000. The event offered students the chance to meet and personally express their gratitude to the many donors who have contributed significantly to the scholarships offered at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. (more)

Schreyer Institute to hold brown bag workshop on the flu

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Instructors who are concerned about the potential effect of the flu in the classroom, on their personal health or on their ability to teach are invited to attend a workshop from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 3. Sponsored by the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, the brown-bag workshop as part of the Noontime Roundtable Discussion series. It will originate from 315 Rider Building on Penn State's University Park campus. Polycom locations are Berks, Erie, Fayette and Hazleton. To register, visit http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/register/Multi-item-Registration.aspx?ID=10239 online. (more)

The Medical Minute: Great American Smokeout 2009

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Nov. 19 is this year's Great American Smokeout. Since the Surgeon General identified the dangers of smoking, Americans have gradually quit, yet about 1 in 5 Americans still smoke. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that about 4,000 young adolescents start smoking every day and 6 percent of middle school students are smokers. If ever there were a time to think about quitting smoking, it's now. (more)

New collection of essays written by two Penn State professors

Monday, November 16, 2009

Palgrave Macmillan has just released "Reading and Writing the Latin American Landscape," a collection of essays written by two Penn State professors -- Beatriz Rivera-Barnes, associate professor at Worthington Scranton, and Jerry Hoeg, professor at Fayette. (more)

Nominations sought to honor students who take ethical stand

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The Rock Ethics Institute in Penn State's College of the Liberal Arts is seeking nominations for University students who have exhibited ethical leadership. Any faculty, staff, student or community member may nominate a student for the 2010 Stand Up Award. (more)

The Medical Minute: November is Diabetes Month

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

About 23.6 million Americans have diabetes and another 54 million are at risk to develop the disease. As these numbers continue to increase, Diabetes Awareness Month, observed throughout November, is more important than ever. Diabetes, a disease in which the body can't regulate the amount of sugar in the blood, currently affects about 8 percent of the population, a number that is increasing rapidly, according to this week's edition of The Medical Minute, a service of the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. (more)

Penn State and USA Today launch new online initiative

Monday, November 09, 2009

On Nov. 9, USA Today -- the nation's top-selling newspaper -- in cooperation with Penn State launched a new e-Edition for Penn State students as part of the University's continuing mission to promote newspaper reading as a way of integrating real world with classroom study. Since 1997, Penn State has had a readership program in place -- the first of its kind in the nation and a model for more than 500 collegiate readership programs nationwide. (more)

Worthington Scranton wins two community awards for building projects

Friday, November 06, 2009

Two building projects were recently awarded Pride and Progress Awards by the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce.

The campus' new Business Building, which was completed in August, won an award in the New Construction category, while the recently completed full-scale renovation of the Biology Lab in the Dawson Building, won for Interior Renovations. (more)