For students wanting to dig up a worthwhile educational experience this summer, the Penn State Department of Anthropology is offering the 2012 Archaeological Field School from May 21 to June 29 in Huntingdon, Pa. The deadline for applications to attend the field school is Feb. 20. (more)
Students enrolled in the iMBA program at Penn State's World Campus scored in the top 3 percent on the most recent Educational Testing Service (ETS) Master of Business Administration (MBA) Major Field Test, a comprehensive national assessment for program evaluation. (more)
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has reappointed Craig D. Weidemann, Penn State's vice president for Outreach, to the Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board. (more)
WPSU is kicking off the new year with the PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest for students in kindergarten through third grade. The contest is a national initiative designed to promote the advancement of children's reading skills through hands-on, active learning. Penn State Public Broadcasting has partnered with WQED in Pittsburgh and West Virginia Public Broadcasting to offer this contest to children across Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The contest runs until Friday, April 6.
Go to http://www.writeonkids.org/ for information about the contest and the local enrichment opportunities offered in the WPSU viewing area. (more)
Penn State Public Broadcasting continues to offer high-quality local programming with "Conversations LIVE," a monthly, interactive call-in show that features hot topics and provocative guests for Central Pennsylvania viewers. WPSU host Patty Satalia will lead guests in lively debate about current subjects that affect residents of Pennsylvania. The program will air monthly on Thursdays at 9 p.m. on WPSU-TV. (more)
The first of the 76 million baby boomers turned 65 this year. As this generation ages, it will place significant demands on an already strained health care system. To meet this challenge, medical and health services managers -- an occupation projected to grow 16 percent in the coming years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics -- will need the latest knowledge and skills. Penn State's new master of health administration degree, delivered online, can help working adults prepare for health care management careers. (more)
Shaver's Creek Environmental Center is in the process of becoming a zero-waste facility. Trash cans are gone along with the dumpster and employees have created an elaborate system of recycling and composting bins to use instead. "We're shooting for zero; a true zero," said Mark McLaughlin, director of Shaver's Creek Environmental Center. "We don't want things that we have at Shaver's Creek ending up in a dumpster or landfill somewhere." (more)
Penn State's environmental center, Shaver's Creek, is on a zero waste mission. The group removed the facility's dumpster and is recycling everything except diapers.
In order to fulfill the mission, they have had to change their trash habits and embrace a series of recycling bins. With help from the Penn State Office of Physical Plant the folks at Shaver's Creek have been very successful.
Penn State's online campus, the World Campus, earned an "Honor Roll" recognition for graduate-level education programs in the inaugural U.S. News 2012 Top Online Education Program Rankings. In lieu of number rankings, U.S. News created honor rolls highlighting programs that consistently rank in the top third among their peers. In addition, several World Campus programs ranked in the top 15 percent for various categories, including teaching practices and student engagement, student services and technology, faculty credentials and training, and admissions selectivity. (more)
What's the recipe for a successful bakery? Sandi Smith, of Palmyra, Pa., says Penn State has given her most of the ingredients through the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP). See how Smith combines PennTAP knowledge with her baking expertise to make Sandi's Breads a hot business. Penn State for PA (PSU4PA) tells the stories of Pennsylvania residents whose businesses and communities have been transformed by Penn State teaching, research and service. (more)
