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Student travels to Africa

Shakeria Carter, a senior majoring in Communications, is spending the next four months in Ghana, West Africa as a full-time student at the University of Ghana.

Students at Greater Allegheny campus to experience no tuition increase for 2017-18

Penn State Greater Allegheny in-state resident students will see no increase in tuition for the 2017-18 academic year.

Campus prepares for incoming students

Summer is just beginning, but the Penn State Greater Allegheny campus is gearing up for the fall 2017 semester. The first New Student Orientation (NSO) sessions were held on May 26 and June 7.

Living the Dream

Choose Penn State Greater Allegheny as part of the 2+2 Program and choose the freedom to live and learn in an environment that suits you best.

Students learn while giving gift of new hands

Penn State Greater Allegheny engineering students designed and made 3D printed prosthetic hands as part of a project to help children without hands.

THON dancers participate in non-stop weekend to benefit kids with cancer

At Penn State Greater Allegheny, Bobby Kemp and his best friend Melissa Loftus traveled to University Park to dance for 46 hours on behalf of their campus.

'Not a Day Off, But a Day On'

Each year, students from seven Penn State campuses in Western Pennsylvania commemorate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday by coming together and performing volunteer work.

Student’s collaborative research to impact clean water industry

Chemical engineering student Rebecca Hazy spent the summer building a water quality monitor sensor with the 3-D printer at Penn State Greater Allegheny.

Student Athletes collaborate with neighboring organizations to feed local children

“We work together for the betterment of our University, the communities we serve, and the world.”

Pittsburgh, the City of Champions. Penn State Greater Allegheny, the Campus of Champions.

As the Penn State campus closest to the vibrant city of Pittsburgh, we too pride ourselves on our champions….our students!

Where will your journey begin?

The Journey, an ongoing speaker series about career goals and personal experiences, began at Penn State Greater Allegheny last year.

Penn State Greater Allegheny... just a few miles from Pittsburgh

It's just a few miles from campus to Pittsburgh and all the city has to offer.

Men standing in a parking lot behind a blue truck that has smoke rising from a stack.

Visible Emissions Training Program improved for 2017-18

Penn State Facilities Engineering Institute (PSFEI) has announced schedule information for its 2017-18 Visible Emissions Training Program. Casually known as “Smoke School,” the program is designed for individuals who want to become certified in areas of air pollution prevention, technology, regulation, measurement and science.

Sending a 'We Are!' and thank you to these Penn Staters

This week, we recognize three people who go above and beyond what's asked of them in their work at the University. We're sending a "We Are!" to Penn Staters with Undergraduate Education, Penn State Shenango and Penn State Greater Allegheny.

Penn State Bookstores awards second round of Barnes and Noble grants

The Penn State Bookstores, managed by Barnes and Noble, has awarded its second round of grants to support a range of programs and initiatives across the University. As previously announced, the bookstores launched the new grant program through a five-year, $1.25 million commitment to the University.

Improving elementary teacher mathematics fluency

The Pennsylvania Math Initiative (PMI), founded at Penn State in 2012, will once again be hosting professional development workshops aimed at improving the mathematics fluency of elementary school teachers.

Girls explore engineering, science at Greater Allegheny summer camp

Penn State Greater Allegheny is hosting "Take Flight," a weeklong, nonresidential summer camp from June 19 to 23 for girls entering sixth, seventh and eighth grades. The G.U.I.D.E.S. program stands for Girls Undertaking Interest in Design, Engineering, and Science.

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