Penn State McKeesport participated for the first time in the third annual WorldQuest competiton, sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. The contest was held in downtown Pittsburgh at the Omni William Penn Hotel.
Dr. Paul Goodman will be introducing a screening of his documentary, The Dabbawallas, on November 9 at noon in Frable 122.
The Dabbawallas is currently being shown nationally on PBS stations. The India documentary captures a 100-year-old work system where each day 100,000 lunches are delivered by 4,000 Dabbawallas (or box persons) from customers' homes to their places of work. This system is as complicated as what Federal Express does, but exists without any technology or modern business practices.
As part of Teaching India, the campus will be hosting several music programs in October.
On October 19 at 12 noon in the dining area of the Student Community Center, Amzad Rahman will performance and discuss the "Evolution of the Music of India from Ancient to Present Times." Joining Rahman will be Anupama Kytham and Dr. Shenaz Choudhury, adjunct mathematics instructor at the campus.
Join us in the Traina Room of the Student Community Center at 12:15 p.m. on Monday, October 9th for the first Brown Bag Lunch Speaker Series for Teaching India 2006.
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Penn State's presence in the Pittsburgh suburb of McKeesport will be taking on a new name: Penn State Allegheny.
Approved September 15 by the University's Board of Trustees, the name change is intended to support the campus' regional presence, facilitate an expanded vision and evolving mission for the campus and raise general awareness of the campus.
The new moniker also is expected to give a sense of ownership to campus alumni and Penn Staters living in Allegheny County, and reinforce the campus' position as the only Penn State location in the county
Penn State McKeesport Professor of Mathematics, Zhibo Chen, and his former student, Tian Liang, have coauthored an article that has been accepted by the College Mathematics Journal. The article, "Converse of Viviani's Theorem, " is scheduled for November, 2006 publication.
Orientation 2006 for new first-year students began on September 3, 2006, and consisted of a full week of fun activities and informative workshops. Students and their families learned about the many resources available on campus, and had the opportunity to meet the faculty, staff, and students of Penn State McKeesport.
Thanks to the support of generous alumni and friends, Penn State McKeesport raised $430,894 in gifts during the 2005-06 fiscal year, which ended on June 30. Donors contributed $148,271 for scholarship support, $167,916 for outreach programs and special projects, $95,092 for buildings and equipment, and $19,615 in general support.
The Penn State McKeesport Alumni Society will have a Penn State Creamery Ice Cream booth at the City of McKeesport's International Village on August 15, 16, and 17, 2006.
Alumni will be serving Creamery favorites, including Peachy Paterno, Butter Pecan and Death by Chocolate. Ye Olde College Diner Grilled Stickies will also be served a la mode. Half-gallons of ice cream will also be available for sale.
All proceeds benefit the Penn State McKeesport Alumni Scholarship Fund.