When the campus radio station in the old "BUB" went live on April 5, 1971, students tacked cardboard egg cartons to the walls to enhance acoustics, built and mixing console, bought a mike in a pawn shop, and scrounged tow cast-off turntables. The booth was an old wooden desk piled with equipment. While they may have lacked sophisticated equipment, the entrepreneurial students running WPSM made up for it with ingenuity and technical know-how.
Penn State McKeesport will host two information programs for adult and prospective transfer students this summer. Prospective students who have previous undergraduate academic work can bring a copy of their transcripts and our admissions staff will perform an informal evaluation of the courses for transfer to Penn State. The fall semester begins on Tuesday, September 5, 2006. The two programs will take place:
Tuesday, July 18, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Two school districts.Two local foundations.Two program models.One goal: Close the achievement gap for elementary and middle school students struggling with math and reading.
Penn State McKeesport Continuing Education (CE) is piloting the Pathways to Success program in the East Alleghenyand the WashingtonCountyAreaSchool Districts. Dr.
Dear Fellow Alum:
Did you know that as a dues paying member of the Penn State Alumni Association (PSAA), you are automatically a member of the Penn State McKeesport Alumni Society and your have a voice in our future?
A team of Penn State McKeesport business students captured third place in the Pittsburgh American Marketing Association contest held recently. The contest, an annual event open to area college students, matches teams of marketing students with non-profits in the area who wish to develop a marketing initiative. The students become the marketing consultant for the non-profit as they establish a plan and its implementation.
During the months of June and July, Penn State McKeesport invites newly admitted first-year students to a FTCAP session. FTCAP (pronounced FIT-CAP) is an acronym for First-year Testing, Counseling, and Assessment Program. This University-wide advising program gives students the opportunity to examine their academic abilities, interests, and educational plans before their first semester of classes.
Students receive their invitation to FTCAP after completing their on-line placement tests and their Educational Planning Survey.
Join us at one of Penn State McKeesport's Spend a Summer Evening programs! This program is designed for students and parents seeking information on admissions, academics, and student life at Penn State McKeesport. The evening's agenda will also include a campus tour plus a refreshing treat perfect for a summer evening. The two programs will take place:
Tuesday, June 27, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Ostermayer Room, Student Community Center
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High school juniors and seniors who participated in Penn State McKeesport's Dual Enrollment High School Program this past spring will be honored at an upcoming Dual Enrollment Celebration. Penn State McKeesport faculty and staff along with the students' high school staff will be in attendance to congratulate those who were able to jumpstart their college education at Penn State. For more information, please call 412-675-9010.
Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter, Ph.D. conferred degrees on fifty-six students at Penn State McKeesport's spring commencement on May 13. Diplomas were awarded in a number of areas, including business, communications, applied psychology, information sciences and technology (IST).
Penn State alumnus Ronald R. Davenport, chairman of Sheridan Broadcasting Corp.