World Food Day is an annual event aimed at raising awareness of world food issues and proposing solutions. The national teleconference will be shown on campus in the Ostermayer Room from 12 noon until 3 p.m, sponsored by Teaching International.
Saturday, Oct. 3, more than 200 alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and student volunteers gathered to help raise money for the Penn State Greater Allegheny Scholarship Fund at the campus' sixth annual All That's Jazz event. By the end of the evening, the final tally was $50,141, which brings the overall total raised since 2004 to more than $264,000.
Teaching International begins this year's events with sessions on East Asian painting, taught by Elaine Bergstrom.
The hands-on classes will cover how to paint a simple watercolor or sumi-e. The subject matter to be painted will be orchids,
chrysanthemums, Bamboo and Plum Blossom (Four Gentlemen)
Classes will be in 309 Ostermeyer Lab from 12:20 - 1:20 p.m. on Sept. 15 and Nov. 3, 2009.
Priority to actually paint will be given to those who sign up ahead of time. For those who do not sign up, you may watch and learn.
Penn State Greater Allegheny welcomed new first-year students to its residential community with the support of many student organizations and the campus community on Thursday, Aug. 20. In addition to the assistance provided by orientation leaders and resident assistants, Penn State Greater Allegheny faculty and staff volunteered to help with the process and meeting and greeting students and their families at numerous events and activities. A variety of orientation activities were scheduled from Thursday, Aug. 20, through Monday, Aug.
The sixth annual All That's Jazz student scholarship fundraiser at Penn State Greater Allegheny promises to be an exciting event to support students' financial needs. All proceeds are added to the Penn State Greater Allegheny Scholarship Fund, so guests will be contributing to students' success as they dine, dance, and enjoy the Irish pub-style atmosphere. Imported Irish beer, select Irish cocktails, and delicious cuisine and desserts will be available.
The campus-wide international emphasis this year will be on East Asia. In addition, the theme to accompany the region is the environment.
Events planned include speakers, films, hands-on art experiences, and field trips (East Asia calendar).
For more information, contact any member of the Teaching International executive committee.
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University Park, Pa. -- In a special meeting on July 17, Penn State's Board of Trustees ratified an administrative recommendation to institute the lowest tuition increase in the school's recent history. The figures range from an increase of 3.7 percent to 4.5 percent for undergraduate students depending on campus location and residency status.
If every on-campus student at University Park reduced his or her time in the shower by just five minutes, Penn State would save 100,000 gallons of water each school year. That is enough to fill five swimming pools and lower the University's carbon footprint by 18,980 pounds every year.
For such a small island, Malta is amazingly rich in history. It's likely a worldwide contender for the greatest density of historical importance per square kilometer! Malta is home to the oldest man-made structures on earth - the megalithic temples; it's tremendously significant as the centuries-old home of the Knights of Saint John; the importance of Malta in WWII can't be underestimated in terms of geo-political impact; and Malta is one of the few places in the world that is directly and verifiably discussed in the Bible.
Seventeen Penn State Greater Allegheny student-athletes have been named to the Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) All-Academic Team for the spring 2009 semester. To be eligible for the team the students must earn a 3.0 grade point average or better during the current semester.