Penn State Greater Allegheny hosted an Academic Convocation on Friday, August 22 at the Wunderely Gymnasium. Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter, Ph.D. served as master of ceremonies along with Kurt Torell, Ph.D., director of academic affairs and associate professor of philosophy, who organized a pinning ceremony for the incoming class. Keynote speaker was retired USAF Colonel and NASA Astronaut, Guion S. Bluford, the first African American in space (as mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger).
The campus community is looking forward to our new students arriving on campus and the beginning of the Fall 2008 semester.
Orientation 2008 will consist of a full week of fun activities and informative workshops.
Dr. Kurt Torell joined the administrative staff of Penn State Greater Allegheny as its Chief Academic Officer, effective July 1. Dr. Torell came to Greater Allegheny from his position as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Marywood University in Scranton, PA.
Dr. Torell earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Duquesne University. He also holds two M.A. degrees in Philosophy, one from Duquesne and the other from the University of Pittsburgh. His undergraduate work was completed at Boston University.
Dr. James Stewart and his wife, Dr. Caryl Sheffield, have recently donated a framed limited edition print to the Penn State Greater Allegheny campus.
"The Americans," by Dane Tilghman, emphasizes the collective attachment to core American values held by most African Americans and shows two individuals that Tilghman met. One man proudly displayed an American flag outside his home as a testimonial to the sacrifices he made for his country, and the second figure was a spectator Tilghman saw at a July 4th parade.
A grant submitted by Penn State Greater Allegheny to increase Intercultural and International Competencies for the 2008-09 academic year was funded for $20,000 by the Equal Opportunity Planning Committee (EOPC). Authored by Dr. James Jaap, Assistant Director of Academic Affairs, with Dr. Margaret Signorella, Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies, the grant will promote the campus's efforts to foster diversity and integrate issues of intercultural and international competencies into the curriculum.
The Red, Brown, and Blue parking lots, and handicapped parking area beside Main Building will be closed off for two weeks starting Monday June 9 for the parking lot resurfacing project. The closures will include the weekends.
The Blue lot is located behind Frable Building. The Red and Brown lots are located on Broadway across from Kelly Library and the Student Community Center (also see campus maps).
During the 2008-09 academic year Penn State Greater Allegheny will move its Teaching International focus to Latin America and the Caribbean. Faculty will attempt to increase overall participation in the initiative through inter-disciplinary collaboration, team-teaching, and promoting knowledge of current events while connecting and collaborating academic and policy debates. Various cultural activities as well as an International Film Series have been scheduled throughout the academic year to increase student awareness of this area of the wor
Dr. Michelle Hough received notification from the University that she has achieved tenure status and will be promoted to the rank of Associate Professor, effective July 1. Dr. Hough joined the faculty of Penn State Greater Allegheny in 2001 and entered the tenure track in 2002. Dr. Hough earned a B.S. in Information Science and an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh. Her D. Sc. in Information Science and Communications was earned from Robert Morris University. Dr.
Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter conferred degrees on 43 students at Penn State Greater Allegheny's spring commencement on Saturday, May 17, in the Wunderley Gymnasium. Diplomas were awarded in a number of areas, including business, communications, applied psychology, and information sciences and technology (IST). Click here to see photos of commencement.
Lori Hepner, assistant professor of integrative arts, will be presenting Code Words: Mutations at the upcoming Three Rivers Arts Festival in Pittsburgh.
The installation art will be part of an exhibit called Contained, in which art will be composed in discarded shipping containers. Hepner's piece is an interactive print that explores binary code and the ways in which
language breaks down.