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BSU sponsoring panel discussion on civil rights across generations

As part of a series of Black History Month events, the Black Student Union is presenting a panel discussion called "Bridging the Gap." The panel is about creating a dialogue between the generation who lived during the civil rights era or those who are well informed about the era and those of this generation. To create a welcoming and comfortable environment for all students, members of the panel consist of a diverse group of faculty and staff.

Greater Allegheny contingent visits Puerto Rico to recruit students

Four representatives from Penn State Greater Allegheny recently visited Puerto Rico in an effort to recruit new students to the diverse campus sports teams. Men's soccer head coach Achilles Vassilicos, men's basketball head coach Tyler Care, enrollment services specialist Rachael Banks, and student Gabriel Medina travelled to the island, where they held an open house and visited with more than 150 students and their parents. 

History professor on Twitter

Douglas Charles, associate professor of history, is finishing the proofing of his new book, Hoover's War on Gays: Exposing the FBI's "Sex Deviates" Program (University Press of Kansas, September 2015). While he works on this project he has also been using social media to promote the book and also to draw attention to neglected areas of history.

High school filmmakers visit Greater Allegheny campus

Future filmmakers from McKeesport High School's digital media class shot footage and conducted an interview with an admissions counselor on the Greater Allegheny campus as part of a short documentary they're producing about how to prepare for life after high school.

Ashley Lowenstein

Ashley attended a small private high school, so when the time came to begin looking at colleges, "the idea of going to a very large campus seemed daunting," she said. She wanted to attend a school where she could play softball and pursue her goal of becoming an engineer. After learning about the 2+2 program and talking to the softball coach at Penn State Greater Allegheny, she decided to apply.

Greater Allegheny students study local community

Penn State Greater Allegheny welcomed City of McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko to campus today as the students of BA 422W, Strategic Business Planning, presented a strategic analysis for the city. The class spent the spring semester performing an in-depth study of the business planning strategies of McKeesport. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer session.