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Scholarships abound for campus champions

As the Penn State campus closest to the vibrant city of Pittsburgh, we too pride ourselves on our champions….our students! Visit the campus to learn more about Penn State and how you can learn alongside our champions, including our second student in the Campus Champion series, K’Vaught’e DeVaughn, and alumnus Wade Lipscomb. (Read about our first champion, Raeann Sleith, here.)
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wade lipscomb

Wade Lipscomb spent two years at Penn State Greater Allegheny before transferring to University Park as part of the 2+2 Program.  He was a recipient of the Ben Carson Scholarship.

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Housing pilots WashAlert app in residence hall laundry facilities

Students living in Sproul Hall at University Park campus and Oak Hall at Penn State Altoona no longer wait to hear the spin cycle complete or dryer buzz. WashAlert sends email or text notifications to students when their load of laundry has finished washing or drying. The online tool reduces the number of times spent visiting the laundry facility to check for available machines or to see if a load is complete.
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dental van

The UPMC Mobile Dental Center will visit Penn State Greater Allegheny monthly to serve students’ dental needs. 

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Theron Clouser (left) and Mickki Henderson hold a Penn State Greater Allegheny t-shirt, which was handed out during Homecoming Week 2016.