Faculty, staff, and student teams are invited to participate in Penn State Greater Allegheny's annual Volleyball Tournament to benefit THON, a 46-hour, no-sitting, no-sleeping, dance marathon with the mission to conquer pediatric cancer by providing outstanding emotional and financial support to the children, families, researchers, and staff of The Four Diamonds Fund.
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract that belongs to a group of illnesses called inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, about one in 500 people suffers from IBD. Crohn's can present at any age and affects both genders and all races. It is a chronic disease for which there is no cure, but for which health care providers and researchers are improving their ability to decrease its activity.
Penn State Greater Allegheny Continuing Education will be hosting a free Business Breakfast meeting at The Rivers Club, One Oxford Centre, Downtown Pittsburgh, on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. Guest speaker will be Greg Griffith, management and development faculty member from Penn State.
Penn State Greater Allegheny will present Celebrating the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Ostermayer Room of the Student Community Center on the campus of Penn State Greater Allegheny.
It may be uncomfortable to think about after the holidays, but currently two-thirds of Americans are overweight and about five percent are actually clinically severely obese. New Year's resolutions are great, but they probably won't do much to solve this growing epidemic. Very few people are able to lose significant weight through diet and exercise, and even fewer are able to keep the weight off long term.
Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter, Ph.D., conferred degrees on 39 students at Penn State Greater Allegheny's fall commencement on Thursday, Dec. 18 in the Wunderley Gymnasium. Diplomas were awarded in a number of areas, including organizational leadership, political science, business, communications, applied psychology, and information sciences and technology.
The Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society sponsored its twentieth annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 13, in the campus' Student Community Center. The society hosted 100 children from Mon-Valley area youth services agencies.
Colleges and universities are facing difficult financial decisions stemming from the widening global economic crisis. In a discussion this week at Faculty Senate, Penn State President Graham Spanier reassured community members that the University is on solid financial ground, but will face serious challenges because of a $21.2 million recission from the state.
Award-winning musician Greg Adams presented his research on the Caribbean and African roots of the banjo, illustrated with demonstrations on authentic and reproduction instruments. Maryland-based Mr. Adams has done extensive research on banjo roots and styles.
Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter, Ph.D., will confer degrees on 39 students at Penn State Greater Allegheny's fall commencement beginning at 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 18 in the Wunderley Gymnasium. Diplomas will be awarded in a number of areas, including organizational leadership, political science, business, communications, applied psychology, and information sciences and technology.