Students in Penn State Greater Allegheny's Psychology 479 (Psychology of Gender) course recently learned how they can help address a global problem related to gender. The class, taught by associate professor Elizabeth Mazur, first wrote persuasive papers about important social problems related to gender. In the papers, they each identified a gender-related problem such as women's illiteracy in developing countries, fistulas in African women, international sexual trafficking or gay rights in the United States.
Penn State Greater Allegheny conducted its fall 2012 commencement on Dec. 20 in the Wunderely Gymnasium. Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter conferred degrees on the graduates. Keynote speaker was Dara Ware Allen, PhD, Chief Operating Officer of Leadership Pittsburgh (LPI).
The current sanitation crisis, which according to the World Health Organization affects 2.5 billion people worldwide, was the focus of a recent event at Penn State Greater Allegheny. The occasion was inspired by a yearly event held in several countries to mark World Toilet Day on Nov. 19. According to Worldtoiletday.org, this international day of action aims to break the taboo around toilets and draw attention to the global sanitation challenge.
Rich Frank, marketing creative director for AccuWeather, was the most recent speaker in a series of talks at Penn State Greater Allegheny aimed at showing English majors the vast array of career choices available to them.
In his current role, he is responsible for the external branding and advertising efforts of the weather media company, which reaches more than 750 million users worldwide each day.
This series will be offered at three convenient locations: Pittsburgh Inn and Suites on Banksville Road in Pittsburgh, Crowne Plaza on Fort Couch Road in the South Hills, and Holiday Inn on Mosside Blvd. in Monroeville each week for thirteen weeks, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., enabling participants to earn 40 CPEs and .4 CEUs.
For additional information, call 412-675-9040 or you can register online for these courses.
Students presented their work at the Fall 2012 conference on November 29. Areas of concentration included the Teaching International region and theme of the Celtic Nations and water, as well as sustainabiity and honors projects in any area. The winners are listed below.
Celtic Nations
Cullen, Kelly; Fishel, Justin; Whipple, Lindsey; Buckley, Stefan 4LC Cleats IB303 Cerasaro winner
Guglielmo, Lindsay; Mathew, Jaime; Martinelli, Kristin Hardy Candy, LLC IB303 Cerasaro 2nd place
Water
Over 40 prospective recruits, encompassing all nine athletic programs, descended on the Greater Allegheny campus this past weekend for the Recruit Day event. Athletes in attendance were treated with a meet-and-greet with their sports' coaches, and were able to participate in a Q&A session with current Greater Allegheny student-athletes.
Penn State Greater Allegheny will hosted its fall commencement on Thursday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. in Wunderley Gymnasium. Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter, Ph.D. presided as baccalaureate degree candidates are honored.
The Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society sponsored its 24th annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 9 a.m. in the campus' Student Community Center. The society hosted 100 disadvantaged children from the Mon Valley area.
In keeping with the Teaching International theme for this year, the Theatre 282 class has prepared a set of Celtic Folk Tales for presentation this weekend . They will be on stage at the FCC Theatre on Thursday, the 6th, at 12:30pm (Common Hour), then Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30pm.