Penn State Greater Allegheny engineering major Ali Soliman Hussain led fellow students and campus faculty and staff in an Arabic writing workshop.
The event, which was held on February 16, 2012 from 12:15-1:15 p.m., was developed by Hussain and Dr. Mildred Mickle, associate professor of English and a member of the Teaching International program committee.
SCHELL GAMES: Meet the Video Game Writers
Writers from Schell Games will be on campus Wednesday, February 22 at noon in the Frable Bulidng, room 122 to share information about their career paths with an English degree and their jobs as video game writers.
Schell Games is a full-service game design and development studio specializing in creating innovative interactive experiences.
Director Robert Adanto will be on campus to present his film, Pearls on the Ocean Floor, on Tuesday 2/21 at 12:15 p.m. in the Ostermayer Room, Student Community Center. The film "features interviews with some of the most highly regarded Iranian female artists living and working in and outside the Islamic Republic." http://www.bidoun.org/events/pearls-on-the-ocean-floor-at-lacma-los-angeles/
A partnership between Penn State Behrend and the Penn State campuses in the Pittsburgh area (Greater Allegheny and our neighbors Beaver and New Kensington) will bring a Penn State MBA program to our region.
The program will be offered at the Regional Learning Alliance in Cranberry. The hybrid format combining monthly classes with online instruction makes this program a feasible option for anyone in the Greater Pittsburgh area.
Dr. Leigh-Ann Bedal, assistant professor in anthropology at Penn State Erie, the Behrend College, will present "Constructed Paradise: Conspicuous Consumption and the Petra Garden and Pool Complex" at 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb.
A memorial service for Joe Paterno will be broadcast from the Bryce Jordan Center at University Park on Thursday, Jan.26 at 2:00 p.m. You can watch live coverage on the Big Ten Network, at BTN.com and BTN2Go.
You can also view the memorial service in the Cafe Metro dining room in the Student Community Center on the Greater Allegheny campus.
Penn State Greater Allegheny Career Services will sponsor, "Coffee Talk: Exploring Majors & Careers," from 10 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, in the Frable Building, Room 122. Erin Bridgen from Penn State Greater Allegheny Career Services will be talking with students about majors available throughout Penn State, career options related to specific majors, and how to explore careers using Penn State resources.
Michael Pavasko, a freshman wrestler at Penn State Greater Allegheny, was named the wrestler of the week by the United States Collegiate Athletic Association. Pavasko finished first last week in the 165-pound division at the Waynesburg Invitational. He scored a 3-1 decision over Tyler George from Ohio Valley to become the first wrestler in Greater Allegheny's history to finish first at such an event. Penn State Greater Allegheny finished 12th in the 31 team tournament.
Effective Spring 2012, Penn State Greater Allegheny is offering an Accounting option as part of the Bachelor of Science in Business. Greater Allegheny is the only campus in the Western PA area to provide this emphasis to Penn State students.
An anonymous donor has made a $2.2 million estate commitment to Penn State Greater Allegheny. The bequest will institute a scholarship fund, two professorships and a chancellor's excellence fund.