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MLB selects incoming freshman as scholarship recipient

Ta'Juan Dutrieuille, of McKeesport, Pa., an incoming freshman and student-athlete at Penn State Greater Allegheny, has been named one of the 2012 Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities Scholarship recipients by the Major League Baseball Charities. The award was announced  on the official MLB.com website.

Academic Convocation welcomes first-year students to campus

Penn State Greater Allegheny's annual academic convocation will be held on Friday, Aug. 24, in the Wunderley Gymnasium. Members of the faculty and staff of Penn State Greater Allegheny will welcome first-year students and their families to campus during the annual event, which begins at 11 a.m.

MaryEllen Higgins, associate professor of English, discusses new book on WBEZ

MaryEllen Higgins, associate professor of English at Penn State Greater Allegheny, was recently interviewed about her forthcoming book, "Hollywood's Africa after 1994," on the radio station WBEZ in Chicago. Milos Stehlik, host of the series "World View," discussed the myth of Africa as portrayed by Hollywood in the post-apartheid era, and conducted the interview with Higgins, in cooperation with WQED's studio in Pittsburgh.

Baseball team set to host alumni game

The Greater Allegeny baseball team is set to host an alumni game, and is inviting all former players to play against the incoming freshman class.  The game is set for Saturday, September, 8 at 1:00 p.m. and will take place at Helen Richey Field in McKeesport.  For details and more information, please contact head baseball coach, Jim Chester, at [email protected] or at 412-675-9460.

Dreams and ‘bright lights’ motivate student to work hard

When customers drive into the Green Grocer Wholesale Produce parking lot on O'Neil Blvd., in White Oak, Pennsylvania, the first person that they are greeted by is Stephen Bamiduro.  Always smiling, always talking with the customers, Stephen is a college student at Penn State Greater Allegheny who is happy to be working outdoors and saving some money for his next semester at Penn State's University Park campus.

Alumnus Jim Crowley's photo selected as permanent part of museum

Penn State Greater Allegheny alumnus, Jim Crowley grew up loving photography. In fact, since the age of 10, he started taking photos in what he refers to as a "snapshot documentary" style. He would photograph activities of his life - including family, friends, and events. As he grew older, his wife and three children have helped to expand his repertoire of subjects and the events from his life's journey. These days, he "hardly goes anywhere without some type of camera," said Crowley.