The Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society will host the twenty-second annual "Breakfast with Santa," on Saturday, December 11, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
During December 6-10, students will be selling THON T-shirts with a different color representing each day of the week. The committee is also planning a dodge ball tournament and other activities.
The Penn State Greater Allegheny Players will be presenting a Children's Theatre production of "Eastern European Tales," as part of the Teaching International Project. There will be a special PEPP (Penn State Educational Partnership Program) preview show at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 30, in the new Fitness and Cultural Center. Subsequent performances at the Fitness and Cultural Center will be held at 12:15 p.m. on Dec. 2, and at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 3 and 4.
The production will include the following three stories, adapted for children's theater:
Penn State Greater Allegheny will host its fall commencement on Thursday, December 16, at 7:00 p.m. in Wunderley Gymnasium. Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter will preside as diplomas are conferred to 30 individuals receiving baccalaureate and associate degrees. Keynote speaker will be Daniel H. Simpson.
Penn State Greater Allegheny students will highlight their research projects this week at the campus Student Research Conference. Student work will be displayed in the Ostermayer Room of the Student Community Center from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday November 18.
Over 30 projects will be on display, representing many disciplines. The assignments also relate to one or more campus programs: Teaching Eastern Europe, Greener Allegheny, Honors, and Civic Engagement.
James Jaap, assistant director of Academic Affairs and senior instructor in English, did some short distance running in high school and after college, but running wasn't a passion back then or the "addiction" he calls it now. When neighbors approached him in 2006 and asked him to join them for the Marine Corp Marathon in Washington, D.C., he thought, "Why not?" That was the beginning.
"Be prepared," is the motto of the Boy Scouts of America. Preparedness takes the form of earning merit badges on a variety of topics throughout a scout's career. Earning badges provides a sense of accomplishment and works to create a well-rounded and capable boy scout.
Katie Walos, senior corporate communications major, has always imagined a trip to Hollywood, California with her best friend, but she never imagined the outcome of such a trip.
Penn State Greater Allegheny will host its first Diversity Day on Thursday, November 11 from 12:15 to 1:35 p.m. The purpose of the event is to promote cultural awareness on the campus, according to Matt Kiss, student and president of the Diversity Affairs Club. "The Diversity Affairs Club was approached by several people and the seeds were planted to explore and host such an event," said Kiss.
President Bill Clinton spoke at a "Get Out the Vote" rally on November 1 in the Wunderley Gymnasium on the campus at Penn State Greater Allegheny. He spoke on the platform with gubernatorial nominee Dan Onorato to a crowd consisting of faculty, staff, students, and community members. Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter welcomed everyone to the campus and shared the dais with other local and state officials.