Qualified students planning to return to Penn State Greater Allegheny next fall are encouraged to apply for the following scholarship opportunities recognizing leadership and scholarship.
The JoAnne E.
In recognition and celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and the National Day of Service Project, 10 Penn State Greater Allegheny students joined other Penn State students from around southwestern Pennsylvania to participate in group service projects.
The Greater Allegheny students and about 10-15 students from each of the Beaver, Shenango, Dubois, Fayette, and New Kensington campuses met at Penn State Beaver for a continental breakfast and meeting/debriefing to start the day. The students were then divided and a
Over 100 Penn State Greater Allegheny students, faculty, and staff joined together to witness the historic inauguration of Barack Obama, the first African-American president of the United States. The ceremony was televised at noon, Tuesday, January 20 in the dining hall in the Student Community Center.
Kelly Library had two additional locations for watching the event. As part of the week's activities, the library also broadcast Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech in its entirety on January 19.
Through a program with the Allegheny County Living Project, Andrea Bennett, 19, of Wilkinsburg, received a special invitation to attend the 44th presidential inauguration Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
The WISE program (Ward Independent Skills Enhancement) invited 6 students who were old enough and exercised their right to vote, are in an educational program, are employed, and who show life skills appropriate to be interested in a presidential inauguration.
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.
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.
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.
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.