Penn State Greater Allegheny Office of Student Affairs will host a series of workshops and a panel discussion with the campus community regarding issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.
Members of the Commission for Women at Penn State Greater Allegheny are having a fundraiser to help provide more opportunities for professional development and other workplace programs for women on campus. The group is selling reusable shopping bags for $6, $9, and $12. To view the shopping bags, visit http://www.mixedbagdesigns.com/ or see the samples on display in the Frable Lobby, Academic Affairs, and the EOC Office. Orders are due by November 13 and the bags w
On Saturday October 24 the Penn State Greater Allegheny Athletic Department conducted an All Sports Camp at Auberle in McKeesport, PA. Over 60 student-athletes and coaches volunteered in the department's first community service act of the semester. Boys and girls ages 8-16 participated in Baseball/Softball, Basketball, and Volleyball.
Teaching East Asia presents Dr. Akiko Hashimoto, who will speak on "Granny Mischief and Her Storied Accomplices: The Tales of Japanese Families in Newspaper Comics," on Tuesday October 20, 2009 at 12:15 p.m. in the Ostermayer Room, Student Community Center.
Akiko Hashimoto is an associate professor of sociology and Asian studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Hashimoto is now at work on projects on citizenship, cultural identity and national memory in postwar Japan, and heroes and villains of Japanese popular culture.
The Penn State Greater Allegheny Men's and Women's Basketball programs began practice on October 15 and have big expectations heading into the 2009-10 campaign.
The women's program is fresh off of its PSUAC Final Four appearance and seem geared to make a repeat performance. They open their season November 10 in a home contest versus CCAC-Boyce with a 6:00 p.m. tip-off in Wunderley Gymnasium.
World Food Day is an annual event aimed at raising awareness of world food issues and proposing solutions. The national teleconference will be shown on campus in the Ostermayer Room from 12 noon until 3 p.m, sponsored by Teaching International.
Saturday, Oct. 3, more than 200 alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and student volunteers gathered to help raise money for the Penn State Greater Allegheny Scholarship Fund at the campus' sixth annual All That's Jazz event. By the end of the evening, the final tally was $50,141, which brings the overall total raised since 2004 to more than $264,000.
Teaching International begins this year's events with sessions on East Asian painting, taught by Elaine Bergstrom.
The hands-on classes will cover how to paint a simple watercolor or sumi-e. The subject matter to be painted will be orchids,
chrysanthemums, Bamboo and Plum Blossom (Four Gentlemen)
Classes will be in 309 Ostermeyer Lab from 12:20 - 1:20 p.m. on Sept. 15 and Nov. 3, 2009.
Priority to actually paint will be given to those who sign up ahead of time. For those who do not sign up, you may watch and learn.
Penn State Greater Allegheny welcomed new first-year students to its residential community with the support of many student organizations and the campus community on Thursday, Aug. 20. In addition to the assistance provided by orientation leaders and resident assistants, Penn State Greater Allegheny faculty and staff volunteered to help with the process and meeting and greeting students and their families at numerous events and activities. A variety of orientation activities were scheduled from Thursday, Aug. 20, through Monday, Aug.
The sixth annual All That's Jazz student scholarship fundraiser at Penn State Greater Allegheny promises to be an exciting event to support students' financial needs. All proceeds are added to the Penn State Greater Allegheny Scholarship Fund, so guests will be contributing to students' success as they dine, dance, and enjoy the Irish pub-style atmosphere. Imported Irish beer, select Irish cocktails, and delicious cuisine and desserts will be available.