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WPIAL Basketball Games to be Played on Campus February 8

Penn State Greater Allegheny will host two WPIAL Basketball Playoff Games on Friday night. The first game will be a AAAA Girl's match up as Latrobe takes on Oakland Catholic. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. The second game will feature a AAAA Boy's match up as Latrobe plays Central Catholic. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. Games will be played in Wunderley Gymnasium, located on the upper part of the campus. Parking is available behind the gym in the White Lot. Handicapped parking is available in front in the gym.

Continuing Education to Offer FAN System Assessment Training

Penn State Greater Allegheny is offering the U.S.Department of Energy (DOE) best practices workshop on Fan System Assessments.The one day Workshop will be held on Thursday, Februaruy 28, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Frable Building on campus. The workshop highlights the benefits of fan system optimization and will be an introduction of DOE's Fan System Assessment Tool (FSAT).

Volunteers Named to Capital Campaign Committee

Nancy Traina of Fox Chapel has accepted the appointment of chair of Penn State Greater Allegheny's new capital campaign committee. For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students gives its highest priorities to ensuring that a Penn State education remains accessible to students regardless of their financial means and to strengthening the qualities that make Penn State a student-centered university. The University has not yet determined a dollar goal for the campaign, which is still in its leadership gifts phase.

Women Split Weekend Games, Wygonik Player of the Week

The Penn State Greater Allegheny Women's Basketball team defeated Penn State Brandywine on Friday, 58-57.  Sophomore Ashlee Wygonik (Port Vue/South Allegheny) made the game-tying and game-winning free throws with nine seconds remaining.  On Saturday, the Lady Lions were defeated by Penn State Schuylkill, 63-53. The team is now 10-9 overall and 7-3 in the PSUAC. They will play host to Penn State Beaver at 5 p.m. Saturday Feb. 2.  Wygonik Named Player of the Week Ashlee Wygonik (Port Vue/South Allegheny) has been named the U.S.

Lady Lions will 'Think Pink' on Feb. 21

The Penn State Greater Allegheny Lady Lions will celebrate "Think Pink" Week on Feb. 21 when they play host to Penn State Fayette. The game is scheduled for 6 p.m. As part of the celebration, the team will wear pink T-shirts during warm-ups.  Fans are also encouraged to wear pink to the game. The "Think Pink" initiative is a global, unified effort for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond.

ABSENCE Magazine Spring Deadline Approaching

ABSENCE: Penn State Greater Allegheny's Art and Literary Magazine announces the deadline for its spring 2008 issue. All faculty, staff, and student members of the campus community are encouraged to submit entries by Friday, Feb. 15. The magazine, organized several years ago by the Penn State Greater Allegheny English department, is an annual publication which showcases campus talent.

Two Faculty Members Appointed to Interim Positions

Penn State Greater Allegheny announces two interim appointments to the Academic Affairs Department. Delia Conti, associate professor of communications arts and sciences has been named interim director of Academic Affairs, and James Jaap, senior instructor of English has been named interim director of Academic Administration. The two will be responsible for all academic programs, faculty, academic support programs and academic staff respective for an approximate six-month period.

Volley For a Cure

Penn State Greater Allegheny Hosts Annual Volleyball Marathon to Help Kids with Cancer.   Penn State Greater Allegheny is hosting its annual Volleyball Marathon that helps raise money for THON.  This year, the Volleyball Marathon will be held on Sunday, January 27, 2008 at 10 a.m.

Human Rights and Democracy in South Asia

The first event for Teaching South Asia in Spring 2008 will feature Dr. Michael Goodhart, associate professor of political science at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Goodhart describes his research focus as "democracy and human rights, especially in the context of globalization" (http://www.pitt.edu/~goodhart/). In his presentation, he will emphasize such recent situations as those in Pakistan, India, and Myanmar. The talk will be on Thursday January 24 from 12:30 to 1:30 in the Ostermayer Room of the Student Community Center.