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The confetti flew and the crowd celebrated when the "Fund our Mission" reverse auction, benefiting the  Student Emergency Fund, exceeded its goal during Greater Allegheny's 16th Annual All That's Jazz Masquerade Gala.

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Jackie Edmondson, (third from left) chancellor and chief academic officer at Penn State Greater Allegheny, poses with (left to right) Timothy Gallegos, the Nittany Lion mascot, and Randy Berroa.  

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Malcolm Thomas, Founder Rise UP! Program collects his thoughts before his symposium workshop ‘Schooling’ and Educating Adolescent Black Males: ‘What Works’ Strategies for their Life Survival and School Success. 

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Wade Lipscomb, Penn State alumnus and member of Greater Allegheny’s Energy Engineering Advisory Board, moderates a symposium discussion. Lipscomb attended Greater Allegheny and participated in its African American Male Mentoring Program (AAMMP). 

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From left to right: Thomas Poole, visiting scholar at Greater Allegheny; Marcus Whitehurst, vice-provost of the Office of Educational Equity; a portrait of the late Terrell Jones; James B. Stewart, professor emeritus at Penn State gather before the start of Greater Allegheny's Crossing Bridges Summit on Oct. 25, 2019, in the Wunderley Gymnasium.