College is a well-known risk environment for problematic alcohol use and substance abuse. In this post, Katherine McLean, associate professor of criminal justice at Penn State Greater Allegheny, outlines why student athletes may be at particular risk for higher levels of alcohol consumption and substance abuse than their non-athlete peers.
In preparation for the departure from campuses after in-person instruction ends on Nov. 20, Penn State has announced an aggressive fall departure plan offering all students COVID-19 testing, at no cost to students. Penn State is partnering with Vault Health for departure testing, which will be conducted either in person at predetermined testing sites on certain campuses or via self-administered test kits. Students can now book their appointment to receive an administered test or to pick up a self-test by using the Return Home Event on the Penn State Go App or by visiting virusinfo.psu.edu/departure-testing.
A variety of events have been held in the past to celebrate during National Adult Learner/Nontraditional Learner Week, such as the networking event in 2019 pictured here, but this year’s virtual format offered organizers the opportunity to to collate all the events to better support each other and their students.
Clockwise from top left: Moderator Johnathan White and panelists Jamila Pleas, Demia Horsley, Jessica Brooks and Dr. Elizabeth Miller discuss medical perspectives of Black women’s health at Penn State Greater Allegheny’s Crossing Bridges Summit event on Oct. 15, 2020.
Penn State Greater Allegheny hosted the first of four Crossing Bridges Summit events focusing on Black women's health, on Thursday, Oct. 15. The event marked the first time the summit was broadcast virtually online and viewed both nationally and internationally.
Jamila Pleas, RN is a registered nurse who has blossomed into a maternal health advocate specializing in child birth education, positive birth outcomes, labor support, research and policy implementation.
Dr. Elizabeth Miller is the Co-Director of a broad child and adolescent health research initiative titled “The Pittsburgh Study”, the largest stakeholder-engaged, community-partnered longitudinal intervention study in the U.S. to ensure that children and youth are healthy, thriving, and meeting their academic goals.
