Studying African cinema has long been a scholarly interest of Dr. MaryEllen Higgins, Assistant Professor of English at Penn State Greater Allegheny. Her 2007 Research Development grant, Hollywood's Africa After 1993, received funding to support her upcoming project of editing a book on the referenced subject.
Students and faculty visited the historical sites at Gettysburg on April 14, 2007. The trip was coordinated by James Gillespie, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and member of the campus honors program committee.
The trip included a professionally guided tour of the Gettysburg battlefield, re-enactment groups demonstrating what camp life was like for Civil War soldiers, and a visit to the Civil War Museum.
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In acknowledgment of Women's History month, documentary filmmaker Nancy O'Mallon and Dr. Kathleen Taylor Brown, Assistant Professor of Communications, presented a discussion about storyboarding related to writing, research, interviewing, producing, and editing a documentary, entitled "The Intersection between Producers and Researchers- Cellophane View: The Remarkable Life of Elizabeth Coleman White."
On Wednesday, April 18, Penn State Greater Allegheny students, alums, faculty, and staff gathered to celebrate the new class of students and their families who will be arriving on campus this fall. Future students hailed from all over Pennsylvania as well as several states. One of the most inspirational events of the evening were the words Danielle Auretto, a Penn State Greater Allegheny alum, shared with our new students and families. Danielle was a 2000 graduate of Penn State, where she majored in political science.
As part of the campus internationalization efforts, Dr. Porter recently traveled to China with a leadership delegation hosted by the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance (PRA), an affiliate of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development.
"Opportunity China 2007" was part of the region's long-term strategy to develop partnerships and expand trade with China. In the area of education, there are numerous opportunities for cultural exchanges, recruitment, and academic partnerships.
Spring commencement was celebrated at Penn State Greater Allegheny on Saturday, May 19 in Wunderely Gymnasium. Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter presided. Baccalaureate degrees were conferred upon 49 students.
Student marshals for the campus baccalaureate degrees were Andrea Mirro (Business), Leslie A. DeZorzi (Communication), Aaron D. Mazek (Information Sciences & Technology), and R. Kumar Palepu (Applied Psychology). Student marshals carry the highest GPA of all graduates within that degree program.
Dr. Jay Breckenridge, associate professor theatre arts, and a Penn State Greater Allegheny student will be featured at the International Festival on Saturday, May 26, 2007, at the Heinz History Museum. The museum is open from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The event entitled POP "Power of Pittsburgh" was organized by Dr.
Applied psychology major Lacey Richards has won a 2007 Student Research Poster Session Award from the Pennsylvania Psychological Association (PPA).
The entry, "Adolescent Social Networking On-Line: Birds of a Feather?," is part of a collaboration with Dr. Elizabeth Mazur, associate professor of psychology.
Richards will present the poster and receive the award at the June 29 meeting of the PPA in Harrisburg.