Penn State Greater Allegheny welcomed City of McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko to campus today as the students of BA 422W, Strategic Business Planning, presented a strategic analysis for the city. The class spent the spring semester performing an in-depth study of the business planning strategies of McKeesport. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer session.
Penn State Greater Allegheny Associate Professor of History Douglas Charles received the first Academic Achievement Award from Penn State’s Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equity (CLGBTE). The University-wide award recognizes outstanding achievement in research, teaching, and/or academic coursework.
Penn State Greater Allegheny held its Spring 2015 commencement on Saturday, May 9, in the Wunderley Gymnasium on the campus. Director of Academic Affairs Margaret Signorella presided as diplomas were conferred to students receiving baccalaureate degrees. The keynote speaker was Andrew Butcher, chief executive officer/co-founder of GTECH Strategies - Growth Through Energy and Community Health.
Penn State Greater Allegheny has received its
first Premier sponsorship for the 12th Annual All That's Jazz Scholarship Benefit, to be held Saturday, November
7 in the Student Community Center on campus.
The $10,000 gift from the rotary Club of White Oak will be added, along
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Administrators from Penn State University and the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) have signed an articulation agreement to facilitate the transfer of CCAC students into baccalaureate programs at six Penn State campuses, including Beaver, DuBois, Fayette, Greater Allegheny, New Kensington, and Shenango.
The agreement takes effect this fall.
Science faculty explore students' understanding of their own science knowledge
"Do students know what they know?" is the question posed in research just published by Beth Lindsey, assistant professor of physics, and Megan Nagel, assistant professor of chemistry.
Penn State Greater Allegheny has received Premier sponsorships from two local organizations for the 12th annual All That's Jazz Scholarship Benefit. A $7,500 gift from Gala Jewelers along with the Rotary Club of White Oak's $10,000 will be added, with all of the other monies raised at the event, to the scholarship fund on campus. The total raised in the past 11 years is more than $825,000.
At their annual alumni dinner on Thursday, October 1, the Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society presented Interim Chancellor, Nancy L. Herron with a check for $1,200. The donation will be allocated for the Penn State Greater Allegheny Scholarship Fund.
Alumni President David Pasternak thanked Dr. Herron for her support to the alumni society and to the campus.
Past President's of the Alumni Society were also recognized at the event and several guests spoke about their personal experiences at the campus when they were students.
