Penn State’s summer program Pathways to Success: Summer Start returns to Greater Allegheny for its third year and helps students adjust to college life.
Penn State has launched an integrated effort to remind faculty, staff and students at all campuses and in adjacent communities of the importance of doing their part to limit the spread of COVID-19. “Mask Up or Pack Up” is a research-based campaign that is also launched in State College to create a seamless message for students and other members of the community.
Last week, Penn State’s Food Services launched Penn State Eats mobile ordering. The new mobile ordering system, integrated through the recently launched Penn State Go app, under the Dining tab. The new mobile ordering app allows students, faculty, staff and guests the option to order food from their mobile devices, providing them with a cashless and contactless food service experience.
Penn State Greater Allegheny students Troy Ferguson and Katarina Shields took home a golden quill award at last week's virtual award ceremony. The golden quill awards recognize excellence in journalism.
Penn State Commonwealth Campuses Beaver, Brandywine, DuBois, Fayette, Greater Allegheny, Hazleton, Lehigh Valley, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Scranton, Schuylkill, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre and York will follow national movement among small conferences and push basketball competition to the spring semester due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
WPSU will produce and broadcast Penn State Greater Allegheny’s Crossing Bridges Summit this year. The first event will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15. The event is free and open to the public.
Plans for Penn State’s Spring 2021 semester, announced Oct. 4, include a later start in January; continuation of the current flexible instructional modes, including in-person; the elimination of spring break; and completion of instruction for all undergraduate and graduate students by April 30. The University will maintain its observance of Martin Luther King Jr. day on Jan. 18 for students and faculty, when no classes will be held and Dr. King’s legacy will be celebrated through a number of virtual events.
David Witwer, Penn State’s Laureate for the 2020-2021 academic year will address the Penn State Greater Allegheny’s campus community on Oct. 7, via ZOOM.
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.
