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Advisory Board Member to speak at Spring commencement

4/27/17

Penn State Greater Allegheny’s Spring 2017 commencement will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, in the Wunderley Gymnasium on campus. Campus Advisory Board Member James Lawrence will be the keynote speaker.

ABSENCE: A Celebration of the Arts

4/27/17

ABSENCE: Penn State Greater Allegheny's Literary & Visual Art Review announces its 2017 “A Celebration of the Arts: A Reading & Reception for Volume 19,” from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, in the Ostermayer Room of the Student Community Center.

Penn State Commencement, Agricultural Sciences, Dec. 2016

Penn State announces spring 2017 commencement events and speakers

4/24/17

This spring Penn State expects to award 13,894 diplomas to students University-wide who are completing 226 associate, 11,435 baccalaureate, 1,590 master’s, 262 law, 244 doctoral and 137 medical degrees. Following is a compilation of commencement ceremonies and speaker information for Penn State’s 24 locations.

Office for General Education announces Integrative Studies Seed Grant awards

4/20/17

The Integrative Studies Seed Grant Program, offered through the Penn State Office for General Education, will support 71 different course development projects this summer. In response to the large volume of highly qualified proposals, the budget was generously increased by more than 50 percent by the Office of the Provost and the Office of Undergraduate Education.

Professor to present at colloquium

4/18/17

Zack Furness, associate professor of communications at Penn State Greater Allegheny, will present “Warring Representations of the NFL, Football Masculinity & Broken Bodies” from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 21, in 276K Rec Hall on Penn State's University Park campus.

Instructor to direct Willa Cather seminar

4/18/17

Penn State Greater Allegheny Senior Instructor in English James Jaap is co-directing "Beyond Nebraska: Willa Cather’s Pittsburgh," the 16th International Willa Cather Seminar, to be held at Duquesne University on June 11-17. Four English majors from Jaap’s English 487: Senior Seminar will be presenting at the seminar.

‘Financing College: Where’s the Money?’: The campus connection

4/18/17

It’s no secret that Penn State includes a network of campuses throughout the state of Pennsylvania, but incoming students may not be fully aware of all the financial benefits attending a campus other than University Park may afford.

Police brutality survivor inspires students at Penn State Greater Allegheny

4/5/17

Leon Ford is a survivor of police brutality who came to the Penn State Greater Allegheny community to speak about his experience. He speaks not of hatred and resentment, but of positivity, life and hope.

Penn State Greater Allegheny community helps clean up local neighborhood

4/4/17

Penn State Greater Allegheny students, faculty and staff recently participated in a project to help a local community. The Braddock Economic Development Corporation and the State Health Improvement Plan sponsored "Clean Up 15104," a day dedicated to the clean up of the neighborhoods included in that zip code: Braddock, North Braddock and Rankin.

World Water Day: Recognizing the key role of water in life on Earth

3/21/17

Penn State Greater Allegheny will celebrate World Water Day on March 22 with a variety of activities.

Changing the conversation about climate change

3/14/17

Students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to learn more about climate change, as the Penn State Greater Allegheny campus welcomes doctoral candidate Nathan Geiger on Monday, March 20.

Penn State laureate's visit to Penn State Greater Allegheny moved to April 4

3/13/17

There has been a change of date for 2016-17 Penn State Laureate Rebecca Strzelec's visit to Penn State Greater Allegheny. Originally scheduled for March 14, the presentation will now take place at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4. The event is free and open to the public.

MBA in Pittsburgh graduate receiving her hood

Penn State MBA at the Regional Learning Alliance to host two admissions events

3/3/17

Penn State’s part-time master of business administration degree program in Pittsburgh will host a pair of admissions events for prospective students March 27 and April 5.

Purse bash planned as fundraiser for alumni scholarship

3/1/17

Every year, the Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society plans events that help them raise money for their alumni scholarship. This year a purse bash will be added to the list of fundraising events and is scheduled for 5:15 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 22, in the Wunderley Gymnasium on the Greater Allegheny campus.