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Jameson School of Nursing and Penn State Shenango announce partnership

10/10/16

Jameson Health System School of Nursing and Penn State Shenango have announced the formation of a partnership for nursing education that will offer area residents the unique opportunity to earn a diploma in nursing from Jameson and then a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Penn State Shenango in a seamless and timely manner.

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Oct. 6 marks kick-off for University’s diversity and inclusion initiative

10/4/16

On Oct. 6 the Penn State Shenango community will come together to help kick off an ongoing University-wide initiative that brings students, faculty and staff together to show their commitment to cultivating a diverse and inclusive environment — respectful of everyone regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, abilities, background, veteran’s status, political beliefs, and all the ways we differ.

Shenango Stamp Out Stigma event to focus on substance addiction, opiate abuse

9/23/16

This year’s Penn State Shenango Stamp Out Stigma event will focus on substance addiction, specifically opiate abuse, an issue that is all too familiar nationally and in our own community. The presentation will be held from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Oct. 12 in the Great Hall of Sharon Hall, located on Vine Avenue in downtown Sharon. It is free and open to the public.

Shenango students head to Washington, D.C., for Hill Day

9/14/16

Students from Penn State Shenango’s Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program will be heading to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18-19 for Hill Day, where they will join hundreds from their profession to speak to state senators and representatives on various topics, including supporting rehabilitation research, repealing the Medicare therapy cap, and supporting occupational therapy in Medicare home health.

Shenango faculty lecture series leads off with Head Librarian Matthew Ciszek

9/8/16

Penn State Shenango will begin its 2016-17 Faculty Lecture Series with Matthew Ciszek, head librarian of the Penn State Shenango Lartz Memorial Library, who will speak at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, in Sharon Hall room 105, located on Penn Avenue in downtown Sharon, Pennsylvania. The title of his lecture is “Intellectual Freedom: What is it and Why is it Important?” The event is free and open to the public.

Penn State Shenango to hold auditions for an original holiday production

9/6/16

Auditions for “WSPA-ZM presents ‘Star Child,’” an original play by Jeanne Zingale, instructor in communication and Drama Club adviser at Penn State Shenango, will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 17 in the Penn State Shenango Auditorium, located in downtown Sharon across from the post office.

New incoming freshman listen to Student Lion Leader Kate Erdesky in the Great Hall

Shenango campus community celebrates students' return for fall semester

8/25/16

Each summer, the staff, faculty and maintenance team at Penn State Shenango are busy preparing for the arrival of new and returning students for the fall semester. The hallways are quieter and the parking lots are barer. It all becomes relevant, however, when the doors open in August and the students return to begin a new year.

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New students, those in University housing must submit immunization records

8/19/16

Students who are new to Penn State and all students living in University housing are reminded that they must submit their immunization records using myUHS through a new three-step process. As part of this process, students who do not submit their immunization records prior to Sept. 15 will be unable to register for spring 2017 classes.

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Amish upbringing influences Shenango graduate

7/27/16

Raised in an Amish community in Pennsylvania until the age of 23, Linda Byler, a 4.0 student who graduated from Penn State Shenango in December 2015, knew at a very young age that she would leave the old-order sect to pursue her dreams and live a life that included more than what limited options were available to her.

Shenango faculty and staff pose with CCC's Fern Torok (far right) at this year's annual dinner.

Penn State Shenango receives community service award

6/22/16

Penn State Shenango has been named the recipient of this year's Community Counseling Center of Mercer County's DeWitt Boosel Community Service Award. The Shenango campus received the award for its successful partnership and collaboration with the Community Counseling Center for more than a decade

Allison Engstrom joins the Shenango staff as Director of Development and Alumni Relations.

Shenango hires new development and alumni relations director

6/22/16

Allison M. Engstrom has been hired as Penn State Shenango’s new director of development and alumni relations, effective June 20. Engstrom comes to the Shenango campus from Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley, where she held the position of development coordinator for special events and annual fund.

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