Nazu African Dance will take to the stage at 7 p.m. Feb. 13 when Penn State York’s free cultural series continues in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center (The Pullo Center) on campus. No tickets are needed for this performance sponsored by the Penn State York Student Affairs Office.

First Relic Recovery is the name of the game when 36 teams of middle and high school students from across Pennsylvania participate in the FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge) South Central PA Regional Qualifier, robotics competition, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at Penn State York.

Penn State York will again honor Maddie Hill during the second annual Maddie Hill Basketball Games on Jan. 19 at Penn State York. Hill was 19 when she died in June 2016 after battling cancer three times. The ceremony, scheduled for approximately 7:30 p.m., will be held between the women’s and men’s basketball games in the campus gym in the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center.

“Where Do We Go From Here” is the topic of a presentation set for Jan. 23, at Penn State York. Carlos Wiley, director of the Paul Robeson Cultural Center at University Park, will be the featured speaker at 12:15 p.m. in Room 3 (lecture hall) in the John J. Romano Administration Building. The program, sponsored by the Penn State York Cultural Diversity and Enrichment Committee, is free and open to the public.

Penn State York Benefiting THON is partnering with the American Red Cross for a THON Blood Drive on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at Penn State York. The blood drive is from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Conference Center of the Main Classroom Building, and is open to the public.

Members of the Penn State York women's basketball team lifted the spirit of residents at SpirTrust Lutheran, The Village at Gettysburg in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, with a visit right before the holidays. The young women delivered Christmas cards they made, assisted residents in a game of shooting hoops, showed off some basketball tricks, and sang Christmas carols with the residents. They also had the opportunity to meet and talk with a 100-year-old resident who played basketball when she was in high school.

Tickets are on sale now for Penn State York Benefiting THON’s "Paw Search," which is set for 7 p.m. Jan. 12 in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center on campus. Proceeds from the talent show go to the campus THON committee's effort to raise money to find a cure for pediatric cancer through THON, the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon.

Penn State York will be closed for regular business for the semester break beginning at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 21, and will reopen at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. Events scheduled at the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center on campus will happen as planned.

When Rachel Patz and Jeff Parthree, both adult learners, cross the stage during Penn State York’s 17th annual fall commencement ceremony, set for 6 p.m. Dec. 15, there will be many people to thank, and a great deal of pride. Both Parthree and Patz have persevered through a variety of events in life, and will be reaching their goal of a Penn State degree.

What do you do with 233 pounds of pasta and 60 pounds of tuna? Penn State York student-athletes, faculty and staff, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Penn State York donated these items to Lifepath Christian Ministries (formerly the York Rescue Mission) in York, Pennsylvania.

Final auditions for Penn State York Benefiting THON’s annual Paw Search, a family-friendly talent and variety show, are set for 4-8 p.m. Dec. 19 in the Community Room of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center on campus.

The weather outside might be frightful but students at Penn State York will be enjoying Late-night Breakfast inside with a theme of Winter Wonderland from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at Rosie’s in the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center.

Penn State York is celebrating its 17th annual fall commencement at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center (The Pullo Center) at the campus. Alice Conner-Malyszek, director of manufacturing for BAE Systems’ Combat Vehicles U.S., based in York, Pennsylvania, is the commencement speaker.

Students can start preparing to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) by enrolling in Penn State York’s SAT prep course beginning Saturday, Jan. 27. The four-week course meets from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for four Saturdays in room 112 of the Edward M. Elias Science Building.