For almost 700 mature adults who never want to stop learning, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Penn State York provides a variety of classes to enhance their lives, expand their minds, and have fun. OLLI is a nonprofit organization, and one of more than 300 participating in Give Local York, a 24-hour fundraising event across York County. This year, the online day of giving is Friday, May 3.
Family members may play an important role in children’s and adults’ illness management, and a family approach to managing chronic illness may produce more effective, longer-term benefits for the patient. Lynn Martire, professor of human development and family studies, highlights dyadic intervention approaches for improving chronic illness management in this month’s issue of the American Psychologist.
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus will offer four Back2College informational sessions during the month of September. The sessions will provide resources and education for adults, veterans and transfer students who may have earned college credits and are interested in completing an associate or a bachelor degree.
Make this summer count with a summer class at Penn State York. The second summer session begins on June 27 and continues through Aug. 4. The six-week session offers students the opportunity to take day, evening or online classes. Some classes may also combine online with face-to-face instruction.
Picture yourself at Penn State York and plan to attend the Penn State Day Fall Open House from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the campus. Registration begins at 8:45 a.m. Meet faculty, staff and students; tour the campus; and discover more about Penn State right here in York.
By 2040, 63 percent of the nation’s electricity will be generated by lower-carbon options, which will result in double-digit demand for green energy jobs. Penn State is launching graduate certificate programs in bioenergy, solar energy, wind energy, and sustainability management and policy, delivered online by Penn State World Campus, to prepare adults for these jobs.
The more than 3 million nursing professionals in the U.S. health care workforce will need advanced education and training as the health care system becomes more complex. Penn State’s College of Nursing aims to help meet this need with an online doctoral degree, the doctor of nursing practice, delivered by Penn State World Campus.
An online bachelor’s degree in international politics is now being offered by Penn State World Campus and the College of the Liberal Arts. Students can choose to focus their studies in one of three options: national security, international political economy and international relations.
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate is 6 percent, the lowest it has been since 2008, so now is a great time to check out job opportunities in the state. Penn State is offering two free career fairs that can help: the Central Pennsylvania Regional Career Fair, 2 to 5 p.m. May 19, and the Working in Pennsylvania Online Career Fair, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 20.
Cindy Chua-Speece, a military spouse living in Australia, and Leo Jenkins of Republic, Washington, are two Penn State World Campus students traveling from far and wide to take part in Penn State’s University Park campus commencement ceremonies.
The medical laboratory technologist occupation is among the fastest growing health care jobs. Thanks to the medical laboratory technology associate degree offered by Penn State Continuing Education, the first students will graduate with this degree during Penn State’s University Park spring commencement.
Eleven outstanding adult students from the area were inducted into the Penn State York Chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda during ceremonies on Tuesday, April 15 at 6 p.m. in the Community Room of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center.
Alpha Sigma Lambda is a national honor society that recognizes the unique achievements demonstrated by adult students in higher education programs.
Penn State World Campus student Holly Pritchard, of Utah, has won the 2014 Katey Lehman Award for Nonfiction/Journalism for her piece “Alcoholic, Anonymous” about a man who lives a secret life as a functioning alcoholic.
The nation’s increasing focus on local and regional food systems, renewable energies and maintaining natural resources is leading to double-digit job growth in these occupation sectors, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Adults working in these sectors who have some college but not a four-year degree, and who need a degree for career advancement, now have a convenient option. Penn State is offering its bachelor of science degree in agribusiness management online through the Penn State World Campus.
U.S. Army veteran Stephanie Vellucci, a senior majoring in health policy and administration in the College of Health and Human Development, has won the 2014 Outstanding Adult Student Award.
