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IST groups earn awards at Campus and Community Sustainability Expo

1/23/19

Three student groups from the College of Information Sciences and Technology won awards for their posters and presentations at the Campus and Community Sustainability Expo, hosted by State College Borough on Nov. 29. The expo is facilitated by Penn State’s Sustainable Communities Collaborative, part of the University’s Sustainability Institute, and pairs community partners with Penn State classes to address sustainability challenges.

Alan Sam, environmental coordinator for State College Borough, speaks with students about their Sustainable Communities Collaborative project at the Fall 2018 Sustainability Expo

Sustainability Expo highlights Penn State’s leadership in engaged scholarship

12/4/18

Nearly 300 Penn State faculty, staff and students along with local community members turned out for the biannual Campus and Community Sustainability Expo on Nov. 29. The expo celebrated students working on 18 projects with the Sustainable Communities Collaborative this fall to provide background research and design ideas for 11 municipal, campus and non-profit community partners.

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Military Appreciation First Friday to take place Nov. 2 in State College

11/1/18

On Nov. 2, State College Borough and Penn State will host a Military Appreciation First Friday event featuring live performances on the MLK Plaza stage and other venues, prizes, military discounts, military vehicles and support organizations. The event coincides with the University's Military Appreciation Week and helps support the Penn State Military Student Fund, which offers financial assistance to military-affiliated students at all Penn State campus locations.

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First LION Dash raises $2,000 for Centre Safe

10/17/18

Organizers said they had a successful first year for the LION Dash 5k, raising money for a local non-profit as well as bringing local residents and students together for an on-foot tour of State College Borough.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza ribbon-cutting ceremony set for Aug. 28

8/11/17

State College borough will hold an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the new Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 28. The ribbon-cutting coincides with the 54th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where King first gave his historic “I Have a Dream” speech.

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Campus and Community Sustainability Expo set for Dec. 7

11/17/16

More than 140 Penn State students will showcase their projects dealing with local sustainability topics at the Campus and Community Sustainability Expo from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at the State College Municipal Building. The students partnered with local government and community organizations during the fall semester to research and propose sustainable solutions addressing needs of the surrounding area.

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Annual LION Walk will welcome students to downtown community Aug. 23

8/19/16

Penn State and State College Borough officials will take to the streets Tuesday (Aug. 23) for the ninth annual LION (Living in One Neighborhood) Walk. Groups will walk through neighborhoods where there is a mix of student and non-student residents knocking on doors to welcome new and existing residents, say “hello,” offer assistance, and answer questions.

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Student and employee projects are a 'win-win' for the campus and community

4/6/16

Over 200 students and 100 Penn State employee teams have lent their expertise and passion to address sustainability topics at the University and community levels. Their work will be showcased for the public from 5 to 7 p.m. April 25, at the State College Borough Building with an interactive, poster-style event.

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Sustainability Expo, highlighting student recommendations, will be held Dec. 3

11/17/15

Penn State students have researched and recommended sustainable solutions to address the needs of the University and surrounding area throughout the fall semester. The Campus and Community Sustainability Expo will highlight the students’ work from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 3, at the Land and Water Research Building on the University Park campus.

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, director of the Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic at Penn State Law

Immigrants’ rights clinic to discuss local immigration enforcement at event

10/19/15

Penn State Law’s Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, in collaboration with State College Mayor Elizabeth Goreham, will deliver a community presentation next month on “Local Police and Immigration Enforcement.” The event, which will also include a question and answer session with State College Chief of Police Thomas King, is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 16 in Room 304 of the State College Municipal Building.

State College Borough hosts Sustainable Communities Collaborative event

5/7/14

State College Borough hosted a celebration Tuesday, April 29, in the borough office, 243 Allen St., to mark the end of the semester with the Sustainable Communities Collaborative (SCC). Penn State faculty, staff and students, connected to the courses, were at the event to present their work and discuss the projects they were a part of in connection to the SCC partnership with the State College Borough.

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Sustainable Communities Collaborative celebrates kick off of spring projects

1/29/14

The State College Borough and the Sustainable Communities Collaborative had a kick-off celebration at the municipal building Jan. 22. Speakers at the event included Tom Fountaine, borough manager; Denice Wardrop, director of Penn State’s Sustainability Institute; and Penn State Vice President and Provost Nicholas Jones.

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