Penn State admissions application opens Aug. 1
7/30/18
This summer marks the first year for Penn State’s early action as an option for Penn State applicants for summer/fall 2019. Penn State’s applications open Aug. 1.
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University launches new donor-advised fund
7/30/18
Penn State has partnered with TIAA Charitable to provide alumni and friends with a leading-edge, donor-advised fund, the Penn State Giving Fund, which they can use to enhance their overall philanthropy while supporting the University. Donors can open a Penn State Giving Fund beginning July 30.
Don and Viv Bellisario named 2018 Philanthropists of the Year
7/30/18
Penn State has named Donald and Vivienne Bellisario its 2018 Philanthropists of the Year for their transformational support of the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications.
Penn State police supervisor graduates from School of Police Staff and Command
7/27/18
University Police Lt. Jason Zajac recently graduated from Northwestern University’s Center for Public Safety following the completion of an extensive, in-residence program that provides advanced leadership training specific to law enforcement.
Employees can take advantage of lower lab costs through Quest Diagnostics
7/27/18
Penn State employees can take advantage of the cost savings associated with using a Quest Diagnostics facility for nonurgent lab tests.
New UMG web page available for easy group management
7/26/18
User Managed Groups are now easier to create and modify with an updated UMG web page within Account Management. The redesign provides new tools to view groups and manage members from desktop and mobile devices.
Donors help students 'aspire' to career success at Penn State DuBois
7/26/18
Thanks to a generous gift by Dave and Francie Spigelmyer of Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, five Penn State DuBois students have just become the first graduates of a two-year program aimed at increasing financial literacy and better preparing them for success during and after college. Tory Anderson, of Curwensville; Amber Hainsey, of Clearfield; Samantha Miller, of Woodland; Tyler McDonald, of Morrisdale; and Brooke Simcox, of Curwensville, completed the ASPIRE program this year.
Jeffries named first director of diversity, equity and inclusion for DDAR
7/25/18
Charleon Jeffries has begun her tenure as the first director of diversity, equity and inclusion for Penn State's Division of Development and Alumni Relations (DDAR), effective May 1. This new position is one of the first of its kind among Big Ten universities.
Robert E. Umbaugh Open Doors Scholarship creates $900,000 endowment for students
7/25/18
An unprecedented gift to the Open Doors Scholarship Program at Penn State DuBois by Robert Umbaugh has generated $900,000 in scholarship endowment funding for students.
Harts helping honors students pursue their passions with Open Doors Scholarship
7/25/18
Penn State alumna Lisa Hart and her husband, Mike, will support Schreyer Honors Scholars with a gift of $50,000 that will be matched 2:1 by the University as part of an Open Doors Scholarship.
Retired physics professor and wife create scholarship at Penn State Schuylkill
7/24/18
Michael Cardamone, former physics professor at Penn State Schuylkill, and his wife, Barbara, both Penn State alumni, have established the Dr. Michael and Barbara Cardamone Renaissance Scholarship, which will benefit high-achieving students with the greatest financial need.
Donato family establishes Open Doors Honors Scholarship
7/23/18
Penn State alumni William and Kathryn Donato have made a $250,000 gift — which the University matched 2:1 for a total of $750,000 — to create the Donato Family Open Doors Honors Scholarship, which will support Schreyer Scholars who meet financial requirements for need through the Complete Penn State program.
Federal funding awarded to support Penn State student parents
7/23/18
The University has been awarded an $825,000 U.S. Department of Education grant designed to assist Penn State students who are also parents of young children by helping with child-care costs.
WPSU year in review
7/23/18
Tracey Huston, vice president for outreach, presented a video year in review of the various video projects WPSU has been involved in over the 2017-18 academic year during the Board of Trustees meeting July 19 and 20 at Penn State Berks campus.
Advance feedback offered on strategic initiative seed grant funding proposals
7/23/18
Penn State community members have been invited to submit ideas for pilot projects that are aimed at fulfilling the mission of the strategic plan to advance innovation, research, learning and engagement at the University and beyond. The committees on Advancing the Arts and Humanities, and Driving Digital Innovation, are offering to review short concept papers to give constructive feedback to assist in creating stronger proposals.