Penn State's "AstroFest" program, a four-night festival of astronomy activities and stargazing, will welcome visitors for its 21st year from July 10 to 13. The program will run from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. each night during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. Events are free and will occur rain or shine both in classrooms and in the planetarium located on the fifth floor of Davey Laboratory.
Penn State Student Affairs and Campus Recreation have announced that the McCoy Natatorium outdoor pool at University Park will remain closed indefinitely for maintenance and repairs.
A broken tree limb has resulted in the temporary closure of a section of sidewalk in front of Old Main near the CATA bus stop at College Avenue and Allen Street.
For the 11th consecutive year, researchers from Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology are assisting to enrich the community experience for Arts Festival attendees through technology. This year, the researchers hope to facilitate a connection between the festival and community that evokes emotion in festivalgoers through a mobile scavenger hunt game.
In its second year at Penn State Greater Allegheny, the Pathways to Success: Summer Start (PaSSS) program welcomes 14 first-year students to the campus for an early college experience. The PaSSS program offers scholarships and campus employment to participating students to help reduce the financial barriers of a college education.
Two teams of Penn State chefs earned medals at the 25th annual American Culinary Federation culinary competition, held at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on June 13 and 14.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has partnered with visiting artist Elsabé Dixon to create environmentally proactive art about the invasive spotted lanternfly through Penn State's Campus Arts Initiative.
Penn State Shenango staff and faculty will host their 4th Annual Scoop & Paint fundraiser at 1:00 p.m. on Sat., August 3, in the campus’ Great Hall, 147 Shenango Avenue in downtown Sharon.
The Center for Arts and Crafts at Penn State is now taking registrations for adult summer art classes, which begin the week of July 8. These noncredit classes are open to all Penn State faculty, staff and students.
Prospective students interested in applying to Penn State, including any of its 20 undergraduate campuses, are invited to attend one of 12 application nights at Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Stress is something that everyone experiences, and it can impact an individual’s emotional, physical and intellectual state, possibly leading to burnout. To help students alleviate stress, four wellness retreats have been hosted at Penn State’s University Park campus since January, thanks to funding from Penn State LionPulse, an outreach effort of Penn State PRO Wellness.
Penn State Shenango will hold an Adult and Transfer Enrollment Week from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily July 8-12. Prospective students are invited to visit the Admissions Office in Lecture Hall Room 225, located on Shenango Avenue in downtown Sharon. No appointment is necessary.
The financial experts at the Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center are offering a workshop focused on retirement planning from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 16.
Penn State police officers across Pennsylvania will host events for Penn State employees this summer featuring a variety of refreshments, from free coffee to pizza to ice cream and more.
Last month, the Sustainable Communities Collaborative (SCC) held a panel at the International Town & Gown Association’s City and University Relations Conference at University Park. Hosted by Ilona Ballreich, the panel discussed the projects SCC has facilitated between Penn state campuses and local communities.
