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Schuylkill community businesses assist with campus THON fundraiser

J. Bertolet Volkswagen, Mrs. T's Pierogies, and Pottsville Broadcasting partnered with members of the Penn State Schuylkill THON organization to host their inaugural Tug-a-Bug event. The event was held in support of the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON), which benefits the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State's Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and the fight against pediatric cancer.

Evolution of jealousy and mating to be discussed at Penn State Behrend

Cory Scherer, an associate professor of psychology at Penn State Schuylkill, has conducted evolutionary-based research on sex differences in jealousy with regard to emotional versus sexual infidelity. He will discuss this research and present findings on why widowers are at an advantage with regard to dating when the Colloquium Series in Psychological Sciences and Human Behavior returns to Penn State Behrend Oct. 21.

New community garden at Penn State Schuylkill promotes sustainability

The community at Penn State Schuylkill created a garden this past summer with funding received in 2014 from the Penn State Sustainability Institute Reinvention Fund, the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses, and the Campus Research and Scholarship Award from the Schuylkill Campus Advisory Board. The garden, part of the campus sustainability program Envision, Plan, Implement, Change, Sustain (EPICS), is available for campus and public use.

Local middle school students participate in STEM Saturday program

As electricity arced through the air, excited Mahanoy Area Middle School students reached for their phones, snapping pictures in the darkened physics lab at Penn State Schuylkill. Dr. Michael Gallis, associate professor of physics, had the full attention of the students as he challenged them to explore what they know about electricity during his presentation titled, "It's Electric." Dr. Gallis' program was one of four different sessions that was held during the Schuylkill ACHIEVE'S STEM Saturday, Nov. 7.

Campus hosted academic panel discussion on the refugee crisis

On Dec. 9 at 5:30 p.m. in the John E. Morgan Auditorium, Penn State Schuylkill faculty and honors students and PA State Rep. Michael G. Tobash will host a panel discussion of historical background, current situations, and their side effects in the context of worldwide terror and ISIS/ISIL, Middle Eastern ethnic identity, Syrian refugees, and their coming to the United States.  Members of the panel include: Moderator Dr. Charles Cantalupo

Campus brings college-level course experience to local high school

Several students at the Schuylkill Haven Area High School had the opportunity this past fall semester to participate in a college-level course when Dr. Charlie Law, assistant professor of psychology at Penn State Schuylkill, came to their classroom three times a week to teach Introduction to Psychology.

Penn State Schuylkill names new director of Academic Affairs

Dr. Darcy Medica, interim director of Academic Affairs and associate professor of biology, has been named director of Academic Affairs (DAA) at Penn State Schuylkill, effective Feb. 1. Dr. Medica has been serving as the interim director of Academic Affairs since her appointment to the position Oct. 1, 2014.