Harmut Heep, Ph.D., associate professor of German and comparative literature at Penn State Schuylkill, was selected as a 2015 recipient of the David M. Sokol Area Chairs Award.
Dr. Heep will receive this prestigious award at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA) National Conference in New Orleans, LA, on April 1-4, 2015. The mission of the PCA/ACA is to promote the study of popular culture throughout the world through the establishment and promotion of conferences, publications, and discussion.
Members of the local community, students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend the Penn State Schuylkill Annual Persuasive Speech Contest in the John E. Morgan Auditorium on April 14, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Pianist and keyboard specialist Gary Nesteruk, a leading Los Angeles studio musician for thirty-five years, will be the featured artist and presenter at a film music workshop hosted by Penn State Schuylkill.
Twelve young Penn State alumni were honored for outstanding professional accomplishment and presented with the Penn State Alumni Association's Alumni Achievement Award at a dinner ceremony March 27, 2015 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College, PA. These prominent alumni, 35 years of age and younger, are nominated by an academic college or campus and invited by the president of the University to return to campus to share their expertise with students and the Penn State community.
Jay Paterno, former assistant and quarterback coach for the Penn State University Nittany Lions football team, will be at Penn State Schuylkill for a book signing on Thursday, April 30, 2015, promoting his biography of legendary coach Joe Paterno.
Bryan Underkoffler, a native of Tower City, PA, and a 2011 graduate of Williams Valley High School, was competitively selected for an internship program with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), and Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI) at the Patrick Air Force Base in Florida. Underkoffler was one of only four students selected out of thousands of applications for this coveted program.
The annual Survivor Tea program is scheduled for April 7 at noon in room 101 of the Classroom Building. This event is an opportunity for attendees to celebrate survival over life's challenges, including major obstacles and every day difficulties. An invited special guest will present on, "It's not just black or white: A personal victory".
The Paterno family and Penn State University have a long and generous history of supporting Special Olympics of Pennsylvania. Each year they host the Annual Paterno Family Beaver Stadium Run during Blue and White Weekend. This event raises funds to benefit Special Olympics of Pennsylvania and nearly 20,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
On Saturday, May 16, 2015, the Penn State Schuylkill Alumni Society will sponsor its sixth annual Penn State Day at Knoebels Amusement Park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania.
Registration will begin at 11:00 a.m. Lunch will be served from noon to 1:00 p.m. and will feature a performance by the Alumni Blue Band, an appearance by the Nittany Lion, and prize raffles. A Penn State party will take place at 3:00 p.m.
John Cooper, director of athletics, is pleased to announce the hire of Charles Killian as head coach of the women's basketball program at Penn State Schuylkill.
After graduating from Blue Mountain Area High School, Killian enlisted in the military, providing service in the Pennsylvania National Guard and the U.S. Air Force. MSgt. Killian earned E-7 rank in the U.S. Air Force, and is retired after twenty-one years of active duty. He enjoyed playing and coaching basketball while serving in the military, as well as participating in other sports.