Penn State Schuylkill has received $5,000 from Weis Markets, through the company's participation in the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program, in support of the campus' Summer Scholars youth program. The company's overall $10,000 EITC contribution to Penn State included $5,000 that was designated to Penn State Altoona.
Cory Scherer will discuss evolutionary-based research on sex differences in jealousy and present findings on why widowers are at an advantage with regards to dating when the Colloquium Series in Psychological Sciences and Human Behavior returns to Penn State Erie, The Behrend College on Thursday, Feb. 19.
On December 8, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) announced the 2014 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, with Penn State Schuylkill being named to the list for the second consecutive year.
Penn State Schuylkill has announced that it has been approved to offer a bachelor of science degree in Biology, general biology option beginning in summer 2015. The program is available to current students, as well as to those pursuing acceptance beginning summer and fall 2015.
Students who enroll in the program are able to tailor their program for careers requiring broad backgrounds and diverse skills in the biological sciences, or for graduate study in many fields of biology. Students can select courses from a variety of areas of contemporary biology.
Members of the local community, students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend the Penn State Schuylkill Annual Informative Speech Contest in the John E. Morgan Auditorium on Wednesday, December 3 at 7:00 p.m. The program is being conducted by Dr. Valerie Schrader, assistant professor of Communications, Arts, and Sciences.
The 80th Anniversary Committee at Penn State Schuylkill will be hosting a gala for the local community at the Schuylkill Country Club on November 6 at 6:00 p.m. The Gala is the culmination of a year-long celebration of the 80th anniversary of Penn State Schuylkill.
On Wednesday, October 29, 2014, Penn State Schuylkill invites you to join Dr. Susan Russell, associate professor of theatre and Penn State Laureate, for an interactive conversation titled, "Dignity: Changing obstacles into opportunities." Her presentation will be held at noon in the R. Michael Fryer Conference Center of the Classroom Building. Lunch will be provided.
For the past decade, Dr. Helen Hendy, professor of psychology at Penn State Schuylkill, Dr. Keith Williams, feeding director, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, and Mr. Thomas Camise, retired principal of Schuylkill Haven Area Elementary Center published a number of research articles that document the effectiveness of the Kid's Choice Program (KCP). The goal of this research-documented, easy-to-use, and cost-effective program is to reduce child obesity and increase healthy behaviors in children.
Penn State Homecoming is one of the largest student-run homecoming organizations in the country. Its purpose is to celebrate tradition and instill pride in all members of the Penn State family through active engagement of students, alumni, faculty, and staff across the community. 400 student volunteers donate their time to create a multitude of events.
Stan Cieplinski, Reading, PA, was hired as the first coach of the newly established women's soccer program at Penn State Schuylkill. Cieplinski will begin recruiting immediately, with the new competition season starting in fall 2015.
Cieplinski brings to Penn State Schuylkill his experience as a player, a coach, and an administrator. He was a starting forward at Slippery Rock University, where he earned a degree in Physical Education, and the head coach at Albright College and Longwood University.