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We have all heard the slogan in regards to not drinking and driving, but did you know that texting and driving is just as serious? According to the National Safety Council, approximately 23 percent of all crashes - or 1.2 million crashes - each year are caused by drivers using their handheld or hands-free cell phones and texting while driving. This is much greater than the number of crashes caused by any other distraction

Shroud Encounter will be coming to Penn State University—Schuykill Campus on Wednesday, April 20th, at 7:00 PM. This highly acclaimed 90-minute multi-media presentation will be held at the Morgan Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public. Shroud Encounter is a production of Shroud of Turin Education Project, Inc. and will be presented by renowned international expert Russ Breault. The presentation is a fast moving, big-screen experience using over 150 images covering all aspects of Shroud research.

Penn State Schuylkill will be holding graduation on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 10:00 am on the Campus Green. John Hillkirk, the Editor at USA TODAY will be the keynote Speaker.  In case of inclement weather the commencement ceremonies will be held in the gymnasium.

Penn State Schuylkill Chef Penny Shade was awarded the 2011 Achieving Women Award presented by the University's Commission for Women.

Penn State Schuylkill's Nittany Players are preparing to perform "The Wiz," April 14 through 17 in the John E. Morgan Auditorium. "The Wiz" is a children's show, something that people of all ages could enjoy.  "The Wiz" is a funky musical version of the L. Frank Baum story "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," telling the story of Dorothy, a Kansas farm girl, who is lifted to the land of Oz by a tornado. She meets a few friends, including a scarecrow, tin man and lion, as she follows the yellow brick road in search of the wizard who will help her get home.

The Penn State Schuylkill Alumni Society is co-sponsoring "Penn State Day At Knoebels Amusement Park" on Saturday, May 21, 2011. ALUMNI BLUE BAND PERFORMANCE… NITTANY LION… PICNIC LUNCH … PRIZE RAFFLES… PARTY @ THE BIRTHDAY CAKE PAVILION… NETWORKING… FUN!!!! We all know how much fun Knoebels can be. Just add a large crowd of PENN STATERS and the day will get even better! Let's Go State!!!!!!!

The tradition continues this year with the CHAOS ON THE COURT: Penn State Schuylkill's 2nd Annual Students vs. Faculty/Staff Volleyball Game. The event will be held on Sunday, April 10 at 4pm in the Gym.

In the fall of 2010, the Office of the University Registrar released new functionality for students and parents in eLion. With the consent of their student, parents may view their student's course schedule and grades via the eLion Parent/Other menu. Set-up is simple and instructions were included in announcements which were shared widely in September.

Feb. 22 marked the date that Penn State was founded in 1855 as a publicly supported agricultural college. In 1863, Penn State was designated as Pennsylvania's land-grant college -- a distinction that only Penn State holds and a designation that created a university to educate large segments of society that had not yet been served by higher education.

The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), Central Pennsylvania Section will hold its spring workshop at Penn State Schuylkill on Friday, March 11. This workshop will be a sharing of methods and ideas for physics or physical science teachers of all experience levels. It will focus on how we can use the idea of an engineering project to learn basic physics concepts.