On Tuesday, September 23rd, Penn State President Graham B. Spanier, along with Chancellor R. Keith Hillkirk and SGA President Jarret Robinson served students, faculty, staff, administration and guests of the campus, cake and ice cream on the campus green. The celebration was held as a kickoff of a years' worth of activites that have been planned in honor of the campus' 75th anniversary.
Meika Pauley was born in Boston and raised in Kentucky, Colorado, and South Florida. School brought her back to Boston where she makes her home. She started singing as a child and studied classical voice and piano. In high school she sang in alternative rock garage bands and Motown funk bands and in jazz, classical, and church choirs.
To accommodate student needs , the following offices will be open until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 24; Tuesday, August 25; Wednesday, September 2; Thursday, September 3
The offices that will be open are: CE, Bursar and Financial Aid Office located in the Administration Building and the Advising and Registrar Office located in the B-Building.
Mohammed Amer is a forthcoming brilliant personality in the world of Comedy. Originally a Palestinian, Mohammed fled his birth country of Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War while he was 9 years old. His family eventually settled in Houston, Texas. Mohammad's family was persuaded that he was going to become a Doctor; however destiny had a different plan.
Michael Dean Ester graduated from Dickinson College (PA) with a bachelor's degree in Dramatic Arts and a butt-load of student loans to repay. Even so, this former Campus Activities board executive took off his cap and gown and grabbed a microphone, inspired by his role as a comedy chairperson to become his generation's foremost college-oriented comedian. He has always believed in the power of a well-planned dream.
University Park, Pa. — Students who expected to receive a Pennsylvania state grant administered through the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) will have their Penn State fall semester tuition bills credited for the estimated grant amount.
PHEAA normally issues grants in August, but is dependent on an authorized state appropriation to do so. With no comprehensive state budget to date and the fall semester rapidly approaching, it seems less and less likely that those funds will be available for the start of the academic year.
The Penn State Schuylkill co-ed cheerleading squad will be conducting try-outs for the upcoming 2009-10 season. Practice dates are September 19th, 10am-Noon and September 20th, 10am to 1pm and will be held in the main gym. Applicants are required to attend both days of practice and you will be required to fill out a medical release form.
Prospective students and their families are invited to attend the Spend a Summer Evening program at Penn State Schuylkill, Tuesday, July 14, 6:30 p.m., in the Morgan Auditorium.
Join us for an Information Session regarding the Penn State multi-campus system, admissions process, academic programs, financial aid and student life. This program is the perfect way to discover all of the opportunities that Penn State can offer you.Â
Please register for this FREE program by calling 570-385-6252.
Salih Can, assistant professor of public affairs at Penn State Schuylkill, has received The Emerging Scholar Award from The Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences (NEACJS), the second largest criminal justice association in North America.
If every on-campus student at University Park reduced his or her time in the shower by just five minutes, Penn State would save 100,000 gallons of water each school year. That is enough to fill five swimming pools and lower the University's carbon footprint by 18,980 pounds every year.