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Spring break trip contributes to efforts to alleviate malnutrition in Honduras

Thirteen students from three campuses observed National Nutrition Month in a fitting way: traveling to Honduras for a spring break service learning trip through Healthy Niños Honduras, a Pennsylvania-based organization that focuses on helping children with malnutrition.

03/20/19

Healthy Niños Honduras 2019

A group of students waits at John F. Kennedy International Airport for their flight to Honduras to take part in a spring break service learning trip through Healthy Niños Honduras. The students—from Altoona, Schuylkill and University Park campuses—collected 17 suitcases full of donated personal items to distribute to families in the rural villages they visited.

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Healthy Niños Honduras 2019

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Teen Adventure participants had hands-on experience with Nintento Labo on THON weekend

Ethan Munoz uses Nintento Labo for the first time at THON 2019. Teaching and Learning Technology and the THON Engagement and Empowerment Network (TEENetwork) helped kids experience emerging education technology during THON weekend.

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10th annual Penn State Day at Knoebels planned for May 18

On Saturday, May 18, eight Penn State organizations will co-sponsor the 10th annual Penn State Day at Knoebels Amusement Park in Elysburg. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. at Pavilion M. A program will begin at 11 a.m. and will include lunch, a performance by the Alumni Blue Band, an appearance by the Nittany Lion, and prize raffles.

02/26/19

Students install vinyl siding during a Habitat for Humanity build in Florida.

Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter established at Penn State Schuylkill

Penn State Schuylkill students and administration have collaborated with the Habitat for Humanity of Berks County affiliate to establish the only Penn State Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter outside of University Park, eager to embark on community-building projects within Schuylkill County.

02/25/19

Students participate in various Habitat for Humanity builds

The Power of Stepping Up

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Upper lefthand corner: Penn State Schuylkill students install vinyl siding at their DeFuniak Springs, Florida build site. Lower lefthand corner: Penn State Schuylkill students and an administrator pour concrete at their Portugal build site. To the right: a group of Penn State Schuylkill students pose outside of their Montreal, Quebec build site.

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Penn State Schuylkill's Lion Pulse Health Champions

Schuylkill receives grant to help campus community make better health choices

Penn State’s new LionPulse program identifies “Health Champions” at participating Penn State campuses, who will employ unique methods to help students, faculty and staff make positive lifelong changes to their health with assistance from grant funds made available by the Penn State strategic plan.

02/04/19

Nico Granito, Abbigayle Kaiser, Tianna Klinger, and Stephen Shalamanda

Schuylkill Benefiting THON wraps up is 2018-19 fundraising push

Schuylkill students are wrapping up their final fundraising push for THON 2019, taking their motivation from the classroom to the streets of Schuylkill County. The group will announce if they reached their $20,000 goal on Feb. 14 as they send their four campus dancers to the 46-hour dance marathon at University Park.

02/04/19

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