Charles E. Hunnell, of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, has pledged $200,000 to establish the Florence Vernon Hunnell Scholarship at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus. The scholarship, named for Hunnell’s late mother, will benefit full-time students at the campus, with preference given to Greene County residents.
Penn State DuBois is hosting the 38th Video Game Day, featuring popular games available on consoles and PCs. Members of the public, of any age, are invited to attend on Saturday, Nov. 5, in the DEF Building.
Current Penn State id+ cardholders at Penn State DuBois will receive a new id+ card during a re-carding event on Tuesday, Nov. 15. New id+ cards will be distributed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 15 in DEF 213, next to the One Stop. To participate, new photos must be submitted by Nov. 4.
Penn State DuBois honors students and honors scholars gathered with friends, family, faculty and staff at the North Central PA LaunchBox, powered by Penn State DuBois Event Center, to celebrate their achievements and kick off the 2022-23 academic year. The honors scholar application for incoming students for fall 2023 will open on Monday, Oct. 24, and be available until Dec. 31.
Penn State DuBois Wildlife Technology students will lead the 6th Annual “Walk in Penn’s Woods.” This event will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2, at the historic Camp Mountain Run Boy Scout camp, located at 4980 Mountain Run Rd., Penfield, Pennsylvania. Members of the public are invited to join this educational hike.
At Penn State DuBois, this week’s freshmen seminar lesson could prove to be lifesaving. Officer Cody Haag is spending his week educating students on the dangers of alcohol and drugs, ways to avoid negative situations, how to recognize others in distress and what to do in an emergency.
From mid-September through the end of October, Penn State units at campuses across the commonwealth will be holding events in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month. The unifying theme for this year’s observances is “Nuestra Música (Our Music): Identity, Culture and Resistance."
The Diversity, Arts and Lecture Series, presented by Penn State DuBois Student Engagement, will kick off the fall season with comedian AJ Wilkerson, also known as "Florida’s Comedic Superhero: Captain Autism," on Tuesday, Aug. 30, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
As students plan their return to Penn State campuses for the fall 2022 semester, the University continues to provide resources to help individuals stay safe and healthy and prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Penn State University Health Services (UHS) is encouraging students to protect themselves against monkeypox in light of cases in Pennsylvania and nationally. Monkeypox is a viral infection primarily spread through prolonged close contact. It is not a sexually transmitted infection (STI), and anybody can be at risk, regardless of gender or sexual orientation.
