Faculty and staff at Penn State DuBois welcomed members of the Wildlife Leadership Academy on Sept. 18, providing a look at educational options available to those looking to start careers in wildlife conservation and research. In all, 15 students between the ages of 14 and 17 visited the campus to learn more about the Wildlife Technology Degree program at Penn State DuBois.
The Penn State DuBois baseball team kicks off a short, three-date fall ball season this Saturday, Sept. 16, at Slippery Rock. They'll also take on Pitt Bradford on Sept. 23, and Westmoreland County Community College on Sept. 30, both also on the road. The fall season will help to prepare players for what Head Coach Tom Calliari says looks to be a promising spring, which will end with hosting the United States Collegiate Athletic Association's (USCAA) Small College World Series at Showers Field in DuBois.
The Penn State DuBois cross country program continues a tradition of excellence with new runners and a new season. This past weekend, two of the runners, Rebecca Maine and Nolan Fairman, participated in the 3rd Annual Pittsburgh Aruna Run. Aruna races are sponsored by The Aruna Project, which is a non-profit organization that brings and sustains freedom through employment marked by holistic care to sexually exploited women in India.
The Penn State DuBois Women's Volleyball team opened their season with a 3-0 win against Penn Highlands Community College on Saturday. The first of two games went down to the wire, but the Lady Lions pulled off both wins by scores of 26-24 and 27-25. In the third game, the Lady Lions settled in and won convincingly by a score of 25-12.
For the fourth year in a row, a national robotics competition for middle and high school students is taking place at Penn State DuBois. An official kickoff for the 2017 BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) Robotics Competition took place in the student union Sept. 9. The competition is set for Oct. 20-21 in the campus gymnasium.
Penn State DuBois' campus police officer John Licatovich is sporting a new haircut for a good cause. Licatovich, with other officers from departments around the area, participated in "Buzz for Brock" this week at the DuBois City Park.
Penn State DuBois Outreach is offering two technical workshops that aid those employed in the manufacturing industry in the area. The Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) is a class designed to provide an in-depth view of the AIAG Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) 4th Edition. The students will discuss the different topics of a PPAP such as: significant production run, PPAP requirements, customer notification, submission requirements, and part submissions status.
A total of 146 new freshmen, plus their faculty and staff group leaders, reached out to communities throughout the region Aug. 18 for Penn State DuBois Outreach Day. Each year, as part of New Student Orientation, new students volunteer at various charitable and community oriented organizations in the area, giving students a look at the importance of service, while lending a hand to local charities.
Chancellor M. Scott McBride, on behalf of all campus faculty and staff, welcomed new freshmen to Penn State DuBois during Convocation ceremonies on Thursday in the campus gymnasium, opening up the two-day New Student Orientation.
"New students, today marks the beginning of the rest of your life. The opportunity to earn a coveted Penn State degree is why you are here, but it is far from the only life-changing thing that you will take away from your Penn State experience.
