Rawland Cogan, a graduate of Penn State DuBois and president and CEO of the Keystone Elk Country Alliance, has been named a 2021 Penn State Alumni Fellow. He was nominated for the award by Penn State DuBois.
Students in the Penn State DuBois Human Development and Family Studies program had a unique opportunity on Oct. 12 when Pennsylvania’s second lady Gisele Fetterman paid them a virtual visit via Zoom. Fetterman visited with students in the class HDFS 397: Latino/a Families, a special-topics course addressing unique issues faced by Latino families in the U.S.
In honor of her 33 years of service to Penn State, the Madlyn Hanes Scholarship Endowment for Academic Excellence has been established at Penn State DuBois. The initial endowment of $50,000 was raised through Penn State DuBois Development with contributions from donors and friends of the campus, and the scholarship celebrates Hanes’ retirement on Aug. 1, from her post as Penn State's senior vice president of Commonwealth Campuses and executive chancellor. Funding will be used to recruit and retain students for the Honors Scholar Program and other high-achieving students attending Penn State DuBois.
A poem titled “Why I hate Clowns” by Penn State DuBois Associate Professor of English Tony Vallone will be featured on the WPSU Radio show “Poetry Moment” on Oct. 4. It can be streamed anywhere and will be archived on the WPSU webpage following the program.
Pennsylvania’s state tree is under attack by an invasive species of insect known as the hemlock woolly adelgid. Penn State DuBois students are helping conservation professionals combat this threat.
DCNR Forester Bill Laubscher, center, demonstrates the application of insecticide around the base of hemlock trees for Penn State DuBois students. The work students assisted with is intended to protect the trees from the hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive insect that poses a serious threat to Pennsylvania’s state tree.
