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Gisele Fetterman spoke to Penn State DuBois students via Zoom.

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Gisele Fetterman spoke to Penn State DuBois students via Zoom about issues faced by Latino families in the Unites States.

Gisele Fetterman spoke to Penn State DuBois students via Zoom.

Philanthropist, Pa. second lady talks immigration with DuBois students

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.
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Madlyn Hanes Scholarship Endowment established at Penn State DuBois

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.
DCNR Forester Bill Laubscher, center, demonstrates the application of insecticide around the base of hemlock trees.

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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.