Successful businesswoman, campus donor, and alumna Christina Beretsel urged students to build upon their knowledge and never stop learning throughout their careers during her commencement address on Friday evening.
Barbara Reinard, assistant teaching professor in the Penn State DuBois Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) program, has been named the DuBois Educational Foundation (DEF) Educator of the Year. She was presented with the award by DEF president Craig Ball during commencement ceremonies at Penn State DuBois on Friday evening.
Nearly 80 members of the Penn State DuBois class of 2018 made the transition from students to alumni May 4 at the campus' spring commencement ceremony. Chancellor M. Scott McBride presided over the ceremony, with Professor of Chemistry Arshad Khan serving as faculty marshal. Special guest speaker Christine Beretsel provided the commencement address. Music for the ceremony was provided by the Penn State School of Music Graduate Brass Quintet.
Twenty-eight students were bestowed military honor cords in recognition of their military service at a special ceremony held Thursday afternoon, May 3, at the Mount Nittany Club in Beaver Stadium.
Shana Bogert, a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, received her military honor cord from Penn State President Eric Barron during a ceremony May 3 that honored 28 active and retired members of the military who will be receiving degrees from Penn State this spring. Bogert will be receiving her bachelor's degree in athletic training.
Military honor cords were presented to 28 undergraduate and graduate students who will receive their Penn State degrees this spring, and who have honorably served, or are currently serving, in the U.S. military.
Penn State DuBois is offering fun and educational classes in June for students going into grades 6–12. There are four new academy programs offered during the weeks of June 18 and June 25. These programs include topics in crime investigation, law, art, creative writing, music, theatre, wildlife technology, ranger studies, wilderness medicine, science, technology, engineering and meteorology.
Assistant Teaching Professor of Chemistry Francelys Medina instructs student Julia Wirths of DuBois in one of last year's youth science courses. This year a chemistry themed class will be used to make candy through fun and educational lessons.
Penn State York is offering a four-day Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) preparation course, July 30-Aug.2., to help students prepare to take the SAT. Registration is underway now.
