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.
Fall Family Fun Night is planned for Friday, Oct. 29, at Penn State DuBois, and all members of the community are invited to take part in these family-friendly activities.
The Penn State DuBois volleyball team hosted PSUAC opponent Shenango on Saturday afternoon with a 25-15 first set victory, and go on to win the next two sets to take the match, 25-17 and 25-20.
A mobile exhibit on display in the Penn State DuBois Library this semester tells the story of Penn State athletes who served the United States during World War I. Titled “Field to Front, this mobile display was created by the team at the Penn State All-Sports Museum at University Park, and will be open to the public in the campus library for the entire fall semester.
The Penn State Alumni Association will honor 22 Penn Staters on Oct. 6 with the Alumni Fellow Award, the highest award given by the Alumni Association.
Penn State DuBois Wildlife Technology students will lead the 2021 “Walk in Penn’s Woods” on Oct. 3 at Camp Mountain Run. Throughout the custom, two-mile hike the group will be introduced to approximately 25 species of woody plants.
The first round of the 2021 Penn State Women in Engineering (WE) Design Competition has kicked off with an online quiz bowl, open now until Friday, Sept. 24.
