Like the countless trees that have reclaimed Pennsylvania’s once cleared forest land, an effort has taken root to help preserve the history of communities founded upon the heritage of the region’s lumber industry. A group of Penn State DuBois students are helping the Lumber Heritage Region (LHR) to grow the opportunities built upon this foundation.
David Kozlowski majors in wildlife technology at Penn State DuBois with plans to further his education in the Wildlife and Fisheries Science program at University Park. The Russellton, Pennsylvania native and right-handed pitcher on the Penn State DuBois baseball team is a graduate of Deer Lakes High School.
In a continuing effort to offer training relevant to the area workforce, Penn State DuBois Continuing and Community Education will offer the Nursing Home Administrator Training program this spring in partnership with Penn State Abington. The 120-hour program delivered virtually through Zoom will prepare graduates to enter a career in administration of long-term personal care facilities.
Santa and Mrs. Claus had to get creative with this year’s socially distanced event, but it did not stop them from making the holiday season bright. The 26th annual Breakfast with Santa at Penn State DuBois raised almost $2,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Athletes have sacrificed the opportunity to participate in their sport, yet they’ve remained dedicated to their training and to their academic success. Penn State DuBois student athletes are no different and have continued to work overtime to achieve their goals amid COVID restrictions. Our latest Student Athlete Spotlight features Zane Morgan.
Penn State has updated its public COVID-19 dashboard with the University's on-demand testing and random testing results from tests administered during the period of Nov. 20 to 22, as well as new University testing results from the prior week. As of Nov. 23 at University Park, there are 348 active student cases, up from 318 at the last update on Nov. 20, and 4,462 students have completed their isolation period and are no longer active cases.
The grand prize winner of $50,000 in this year’s BIG Idea contest was Sarah Boyer and the team at her company, Antria, from Indiana, Pennsylvania. Antira has developed patented stem cell therapies that target wound care applications. The North Central PA LaunchBox powered by Penn State DuBois once again joined Ben Franklin technology Partners in bringing the BIG Idea Contest to the region.
Penn State DuBois invites all members of the community to share Penn State pride, support the University, and have some fun by participating in the inaugural Roar and Run: Best of the West Virtual 5K Challenge. Beginning on Friday, November 27, the western Penn State Commonwealth Campuses will compete to see which community can raise the most support for priority campus initiatives.
Penn State released preliminary coronavirus testing results for the period of Nov. 13 to 19 on its COVID-19 dashboard today (Nov. 20). The University Park campus received 164 positive on-demand test results and two positive random test results from student testing during the period of Nov. 13 to 19.
Penn State DuBois student athletes have remained dedicated to their training and to their academic success and have continued to work overtime to achieve their goals amid COVID restrictions. Penn State DuBois starts off a new Student Athlete Spotlight Series with Emileigh Syster.
