The Penn State DuBois men's basketball team recorded their third overtime contest of the season this week as they travelled to Penn State New Kensington for their first PSUAC match up of the new semester. DuBois came out on top 85-80.
The Penn State DuBois Baseball Team will host a spaghetti dinner from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26, at Luigi’s Villa, located at 800 W. Weber Ave. in DuBois. Take-out will be available. A silent auction and 50/50 raffle also will be held.
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28, in the Multipurpose Building Gymnasium at Penn State DuBois. For each person who donates, the Red Cross will make a $2 donation to Penn State DuBois Benefiting THON.
Penn State DuBois Wildlife Technology student Eli DePaulis recently received the John Roe Student Sustainability Award from the Council of Sustainable Leaders at the Sustainability Institute at University Park. He earned the award for his work to eliminate an invasive species of shrub honeysuckle from wetlands near the Penn State DuBois campus.
The Penn State DuBois Benefiting THON committee has organized “Concert for a Cure” in order to raise funds for the Penn State Dance Marathon dedicated to battling childhood cancer. The event will include dinner and the show, and is planned for 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, in the Hiller Auditorium at Penn State DuBois.
Penn State DuBois business majors had the opportunity to significantly impact the region’s economy this semester. Juniors in Business Administration 321 were assigned a project in which they broke up into teams to research ideas that could stimulate the growth of the local economy. They then pitched these ideas to representatives from Clearly Ahead Development, an economic development corporation serving Clearfield County.
Penn State DuBois celebrated fall commencement on Thursday, Dec. 19, in the campus gymnasium. Chancellor M. Scott McBride presided over the ceremony, with Professor of Chemistry Arshad Khan serving as faculty marshal. LuAnn Demi, the 2018-19 DuBois Educational Foundation Educator of the Year, offered the commencement address.
The need for metal machining workers in our region continues to grow. Penn State DuBois and Workforce Solutions, in partnership with several of the region’s leading metal manufacturing companies, developed an entry-level training to help get more operators into the local industry.
Partnering with the North Central PA LaunchBox, Ben Franklin’s TechCelerator @DuBois, is inviting emerging entrepreneurs, students, professors, small businesses and the general public from across the region to apply to the next 10-week Business Startup Boot Camp.
