A group of 10 Penn State DuBois students participated in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day tradition on Monday, choosing to take part in the MLK Day of Service, rather than taking the day off. They were part of a group nearly 100 students strong, from seven Penn State campuses including Behrend, Beaver, Shenango, DuBois, Greater Allegheny, Fayette, and New Kensington. Each year, the community of one of the campuses is chosen for the MLK Day of Service, and students volunteer at various organizations in that community in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., and his dedication to serving others. This year, Penn State Beaver was the hosting campus, placing students at organizations in and around the community of Monaca, Pennsylvania.
Tom Calliari of Brockway has been named head coach for the newly resurrected baseball team at Penn State DuBois. Baseball has not been offered as an athletic option for students at the campus in decades, so Calliari also is responsible for building a new program from the ground up, with his first team slated to play in the spring of 2016.
Business administration students at Penn State DuBois have put their classroom lessons to real-world use by conducting feasibility studies and preparing marketing plans for a local company. The project asked students to work with management at Pennsylvania Grain Processing in Clearfield, a producer and wholesaler of grains, as well as a producer of ethanol.
While working alongside Associate Professor of Biology and Forestry Robert Loeb, Penn State DuBois undergraduates Mary Transue and Porshe Garthwaite published an article in the renowned British journal Studies in the History of Gardens and Designed Landscapes: An International Quarterly.
Three dedicated individuals were recently honored for their 25 years of service to Penn State DuBois. Director of Enrollment Melissa Duttry, Associate Professor of English Antonio Vallone and Senior Instructor of Business Administration Laurie Breakey were all recognized during a reception held in Symmco House, the campus administrative building.
More than 40 Penn State DuBois graduates proudly walked in fall commencement ceremonies Thursday evening in Hiller Auditorium as DuBois Instructor in Wildlife Technology Emily Thomas provided an inspiring commencement address, encouraging graduates to always chase their dreams.
Honors students in the Penn State DuBois Occupational Therapy Assistant Program recently presented some potentially life-saving information to area seniors. The sophomore-level honors students held a workshop focused on preventing falls as part of their honors option project.
Recently, the Penn State DuBois campus hosted the regional preliminary round of the Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology robotics competition (BEST), giving teams of middle and high school students a chance to design and build robots.
Three accomplished member of the Penn State DuBois community were honored at the annual Penn State DuBois Alumni Awards Banquet on Thursday evening (Nov. 20) at the Lakeview Lodge at Treasure Lake. All award recipients have demonstrated leadership and ingenuity in their fields, as well as steadfast support for the campus.
Runners from Penn State DuBois competed at the U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association Cross-Country National Championships on Nov. 7. Representing the DuBois Nittany Lions were Juliann Boddorf, Tamera Anthony, Heidi Rodgers, Matthew Burke and Charles Miller.
