A group of 15 Penn State DuBois students opted to spend their Spring Break in service to others in need. This year's annual Alternative Spring Break trip took the students to parts of the Appalachia Region, including Williamson, West Virginia and Pikeville, Kentucky.
Nearly 100 students at Penn State DuBois signed up for a unique opportunity to help plan and prepare for their careers March 29 at the campus Networking Luncheon and Career Fair, organized by the campus Office of Career Services.
Penn State DuBois' Kenny Heverly has been named Pitcher of the Week in both the Penn State University Athletic Conference and the United States Collegiate Athletic Conference.
With a $100,000 gift, the Fairman Family Foundation of DuBois has established a new scholarship at Penn State DuBois. The Fairman Family Trustee Scholarship will help to make higher education accessible and more affordable to individuals in the region looking to prepare for a rewarding career.
All members of the community are welcome to celebrate Earth Day at Penn State DuBois while learning more about ways they can help sustain their environment. The Fourth Annual Penn State DuBois Earth Day Celebration is planned for 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, in the campus gymnasium. All activities are free and open to everyone.
The A.J. and Sigismunda Palumbo Charitable Trust has donated an additional $30,000 to a scholarship fund that will help students attain an education at Penn State DuBois. The fund, The Palumbo Scholarship at Penn State DuBois, was established in 2008 with a $25,000 gift from the Palumbo Charitable Trust. To date, the trust has gifted more than $300,000 to campus scholarship funds. In 2016-17 alone the fund provided scholarships for 22 individual students.
This week, we recognize six people and members of staff who go above and beyond what's asked of them in their work at the University. We're sending a "We Are!" to Penn Staters with the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Penn State Harrisburg, Penn State DuBois and Penn State Hazleton.
It’s no secret that Penn State includes a network of campuses throughout the state of Pennsylvania, but incoming students may not be fully aware of all the financial benefits attending a campus other than University Park may afford.
A group of Penn State DuBois students has made a contribution to help support a local community garden through a service project. Students Austin Miller, Coby Gardener, Cortney Hedlund, Kristy Hanes and Ryan Lingle gathered supplies and built a mini high tunnel that they donated to the DuBois Community Garden, located off of Liberty Boulevard. The domed, wood-framed structure, covered in clear plastic, is essentially a small green house that will protect plants from the elements and aid growth.
Penn State DuBois students who received scholarships to help cover the costs of their education this year had the chance to personally thank many of the people who made those scholarships possible during a luncheon on April 20.
