Two Lady Lion runners from Penn State DuBois competed in the third annual Pittsburgh Penguins 6.6k in Pittsburgh on Oct. 4. Representing Penn State DuBois in the race were runners Juliann Boddorf and Carley Boice. The unique 4.1-mile race pays homage to Pittsburgh Penguins great Mario Lemieux while helping to raise money for the Mario Lemieux and Pittsburgh Penguins foundations.
Four individuals were honored for their career accomplishments, as well as their steadfast support of Penn State DuBois, at the campus' annual Alumni Awards Banquet Oct. 15 at the DuBois Country Club.
Some area elementary school students got a lesson in health and safety Oct. 15 from students in the Penn State DuBois Occupational Therapy Assistant Program. The Penn State students presented the Backpack Awareness Program to around 400 students at Juniata Elementary School in the DuBois Area School District.
The Penn State DuBois baseball team made a strong showing in six appearances during its fall ball season, ending with a 3-3 record. This is the first time Penn State DuBois has fielded a baseball team since the early 1990s when the program was cut due to budgetary reasons.
For the second year in a row, DuBois Central Catholic (DCC) has taken first place in the BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) robotics competition held Oct. 24 in the campus gymnasium at Penn State DuBois. Rounding out the top three schools were DuBois Area School District in second place and the Wider School in third place. All three schools will advance to the Northern Plains BEST Regional Championships to be held Dec. 3-5 at North Dakota State University. BEST is a national robotics competition for middle and high school students.
Penn State DuBois cross-country runner Juliann Boddorf claimed the title of Conference Champion at the Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference Championship, held Oct. 17 on the golf course at Penn State's University Park campus.
The Delta Mu Sigma Honor Society at Penn State DuBois has inducted 16 new members for the Fall 2015 semester. In order to qualify for membership students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above, and be involved in campus or community service.
Some students enrolled in the Earth Sciences bachelor degree program at Penn State DuBois recently had the chance to see much of their classroom learning brought to life. During a weekend fieldtrip to Pennsylvania's Valley Ridge Region, Instructor in Earth Sciences Patrick Applegate introduced students to real-world examples of geological phenomena that tell the story of Earth's history. The students participated in the trip as part of their class on geomorphology, which is a science devoted to learning the history of the planet by studying areas on, or close to, the surface.
The Penn State DuBois Women’s Basketball team (1-0) traveled to the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville and captured a 98-46 win on Wednesday night. With the win, PSUD Coach Pat Lewis collected his 350th win in his career.
A degree in Earth science can prepare individuals for careers in a variety of fields, including environmental conservation, energy resources, wildlife conservation, environmental consulting and more. But students in the Earth science degree program at Penn State are getting a leg up on the competition to land jobs by gaining computer programming language experience as part of their curriculum.
