The Penn State DuBois Women’s Basketball team picked up their second road victory in a row as they beat Westmoreland County Community College (7-6) by the score of 70-53 Thursday night. DuBois improves to (4-7) on the season with the win.
Fresh off of holiday break, the Penn State DuBois men’s basketball team traveled to Westmoreland County Community College (WCCC) Thursday night to take on the Wolfpack. Coming off a loss the previous night, WCCC came ready to play. Penn State DuBois got off to a slow start. Careless turnovers and missed shots transitioned into fast break points for WCCC.
A young, local talent has been selected to lead the newest athletic team to be added to the Penn State DuBois athletics program. Meagan Thomas, a DuBois Central Catholic graduate, will be the head softball coach. The team is set to start play in September 2016. Thomas will start her work in January to recruit prospective student-athletes to campus and build relationships with the current students at Penn State DuBois who may want to play on the team.
Congressman Glenn Thompson (R) visited Penn State DuBois on Friday as part of his Listening and Leading Tour. The tour, making 36 stops in 16 counties over a five-day period, kicks off Thompson's campaign for reelection to Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District, spanning North Central Pennsylvania. At Penn State DuBois, Thompson learned about some of the educational opportunities the campus offers the region.
A group of 12 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.
Steve Carns, of Clearfield, and Braden Neal, of Punxsutawney, have been chosen to represent Penn State DuBois at THON 2016 as the campus' official THON dancers. The honor will place the pair in the middle of the action as they attempt to dance and stay on their feet for 46 consecutive hours to support the battle against childhood cancer. THON 2016 will take place Feb. 19-21 at the Bryce Jordan Center at University Park.
The Penn State DuBois wrestling team traveled to Dalton, Georgia, Jan. 22-23 to compete against 24 teams from across the nation in the NCWA National Duals hosted at the Dalton Trade and Convention Center.
A successful entrepreneur visited Penn State DuBois business students recently to share some of his insight on what it takes to run a successful business. Peter Varischetti is president of Varischetti Holdings, a family owned organization based in Brockway, Pennsylvania, that oversees a number of companies spanning several industries.
A small business owner with three decades of experience in his field visited Penn State DuBois business students recently to impart some real-world lessons on what it takes to successfully operate a business. John McCreary is the owner and operator of Rustic Barns, based in Hollidaysburg, PA. He specializes in building custom sheds and other outbuildings, providing a high-quality alternative to prefabricated sheds and buildings. He has owned the business since 1985.
As this year's Penn State DuBois THON dancers recover from spending the weekend on their feet "For the Kids," they're able to reflect on an emotional milestone year for the campus. This year the DuBois THON committee shattered its fundraising record, and made it on the top 10 list of Penn State campuses contributing to THON's total.
