Francyou (Franc) Esse, 20, a Penn State York student from Port au Prince, Haiti, took part in the community blood drive sponsored by the campus, Fox 43 and the American Red Cross. He is a junior majoring in information sciences and technology.
Penn State York, Fox 43, and the American Red Cross joined forces for a community blood drive on Aug. 25. Krista Searfoss, 18, a Penn State York student from Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania, took time out of her day to stop by the conference center and donate blood. Seafoss, a criminology major, gets a little assistance from one of the Amercian Red Cross workers.
Joseph Bathanti, poet, novelist, and professor, will share some of his life experiences during a poetry reading of his original work on Thursday, Sept. 15 at Penn State York. The reading, at 12:05 p.m. in the Lee R. Glatfelter Library, is free and open to the public.
A "Cellfie" demonstration was popular with children attending Family Day at the Agricultural and Industrial Museum in York. Penn State York's Biology and Ag Science clubs joined forces to offer a variety of opportunities for children. Hailey Walsh and Jonathan Devita helped children take a swab of the inside of their mouths and then put the cells down on a glass slide. Once on the slide, the cells could be viewed using microscope lenses and close-up images could be taken on cell phones.
Officers of the Penn State York Biology Club discuss their upcoming volunteer opportunity at the fourth annual Central Pennsylvania Team Hope Walk May 21 in Lebanon. The club hopes to raise funds for the Huntington's Disease Society of America. Jamaia Marks, Mount Wolf, vice president; Laura Ohl, York, president; and Vienna Huso, Parkton, Maryland, secretary, left to right, were club officers for the 2015-16 academic year.
Jane Emery, left, meets with Ginia Moorehead, a Penn State York student, as part of her job as director of the Penn State York Advising and Career Development office. Emery was recognized for her outstanding work by NACADA during their spring conference.
Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, a retired NASA astronaut, will be the featured speaker for the 20th anniversary celebration for Pathways to the Future: Exploring STEM Careers, set for Friday, May 13, at Penn State York.
One of the 22 workshops at Pathways to Your Future: Exploring STEM Careers is offered by the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland, giving students the opportunity to dissect a squid and learn how the creature is able to survive in the ocean. Not for the squeamish, "Marine Science Exploration: How is a Squid Able to Survive in the Ocean?" is one of the program's most popular workshops.
The new Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center boasts a $13.5 million renovation and addition, providing the campus community with new food service, fitness center, study space, offices, a refurbished gym, and more.
