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.
Advising students is something that Jane Emery does very well, so well in fact that she was recently named the recipient of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Region 2 Certificate of Merit for Advising Administrator Award. Emery, director of advising and career development and coordinator of the Division of Undergraduate Studies at Penn State York, received her award during NACADA’s spring conference in Hyattsville, Maryland.
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.
It was 20 years ago that Suzanne Gladfelter, a faculty member at Penn State York, now retired, decided to put together a program to encourage seventh-grade girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The name of the program changed several times through the years but the idea has not, and now, Pathways to Your Future: Exploring STEM Careers, will celebrate 20 years on May 13 with 22 workshops and a special speaker to commemorate the event.
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.
Penn State offers a way to earn your bachelor’s degree in business. Seven-week accelerated Saturday classes are offered through high-tech classrooms, equipped with the latest real-time interactive video conferencing technology.
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.
The refurbished gym, now air-conditioned, is home to the men’s and women’s basketball teams, the women’s volleyball team, and a number of kinesiology classes. Spectators can get a bird’s eye view of activities in the gym and even those working out in the Fitness Center can catch a game.
