Joyce Fairman, right, was among the donors who attended this year's scholarship luncheon. Fairman spoke during the luncheon, offering the donor's perspective, and is pictured here getting to know scholarship recipient Emily Gmerek.
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.
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 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.
Google. It's a global company with a name so well known that in common vernacular it's often used as a verb. "Google it" is a phrase that has ended many an argument over everything from baseball statistics, to pop culture trivia, because the internet search engine that became a household name puts limitless information at the fingertips of nearly anyone. So, it's no small accomplishment that a recent graduate of the Penn State DuBois Information Sciences and Technology program has landed a job with the technology leader right out of college.
