Penn State DuBois business majors had the opportunity to significantly impact the region’s economy this semester. Juniors in Business Administration 321 were assigned a project in which they broke up into teams to research ideas that could stimulate the growth of the local economy. They then pitched these ideas to representatives from Clearly Ahead Development, an economic development corporation serving Clearfield County.
Penn State DuBois celebrated fall commencement on Thursday, Dec. 19, in the campus gymnasium. Chancellor M. Scott McBride presided over the ceremony, with Professor of Chemistry Arshad Khan serving as faculty marshal. LuAnn Demi, the 2018-19 DuBois Educational Foundation Educator of the Year, offered the commencement address.
2019 recipients of the John Roe Sustainability Awards, pictured above, each received a piece of handmade ceramic pottery by artist and Penn State graduate student John Domenico, who also spoke during the event.
A group of three Penn State DuBois honors students recently shared experiences they gained during a trip to Ireland with the campus Honors Program. John Mark Miller, Andrew Mahle, and Makayla Whaling took the international travel opportunity, available exclusively to honors students, to bolster their educational experience through immersion in another culture.
The Penn State DuBois Honors Group at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. From left, students John Mark Miller, Makayla Whaling, and Raquel Zattoni, Honors Program Coordinator Evelyn Wamboye, Assistant Director of Career Services Anna Akintunde, and student Andrew Mahle.
Francie Spigelmyer and her husband, Dave, have established the Janice Elizabeth Erickson Scholarship in memory of Francie’s sister, Janice, by making a $12,500 pledge to Penn State DuBois. Consideration for the scholarship will be given to full-time undergraduate students at Penn State DuBois and will assist in making education affordable and accessible for recipients.
Members of the Wildlife Leadership Academy spent the day exploring their educational options at Penn State DuBois on Monday, Sept. 23. Faculty and staff at the campus welcomed seven academy students in grades nine to12, from school districts across the state, as well as their families. They got an in-depth look at what the Penn State DuBois Wildlife Technology Program has to offer.
A local father and son had a unique opportunity this graduation season. Dad, Ray Serafini, and son, Andrew Serafini, having both earned their degrees, walked together during the same commencement ceremony last month at Penn State DuBois.
Penn State Behrend graduate Olivia Dubin could not attend the college's May 3 commencement ceremony because she is completing an internship in Germany. Dubin, who earned a degree in plastics engineering technology, used one of the college's robots to participate in the program remotely.
Penn State Behrend graduate Olivia Dubin could not attend the college's May 3 commencement ceremony because she is completing an internship in Germany. Dubin, who earned a degree in plastics engineering technology, used one of the college's robots to participate in the program remotely.
