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Penn State Shenango will hold two events in November in recognition of Global Entrepreneurship Month. Matt Caputo, assistant teaching professor of engineering, will present “The Re-design of the OneCar, a Multi-Disciplinary Approach” at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 14. The second presentation, “Opportunity and Reward: Bridging the Gap between Engineering & Ecology,” will be given by Dan Wallace and Brian Pancher of the WallacePancher Group at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 21. Both events will be held at the eCenter @ LindenPointe in Hermitage.

The Penn State Bookstore, which is operated by Barnes & Noble College, has awarded its fifth round of grants to support a range of programs and initiatives throughout the University. Launched in the 2015-16 academic year, the grant program began through a $1.25 million commitment to Penn State to help advance the University’s most pressing priorities.

The Penn State Shenango 2019-20 Lecture Series will continue with a presentation by Tammy Divens, assistant teaching professor in occupational therapy at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 17 in Lecture Hall 223. Divens’ lecture, “Mindful Living to Overcome Opioid Addiction,” will share on mindsets that influence recovery, the concept of neuroplasticity and confronting addiction from a holistic perspective.

With the start of a new semester, the Penn State Shenango Staff Advisory Council (SAC) is gearing up fundraising efforts for its two major initiatives — Fuel for the Future Fund and The Nittany Nook Food Pantry. In addition to several campus events during "SAC-tober," the committee will be raising funds through a crowdfunding page on the Let’s Grow State website.

If you have a history of addiction recovery and want to help others, Penn State Shenango will host a Beaver campus Continuing Education course on “Certified Recovery Specialist Training” from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturdays, beginning Oct. 5 and ending Dec. 14, in Sharon Hall room 108 in downtown Sharon, Pennsylvania.