Penn State Shenango Advisory Board Member and Superintendent of Sharon School District Michael J. Calla will give the commencement address at the 2019 Penn State Shenango Fall Commencement Ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, in the campus auditorium. Jo Anne Carrick, campus director and chief academic officer, will confer baccalaureate and associate degrees on the graduating students.
Penn State Shenango OTA students and faculty, along with LIFE-NWPA staff, join together weekly to present wellness program to seniors. This particular week, the Nittany Lion joined in!
Helping seniors stay healthy in order to live full, productive lives is just one commonality between Penn State Shenango’s Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Program and LIFE (Living Independence For the Elderly)-Northwestern Pennsylvania (LIFE-NWPA). This fall, LIFE-NWPA and the OTA faculty and students at the Shenango campus began collaborating on what has become a beneficial partnership for both entities.
Jennifer Jewell, board certified specialist in geriatric physical therapy, was awarded the 2019 Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association’s (PPTA) Geriatric Special Interest Group Award of Excellence. She received the award in October at the PPTA conference at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Champion, Pennsylvania.
