The United States Collegiate Athletic Association officially announced the reinstatement of Penn State Shenango to the USCAA after being confirmed by its board of directors in January.
R to L: Brian Flick and Jacob Linzenbold, the first two alumni to be accepted into Penn State Shenango's VenturePointe incubator located at the eCenter@LindenPointe, along with Riley Atterholt, who completed his Business program internship at the eCenter, gather for a photo after the VenturePointe Ribbon Cutting ceremony in August 2017.
As part of its Invent Penn State initiative, Penn State Feb. 5 announced four new seed grants, each valued at $50,000, designed to bolster entrepreneurship and economic development in communities surrounding Penn State campuses across the Commonwealth. With the announcement, the University’s effort has grown to include 21 hubs for innovation spread across Pennsylvania, including the Shenango campus — an undertaking that was introduced by Penn State President Eric J. Barron just two and a half years ago.
Penn State Shenango will hold its sixth annual THON spaghetti dinner fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 9 in the campus auditorium. The event is sponsored by Penn State Shenango Benefiting THON and various local restaurants. All proceeds will support kids with cancer.
Students from six Penn State campuses, including Penn State Behrend, participated in public service projects in Erie on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They repaired bicycles, ran bingo games and sorted clothes at a community shelter.
