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.
The Student Startup Showcase featured Penn State student startups which had participated in the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program’s (PennTAP) Inc.U Competition or Invent Penn State’s Summer Founders program. Each of the student companies received $2,000 to help move their startups forward.
Penn State Shenango Assistant Teaching Professor of Engineering Matthew Caputo recently introduced his freshmen students to the “real world” of engineering with a tour of the city of Sharon’s Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Penn State Shenango will hold a Nurse Practitioner Open House from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5, in the Lecture Hall Gallery, located on Shenango Avenue in Sharon, Pennsylvania. Nurses who have their bachelor of science in nursing degree may earn their master of science in nursing degree to become a nurse practitioner, right at the Shenango campus.
At this year’s Hermitage Light Up Night Parade, to be held on Sat., Nov. 23, Penn State Shenango faculty, staff and students will be teaming up with the Community Food Warehouse of Mercer County to support the organization’s annual food drive collection.
While most faculty spend their summer completing research, teaching summer classes, or preparing for the fall semester, Penn State Shenango Assistant Teaching Professor of Nursing Maureen Dunn spent part of her summer abroad, networking with faculty from Lille Catholic University in France and at The Hague University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. Dunn’s trip was in collaboration with Penn State’s Experiential Digital Global Engagement (EDGE) program.
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.
Robin Elaine Criswell, age 47, of Neshannock Twp., died unexpectedly on Oct. 14. Criswell was an administrative assistant to the Business and Finance Office and Athletics Department at Penn State Shenango for the last two and a half years.
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.
