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Leadership at Penn State Fayette and Westmoreland County Community College sign the articulation agreement.

Penn State and Westmoreland County Community College Leadership

From left to right: Lindsey Simon-Jones, interim chancellor and chief academic officer of Penn State Fayette; Megan Nagel, regional chancellor of Penn State Fayette, Greater Allegheny and New Kensington; Kristy Bishop, interim president of Westmoreland County Community College; and Cynthia Proctor, interim vice president of Westmoreland County Community College academic affairs, sign a new articulation agreement to enhance transfer opportunities between Penn State Fayette and Westmoreland County Community College.

Jo Anne and John Carrick pose in front of the Nittany Lion Shrine

Carrick Family Endowment

Retired Penn State Shenango Campus Director Jo Anne Carrick, and her husband, John, have pledged a $50,000 gift to the campus to establish the Carrick Family Endowment for Penn State Shenango Athletics.

Michele Dunleavy dancing

Michele Dunleavy-shenango

2024–25 Penn State Laureate Michele Dunleavy, professor of dance at the University Park campus, will give a presentation and performance, “Improvising a Life,” at Penn State Shenango on Wednesday, Sept. 18.

Williams and Magnuson smiling at the camera

Penn State Alumni Association announces $20,000 match for Renaissance Fund gifts

The Penn State Alumni Association (PSAA) has announced a $20,000 matching commitment that will grow the scholarship endowment recently established in honor of 2024 Renaissance Fund honorees Roger Williams, retired PSAA executive director, and his wife, Karen Magnuson, retired assistant director of University marketing. In recognition of the Renaissance Fund’s 55th anniversary, the PSAA will match gifts of $550 or more to any named Renaissance Fund with an equal contribution to the Roger L. Williams and Karen L. Magnuson Renaissance Fund.