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.
The commitment to the ingenious power of partnership was on full display at the convening of the 2019 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, Oct. 3 and 4, at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. The event featured 85 startup companies, 90 investors and advisers and 30 sponsors, which all collaborated over the two-day event to propel entrepreneurship and innovation.
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.
Through participation in the Penn State LionPulse initiative, an outreach effort of Penn State PRO Wellness, Penn State Shenango now offers a stress-free zone — a walk-in space where students, faculty and staff can take time for self-care and reduce stress through mind-body relaxation.
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.
Not sure of what your plans are after high school? Want to learn more about the various majors available at your local Penn State campus and about its popular 2 + 2 programs, including the University’s colleges of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering? Penn State Shenango will host a Discover Day: A Majors Fair between noon and 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, in the campus auditorium.
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.
National Coffee with a Cop Day is Oct. 2, and Penn State police officers are celebrating by giving away coffee and snacks at 22 campuses across Pennsylvania.
Penn State Shenango will hold its eighth annual Dr. Jane A. Williams Memorial 5K run/1.5 mile walk at 9 a.m. Sept. 28 at the Shenango campus located in downtown Sharon. The event is in honor of Williams, a 25-year employee of the Shenango campus who died after a brief illness.
