Penn State Shenango students and alumni can tune in to a weekly webinar series throughout the spring 2021 semester that will discuss career and interview preparation, financial literacy, college success tips and networking both online and in-person.
Penn State has developed a comprehensive spring 2021 COVID-19 testing strategy for all campuses that includes both required and voluntary testing during the remote learning period and the in-person portion of the spring semester.
As part of the University’s comprehensive testing strategy for the spring semester, all Penn State students must meet requirements for COVID-19 testing prior to their return or if they are already living in their campus community.
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute released the latest episode of its Engage Podcast featuring Dr. George Garrow, chief medical officer of Sharon-based The Primary Health Network.
Human development and family studies graduate Kaitlin Winslow joined Primary Health Network’s human resources department for her capstone project, an emotional-intelligence lunch-and-learn series for managers across the state. The internship concluded with a job offer for a full-time position at PHN.
Penn State Shenango’s VenturePointe Incubator and the eCenter@LindenPointe are holding the annual “What’s Your Big Idea Challenge?” on March 24. All Pennsylvania residents, students, alumni, entrepreneurs and innovators can submit their innovative ideas to enter the Penn State Startup Challenge.
Penn State Shenango alumnus William E. Casey has made a $100,000 gift to endow the Casey Miller Bridge to Success Fund in Memory of Thomas A. Casey, Donald K. Miller, Gary R. Miller and Janet Miller Casey. Casey’s gift will provide emergency support for students with unforeseen financial difficulties while commemorating late family members who also attended Penn State.
Residents of Pennsylvania rural communities often face different health challenges than those who live in cities. Rural county physicians like Dr. George Garrow see the challenges first-hand. Garrow is the chief medical officer of The Primary Health Network, a federally qualified health center based in Mercer County.
Assistant Professor Travis Milburn will host a lecture titled “Bulletproofing our schools: Exploring the connection between school security products, race, class, and school violence,” on Feb. 11. Two guest speakers will join Milburn to discuss how consumption, security and policy converge in educational spaces.
During the first two weeks of in-person learning (Feb. 15 to Feb. 26), Penn State will conduct universal COVID-19 testing of all students who are taking in-person classes or who are taking a fully remote or online course load while living in Centre County or within a 20-mile radius of a Penn State campus.
