Story by Daniel Koenig

The Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society sponsored its twenty second annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 11, in the campus’ Student Community Center.  The society hosted children from the Mon Valley area.

There were many activities and entertainment throughout the morning. Children enjoyed a delicious breakfast and a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus.There were plenty of holiday magic memories including toys, candies, games and more for the little ones.  Funding for this event was made possible through donations from local area businesses, alumni, advisory board members, staff, faculty and friends of Penn State Greater Allegheny.

Rachel Halaszynski has received Honorable Mention status of the week for Women’s Basketball with the USCAA. Rachel is a Junior Forward from Penn State Greater Allegheny. Rachel averaged 19.6 points and 10.6 rebounds per game in three games this past week.

Story by Daniel Koenig

Story by Daniel Koenig

Penn State Greater Allegheny has won the 2010 American Marketing Association (AMA) Award in the Education Category. This award is for the submission of the strategic marketing efforts toward the seventh annual All That’s Jazz fundraiser held on the campus on October 16, 2010. This year, All That’s Jazz raised over $110,000, more than doubling what was raised last year, to support student scholarships. This will put the entry in the running for the American Marketing Association’s top award —Marketer of the Year, which will be announced in December.

Margaret Signorella, professor of psychology and women’s studies at Penn State Greater Allegheny, has been awarded fellow status in the American Psychological Association (APA.) This designation recognizes Signorella’s outstanding contributions in the field of psychology and to Division 35 (Psychology of Women).

Much of Signorella’s research has focused on the development and consequences of gender stereotyping. She is currently an associate editor for Sex Roles, and is co-editing a special issue of that journal on single-sex education.

APA is a scientific and professional organization based in Washington, D.C., that represents psychology in the United States. With 150,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide.

Authors	Title	Class	Adviser	Award
Sheng Wei and Xuerong Xiao	Some Applications of Vectors	MATH 230H	Chen	1st place honors
Sheng Wei and Xuerong Xiao	Summing Alternating Harmonic-like Series	MATH 297H	Chen	2nd place honors
Kovalsky, Kelly	The Inner Whispers of Polish Women: Educational Dreams are a Path to Empowerment	SOC 110	Montecinos	1st place Teaching International
Kiss, Matt	Red and White in the Red and White: The Influence of Coca-Cola and Marlboro in Poland	MKTG 450W	Kobylanski	1st place Teaching International
Meghan Boehm; Caroline Burke; Amber Corpa; NeChell Franklin; Sarah Manley; Karry Smith; Diamond Snow; and Michael Tarasan	Global and Geographic Knowledge	PSYCH 301W	Signorella	2nd place Teaching International
Caroline Burke and Carolyn Edwards	Eastern European Folk Tales as Children's Theatre	LA 497A	Breckenridge	2nd place Teaching International

The production will include the following three stories, adapted for children’s theater:

• "The Magic Doctor," adapted from the retelling by Val Biro in Humgarian Folk-Tales, Oxford University Press, 1980;
• "Baba Yaga, a Russian Tale," adapted from the retelling by Linda Jennings in "A Treasury of Stories from Around the World," Kingfisher Books, 1993; and
• "The Dragon of Krakow," adapted from the retelling by Richard Monte in "The Dragon of Krakow and Other Polish Stories," Francis Lincoln Children’s Books, 2008.

In this style of theater production, there are no props, no costumes and no sets. The actors, wearing T-shirts and jeans, mime the props and become the scenery -- as well as playing the characters and functioning as narrators in the stories. Audience members are encouraged to join their imaginations with the cast to create the mise en scene -- the picture of what is happening on the stage.

Adaptations for the Children’s Theatre production were made by Caroline Burke, Carolyn Edwards, and Jay Breckenridge, professor of theatre arts. The production is directed by Breckenridge.

The shuttle departs from the campus, at Walnut Street and Buck Green (by the Nittany Lion at the SCC) and transport students to the McKeesport Transportation Center located (approximately) at 552 Lysle Blvd in McKeesport.

Port Authority of Allegheny County has curtailed a number bus routes throughout the county due to budgetary constraints.  “Because the elimination of routes has impacted our students, the campus offices of Student Affairs, Business Services and Police Services have instituted a campus shuttle service to accommodate these students,” said Glenn Beech, director of Student Affairs.

During December 6-10, students will be selling THON T-shirts with a different color representing each day of the week.  The committee is also planning a dodge ball tournament and other activities.

The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON), is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world.  THON is a year-round fundraising event benefiting The Four Diamonds Fund, Conquering Childhood Cancer, at the Penn State Children's Hospital in Hershey, PA.  The year culminates in a no-sitting, no-sleeping, two-day dance marathon held every February.  Over the past 35 years, the students of THON have raised more than $69 million and have helped thousands of children and families fight pediatric cancer. 

Students from Penn State Greater Allegheny raised more than $15,000 last year to fight pediatric cancer for THON.

Penn State Greater Allegheny will host its fall commencement on Thursday, December 16, at 7:00 p.m. in Wunderley Gymnasium. Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter will preside as diplomas are conferred to 30 individuals receiving baccalaureate and associate degrees. Keynote speaker will be Daniel H. Simpson.

Simpson has been a daily editorial writer and weekly columnist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Toledo Blade since he retired from the United States Department of State in September 2001.  His primary subject area is international affairs but he also writes on U.S. national politics, economics and other subjects.

He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy, a small organization of distinguished retired American statesmen in the field of foreign affairs and national defense.  He also teaches at various universities in Southwestern Pennsylvania, and is a Member of the Board of Directors of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh.

As a career Foreign Service Officer for 35 years, Simpson lived and worked in Burundi, South Africa, Bulgaria, Zaire three times, Iceland, Lebanon and Bosnia-Herzegovina.  He was U.S. Ambassador to the Central African Republic, Ambassador and U.S. Special Envoy to Somalia, and U.S. Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  He was Deputy Commandant of the U.S. Army War College and Vice President of the National Defense University.  Prior to becoming a diplomat in 1966 he taught in a secondary school in Benin City, Nigeria and at the Libyan Army Military College in Benghazi, Libya.

Penn State Greater Allegheny students will highlight their research projects this week at the campus Student Research Conference. Student work will be displayed in the Ostermayer Room of the Student Community Center from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday November 18.

Over 30 projects will be on display, representing many disciplines. The assignments also relate to one or more campus programs: Teaching Eastern Europe, Greener Allegheny, Honors, and Civic Engagement.

Members of the campus community will have the opportunity to vote for the best submissions.

On December 11, 2010, area boy scouts can attend Merit Badge University at Penn State Greater Allegheny.  The day is sponsored by the Lion Ambassadors of Penn State Greater Allegheny.  The purpose of the event is to provide Scouts an opportunity to earn merit badges.  Each scout can take either two half-day classes or one full-day class. Badge workshops include:  Art, Citizenship of the Community, Citizenship of the Nation, Citizenship of the World, Crime Prevention, Emergency Preparedness, Engineering, Fire Safety, First Aid, Leatherwork (additional fee of $7.00), Photography, Public Speaking, and Traffic Safety.  There is a $10 fee to attend Merit Badge University and registration is required.

Driving directions to Penn State Greater Allegheny and an overview of the campus map are available. 

For more information, contact Mary Jane Popovich at 412-881-5950.

When he was able to combine a sport he began to love with a cause he cared about, the “addiction” began.  During the past few years Jaap has run for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training Program, a group that raises money for research.  “Running can be a selfish sport,” said Jaap.  “Running for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society allows me to give something back.  We all know someone who has had cancer.  A classmate died from the disease when were in graduate school.”  Jaap is particularly inspired by the “patient heroes” he meets.  These patients with leukemia or lymphoma, often children, provide encouragement as he prepares for marathons.

On October 3, Jaap ran his sixth marathon, the Wineglass Marathon in Corning, New York.  He finished the 26.2 mile marathon in 3 hours, 18 minutes, and 25 seconds—improving his best time by nine minutes and qualifying him for the Boston Marathon on April 18, 2011.  The Boston Marathon requires a qualifying time of 3 hours and 20 minutes for runners in Jaap’s age range of 40-44. 

Jaap runs five mornings a week, on average 35-50 miles.  He says running keeps him focused and allows him to set personal goals and achieve them.  Most importantly, it keeps him in shape to enjoy his family—wife Angel and children Camille, 11 and James, 8.   

Several months before planning her dream vacation to celebrate her 21st birthday in Hollywood, Walos and her best friend Vicki Wargo, who also shares the same birth date and was also turning 21, decided to try and get tickets to be on "Let's Make A Deal." When two tickets arrived at her home a month before their departed trip, the two women designed costumes to wear on the show. They decided on two playing cards, appropriately numbered "21." The tickets were for the August 20 taping; their 21st birthdays happened to be the 21st. They felt that luck was on their side.

After waiting in line and completing a questionnaire and being interviewed, both women were selected to be contestants. "I was so excited waiting in line for the show and then I realized that I had been chosen," she said. Walos was seated on the end of the aisle and when Wayne Brady, host of "Let's Make A Deal," made his way to her, she almost jumped out of her seat with excitement. She was picked to play the "Don't Blame Me" game with another contestant in the audience who was dressed as a shopper with gift bags hanging all over her. Sadly, her best friend was not selected to participate. Walos chose a box for the contestant who claimed a diamond necklace. The woman selected money for Walos. She claimed $600 in cash. When asked to "trade-up," the other woman chose one of the famous curtains and was zonked and lost everything.  Katie Walos decided to stick with her cash and chose not to select one of the mystery curtains.  Walos had to sign an agreement not to reveal the outcome of the show until the air date, which was Wednesday, November 10.

For three months she had to contain one of the biggest secrets that she had known, but remembering the outcome and her winnings, always made her smile. "I'm glad it's out in the open now and I can talk about it with my family and friends. It was a great experience. A once in a life time experience."

President Bill Clinton spoke at a "Get Out the Vote" rally on November 1 in the Wunderley Gymnasium on the campus at Penn State Greater Allegheny. He spoke on the platform with gubernatorial nominee Dan Onorato to a crowd consisting of faculty, staff, students, and community members. Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter welcomed everyone to the campus and shared the dais with other local and state officials.  

The rally began at noon when the doors were open to the public and at approximately 12:40 p.m., Porter welcomed the crowd to the campus. The crowd applauded and cheered when President Clinton was announced and Dan Onorato walked onto the stage with him. Clinton spoke for nearly 35 minutes. After his speech, Clinton walked along the barricade line shaking hands and posing for pictures with supporters before departing for another event.

The rally will be held in the Wunderely Gymnasium. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. and the rally begins at 1:00 p.m.

This event is free and open to the public.

No tickets are required.

Check out everyone having a great time. 

All That’s Jazz Sponsors

Title Sponsors

Amy and Dave Michaliszyn 

Benefactor and Entertainment and Decorations Underwriter

Nancy Seifert 

Jazz Patrons

Excela Health

Federated Investors

Mark R. Gruskin

Johnston the Florist

Wabtec Corporation

Live auction services

Provided by Penn State Alumnus Skip Dreibelbis
True Blue Auctions, State College, Pa.
www.TrueBlueAuctions.com

The campus will provide transportation to and from all events. Sign up to participate in the Office of Student Affairs in room 112 of the Student Community Center or by calling 412-675-9163.

Edith Bell was born in Hamburg, Germany and spent several years in concentration camps during WWII. After years in the Netherlands, Israel and Panama, she came to the United States in 1955.

In the early 1960’s she became a member of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and has been a peace and justice activist ever since. She has been speaking on her experience of growing up as a Jewish child in Nazi Germany to many diverse groups for the past 20 years.

The  Globalization and Sustainability speaker series is co-sponsored by the Teaching International, Greener Allegheny, and Honors Programs at Penn State Greater Allegheny.

Other films in the lineup for this year's Teaching International film series include: "The Peacekeepers and the Women" to air from 3 to 5 p.m. on Oct. 27, in Room 117 of the Frable Building; "Miss Gulag," from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 17, in room 117 of the Frable Building; and "Food, Inc.," from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. on Nov. 30, in the Ostermayer Room at the campus' Student Community Center.

Admissions at Penn State Greater Allegheny has several events planned to welcome prospective students and introduce them to the campus.

Penn State Greater Allegheny Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter has been selected as a recipient of the of the YWCA's 2010 Racial Justice Award in the category of Education. Porter will be honored at the 19th annual Racial Justice Awards reception on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at the Westin Hotel and Convention Center in Pittsburgh. The selection committee stated that they were greatly impressed by Porter's efforts to eliminate racism and promote equality.

The YWCA Greater Pittsburgh is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. The YWCA presents the Racial Justice Award to both individuals and organizations to recognize their work in breaking down the barriers of racism. The YWCA's success is grounded in the partnerships they have with quality providers, government leaders and other stakeholders with similar goals -- to overcome the physical, economic and social barriers that restrict full engagement by women in the workplace, their home and the greater community.

Dr. Porter's award was covered in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Szymczak is a specialist in European, American, and Slavic history with a special emphasis on Poland and Polish Americans. He is an expert on the Katyn Forest Massacre of 1940, the subject of one of his two doctoral dissertations (D.A. Carnegie-Mellon; PhD University of Lancaster). A film on this tragedy was shown this month on campus.

One of Szymczak's recent publications is "The Vindication of the West: The Katyn Case in the West, Poland, and Russia, 1952-2008" in The Polish Review.

The talk will take place in Frable 117 from 12:15-1:30 on Tuesday September 28 and is free and open to the public.

Co-sponsored by Teaching International, Greener Allegheny, and the Honors Program.

The Penn State Greater Allegheny Advisory Board will host its seventh annual All That’s Jazz scholarship benefit on Saturday, October 16, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. in Penn State Greater Allegheny’s Student Community Center. Proceeds will be added to the Penn State Greater Allegheny Student Scholarship Fund. Last year’s event collected over $54,000 for student scholarships.  In the last six years, All That’s Jazz has raised more than $264,000 for scholarships, allowing the university to extend support to many students and contributing to the kind of environment that makes Penn State Greater Allegheny campus a unique place to pursue an education. LIVE Auction items can be found here!

Event Chair Mark R. Gruskin and the All That’s Jazz Committee are planning an exciting evening. This year’s entertainment will feature the musical greatness of Pittsburgh’s Jazz Legacy and include performers Ben E. Benack, Jr., Ben E Benak, III, Roger Humphries, Max Leak, Jr., Dave Pellow, and Mark Strickland. Guests will enjoy delicious Southern-style food with a soulful flair, a Live Auction and the Blue & White “mystery” auction.

Approximately three-quarters of Penn State students receive some sort of financial aid.  About one-half of the students enrolled at the campus represent the first generation in their family to attend college and many depend on grants, loans, and scholarships to pay for their education.

“Scholarship funds have become increasingly important to our students and their families. These funds can make the difference between students staying in college or having to make some hard decisions about their futures,” said Penn State Greater Allegheny Chancellor, Curtiss E. Porter, Ph.D.

Providing assistance to Mark R. Gruskin, president of the Penn State Greater Allegheny Advisory Board,  and event chair are Amy Michaliszyn and Jan Pokrifka, auction co-chairs; Nancy Seifert and David Pellow, entertainment co-chairs; Bill Flanagan, Master of Ceremonies; and Nancy Traina, Capital Campaign Committee Chair. These volunteers are supported by Advisory Board members, community leaders, alumni, friends, faculty and staff—all working to make the event a success.

The event encompasses many levels of sponsorship.  Title Sponsors for this year’s event are Amy and Dave Michaliszyn.  Nancy Seifert is a Benefactor and the underwriter for all of the decorations and the entertainment.  Patron sponsors are Mark R. Gruskin, Johnston the Florist, and Wabtec Corporation.    Chancellor’s Circle members are Dorothy and Ed Datemasch, Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, Margaret Signorella, Ph.D., Curtiss E. Porter, Ph.D., Resource Development and Management, Inc., Specialty Steel Products, Inc., Nancy and John Traina, and Clifford and Barbara Wise. Ambassadors are Lou Anne Caligiuri, Sally Cunningham, Grane Healthcare, Inc., Michelle G. Hough, D.Sc., McKeesport Hospital Foundation, Charlene and Kirk Urey.  Supporters are The Honorable Cynthia A. and Arthur L. Baldwin, Pastor Earlene Colemen, Linda Croushore, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Flanagan, Andy Holtz and Laura Rundell, Jendoco Corporation, Karen Kutzer, David J. Pasternak and H.B. South Printing, Inc.

The public is invited to join in the festivities to help support the Penn State Greater Allegheny Scholarship Fund. Guests can enjoy a cool couch, seated near the performance stage for $125 per ticket.  General Admission tickets are $100 each or $900 for a table of ten.  Information on tickets, sponsorships and the auctions can be obtained by calling the Penn State Greater Allegheny Office of Institutional Advancement at 412-675-9048.

Auction services are being donated by ’86 PSU Football Team Member Skip Dreibebis, founder of True Blue Auctions.

Mitchell and Stewart discussed the background behind the decision by the Pittsburgh Public Schools to create two single-gender schools at Westinghouse High School.

The campus library has also collected resources for Teaching International online and can assist instructors and students in exploring and researching the region.

A second initiative at PSUGA called Penn State Greener Allegheny has formed a coalition with Teaching International. We are calling the coalition Globalization and Sustainability. Penn State Greener Allegheny is focused on addressing Green and Sustainability issues both globally and locally. Resources for this area of focus have also been collected at the Greener Allegheny web site.

The start of Fall 2010 also brought the reopening of the main entrance to Kelly Library. During the summer, the work to replace the walkway into the library required students, faculty, and staff to use the lower entrance exclusively. The new entrance includes new railings lining the sidewalk and a power assist door.

These improvements will make the library more accessible and welcoming for all library visitors. 

The former Housing and Food Services Building at Penn State Greater Allegheny received a new name and function:  the Fitness and Cultural Center.  The fitness center side was completed in 2005 but was closed for a short time as the building received its next phase of renovation on the cultural center side to the tune of $1.75 million. 

The fitness center was enhanced with an exercise room for various activities such as yoga, Zumba, and Pilates classes, and male and female locker and shower rooms were added, each with a sauna.  Group fitness classes and official hours of operation will be Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Noon to 5:00 p.m. on weekends.

The cultural center side of the building houses a 640 square-foot open space that can accommodate theatre productions, coffeehouse activities, movie nights, dances, and other student activities.  Next Architecture of Pittsburgh designed the cultural center. 

The official ribbon cutting ceremony for the Fitness and Cultural Center was Thursday, August 26 at noon. Music was provided by "Good Brother Earl," a Pittsburgh-based rock, blues, country, and pop group. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette calls Good Brother Earl’s music “a full-bodied Triple-A rock sound that can fall right into place between the Counting Crows, Dave Matthews and the Jayhawks.” 

Dr. Donald Sheffield, Founder and President of Techniques Assisting Motivation and Excellence (TAME), Inc., once again coordinated the training curriculum.  Topics included, “Enhancing Classroom Learning with Video Applications,” “Using Technology for Classroom Management,” and “Power Point and ‘Clickers’.”

Penn State Greater Allegheny has been approved for new options for psychology majors.

Effective Fall 2010, students will be able to earn a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in psychology, which will include specialization in either business or science, as well as a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in psychology. “The current degree is a B.A. in applied psychology,” said Margaret Signorella, professor of psychology and women’s studies and campus program coordinator. “The applied psychology major is a traditional psychology major, but with an emphasis on students applying their classroom learning in real world settings. The name change to psychology better reflects the nature of our program.”

The new B.S. degrees will include classes in business or science that better prepare students for careers or graduate study in business or health-related professions. “In the past, psychology students had to take extra courses to prepare for these careers. Now their interests can be incorporated into one of the new options,” said Signorella.

Both the new B.A. and B.S. majors require a capstone experience. Most students will choose to complete the capstone by doing an internship. Students interested in research may choose to design their own research projects. In either case, the psychology program at the campus will continue to emphasize the importance of gaining experience both in and out of the classroom.

For more information, please see the psychology program Web page.

The faculty and staff will welcome first-year students and their families at the annual Academic Convocation on Friday, August 20, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.  The convocation celebrates the campus’ long and committed partnership with the Pittsburgh region.  Since its beginning at the current location in 1957, Penn State Greater Allegheny campus continues to play a dynamic role in the Greater Pittsburgh area, bringing the resources of a nationally prominent university to students of all ages.

Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter, Ph.D. will serve as master of ceremonies along with Kurt Torell, Ph.D., director of academic affairs and associate professor of philosophy.  The guest speaker is Mary Ellen Higgins, Ph.D. associate professor of English at Penn State Greater Allegheny.  Higgins  joined Penn State Greater Allegheny in 2001 and has been instrumental in establishing the Teaching International Program at the campus and has headed educational study tours to Ireland, Paris, the south and north of France, and Puerto Rico.

After the ceremony, lunch will be served in the Student Communtiy Center where students and their families can meet the faculty and staff.

Incoming freshman will have an opportunity to hone their academic skills in engineering, mathematics, English composition, and physics.  The Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program began at Penn State Greater Allegheny on July 6, and runs through July 30.  Twenty-four openings were available to students who applied to the program by submitting essays about their academic and career goals and describing how participation in the program will benefit them.  During the four-week session, students stay on campus to experience firsthand the academic and social aspects of a Penn State education.

The cost of the program is $750, including room and board.  The cost of room and board, field trips, text books, extracurricular activities and faculty instruction was defrayed by two generous grants.  The largest grant was received from the Pittsburgh-based EQT Foundation; the second was received from the National Science Foundation.

For a complete schedule and description for the summer youth programs, contact the Continuing Education office at 412-675-9040 or access the brochure at http://www.ga.psu.edu/Documents/CE/10-CEPA-151_Gr_Allegh_SU10_Kids_broch_(10-0928).pdf?cn21D online.

According to the terms of this agreement, Penn State Greater Allegheny will train about 100 faculty members from Duy Tan University to deliver 24 business courses. This training will occur over the course of four years, beginning this summer, on the Penn State Greater Allegheny campus.

From the 2010-11 academic year, Penn State Greater Allegheny also will send two faculty members to Duy Tan University every semester for at least two weeks to model and monitor the teaching of these courses with the trained faculty and Duy Tan students. During the first year, the summer train-the-trainer sessions will be held at Penn State at Greater Allegheny.

Learn about the university, our campus, and the many academic and student life offerings.##Tour the campus and relax during a casual BBQ with members of the campus community.##Enjoy our Penn State Ice Cream, rated among America's best ice creams by Forbes Traveler.

When: Monday July 19 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Where: Student Community Center, Penn State Greater Allegheny

Get the scoop!

Learn about the university, our campus, and the many academic and student life offerings.

Tour the campus and relax during a casual BBQ with members of the campus community.

Enjoy our Penn State Ice Cream, rated among America's best ice creams by Forbes Traveler.

When: Monday June 28 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Where: Student Community Center, Penn State Greater Allegheny

RSVP: 412-675-9010 or psuga@psu.edu

The President and Chief Executive Officer of The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, Esther L. Bush was the keynote speaker.

Penn State Greater Allegheny's chapter of Psi Chi, The National Honor Society in Psychology, inducted new members on April 2. Present for the induction ceremony were Yidi Li and Lisa Mykeloff.

Welcoming the new members were current members Brandon Garner and Sarah Fiore, chapter adviser Dr. Elizabeth Mazur, Director of Academic Affairs Dr. Kurt Torell, and Chancellor Dr. Curtiss Porter.

Membership is open to students who are at least second-semester sophomores, majoring or minoring in psychology with at least 9 credits in psychology completed, who rank in the upper 35% of their class in general scholarship, earn an overall GPA of at least 3.0, and a psychology GPA of at least 3.0.

After the ceremony, new officers were chosen: Sarah Fiore (President), Ashley Larson (Vice President), and Kelly Krznaric (Secretary).

Psi Chi was founded on September 4, 1929 for the purpose of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and to advance the science of psychology. Psi Chi is one of the largest honor societies in the world. Since 1929, Psi Chi has installed more than 1,050 chapters and inducted more than 500,000 members at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. These chapters not only recognize academic achievement by granting membership in the Society, but also sponsor programs that augment the regular curriculum, offer service to the campus and the community at large, develop leadership skills, and provide fellowship through affiliation with the chapter. For more information about Psi Chi and its grants, awards, and service programs, go to the Psi Chi website at http://www.psichi.org/. Psi Chi is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and an affiliate of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science.

There is increasing awareness that our everyday decisions have an impact on the environment and on people. This impact is often unseen and its cost (or benefit) unknown. News about electronic waste ending up in developing countries or the impact on drinking water from gas exploration makes us aware that our decisions impact people’s health and not just the environment. How can we improve people’s lives while at the same time protecting resources?

This is the question that will be explored at the 2010 Environmental Forum: “Improving Lives, Protecting Resources:  The Challenge of Environmental Justice” on May 18 from 8 a.m. to noon in room 120 of the Frable Building at Penn State Greater Allegheny.

The featured speaker is Kristen Saacke Blunk, Director of the Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center (AEC), an initiative of the Environment and Natural Resources Institute. Saacke Blunk has 26 years of experience in environmental policy development and research: first as Environmental Manager for Tennessee’s Pollution Prevention and Environmental Awareness program, and subsequently as Executive Director of Clearwater Conservancy. Her experiences stretch beyond the borders of Pennsylvania to West Africa, Haiti and Central America, where she has found ways to address environmental problems, while simultaneously solving social inequities.

With the help of Outreach, the forum will be broadcast via PolyCom to three Commonwealth Campus locations: Penn State Harrisburg, Penn State Dickinson School of Law at Carlisle, and Penn State Greater Allegheny. To register, go to www.green.psu.edu

In addition to Saacke Blunk’s talk, the forum will engage the audience in interactive activities where attendees are able to meet with colleagues from other departments and units, share perspectives on the issue of environmental justice and develop solutions.

The Environmental Forum has been a popular event for 4 years, drawing crowds of 200 people or more because of its focus on critical issues and practical solutions. 

The Environmental Forum is an annual educational event sponsored by the Finance & Business Environmental Stewardship Key Initiative and organized by the Campus Sustainability Office and a planning committee consisting of members from across campus. Every year, the Environmental Forum seeks to raise awareness among Penn State faculty and staff about critical sustainability issues and give them practical tools to implement effective solutions.

To learn more about Kristen Saacke Blunk, visit http://newswire.extension.psu.edu/120702.html.  To learn more about Penn State’s Campus Sustainability Office and overall commitment to sustainability in research, outreach, teaching, student engagement, and operations, go to:  www.green.psu.edu .

Andrzej  Kobylanski, assistant professor of business at Penn State Greater Allegheny, has been selected to present his paper, Development of Marketing Orientation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises—Eastern Europe Example, at the 2010 Costa Rica Global Conference on Business and Finance.  

The conference, sponsored by The Institute for Business and Finance Research, LLC (IBFR), will be held from May 25-28 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Theoretical and empirical papers in all areas of business, finance, marketing, management, accounting, MIS, public administration, economics, business education and related fields were submitted. Kobylanski’s paper was selected by the editor of the IBFR and a blind reviewer.

For the first time, the conference used an online voting system to elicit votes from the entire campus community.

1st place tie: Teddy Roosevelt's East Asia Policy by Steven Dangel
Solar Power Technology & Clean Alternative Energy in China by Seth Seng

2nd place: Women in China's Sweatshops by Andrew Pollman

3rd place: The Emotional Effects of the One Child Policy on Women by Caroline Burke

At Penn State Greater Allegheny, students in Communications 471, a public relations methods course, taught by Kathy Taylor Brown, assistant professor of communications, have created digital stories that will be shown on campus. According to the text book the students use in class, Digital Storytelling: A Creator’s Guide to Interactive Entertainment, written by Carolyn Handler Miller, “Even when designed to serve pragmatic goals, works of digital storytelling always have elements of narrative and always offer some degree of entertainment.”

Sam Weinreb, a Holocaust survivor who resides in Western Pennsylvania, had his story captured by Emily Blake, Shannon Putt, Robert Rex, and Kaitlyn Walos, all students in Browns class. The group’s story is a three part video on which they take a look a Mr. Weinreb’s life before, during, and after the Holocaust.

Students Alex Bobbs, Nick Johns, Dan Koenig, Dan Stritmatter, and Sean Wood made a digital story on a personal account of a man who was at Woodstock Music and Art Fair in 1969. The group focused on Ted Kelly and his experiences at Woodstock. The video included photos and music samples.

The final group documented something all Penn State students are familiar with, THON. Students Ashley Brooks, Allison Iksic, Lee Marts, and Alydia Thomas put together a documentary about THON’s history and what THON means to Penn State Greater Allegheny students. The group interviewed Breanne Nero who is the current CCSG THON Chair and the dancers from this campus that took part in THON this year.

In January the class attended a training session in one of the computer labs in Crawford, taught by Justin Miller, who works in the Digital Media Commons at University Park. The students were taught how to film, edit, save, and upload their videos to YouTube. Each student made a short video, added pictures and music, and uploaded it to YouTube.

The students have also been learning how to use social networking sites through the course. The class currently has a group set up on Facebook and Twitter. The Facebook group was used to critiques each other’s videos from YouTube and Twitter is used for any class announcements.

35 students will receive diplomas at spring 2010 commencement on Saturday, May 14 at 11 a.m. in the Wunderely Gymnsaium

The keynote address to the students at the spring 2010 commencement will be from the president and chief executive officer of The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, Esther L. Bush.  A graduate of Pittsburgh’s Westinghouse High School, Bush began her career as a high school teacher.  She has progressively moved up the ladder of the Urban League movement, starting in 1980 as the assistant director of the labor education advancement program for the National Urban League in New York, N.Y.

She is nationally recognized as a strong advocate for economic and social equality initiatives that benefit African Americans and thereby the whole community.  During her tenure at the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, it has become one of the most accomplished affiliates in the country, leading by example with a perfect five out of five on a recent performance review conducted by the National Urban League. 

Bush is a current member of the International Women’s Forum, Western Pennsylvania Chapter, and of the International Women’s Forum Board of Directors.  She is also on the boards of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Systems, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Carnegie Science Center, and Duquesne University.

She earned a bachelor’s degree from Morgan State University and a graduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University both located in Baltimore, Md.  She received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Hartford in Connecticut in 1997, a Honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Carlow College in Pittsburgh in 2004, and in May 2009 she received a Honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa.

The last band of the academic year will be performing on Thursday, April 29 during common period. The Screaming Orphans, four funny, high-spirited musically-obsessed sisters from Ireland will set-up to play outside the Student Community Center, weather permitting.

The Student Government Association will host a “Study Party” on Monday, May 3 from 12:00 a.m. until 2:00 a.m. in the Student Community Center. Study materials, such as paper, pens, note cards, etc. will be provided. An opportunity to create arts and crafts and unwind by playing games in the game room will be available.  

Saturday, May 1st from 7:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., a Community Service Day at Auberle is being organized. Located one block from the campus, Auberle is a faith-based Catholic agency offering help to troubled children and families. Students will have an opportunity to plant flowers at the facility and enjoy breakfast and lunch.

The African-American Male Mentoring Program (AAMMP) is an initiative to increase retention for first-year African-American male students funded by the Vice Provost for Educational Equity at Penn State. In its first year, 11 students are enrolled in a one-credit continuing education class this semester. Four Greater Allegheny staff and faculty are mentors to the students: Roderick Asberry, Office of Admissions; Johnathan White, African and African-American studies; James Pritchett, Center for Academic and Career Excellence; and Tony Mitchell, Continuing Education. These mentors meet once a week with this class to engage and support their successful adjustment to college and journey toward a college degree.

The AAMMP students and mentors attended the "We Count: The Black Agenda is the American Agenda!" conference at Chicago State University in Chicago on Saturday, March 20. Organized by the award-winning PBS journalist Tavis Smiley and rebroadcast on C-Span, "We Count" provided a select group of African-American scholars, activists and leaders a unique forum to discuss pressing national issues facing African-Americans and the nation. Jesse Jackson, Cornell West, Julianne Malveaux, Michael Eric Dyson, and Ron Walters were among the panelists. Several speakers, notably Malveaux, president of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C., highlighted Census 2010 as an important occasion for African-Americans. Citing national economic reports and college graduation rates, she challenged everyone in attendance to complete the census as a means to ensure that federal tax dollars for initiatives such as college grants and loan programs will be available to families and communities across the United States that need them the most.

“After attending the morning conference, the AAMMP students and mentors toured the DuSable Museum of African-American History, also in Chicago, and the opening of the 'Freedom Sisters: Honoring the Legacy of African American Women' exhibit,” said Mitchell. “The group stayed overnight in Chicago, then enthusiastically returned to Greater Allegheny, ready to be counted in the American agenda.”

ABSENCE: Penn State Greater Allegheny's Literary & Art Magazine will hold its spring 2010 reception, which will feature the work of 42 authors and artists, at 7 p.m. on April 21, in the Ostermayer Room in the Student Community Center on campus. The event also will celebrate the arts, with performances that include live music, excerpts from the spring theatre production, the screening of a short film, and the presentation of the fifth annual Chancellor’s Prizes for the Best Literary & Visual Arts by Curtiss E. Porter, Penn State Greater Allegheny chancellor.

All faculty, staff and students of the Penn State community are welcome to attend; the event is free and is open to the public. The magazine, in its 12th year of publication by the Penn State Greater Allegheny English department, is an annual publication which showcases campus talent. Copies of Volume Twelve will be available for the first time at this event.

The mission of ABSENCE is the annual publication of a high-quality literary and arts magazine for the Greater Allegheny community. The magazine’s goal is to provide all full- and part-time Greater Allegheny students, faculty and staff, and alumni with a shared venue for their creative endeavors, and to generate interest in the arts in the Greater Allegheny community. The magazine also provides students the opportunity to prepare for professional careers in publishing and document design.

Clifford Manlove, associate professor of English, ABSENCE senior faculty adviser, invited faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the campus to submit their poetry, short fiction and nonfiction, essays, photography, visual art and more for consideration. A “blind submission” process was used by the student editorial board to evaluate each work. In total, 291 submissions were received -- more than in any previous year -- but fewer than 90 could be published in the 120 page magazine.

The Penn State Greater Allegheny campus community can listen to and view the final class projects for the Teaching International Program at its spring semester research conference. From 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. on April 15, in the Robert and Elizabeth Ostermayer Room, students will present their research projects on the region selected by the Teaching International program for the 2009-10 academic years -- East Asia and the environment.

The Penn State Greater Allegheny theatre production classes, under the direction of Jay Breckenridge, professor of theatre arts, will present "Sweet Poison," a Japanese folk comedy in the Kyogen style, in the newly renovated Fitness and Cultural Center on campus.

Shows will be held at 7:30 p.m. on April 22 and 23, and there will be a matinee performance at 2 p.m. on April 24. All shows are free and open to the public.

In partnership with the Penn State Grassroots Network and current students of Penn State, Penn State Greater Allegheny students are invited to travel to Pennsylvania’s Capitol Building to advocate for the support of appropriations to help make Penn State more affordable.

A 50-passenger bus will travel from Greater Allegheny on Tuesday, April 20, and will leave from the red lot on campus at 5:30 a.m. The day’s absence will be excused, but students are asked to speak to their individual professors to determine the work that will be missed. Space is limited and is being filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is required at http://www.alumni.psu.edu/grassroots/.

Edward S. Rubin, the alumni professor of environmental engineering and science and professor of engineering and public policy and mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, will give a guest lecture on climate change strategies from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. on April 8, in room 117 of the Frable Building on the Penn State Greater Allegheny campus. His lecture is being delivered in honor of Earth Day, which will be observed this year on April 22. Rubin will discuss his research, which deals with technical, economic and policy issues related to energy and the environment, with a focus on reducing environmental impacts of electric power systems.

One major product of this research is the Integrated Environmental Control Model (IECM), a widely used tool for engineering-economic design and analysis of current and advanced power generation systems, including pulverized coal combustion, integrated coal gasification combined cycle, and natural gas combined cycle systems. Current emphasis is on the modeling and assessment of CO2 capture and sequestration options for climate change mitigation, and the potential of advanced renewable energy systems.

Rubin also serves on committees of the National Research Council studying climate change mitigation policies, energy research and development planning, and alternative transportation technologies. He was a coordinating lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. At Carnegie Mellon, Rubin was founding director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies and the Environmental Institute.

This presentation is co-sponsored by Greener Allegheny and Teaching International.

Another film in the Teaching International film series will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on April 8, in the Robert and Elizabeth Ostermayer Room in the Student Community Center on the Penn State Greater Allegheny campus. "Marathon," released in 2005, is a South Korean movie based on the true story of Bae Hyeong-jin, a runner who happens to have autism.

The film popularized the South Korean term for autism which can be translated as "self-closed syndrome." The movie follows the story of a young man with autism, named Cho-Won, who finds release only in running.

Sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity, Penn State Greater Allegheny is hosting a Hip Hop Conference from noon to 7 p.m. on April 10 in the Student Community Center dining hall. The conference will feature author and public speaker Felicia Pride and her presentation on “Life Lessons from Hip Hop’s Greatest Songs.” The conference will focus on hip hop’s unique linguistic, visual and sociological expressions across global communities.

Felicia Pride is an author and public speaker, and her acclaimed book, "The Message: 100 Life Lessons from Hip Hop’s Greatest Songs," has been hailed as "chicken soup for the hip hop soul" and has been used as a tool of engagement by various educational venues around the country.

Felicia speaks on an array of topics including writing, publishing, hip hop, media and literacy. Felicia is the book columnist for The Root and a contributor to Publishers Weekly. She was formerly the book blogger for AOL Black Voices, a Web site that garners more than 3 million monthly visitors, and the managing editor of Mosaic literary magazine. Her writing about hip hop, books, publishing and pop culture has appeared in various publications including VIBE, the Baltimore Sun, Popmatters.com, and the Baltimore City Paper. She has a master of arts degree in writing and publishing from Emerson College in Boston, Mass., and currently lives in Baltimore, Md.

Each year, scholarships are awarded in a number of categories, such as academic achievement, honors and scholars, National Honor Society in Psychology, Psi Chi, and the Chancellor’s Literary Awards, which are selected by the Chancellor to represent the best from among the literary and visual arts produced at the campus by either full or part-time students.

Other named scholarships and campus awards cover a broad range of criteria for each respective honor, such as the John W. Beatty Memorial Scholarship, Kalich Family Student Leadership Award, and the Rhodes Student Leadership Award, which recognizes academic achievement and community service by an undergraduate student at Greater Allegheny.

Greater Allegheny immeasurably benefits from the quality of the honor students’ participation in the campus’ academic experience and their dedication to academic research, service, and exposition.

The cultural center phase of renovation is near complete.  The 640 square-foot open space will be able to accommodate theatre productions, coffeehouse activities, movie nights, dances, and other student activities.  Next Architecture of Pittsburgh designed the cultural center.  A grand opening is being planned.

The Penn State Greater Allegheny baseball program traveled to Cocoa Beach, Florida to open up their season during spring break. Multiple days of heavy rain limited Greater Allegheny to three games. The lions came out the gate on Monday March 7 defeating Rochester College, Michigan, 10-0, but dropped the second game 10-6. On Tuesday March 8, the Lions lost a hard fought contest to University of Virginia's College at Wise, 5-3.

Summerfield is director of the Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program and associate professor of Human and Community Development at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Since receiving her doctorate in economics from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, she has written extensively on gender, development, and globalization addressing economic reforms in China, human security (income, property rights, and health), and migration.

Some of her recent publications include a co-edited special issue of Feminist Economics titled, “China, Gender, and the WTO,” which was also translated into Chinese and published in June 2009. Recent journal articles include, “A Gendered View of Reforming Health Care Access for Farmers in China” in China Agricultural Economic Review 2009; “Gender, Transnational Migration, and Human Security” in Development 2007; and “Gender and Rural Reforms in China: A Case Study of Population Control and Land Rights Policies in Northern Liaoning” in Feminist Economics 2009. One of Summerfield’s current projects examines women’s employment in science and technology in China.

The Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society is bringing back the Penn State Creamery Ice Cream and Ye Old College Diner Stickie Sale.

The deadline for orders is Friday, April 9, 2010.   Please download and complete the order form and mail the form with payment to Penn State Ice Cream Sale, 4000 University Drive, McKeesport, PA 15132. Checks should be made out to "Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society." Ice cream may be picked up on Saturday, May 8, 2010, from 9:00 – 11:00 on the loading dock of the Student Community Center. Purchasers should bring along a cooler for easier pick-up. This year's sale features eleven flavors of ice cream including Peachy Paterno, Death by Chocolate and Black Raspberry Yogurt.  The cost is $6.00 per half gallon of ice cream and $3.25 per package of Stickies. Proceeds benefit the Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society. For more information, contact Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society at 412-675-9048.

The Teaching International program at Penn State Greater Allegheny adopted the theme of East Asia and the environment for the 2009-2010 academic years.  As the spring semester is near mid-term, the program is hosting a film to explore global warming and climate change.  Also, a field trip is planned to Washington, D.C.

According to the Web site, www.bullfrogfilms.com, “Climate change is already here. In another decade, the damage will be irreversible.” A film that explores the affects of climate change is titled, Weather Report, and will be available for the Greater Allegheny campus community to view Tuesday, March 16 from 12:15-1:15 in Frable 117. 

On the above Web site, the film is described as, “a sneak peek into the future. This year-long road trip takes us around the world, to places where global warming is having an immediate effect. We meet people for whom climate change already has life-and-death implications.  Weather Report brings us the powerful human stories of people in Kenya, India, Canada, the Arctic, China, and Montana where people's lives have already been dramatically altered by the global crisis that will soon affect us all.”

Teaching International also planned a day trip to the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C. to see the Terra Cotta Warriors Exhibit.  A charter bus will depart campus at 6:15 a.m., Saturday, March 20, and returns late evening.  Cost to students for this trip is only $5, but they must register ahead to get a ticket.  Register in person with Nancy Egan in Frable 201.  There are a limited number of tickets available.

Also at the luncheon, the Susan C. Lewis award will be presented to a woman who has contributed to social and economic development within the community, promoted diversity or women’s issues within the community and/or workplace, and promoted constant professional development.  Nominations for the award are being accepted through March 5.  An online nomination form is at the following link www.equity.psu.edu/cfw/liaisons.asp.

Cost per person is $7 and can be directly paid to the Commission for Women’s budget by each department.  For more information, contact Cheryl Sorrentino at 412-675-9078 or xcs2@psu.edu.

A serigraph, "Slave ship" by noted African American artist, Romare Bearden (1911-1988), is on display in the lobby of the Kelly Library.

The theme of this print is the 1839 Mende rebellion on the slave ship Amistad. Bearden's visual narrative depicts the culture of the places he lived, which included Pittsburgh, as well as the rural South, Harlem, and the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. The work is from the personal collection of Dr. Jim Stewart and Dr. Caryl Sheffield, who most graciously have loaned it to the PSUGA Library. It will be on display for the next few months.

Four dancers represented Greater Allegheny along with about 700 other dancers at THON, which was held Friday, Feb. 19, through Sunday, Feb. 21, at the University Park campus' Bryce Jordan Center. The dancers were Joshua Devine, Nicole Manz, Arthur Smith, and Keith Fernandez. Samantha Budzinski and Janet Zayas were chairs of the fundraising drive. A group of forty other Greater Allegheny students called “moralers” helped to cheer on the dancers.

Greater Allegheny reached their total of $15,000 by collecting donations in cans throughout the campus and local community and additional activities such as a bowl-a-thon and volleyball tournament. Funds were raised to support pediatric cancer patients through the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Children's Hospital.

For more information, contact Erin O'Malley, student activities coordinator at eio1@psu.edu or by calling 412-675-9221.

Bae is an assistant professor of East Asian history at Penn State Behrend.  She was born in Tokyo, Japan, and moved to the United States with her family when she was six years old.  She received her doctorate in history from Stanford University and is currently writing a book on Japanese magazines for girls and women in the early 20th century.

Her latest publication is entitled "Girl Meets Boy Meets Girl:  Heterosocial Relations, Wholesome Youth, and Democracy in Postwar Japan," in the September 2008 issue of the Asian Studies Review.

The JoAnne E. Burley Leadership Scholarship Award

To be eligible for this scholarship, the student shall be a full-time or part-time undergraduate enrolled or planning to enroll at Penn State Greater Allegheny who has demonstrated good character and fine leadership qualities in the classroom and through their participation in campus activities.  The qualified student must have at least a 2.75 GPA and should have demonstrated outstanding leadership on campus within the previous twelve (12) months.  Financial need may be a consideration for this award. Students must also submit recommendations from a Penn State Greater Allegheny faculty and staff member to be considered for this scholarship.

Details on this scholarship and the Alumni Society Scholarship (described below) and a single application can be dowloaded or printed. Students have the option for applying for one or both scholarships.

The deadline for applications is March 19, at 4:00 p.m.  Applications should be directed to 210 Student Community Center. For more information, contact Arlene Fath at 412-675-9048 or arf4@psu.edu.

The Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society Scholarships

Students with a minimum GPA of 3.0 who are planning to attend Greater Allegheny next year may be eligible for one of the Alumni Society awards.  Use the combined application for Burley and Alumni Society scholarships above.

The deadline for applications is March 19, 2010, at 4:00 p.m.  Applications should be directed to 210 Student Community Center. For more information, call Arlene Fath at 412-675-9048.

Penn State Greater Allegheny and Duy Tan University in Da Nang, Vietnam, signed an agreement for academic collaboration on Jan. 17. According to the terms of this agreement, Penn State Greater Allegheny will train about 100 faculty members from Duy Tan University to deliver 24 business courses. This training will occur over the course of four years, beginning this summer.

From the 2010-11 academic year, Penn State Greater Allegheny also will send two faculty members to Duy Tan University every semester for at least two weeks to model and monitor the teaching of these courses with the trained faculty and Duy Tan students. During the first year, the summer train-the-trainer sessions will be held at Penn State at Greater Allegheny.

“Penn State Greater Allegheny is happy to take this precedent-setting step with Duy Tan University,” said Penn State Greater Allegheny Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter. “Establishing this program meets the needs of both institutions in expanding our international initiatives. Our agreement extends the internationalizing of Penn State and also extends the international capacity of Duy Tan University. Penn State business faculty teach at a world-class standard. Duy Tan faculty will benefit from this widely respected experience. Duy Tan students will be the effective beneficiaries of this joint effort."

Vice provost and director of academic affairs at Duy Tan University, Bao Le Nguyen, and director of academic affairs at Penn State Greater Allegheny, Kurt Torell, were the key individuals who created this partnership. Both expect this agreement to serve as a model for future relationships.

“Penn State Greater Allegheny looks forward to this long and beneficial relationship that that will reinforce the global emphasis and the future development of both of our Universities," said Torell.

“As we move into the next decade, the need for international relationships among all institutions of national interest will only increase. People, trade and educational interests will become increasingly interdependent and global,” said Porter. “We appreciate being a part of this new development with Duy Tan University.”

Evening classes cancelled (Mon, Feb 15, 6:00 PM and after) due to inclement weather.

The campus is closed today, Thursday, Feb 11, 2010 due to the weather.

Revised schedules are available at the following links.

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For any questions please contact the athletic department at jjc32@psu.edu or 412-675-9460.

Faculty, staff, and students should use their best judgment when driving to campus.

The BBF is collecting hygiene packages to be sent to Haiti. Greater Allegheny students received 10 five-gallon construction buckets as a donation from the Home Depot in North Versailles to fill with toiletry items listed on the BBF’s Web site. The items most needed at this time include baby wipes/wet wipes, bar soap, wash cloths, toothpaste, tooth brushes and combs or brushes. The buckets are located in the main buildings on campus and when they are filled will be delivered to the BBF located on Galveston Avenue in Pittsburgh.

“The SGA at Greater Allegheny knew many of our students wanted to help in some way,” said SGA president Josh Devine. “We decided that the buckets are a tangible way they could play a meaningful role in the relief efforts.”

BBF, a 50-year-old Pittsburgh-based international charity, has provided over $3.4 billion of medical supplies, textbooks, food, seeds and other humanitarian supplies to people around the world in 141 countries. The organization’s mission is to promote international health and education through the efficient and effective distribution and provision of donated medical, educational, agricultural and other resources.

in the article, "Self-Presentation and Interaction in Blogs of Adolescents and Young Emerging Adults," Mazur and Kozarian analyzed blogs by young women and men ages 15 to 19. Their study is one of the first to use blogs to examine public identities of adolescents. The authors conclude that the blogs represent a way for adolescents to manage and experiment with their self-presentation, rather than a means for social interaction.

Kozarian, who graduated with a B.A. in applied psychology in 2006, was an undergraduate student when she began working with Dr. Mazur on this project.