The York LaunchBox closes out the semester with Kelly Wylam, director, Innovation Partnership, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, sharing information about federal research and development grant programs for small business. The program, via Zoom, is free and open to the public, and offers participants an opportunity to ask questions.
Advising Award nominations are being gathered for fall 2020 at Penn State York. The deadline to submit a nomination for an outstanding adviser is Friday, Dec. 18 at 5 p.m.
Students at Penn State York signed up to receive a puzzle kit of a popular campus photo and it was drop shipped to their homes. Many students completed the puzzle and posted photos on social media. This is just one of the many ways the student affairs office and campus student groups are staying connected during the pandemic. This was one of the most popular activities for fall.
“When I was a student at Penn State York, this program gave me the support I needed to be successful.” —Ginia Bishop, ’16, Human Development and Family Studies
Alvin Chen, a Penn State York student and co-chair of the University Programming Board (UPB), shows off a puzzle that was drop shipped to students at their homes. The puzzle depicts the Nittany Lion Shrine and the John J. Romano Administration Building on campus. Students signed up to receive the puzzle and then were encouraged to post photos of the completed puzzle on social media.
Clay Kuzmin, a staff member with Drug Free Sports, hands off a COVID-19 saliva test kit to one of the many Penn State students who have made their way to the Bryce Jordan Center for free, pre-departure testing throughout the week.
Students looking for a place to attend a Zoom class, study, or work in-between classes can visit Penn State York’s Remote Learning Room (Zoom Room), located on the lower floor of the Main Classroom Building in the Conference Center beginning Feb. 15. Students must wear a face mask and use headphones. Students needing information technology support can visit the computer labs in the M.S. Grumbacher Information Sciences and Technology Center beginning Jan. 19.
