Spring nominations for the 2017-18 James H. Burness Awards for Excellence in Teaching are open through Feb. 23. The 2016-17 recipients were Gene Ellis, left, part-time instructor in communication arts and sciences, and Orsay Kucukemiroglu, professor of business administration. Kucukemiroglu retired June 30, 2017, and now has emeritus status.
The Nittany Lion shares some information about the Startup Challenge for 2017-18 with Penn State York students Sarah Kapturowski, York, Pennsylvania, left, and Alyson Reese, Hanover, Pennsylvania, right.
Look between the lions to meet Nicole Guise, Startup Challenge logo contest winner, and see her winning design. Guise's design was selected from among 14 submissions, and will be used on T-shirts and other materials to promote the upcoming 2017-18 Startup Challenge at Penn State York.
Nityant Rai (8) goes for ball during a Penn State University Athletic Conference quarterfinal game on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at Penn State York. York fell to Penn State New Kensington 2-1 in a hard-fought battle.
Patrick Leeper, president of the York Chapter of the Student Veterans of America (SVA), left, and Shane Hess, a member of the SVA, put together the collection boxes for the Toys for Tots campaign on campus. Both Leeper and Hess are Penn State York student-veterans and are majoring in information sciences and technology (IST). The toy collection continues through Dec. 9.
Jimmy Clark, cancer survivor and host of Poker with Jimmy, smiles for the camera with the 2016 Poker with Jimmy winners, left to right, Shane Reilly, third place; Julie Gunter, first place; and Erik Althoff, second place. Last year's event raised more then $8,000 for THON and ultimately went to Four Diamonds at the Penn State Hershey Children Hospital to help children and their families battling pediatric cancer. The poker tournament is not a pay for play event, donations are accepted and this is Clark's way of giving back for the help he received during his battle with cancer.
Penn State York students celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights. As part of the celebration, participants can paint clay candle holders called Diyas. The campus celebration is set for 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, in the conference center of the Main Classroom Building, and is being held as part of the campus' Coffee Hour.
