Penn State York is celebrating its 18th annual fall commencement at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center (The Pullo Center) at the campus. State Representative Carol Hill-Evans, 95th Legislative District, York, Pennsylvania, and a Penn State York alumna is the commencement speaker.
Penn State York hosted the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments (CCSG) on Nov, 2 and 3, and State Representative Carol-Hill Evans, 95th Legislative District, York, Pennsylvania, shared her experiences in public service as well as her Penn State pride. She is the commencement speaker at the York campus on Friday, Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center (The Pullo Center). Hill-Evans attended Penn State York where she earned an associate of science degree in Business Administration and a bachelor of science in Business. She credits her positive experience at the campus with leading her to a career in public service.
Penn State York is set to offer a new four-year degree, the bachelor of science in project and supply chain management, beginning in fall 2019. This degree can be completed at the York campus, and brings the total number of four-year degrees available at the campus to 11.
Nominations are being accepted for the 2018-19 James H. Burness Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award is given annually to recognize any aspect of excellent instruction -- lectures, demonstrations, classroom activities, handling of discussions, individual attention, laboratory instruction, etc. -- that contributes to the academic quality of Penn State York.
Ali Kara, professor of business administration and program coordinator for the new Project and Supply Chain Management degree at Penn State York, works with business students during a marketing class. The program begins in fall 2019, and is designed to prepare business professionals to enter the workforce with the tools to manage projects and supply chains in all aspects of business.
Nominations are being accepted for the 2018-19 James H. Burness Award for Excellence in Teaching. Fall nominations are open through Dec. 7. Jessica Petko, assistant professor of biology, and James Miller, adjunct lecturer in mathematics, were the 2018 honorees.
"If we don’t stand up for children, then we don’t stand for much.” This quote from Marian Wright Edelman explains the guiding force behind Penn State York’s third annual Universal Children Day celebration, set for 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, in the Precision Custom Components Community Room in the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center
Penn State York honored its veterans on Friday, Nov. 9 with a luncheon and program that was open to the campus community. The event was sponsored by Penn State York’s student veterans’ group, Student Veterans of America (SVA), York Chapter.
