There’s still time to donate to Santa for Soldiers and brighten the holidays for soldiers serving in the military. Penn State York’s Blue and White Society (BWS) has once again joined forces with the Penn State York Alumni Society (PSYAS), and Mt. Rose Barberama for “Santa for Solders” (SFS). The groups are working together to collect items, now through Sunday, Nov. 11 for U.S. Army National Guard soldiers stationed in Afghanistan.
Penn State York will host the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments (CCSG) meeting Nov. 2 and 3. The two-day meeting brings together about 175 student leaders from the 19 commonwealth campuses across the state to meet and discuss a variety of topics from sustainability and student organizations to diversity and other topics pertaining to the University. This is the first time York has hosted the event which is open to any Penn State student. CCSG meets five times during the academic year.
The upcoming mid-term elections have everyone speculating who will win. Jon Price, lecturer in history and political science and Division of Undergraduate Studies adviser at Penn State York , will share his predictions during a presentation, “The Price is Right?’ from noon to 1 p.m. Friday Nov. 2, in the Lee R. Glatfelter Library. The event is free and open to the public.
Reviewing the agenda for the weekend Council of Commonwealth Student Governments (CCSG) being held at Penn State York, Scott Simonds, director of student affairs at York campus, left, and Charissa Strode, York's Student Government Association (SGA) president, discuss the specifics about sessions scheduled for the two-day meeting. This is the first time that the York campus has hosted CCSG.
Based on electoral performance maps of Pennsylvania from elections over the past 10 years, Jon Price will make predictions about the upcoming mid-term elections.
Will the "Price" be right? Jon Price, a faculty member at Penn State York, will share his predictions about the upcoming mid-term elections during a presentation on Nov. 2 at the campus. The program is free and open to the public.
Fighting for his life is something Jimmy Clark, 25, understands well. A cancer survivor, Clark will host the ninth annual Poker with Jimmy, a No Limit Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 11. The tournament has raised more than $75,000 over the past eight years, for THON and the Four Diamonds Fund (through THON) at the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital for children battling pediatric cancer. This year’s event takes place at the Goodwill Fire Company, 2318 S. Queen St., York, Pennsylvania. Doors open at 10 a.m. with play beginning at 11 a.m.
Jimmy Clark, a cancer survivor and Penn State graduate, left, will host the ninth annual Poker with Jimmy tournament on Sunday, Nov. 11. This is one of many events sponsored by Penn State York Benefiting THON to raise money for children battling pediatric cancer.
Writers of fiction, poetry, and drama interested in having their work published or performed should plan to enter the Penn State York Literary Competition sponsored by the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center and “Any Other Word,” the campus’ online literary magazine. The competition is open to Penn State York students, with submissions being accepted through March 2, 2019.
