Richard Grant, left, a junior majoring in human development and family studies at Penn State York, earned First Team USCAA All American honors for his play during the 2017-18 basketball season.
Emily Colon, a senior at Penn State York majoring in psychology, earned recognition from the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) for performance on the court and in the classroom.
Penn State York students participating in an alternative spring break this week in Texas have shared a few photos as their experience is coming to a close. The York group, consisting of 10 students and two chaperones, joined students and staff from five other Penn State campuses for a week of disaster-relief work in areas ravaged by Hurricane Harvey.
Ninive Robles-Flores, left, and Shireen Elayan, right, both Penn State York students, help out at the Cathedral Church in Beauumont, Texas, which serves as the host site for volunteers doing disaster-relief work.
Penn State York students Carson McCaffrey, left, and Devon Ream, right, carry away wood from a shed taken down as part of their work during the alternative spring break trip in Texas.
Members of the Penn State York group doing disaster-relief work in areas of Texas ravaged by Hurricane Harvey, hold on to a power line while others take down a shed that is no longer able to be used. The 12-person group from York, 10 students and two chaperones, are part of a 100-person team from Penn State making a difference with an alternative spring break. The group returns over the weekend, and heads back to classes Monday, March 12.
“Amusing, Informing, and Amazing Ourselves to Death: Contemplating the Technological Tempest of our Times,” will be the topic when Lance Strate, a media ecologist from New York's Fordham University, speaks on March 14 at Penn State York. This free presentation, set for noon in the Community Room of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center, is open to the public.
Lance Strate, a media ecologist from Fordham University, will speak at noon March 14 at Penn State York. Strate's presentation, "Amusing, Informing, and Amazing Ourselves to Death: Contemplating the Technological Tempest of the Time," will be held in the community room of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center, and is open to the public.
Celebrate all things Pi, and pie, on March 14 when Penn State York hosts its second annual campus-wide Pi Day from noon to 1:15 p.m. in the conference center of the Main Classroom Building.
Bruno Bombarda-Mantovani, right, a Penn State York student, takes a shot at reciting the most digits of Pi to Abul Hasan, a recently retired physicist at Penn State York. Bombarda-Mantovani was the contest winner. This year's Pi Day celebration on March 14 includes plenty of food, fun and contests.
