Giving back to the local community was part of New Student Orientation at Penn State York. Students worked in York at Central Market, DreamWrights, the Lehman Center, Martin Library, Serenity Garden of Hope, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, York Central Market, and the York Rescue Mission.
The Serenity Garden of Hope in York received some TLC from Penn State York students as part of the community service component of New Student Orientation. In addition to scrubbing the bricks surrounding the garden, students also weeded and cleaned up the area.
Helping to get things organized, Ashley Powell, a new student at Penn State York from Baltimore, Maryland, took part in community service efforts as part of New Student Orientation. Powell, along with other volunteers, worked at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in York.
Showing off their painting skills, Penn State York students painted the walls, doors and other areas at the York Rescue Mission. This group, in a narrow hallway, took a break to stretch their legs and smile for the camera. Some students also worked outside picking up trash and other debris on the city streets surrounding the mission.
Penn State York is the recipient of a $50,000 seed grant to expand entrepreneurial endeavors through the Invent Penn State initiative. York is one of six campuses recently named as part of the newest wave of entrepreneurial sites across the Commonwealth that are poised to become economic strengths in their region.
Maura Beaver, LeRoy Watkins, and Bethany Lilley, left to right, are May 2016 Penn State York graduates who participated in The Graham Center. The medallions worn around their necks signify their successful completion of the program. #psugrad
Michael DelGrosso, vice president for global sales and marketing at DelGrosso Foods, left, speaks with Penn State York students Samantha Glancey, Aqsa Siddiqui and Terry Knarr, left to right, during the Graham Speakers Series on campus. Thanks to a seed grant through the Invent Penn State initiative, students in The Graham Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Studies will have the opportunity to engage in the various business, planning and municipal aspects of the design of Working Class, a centrally located makerspace in downtown York.
Political science students at Penn State York took a sneak peek at Pennsylvania State Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale's new campaign ads, and had the opportunity to hear about his duties and responsibilities when he visited Jon Price's political science class last week.
Penn State York students, faculty member Jon Price, and Pennsylvania State Auditor General Eugene A. Pasquale smile for the camera following a political science class at the campus.
Pennsylvania State Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale talked with Penn State York students about the duties and responsibilities of his office and how their work impacts the Commonwealth.
