Francyou (Franc) Esse, 20, a Penn State York student from Port au Prince, Haiti, took part in the community blood drive sponsored by the campus, Fox 43 and the American Red Cross. He is a junior majoring in information sciences and technology.
Penn State York, Fox 43, and the American Red Cross joined forces for a community blood drive on Aug. 25. Krista Searfoss, 18, a Penn State York student from Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania, took time out of her day to stop by the conference center and donate blood. Seafoss, a criminology major, gets a little assistance from one of the Amercian Red Cross workers.
Joseph Bathanti, a poet, novelist and professor, will share some of his experiences as a Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) worker in southern prisons, when he gives a poetry reading of his original work on Sept. 15 at Penn State York. The reading, set for 12:05 p.m. in the Lee R. Glatfelter Library, is free and open to the public.
Joseph Bathanti, poet, novelist, and professor, will share some of his life experiences during a poetry reading of his original work on Thursday, Sept. 15 at Penn State York. The reading, at 12:05 p.m. in the Lee R. Glatfelter Library, is free and open to the public.
Huntington’s disease is a fatal genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. Laura Ohl, a senior majoring in biology at Penn State York, wants people to know more about this disease and the work that is being done by the Huntington’s Disease Society of America. Ohl, the 2015-16 president of the Biology Club at Penn State York, and other members will take part in the fourth annual Central Pennsylvania Team Hope Walk, set for May 21 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
A "Cellfie" demonstration was popular with children attending Family Day at the Agricultural and Industrial Museum in York. Penn State York's Biology and Ag Science clubs joined forces to offer a variety of opportunities for children. Hailey Walsh and Jonathan Devita helped children take a swab of the inside of their mouths and then put the cells down on a glass slide. Once on the slide, the cells could be viewed using microscope lenses and close-up images could be taken on cell phones.
Officers of the Penn State York Biology Club discuss their upcoming volunteer opportunity at the fourth annual Central Pennsylvania Team Hope Walk May 21 in Lebanon. The club hopes to raise funds for the Huntington's Disease Society of America. Jamaia Marks, Mount Wolf, vice president; Laura Ohl, York, president; and Vienna Huso, Parkton, Maryland, secretary, left to right, were club officers for the 2015-16 academic year.
Advising students is something that Jane Emery does very well, so well in fact that she was recently named the recipient of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Region 2 Certificate of Merit for Advising Administrator Award. Emery, director of advising and career development and coordinator of the Division of Undergraduate Studies at Penn State York, received her award during NACADA’s spring conference in Hyattsville, Maryland.
Jane Emery, left, meets with Ginia Moorehead, a Penn State York student, as part of her job as director of the Penn State York Advising and Career Development office. Emery was recognized for her outstanding work by NACADA during their spring conference.
It was 20 years ago that Suzanne Gladfelter, a faculty member at Penn State York, now retired, decided to put together a program to encourage seventh-grade girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The name of the program changed several times through the years but the idea has not, and now, Pathways to Your Future: Exploring STEM Careers, will celebrate 20 years on May 13 with 22 workshops and a special speaker to commemorate the event.
