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Two male adult students stand holding toys near Toys for Tots collection box

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Making the holidays brighter for children and their families is what motivates members of the Student Veterans of America Chapter (SVA) at Penn State York to continue to participate in the Toys of Tots campaign. Lance Fishel, a Penn State York student-veteran and president of the club, and John Murphy, a Penn State York student-veteran and vice president of the club, show off some of the toys that have been collected so far. The toy drive continues until Dec. 4 with collection boxes placed around the campus.

Two male adult students stand holding toys near Toys for Tots collection box

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Making the holidays brighter for children and their families is what motivates members of the Student Veterans of America Chapter (SVA) at Penn State York to continue to participate in the Toys of Tots campaign. Lance Fishel, a Penn State York student-veteran and president of the club, and John Murphy, a Penn State York student-veteran and vice president of the club, show off some of the toys that have been collected so far. The toy drive continues until Dec. 4 with collection boxes placed around the campus.

Male and female students sitting in an auditorium

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Penn State York Lion Ambassadors attended the first session of the Tour Guide Summit at the University Park campus on Nov. 4 and 5. Pictured (left to right) are Lawrence Williams, Zuleydi Lleras Figueroa, Fabiola Castro Gomez, Bolivar Vargas, Jessica An, and Magnus Krissinger.]

Two female students with long hair working at laptops at a table

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Ellie Stiffler, left, and Logan Opitz, right, put the finishing touches on plans for the Universal Children's Day celebration set for Thursday, Nov. 16 at Penn State York.  The program, from 5-6:30 p.m., is free and open to the public, but all children must be accompanied by an adult. The event, sponsored by students in the the Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) Club and those taking HDFS 311 Interventions, takes place in the Precision Custom Components (PCC) Community Room in the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center.

Two female students with long hair working at laptops at a table

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Ellie Stiffler, left, and Logan Opitz, right, put the finishing touches on plans for the Universal Children's Day celebration set for Thursday, Nov. 16 at Penn State York.  The program, from 5-6:30 p.m., is free and open to the public, but all children must be accompanied by an adult. The event, sponsored by students in the the Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) Club and those taking HDFS 311 Interventions, takes place in the Precision Custom Components (PCC) Community Room in the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center.

Four young women in front of a light board

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Penn State York students pause for a moment at the Pennsylvania Conference for Women in Philadelphia. Their trip was sponsored by the Women's Philanthropic Network at the York campus. Pictured, left to right, are Sara Hughes, Rebecca Mauck, Thy Nguyen and Liz Herrera Reynosa.

Male and female student at a table, other female student appearing to dance

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Members of the Penn Players rehearse for the upcoming performances of "Bad Auditions by Bad Actors," a comedy by Ian McWethy. Sophia Cummings, left, and Calvin Bellomo, at the table, watch as Giselle Seidel auditions.

Dr. Karen Kim and Andrew Read speak sitting on a stage in front of an Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference branded screen with a full audience in the foreground

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Interim Senior Vice President for Research Andrew Read hosted a fireside chat with recently appointed College of Medicine Dean Dr. Karen Kim at the 2023 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, held in Hershey. They discussed new opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration across Penn State and the commonwealth to empower technological and medical advancement.

Headshot of adult female with blonde hair and wearing glasses, dress in a suit

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Laurie Anne-Spagnola is the president and CEO of the Board of Child Care that is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.  She will share information about human trafficking during a Zoom presentation hosted by OLLI.