Penn State York will host the 36th annual York County Science and Engineering Fair from March 4-6 in the Conference Center of the Main Classroom Building. More than 200 projects will be judged during the event. Projects will be open for public view from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6.
Poems by Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, or Gwendolyn Brooks may be among the favorites of Penn State York students to be shared during an open microphone and poetry reading set for 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, at the campus.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2018-19 Penn State York Advising Award. Students may submit nominations for the award, which is presented annually at the Academic Awards Program in April.
Get ready to take the SAT by enrolling in Penn State York’s SAT prep course beginning Saturday, March 23. The four-week course meets from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.every Saturday through April 13 in Room 112 of the Edward M. Elias Science Building.
Spring nominations are being accepted for the 2018-19 James H. Burness Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award is given annually to recognize any aspect of excellent instruction — lectures, demonstrations, classroom activities, handling of discussions, individual attention, laboratory instruction, etc. — that contributes to the academic quality of Penn State York.
Mother, uncle, friend — each of Penn State York’s THON dancers has experienced cancer though the loss of someone they knew well. Justin Neal lost his mother to cervical cancer eight years ago. Yaribeth Ocasio lost her uncle to prostate cancer, and Kelsey Haines lost a friend and former Penn State York student to leukemia. All three will represent their campus in the fight against pediatric cancer at the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, affectionately known as THON, Feb. 15-17 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
A second session of the Self-Defense Awareness and Familiarization Exchange Course Program for Women is being offered from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at Penn State York. The free course is being offered by the Penn State York Police and Public Safety Department.
"Rover Ruckus," a theme in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the U.S. moon landing, is the name of the game when 54 teams of middle and high school students participate in the FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge) South Central PA Regional Qualifier robotics competition on Feb. 2 and the Blue and White Qualifier on Feb. 3 at Penn State York.
Lunar New Year, sometimes referred to as Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, will be celebrated at Penn State York to usher in the Year of the Pig on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The festivities, from 12:15 until 1:30 p.m. in the Conference Center of the Main Classroom Building, are free and open to the campus community.
Don’t miss the opportunity to take a journey through the African-American experience with a visit to the True Black History Museum, which will be on campus from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Penn State York.
