Education, Human Development, & Social Sciences
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| 2008 | |
| July | |
| 7/10/2008 | Longtime University employee retires Kay Wawrynovic has retired from the University with 35 years of service. She began her tenure at University Park in 1970, then came to Penn State Altoona in 1979 to work in the ROTC office. Upon retir ... |
| 7/10/2008 | YELLing for youth Members of the Altoona Housing Authority, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Altoona Library, HUD COPC, and Penn State Altoona got down and dirty with a wiffle ball game on the Penn State Altoona softball ... |
| May | |
| 5/19/2008 | ROTC Students Attend Special Courses, Receive Awards The Penn State Altoona Army ROTC program is proud to announce that four Penn State Altoona students were selected to attend Army training programs this summer and four were recognized at this year's P ... |
| 5/13/2008 | VIDEO/SNAPSHOTS: Spring 2008 Commencement Penn State Altoona held its spring commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 10, in the Adler Athletic Complex. As in past years, there were two commencement ceremonies. The first, beginning at 9 a.m., in ... |
| April | |
| 4/28/2008 | Penn State Altoona nursing program expands for school nurses School nurses in Pennsylvania now have even more options with Penn State Altoona’s summer Professional Development Program for School Nurses. The program’s course offerings have expanded t ... |
| 4/23/2008 | Students bring home research fair honors Recent undergraduate research fairs proved successful for two Penn State Altoona students. Joseph A. Filer II participated in the 2008 Undergraduate Exhibition at University Park in early April. Filer ... |
| 4/21/2008 | Faculty Colloquium: Psychology Faculty The Division of Education, Human Development, and Social Sciences is pleased to announce that the psychology faculty will present "Psychologist - Assess Thyself: A Preliminary Report on the Statu ... |
| 4/17/2008 | Student Organizations Sponsor Basketball Tournament The Criminal Justice Organization and Rotaract Club are sponsoring a 3v3 basketball tournament on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 from 7 to 10 p.m. the gymnasium of the Adler Athletic Complex at Penn State Al ... |
| 4/15/2008 | Penn State Altoona holds inaugural Pioneer Reunion in conjunction with spring commencement Penn State Altoona will hold its Spring Commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 10, 2008 in the Adler Athletic Complex. As in past years, there will be two commencement ceremonies. The first will begi ... |
| 4/14/2008 | Important Financial Aid Information for Students STUDENTS: In order to ensure a funding source for your lending needs, Penn State will be participating with the Federal Direct Lending Program. This program has the same interest rate and repayment as ... |
| 4/11/2008 | Penn State Altoona to offer RN refresher course Penn State Altoona’s School of Nursing is offering a Registered Nurse refresher course for licensed RN’s who have been out of the profession for less than ten years. The course runs May 5 ... |
| 4/7/2008 | Faculty Colloquium: Mike Arter The Division of Education, Human Development, and Social Sciences is pleased to announce that Mike Arter, assistant professor of criminal justice, will present "Stress and Deviance in Policing&qu ... |
| March | |
| 3/4/2008 | SNAPSHOTS: Faculty and Staff 2008 Service Awards On Tuesday, March 4, Penn State Altoona honored Faculty & Staff members for years of service. The annual Service Awards were established to honor those faculty and staff members who have been working ... |
| February | |
| 2/25/2008 | De Reus Receives University-wide Award Lee Ann De Reus, Penn State Altoona associate professor of human development and family studies and women's studies, was one of six recipients University-wide of the Spirit of Internationalization Awa ... |
| 2/21/2008 | VIDEO: Get to Know Dr. Lee Ann De Reus Penn State Altoona presents the next installment in a series of video vignettes highlighting our students, faculty, and staff. This week's entry features Dr. Lee Ann De Reus, associate professor of hu ... |
| 2/18/2008 | Faculty Colloquium: Carrie Freie The Division of Education, Human Development, and Social Sciences is pleased to announce that Carrie Freie, assistant professor of Education, will present "I want you to be better than I ever was ... |
| 2/4/2008 | Psychology Colloquium The psychology program will present a colloquium on Wednesday February 6, 2008 entitled "Feeling Happy and Sad at the Same Time: Nostalgia Informs Theories of Affect." The presenter is Dr. T ... |
| 2/4/2008 | The Altoona College Majors Expo is Coming! Students: Still searching for a major? Want to learn more about the degree programs offered at Penn State Altoona? Then join the DUS staff at the eighth annual Altoona College Majors Expo (ACME) on We ... |
| 2007 | |
| December | |
| 12/21/2007 | SNAPSHOTS: Fall 2007 Commencement Penn State Altoona held its fall 2007 commencement ceremony on Friday, December 21 at 11 a.m. in the Adler Athletic Complex. Over 100 students processed and received their respective degrees. ... |
| 12/20/2007 | Five Penn State Altoona students inducted into psychology national honor society Penn State undergraduate students Betsee Beunier, Jessica Leer, Lindsay Orehowsky, Nicholas Raia and Collette Tesauro were inducted into the Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology earlier this m ... |
| 12/14/2007 | More than 100 students set to process at Penn State Altoona’s fall commencement Penn State Altoona will hold its fall 2007 commencement ceremony Friday, December 21 at 11:00 a.m. in the Adler Athletic Complex. 127 students are slated to process. ... |
| 12/12/2007 | Professors bring lessons from Chad's Sudanese refugee camps back to Penn State During an arduous journey this summer to Chad, where they spent time with Sudanese refugees, Penn State associate professors Lee Ann De Reus and Lorriane Dowler saw firsthand just how fortunate and pr ... |
| 12/12/2007 | Penn State Altoona involved in Save Darfur: Central PA A local chapter of the Save Darfur Coalition is gaining momentum in Blair County. Lee Ann De Reus, Penn State Altoona associate professor of human development and family studies and women's studies, i ... |
| 12/11/2007 | VIDEO: Get to Know Courtney Sherkel Penn State Altoona presents the next installment in a series of video vignettes highlighting our students, faculty, and staff. This week's entry features Courtney Sherkel, an integrative arts and elem ... |
| November | |
| 11/26/2007 | Faculty Colloquium: Peter Hopsicker The Division of Education, Human Development, and Social Sciences is pleased to announce that Peter Hopsicker, assistant professor of Kinesiology, will present "Finding the Ears to Hear and the E ... |
| 11/19/2007 | Important Information for Students: Semester Bill Payment Alert Penn State Altoona will cancel the schedules of all students who have not paid their bill by the end of the fourth week of classes for each semester. For the spring 2008 semester, all schedules will b ... |
| October | |
| 10/29/2007 | VIDEO: Get to know Sam Wagner Penn State Altoona presents the next installment in a series of video vignettes highlighting our faculty, staff, and students. This week's entry features Sam Wagner, a junior criminal justice major fr ... |
| 10/19/2007 | Author Chad Ross to Speak at Penn State Altoona Chad Ross, author of Naked Germany: Health, Race, and the Nation will present "For the Good of the People: Nature, Nudism, and the Nation" on October 29, 2007 at 7 p.m. in room 150 of the Ha ... |
| 10/11/2007 | Mark Your Calendar: MAJOR EVENT OF THE YEAR Choosing a major and career is a decision every student faces, but they often know very little about actual majors or career possibilities for those majors. To help answer the myriad of questions stud ... |
| 10/2/2007 | Criminal Justice and Human Services Career Fair The Career Services office will present a Criminal Justice and Human Services Career Fair on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Gymnasium of the Alder Athletic Complex on the Penn State ... |
| September | |
| 9/13/2007 | Interactive Story-teller Darius Puff presents "Who were the Lenape?" Darius Puff will present "Who were the Lenape?" on Thursday, September 12, 2007 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. in the sanctuary of the Edith Davis Eve Chapel on the Penn State Altoona campus. ... |
| August | |
| 8/28/2007 | Penn State Altoona Welcomes New Faculty and Staff Members Penn State Altoona welcomes the following new full-time faculty members ... |
| June | |
| 6/18/2007 | Book on working-class youth by Penn State Altoona assistant professor hits the shelves A new book by Carrie Freie, assistant professor of Education at Penn State Altoona, explores class, racial, and gender identity construction among white, working-class students. In "Class Cons ... |
| 6/15/2007 | Faculty Members Receive Promotions The following promotions for Professor and Associate Professor at Penn State Altoona are effective July 1, 2007. ... |
| 6/12/2007 | PENN STATE ALTOONA OFFERS COMMUNITY OUTREACH AT GREEN AVENUE TOWERS Penn State Altoona nursing students helped elderly community members make sense of everything from medications to Medicare with the help of a Housing and Urban Development Community Outreach Partnersh ... |