Registration will begin at 8 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at 9 a.m. The cost is $80 per person, which includes 18 holes of golf and a cart (skin games included), a continental breakfast, lunch and dinner, and beverages on the course. There will be a hole-in-one contest on each par three hole; door prize drawings; first, second, and third place overall awards; men’s and women’s skill prizes; and a top finishing all ladies team prize.

Sponsorship packages are available at $100-hole sponsorship and program mention; $500-four players (one team), hole sponsorship, and program mention; and $1,000-eight players (two teams), putting green sponsorship, hole sponsorship, and program cover. Merchandise and gift certificate donations are also welcome for the Chinese auction.

Registration is filling up, so hurry and call for your golf scramble form today. Only the first 36 paid teams will be included. Deadline to register is May 31. For more information, please call Steve Hessmann, director of Development and Alumni Relations, at 724-983-2907 or email him at sxh46@psu.edu.

World Book Night is an annual celebration dedicated to spreading the love of reading, person to person. Each year on April 23, tens of thousands of people go out into their communities and give half a million free World Book Night paperbacks to light and non-readers. In 2013, World Book Night will be celebrated in the U.S., the UK, and Ireland.

World Book Night is about giving books and encouraging reading in those who don’t regularly do so. But it is also about people, communities, and connections, about reaching out to others and touching lives in the simplest of ways—through the sharing of stories.

World Book Night is a nonprofit organization. It exists because of the support of thousands of book givers, booksellers, librarians, and financial supporters who believe in its mission. Set for April 23 each year to honor Shakespeare’s birthday, World Book Night was successfully launched in the U.K. in 2011 and was first celebrated in the U.S. in 2012.

Why does World Book Night exist? Reading for pleasure improves literacy, actively engaging emerging readers in their desire to read. Reading changes lives, improves employability, social interaction, enfranchisement, and can have a positive effect on mental health and happiness. Book readers of all ages are more likely to participate in positive activities such as volunteering, attending cultural events, and even physical exercise. Or more simply put, books are fun—and they can be life changing.

Ciszek is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Library and works closely with faculty in developing collections and providing innovative library instruction and services. He is also responsible for building effective relationships with students, faculty, and staff at Penn State, the wider community, and other libraries. His research focuses on diversity in academic libraries, library services to the LGBT community, and the marketing of academic libraries.

Prior to being hired at the Shenango campus, Ciszek was the Access Services Librarian at the Georgetown University Law Library in Washington, DC. He has also worked as a librarian at the University of the District of Columbia, Golden Gate University, and Innovative Interfaces, Inc.

Originally a native of Niagara Falls, NY, Ciszek currently lives in Cleveland, Ohio. He received his master of library science and bachelor of arts degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

For more information, contact the Penn State Shenango Academic Affairs Office at 724-983-2825.

Through the Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS), Penn State Shenango faculty, staff, and students, as well as some local business people, will experience what it is like to walk in the shoes of those who live in poverty every day.

The CAPS provides participants with the opportunity to assume the role of a low-income family member living on limited budget. The experience is divided into four - 15 minute sessions, each of which represents one week in which you must provide for your family and maintain your home. As one participant commented, “This poverty simulation dramatically demonstrates how much time and energy many families have to give just to survive from day to day. It quickly dispels the myth ‘that people would do fine if they would only go out and get a job!’”

46 million Americans, 13 million of whom are children under the age of 18, live in poverty every day. Many more have incomes above the poverty line, but their incomes are still low enough to qualify for Food Stamps and Medicaid. The recent downturn has seen unemployment rates rise and the use of emergency food pantries increase.

The facilitator of this event is Penn State Shenango Human Development and Family Study student Summer Knapp who is currently doing her internship project under the direction of Penn State Shenango Instructor of Human Development and Family Studies Holly Kihm as a research assistant. Knapp is completing her research while working at the Community Food Warehouse and, as part of her research, she volunteered to organize the CAPS project using Penn State faculty, staff and students. In addition to facilitator of the CAPS project, Knapp is co-coordinator and lead data collector for the National Feeding America Hunger Study in Mercer County.

“I am so happy to be able to organize and facilitate this first local poverty simulation,” stated Knapp. “I hope the students who are participating in this project, most of whom are human development and family studies or administration of justice majors, will experience first-hand what it might be like for the clients that they will be working with in their future positions.”

Update:  Penn State Shenango's Earth Fest 2013 was a huge success and lots of fun! Check out this year's pictures on the Penn State Shenango Facebook page and/or the Penn State Shenango Earth Fest page.

Adults and children of all ages are invited to join the fun as Penn State Shenango holds Earth Fest 2013 from noon until 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, in downtown Sharon, Pennsylvania. The event, which is free and open to the public, will include live music and entertainment, children’s activities, the Farm Bureau Mobile Agriculture Science Lab, an artists’ market, Penn State Berkey Ice Cream, green information from local organizations and businesses, a recycling event, eco-friendly cars from Montrose Auto Group and Mel Grata Scion, and more.  Food will be available to purchase.

Educational presentations will include “Farm-to-Table Programs” by Elliott Lengel from 1 to 1:45 p.m., “Butterfly Gardening” by Master Gardener Donnajean Anyeart from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m., and “Tomato Gardening” by TC Conner, The Write Gardener from 3:30  to 4:30 p.m.

There will be live music all afternoon beginning with a drum circle (bring your own drum) from noon to 12:45 p.m., acoustic rock by Mandolin Whiskey from 1 to 2 p.m., environmental songs and puppetry by Chris Rowlands from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m., and finishing with the jazz quartet Hot Club Allegheny, featuring local musician Max Schang from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Activities for children and family members of all ages include Raku pottery glazing by Penn State Ceramics instructor Christian Kuharik, an amphibian and reptile program by Pymatuning State Park, environmentally-themed crafts and activities by Hermitage School Green Team, face painting by First Presbyterian Church of Sharon, and Storytelling (“The Lorax”) by the Penn State Shenango Drama Club.

New this year is the Farm Bureau Mobile Agriculture Science Lab which will be stationed in the faculty/staff parking lot outside of the Science Building on Penn Avenue, along with the eco-friendly cars from Mel Grata Scion and Montrose Auto Group. 

Other activities available to do throughout the day include an eco-friendly local artist’s market, information tables from environmentally-conscious local businesses and organizations, and a recycling drive for computer equipment and cell phones (10 years old or less).

And while you are here, don’t forget to stop down in the Great Hall to purchase some famous Penn State Berkey Creamery ice cream!

Earth Fest 2013 is being co-sponsored by WKBN and Fox Television, as well as Mel Grata Scion and Montrose Auto Group. We hope you will join us in celebrating Earth Day at Penn State Shenango. For a complete schedule of events, or for more information on Earth Fest 2013, contact the Student Affairs office at 724-983-2836 or visit www.facebook.com/pennstateshenangoearthfest.

Following the race, refreshments will be provided and awards will be presented to the top three men and women finishers in various age groups. Come be a part of Penn State’s Hustle for Muscle 5K and help make a difference in our community.

Registration is $20 (T-shirt is guaranteed to the first 150 pre-registered runners and walkers). Race day registration is $25 (T-shirt is not guaranteed).  Race day registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 8:55 a.m. Race timing service will be provided by Miles of Smiles and race results will be available at WWW.SMILEYMILES.COM.

For a registration form, please contact Penn State Shenango Student Affairs Office at 724-983-2836 or stop by Sharon Hall 103; or go online to www.shenango.psu.edu/HustleforMuscle. Checks (non-refundable) may be made payable to “Penn State University” and mailed to Penn State Shenango, c/o Student Affairs, 147 Shenango Avenue, Sharon, PA 16146.

The characters are engaging, poking fun at all the stereotypes of family dramas set in the Deep South, at the actors who make up a community theatre company, and at how detectives are portrayed on stage. Just when you think you know who the murderer is, another suspect is implicated, until everybody is under suspicion.

Refreshments at intermission are complimentary, contributing to a dinner-theatre atmosphere. According to Dr. Jeanne Zingale, theatre instructor and advisor to the Drama Club, “We thought about calling this our ‘Just Desserts’ Dinner Theatre production, because there are just desserts, no dinner involved. The ‘just desserts’ concept is part of the fun of the play too, because in a way, the victim gets his ‘just desserts’ for being such an overbearing person.” 

The cast of ten actors is directed by Steven Shook, a Penn State Shenango student.

The play is a benefit fundraiser for AWARE of Mercer County. AWARE is committed to providing education, support and advocacy for all people in Mercer County impacted by domestic, emotional, sexual violence, and elder abuse.

 
In support of AWARE, the Drama Club will be offering a basket raffle and a 50/50 raffle in conjunction with the production.

You Have the Right to Remain Dead is being produced by permission of Dramatic Publishing of Woodstock, Illinois. For more information about the show, contact the Office of Student Affairs at 724-983-2836. 

The afternoon event, which will begin at noon, will include demonstrations of web-based interviewing and career search tips.

The evening event, which will begin at 6:30 p.m., will include a demonstration of Windows8 by a technology strategist from Microsoft Corporation. Cell phone vendors and local computer providers will be available to showcase Windows 8 in action as well.

For additional information, please call Heidi Friedrich at 724-983-2844 or e-mail Lisa Bertin at lrb19@psu.edu.

Lolita Paff, associate professor of business economics at Penn State Berks, will speak on "21st Century Learning: Content as the means, not the end" in one of two keynote addresses.

Content used to be the end goal of education, but that is rapidly changing, Paff said. "We need to teach students how to access content, how to filter it, and how to critically evaluate it."

Technology can help educators delve into greater depth—not just pack in more content— in their classes, Paff said. "Technology is helpful, but it's a means to an end," she said. "We need to figure out what we are trying to accomplish in the brief moments we have students with us—whether in a physical face-to-face environment or a virtual one. What are the best ways to maximize our effectiveness and efficiency?"

David Passmore and Rose Baker, professors from the College of Education at Penn State's University Park campus, will look at the effects on higher education of Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, in a keynote talk titled "The MOOCs are coming to get you!"

Other session topics range from using technology to increase student engagement and mobile apps to increase learning comprehension, to using Harry Potter to introduce students to the research process.

Registrations are being accepted until March 11 for the two-day conference, which includes meals and refreshment breaks. More information and registration forms are available at http://www.outreach.psu.edu/teaching-conference/ online.

Alternative prints of this publication are available. To request a copy, please contact Liz Izenas at 724-983-2906 or via email at egi100@psu.edu. Thank you.

After being rejected by several MFA programs, Staley attended the Kansas City Art Institute for a year as a special student and then went on to earn his MFA from Alfred University.

Staley has traveled extensively as a visiting artist from Bezalel Academy in Israel to Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Main. He has received two National Endowment of the Arts grants and two Pennsylvania Council of the Arts Grants.

Staley's art is in many collections including the Smithsonian Institution's Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of Art and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. He currently serves on the Board of Directors at The Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and was previously on the board of directors at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana.

For more information, please email Penn State Shenango Ceramic Art Instructor Christian Kuharik at cbk3@psu.edu.

Alternative prints of this publication are available. To request a copy, please contact Liz Izenas at 724-983-2906 or via email at egi100@psu.edu. Thank you.

"Our goal is to provide at least 50 care packages to the veterans of the Erie VA Medical Center," OT Club member Amber Conley stated. "We are very happy that we will be meeting and having the opportunity to talk with them during our field trip."

Items being collected by the OT Club include all travel-sized shaving cream, deodorant (nonaerosol), body wash, hand sanitizing lotion, name brand Kleenex, baby wipes, shampoo, conditioner, denture cleaner, and toothpaste, as well as, toothbrushes and combs. They are also collecting boxes of assorted all-occasion cards, large print word search books, pens, postage stamps, hot cocoa packs, small Hershey chocolate bars, and small bags of chips.

For more information, please contact the Penn State Shenango OT department at 724-983-2890.

Alternative prints of this publication are available. To request a copy, please contact Liz Izenas at 724-983-2906 or via email at egi100@psu.edu. Thank you.

Penn State Shenango's auditorium was filled to capacity at Wednesday night's Friends of Penn State Shenango Alumni Society Dinner featuring guest speaker Coach Bill O'Brien. Coach O'Brien spoke about Penn State football, his dedicated players and the respect he has for the University. His humble yet inspiring words were highly-received by Penn State alumni and friends. Athletic Director Dave Joyner and Alumni Relations Executive Director Roger Williams, who were part of the program, also gave motivating remarks to the crowd.

The event was sponsored by the campus' Penn State Shenango Alumni Society. All proceeds from the dinner will go to Shenango campus student scholarships and Special Olympics of Pennsylvania.

Check out the article from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Times at http://triblive.com/sports/college/pennstate/3480809-74/brien-paterno-penn#axzz2Ksxnh4df and also from The Herald at http://sharonherald.com/sports/x1303549857/Penn-States-OBrien-speaks-at-local-banquet

Hundreds of gently used books, as well as some CDs, DVDs, games, and puzzles, will be available for sale ranging in price from $.50 to $2.00.

Tickets for the basket raffle will be: 1-$1, 6 for $5, 20 for $10, and 50 for $20. Baskets will be available to view and raffle tickets will be available to purchase from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on February 18, in McDowell Hall Community Room, as well as from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on February 11, 13, and 15, in the Great Hall of Sharon Hall. The basket raffle tickets will be drawn on Friday, February 22.

The following are the raffle baskets/gifts donated by Penn State Shenango staff, faculty and student clubs:

• Spa Basket (Business, Finance and Security Offices)
• Kitchen Basket (OT Department)
• Mexican Theme Basket (Bookstore)
• Lottery Tree (Chancellor, Academic Affairs, Continuing Education and University Relations Offices)
• Penn State Basket (Admissions Office)
• Winter Basket (Student Affairs/Counseling/Career Services Offices)
• Artwork (Christian Kuharik, Art Instructor)
• Coffee Basket (Advising Office)
• Movie Basket (Library)
• Restaurant Basket (PTA Club and PTA Department)
• Bon Appetit (Penn State Ag Ext. Office)

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To call Bill O'Brien's first year as a head coach "great" would be a vast understatement.

Named the Nittany Lions' 15th head football coach on January 6, 2012, O'Brien quickly and effectively established the foundation and shared his passionate vision for the new era of Penn State football during his initial eight months on the job.

After two narrow losses to open the season, the resilient Nittany Lions responded the following Monday with one of their best practices of the season to set the tone for the final 10 games. A 34-7 victory over Navy in Week 3 not only was O'Brien's first career victory but served as a launching pad for the remainder of the season. Penn State won eight of its final 10 contests and earned a 6-2 mark in the Big Ten Conference, finishing second in the Leaders Division.

Penn State capped its remarkable season with a 24-21 overtime victory over eventual Big Ten Champion Wisconsin on an emotional Senior Day, with 31 committed and dedicated seniors introduced before the game. O'Brien's eight wins were the most by a first-year Penn State coach in the 126 years of the program and led to a plethora of accolades for his leadership, coaching acumen and commitment under unprecedented conditions.

In his 20th year of coaching, but his first as a head coach, O'Brien was selected the 2012 Bear Bryant Coach of the Year, ESPN Coach of the Year and the Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year. He also was a finalist for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year and the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). O'Brien also was among the finalists for the 2012 Dapper Dan Sportsman of the Year, a prestigious honor presented to a metropolitan Pittsburgh sports figure.

O'Brien also was named the Big Ten's Dave McClain Coach of the Year (media) and Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (coaches). The Brown University graduate was just the seventh first-year head coach to earn the Big Ten-Dave McClain Coach of the Year in the 41 years it has been awarded.

O'Brien's teaching and tenacity helped Penn State earn two All-America honorees (Jordan Hill and Michael Mauti), two freshmen All-Americans (Deion Barnes and Kyle Carter), six first-team All-Big Ten selections and three individual conference award winners:

• LB Michael Mauti - Big Ten Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year;
• WR Allen Robinson – Big Ten Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year;
• DE Deion Barnes – Thompson-Randle El Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

"Bill O'Brien has been an outstanding addition to Penn State athletics and to our University community," said President Rodney Erickson. "His leadership has been exceptional as he has rallied fans and players in their support of our team and delivered a winning season. Coach O'Brien's commitment to both athletics and academics continues Penn State's long-standing tradition of achievement both on the field and off, and his first year as head coach of the Nittany Lions has been one of tremendous success and positive impact on the entire University."

During the 2012 fall semester, O'Brien saw 47 squad members earn at least a 3.0 grade-point average, with a program record 20 Nittany Lions earning Dean's List recognition by posting a 3.5 GPA or higher during the semester. A program record 28 football student-athletes earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2012 for owning at least a 3.0 grade point average and being a letterwinner In addition, senior defensive end Pete Massaro and John Urschel earned first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, as Penn State and Notre Dame were the only FBS schools with multiple first-team honorees.

O'Brien's personality, vision, passion, work-ethic, respect for the past, excitement for the future, and no-nonsense approach have resonated with and enthused every constituency he has met, from prospects and their families, to the football lettermen, Penn State alumni and fans and communities across the Commonwealth.

A Brown graduate, also the alma mater of his College Football Hall of Fame predecessor Joe Paterno, the engaging, detail-oriented and intense O'Brien spent 14 years coaching college football at Brown, Georgia Tech, Maryland and Duke before spending five highly-successful years on (Coach Bill Belichick's New England Patriots' staff).

A member of the Patriots' coaching staff from 2007 until coming to Penn State, O'Brien served as the Patriots' wide receivers coach in 2008 and was the quarterbacks coach in 2009-10 prior to his promotion to offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach in 2011. Born in Dorchester, Mass. O'Brien was raised in Andover, a Boston suburb. He played linebacker and defensive end at Brown from 1990-92, graduating in 1992 with a double concentration in political science and organizational behavior management.

O'Brien and his wife, Colleen, have two sons, Jack (10) and Michael (7).

ATTN MEDIA: A press conference (with Mr. O'Brien) will be held for the media from 4:45 p.m. until 5:15 p.m. in Sharon Hall room 108 (located on Penn Avenue in downtown Sharon, PA). RSVP your attendance please by calling 724-983-2906 or emailing Liz Izenas at egi100@psu.edu.

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Preacher Moss is clearly the new prototype for the comedian of these times and the times to come. A writer for "The Damon Wayans Show" and "Saturday Night Live," his comedy stylings are distinguished for being sculptured out of the everyday relevance of life and the rare glimpses of truth we value as reality. He is intellectual, yet humble. He is charismatic and dynamic, but does not have to demand great attention or time because his audiences come to cooperatively listen, laugh and in "special" moments, reflect. Truly this is a rare combination. He is more than a comedian, priding himself on being just a man. Viewed, respected and revered as a man of the people, his words carry life and just as importantly, they carry laughter.

Armed with sincerity, intellect and rare comedic ability, Preacher Moss is the "End of Racism" Comedy and Lecture Tour. "Speaking on Truth," Moss has been playing to the hearts and minds of college students and administrators all over the country. With his insight on "racial understanding vs. racial interaction" he has quickly become the funniest social commentator on the college scene today.

Moss has a notable list of television appearances: NYC Urban Comedy Festival, BET Comicview, Comedy Central, Politically Incorrect, Nightline (ABC), and Latino Laugh Festival. He has performed with many artist greats including Maya Angelou, WAR, The Last Poets, Stanley Clarke, George Lopez, Darryl Hammond, Chris Farley, George Wallace, Will Durst, and many more…

For more information, contact the Student Affairs Office at 724-983-2836.

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Baros' current research work focuses on food microbiology with special interest in the use of bacteriophages to detect and control the growth of unwanted organisms in food. She has been a guest speaker on WPIC's Ron Errett talk show discussing various topics including salmonella in peanut butter/pistachios and Obama's Department of Food—what changes need to be made to the FDA and USDA and why.

In order to keep up-to-date on today's important issues, Baros is a current member of several professional organizations, including the American Chemical Society, the International Association for Food Protection, the Allegheny Branch of the American Society of Microbiology, the American Society for Microbiology, the Council on Undergraduate Research, and the Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute. She is also a member of the Crawford County Hazardous Materials Response Team, which is a nonprofit, all-volunteer team trained to respond for chemical, biological, and radiological incidents.

Baros received her bachelor of science degree in biology from Allegheny College in 1995 and, in 2002, she earned her doctorate in biological sciences from the University of Pittsburgh. Before coming to the Shenango campus, she was employed as a full-time assistant professor at Allegheny where she taught organismal physiology and ecology, biology, microbiology, virology and food microbiology.

For more information, contact the Penn State Shenango Academic Affairs Office at 724-983-2825.

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For more information or to register for the free 6-session class, contact Jeff Hanley at 724-662-1550.

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You don't have to have a green thumb to build, maintain and enjoy a bit of the outdoors with your new terrarium. The plants will sustain themselves with minimal care and may be placed in any indirectly lit space in your home or office for a calming indoor natural world.

Terrariums come in all shapes and sizes depending on your glassware. There are a multitude of ideas and possibilities for terrarium themes, such as desert terrariums planted with succulents in sandy soil, or forest style terrariums planted with ferns and mosses with branches scattered about.

If you are interested in learning more about the vast possibilities of creating terrariums and making one of your own, the two-hour workshop is $30, which includes all terrarium materials.

All proceeds from this workshop will benefit the Penn State Shenango Earth Fest, to be held on April 13, 2013. To register, go to www.shenango.psu.edu under "Announcements" and click Terrarium Registration Form. Class size is limited to 15 people.

Alternative prints of this publication are available. To request a copy, please contact Liz Izenas at 724-983-2906 or via email at egi100@psu.edu. Thank you.

The ceremony will open with the academic processional played by pianist Larry Perna followed by the National Anthem and the Penn State Shenango Song sung by the Shenango Campus Choir, directed by Music Instructor Ferruccio Germani.

Phil Nash, associate professor of history and faculty marshal, will then welcome graduates, family members, and guests to the 2012 fall commencement ceremony.

This year, Penn State Shenango welcomes Frank Augustine of New Castle, Pa., as its guest speaker. Augustine is a 1976 graduate of Shenango High School in Lawrence County. He spent two years at the Penn State Beaver campus before transferring to the Penn State University Park campus where he graduated in the fall of 1980 with a bachelor of science degree in health planning and administration.

Upon graduation, Augustine worked several months in his field at a nursing home before he returned home to work in his family's business, Augustine's Italian Village. Augustine's, which has been in business since 1957, manufactures frozen pizzas for grocery stores in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. For the past two years, its pizzas have been sold at PNC Park and Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Augustine was past president of the Lawrence County Penn State Club, President of the Lawrence County American Legion Baseball League, and served on the Shenango High School Board of Education.

As owner, Augustine is currently working in the sales end of his business. He and his wife Kim have been married for 30 years and have two children. His daughter Ashley graduated from Slippery Rock State College and is an elementary school teacher. His son, Frank J. graduated from the Penn State University Park campus in 2010 in the school of business and also works in the family business.

This year's graduating student address will be given by Holly M. Beck of Jamestown, Pa. Beck will be graduating with a bachelor of science degree in human development and family studies and a minor in gerontology. She has also earned certificates in diversity studies and in children, youth and family studies. Beck has consistently been on the Penn State Dean's List during her tenure at the Shenango campus.

In addition to attending college, Beck is the office manager at Newton Finanacial Services, LLC, in Mercer, Pa. Outside of college and work, she volunteers at Family Hospice & Palliative Care in Pittsburgh and Imagine Cleveland Academy in Cleveland, Oh. Beck is a certified nurse aide.

Beck is married and has two daughters. She plans on attending graduate school to obtain her master's degree in social administration.

The commencement ceremony will conclude with the induction of the 2012 Penn State graduates into the Penn State Shenango Alumni Society by Society President Caroline Crawford.

For more information about this year's graduation ceremony, please contact the Registrar's Office at 724-983-2856.

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In addition to the dinner, a basket raffle will be available.  Each purchased dinner ticket will include one free basket ticket.  Other basket raffle tickets may be purchased for $5 for a sheet of 25.

"We are hoping for a great turnout this year," said THON Chairperson Sara Johnson from Hermitage.  "Our committee members have been working extremely hard on this and other local THON fundraisers to help support kids who have cancer.  It is such a worthy cause and touches the hearts of so many people.  We hope our community will come out and support this event."

THON is the largest student run philanthropy in the world, where students passionately raise money to create awareness, opportunities, fund research, and assist families struggling with the fight against cancer.  Since 1977, when THON was first established, Penn State students have raised over $84 million dollars for the Four Diamonds Fund.  This effort engages more than 15,000 students across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Penn State Shenango students are especially motivated to make a difference.  In 2011-2012, Penn State Shenango raised approximately $5,600 and is committed to making this year's fundraiser even more successful with the support of its community.

If you are unable to attend the event, but would like to make a contribution to help fight pediatric cancer, you may donate online at www.thon.org.  For more information, contact the Penn State Shenango Student Affairs office at 724-983-2836.

A Seussified Christmas Carol is a perfect fit for the whole family. There is Scrooge, of course, and Tiny Tim, but in the Seussified telling, Scrooge was once a rock-and-roller and likes to be known as "The Scrooge." Tiny Tim becomes "Little Timmy Loo Hoo." The Ghosts of Christmas are back, but they also have a decidedly zany treatment. The characters are fun, and they come and go quickly in this fast-paced telling of the tale as directed by Dr. Jeanne Zingale, Drama Club advisor and theatre instructor. The large cast of student actors is joined by a cadre of puppet actors as well.

According to Zingale, the premise of A Seussified Christmas Carol as a retelling of the traditional story by one of the world's most iconic story tellers allows the cast and designers to think creatively too. "We blend Dickens' world with that of Dr. Seuss and throw in elements that are trendy in today's pop culture, especially in one of our dance numbers," said Zingale.

The play is also a benefit fundraiser for the Community Food Warehouse of Mercer County. To encourage the public to support this organization—and to get a discount for themselves—patrons who bring a nonperishable item will receive $1 off the price of any admission.

As an added feature to the festivities, the Drama Club will be holding a basket raffle with many items that would make excellent holiday gifts. A 50/50 raffle will also be conducted at each performance.

So grab your red-and-white striped hats and circle the dates for Penn State Shenango Drama Club's holiday production of A Seussified Christmas Carol.

For more information or details on group rates, contact the Office of Student Affairs at 724-983-2836.

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Brewer's teaching experience and special interests include corrections, criminology, research methods and qualitative and quantitative analysis. He has presented numerous papers at conferences and workshops specifically on assessing bullying in both school systems and prison environments.

Formerly a teaching associate at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Brewer was hired at Penn State to teach introductory and upper level courses of the baccalaureate degree in Administration of Justice program. In addition to teaching, he is also the adviser for the campus' Administration of Justice Club.

In addition to teaching, Brewer has worked as a behavioral counselor at the Community Guidance Center in Indiana, Pa., and at Foreign Language Services in Lock Haven, Pa.

Brewer completed his undergraduate studies at Lock Haven University in criminal justice. He received both his master of art and doctoral degrees from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in criminology.

For more information, contact the Penn State Shenango Academic Affairs Office at 724-983-2825.

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Auerbacher spent three years of her childhood imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp in Czechoslovakia, where out of 15,000 children, barely one percent survived.

Following her emigration to the United States in 1946, Auerbacher received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Queens College. Since her graduation, she has worked for more than 38 years as a chemist with many renowned scientists and researchers.

Auerbacher is also an accomplished writer. She is the author of six books, which have been published in nine languages, and has had fifty poems published. She wrote the lyrics to the song "We Shall Never Forget," which was presented at the 1981 Jerusalem "World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors."

Throughout her lifetime, Auerbacher has received several honors and awards, including the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the Louis E. Yavner Citizen Award, and an honorary Doctorate of Human Letters from Long Island University.

An accomplished chemist and author, motivational speaker Inge Auerbacher continues to inspire audiences of all ages with her strength and spirit.

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Please consider participating in this event by purchasing a pair, or two, of mittens or gloves, so no child or adult goes without them this winter.

For more information, contact Catrina Messett at (724) 983-2812.

Teams from Grove City College, Penn State Shenango, Westminster College and Youngstown State University took part in the competition. Both individuals and teams were given an opportunity to present a short summary to define a product, service, or organization and its value proposition.

The name "elevator pitch" reflects the idea that it should be possible to deliver the summary in the time span of an elevator ride. An elevator pitch is often used by an entrepreneur pitching an idea to a venture capitalist or angel investor to receive funding. Venture capitalists often judge the quality of an idea by the quality of its elevator pitch and will ask entrepreneurs for their elevator pitches in order to quickly weed out bad ideas and weak teams.

The Lions' Den Elevator Pitch Competition enabled students to pitch an original business idea as if they were seeking funding. The business idea could be theoretical or a real business idea that they intend to pursue. Competitors had exactly three minutes to give their best elevator pitch to a panel of judges who have investment experience in the real world.

The 2012 Lions' Den Elevator Pitch Competition winning teams were:

• Honorable Mention: Andrea Liguore, Youngstown State University
• Honorable Mention: Ashley Roberts, Youngstown State University
• Third Place: Gene Kirila, Youngstown State University
• Second Place: Rebecca Tomson and Alyssa Simmons, Westminster College
• First Place: Chadwyck Cobb, Erika Bastian, Liz Wilson and Paul Sanders, Grove City College

Cash awards were presented to the first place--$1,000; second place--$750; and third place--$500, winners.

The event was sponsored by Penn State Shenango, First National Bank, Quaker Steak and Lube, Penn State Shenango Alumni Society, Flynn's Tire and Auto Services and AVI Food Systems.

This year's judges included Kathryn Lima from FARO Enterprises, Maggie Horne from Gannon University, Bob Jazwinski from JFS Wealth Advisors, and Stephanie Gantz from First National Bank of Pennsylvania.

Also held at the Shenango campus on Saturday was an Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fest, which included workshops and presentations on improving one's marketability, as well as a computer recycling event.

For this and other Business Club events held at Penn State Shenango, contact Lisa Bertin at 724-983-2908.

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Prospective students will learn about areas of study, costs and student aid—Penn State Shenango awarded more than $400,000 in scholarships this past fall, career services, academic assistance, campus activities, and the admission process.

For more information, call 724-983-2803. Check out iyt.psu.edu/shenango/ to hear what students are saying about our campus!

If you are planning ahead for a memorable experience for the whole family, A Seussified Christmas Carol is a perfect fit. There is Scrooge, of course, and Tiny Tim, but in the whimsical Seussified telling, Scrooge likes to be known as "The Scrooge" and Tiny Tim becomes "Little Timmy Loo Hoo." The Ghosts of Christmas are back, but they also have a decidedly zany treatment. The characters are fun, and they come and go quickly in this fast-paced telling of the classic tale directed by Dr. Jeanne Zingale, Penn State Shenango theatre instructor. The large cast of student actors is joined by a cadre of puppet actors as well.

If you'd like a double helping of Christmas spirit, join the Penn State Shenango Drama Club in supporting the Community Food Warehouse—and get a discount for yourself. Patrons bringing a nonperishable item for this important source of food for so many in our community will receive $1 off the price of any admission: $8 for adults, $6 for students and senior citizens, $4 for children under age 12.

As an added feature to the festivities, the Drama Club will be offering a basket raffle with many items that would make excellent holiday gifts.

So grab your red-and-white striped hats and circle the dates for Penn State Shenango Drama Club's holiday production of A Seussified Christmas Carol.

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Sharon, Pa.-- Kathleen Mastrian, associate professor of nursing and coordinator of the Nursing program at Penn State Shenango, was selected to receive the 2012 Shirley Novosel Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award presented by the Penn State Nursing Alumni Society.

The award was presented at the School of Nursing's second annual Homecoming brunch on October 7, 2012.

Mastrian is a leader and expert in nursing informatics, a discipline on the cutting edge of nursing science. The second edition of her book Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge was published this year by Jones and Bartlett; it is used in more than 150 nursing schools and 350 nursing courses around the world. She is also senior managing editor of the Online Journal of Nursing Informatics.

Mastrian received a B.S. in nursing from Penn State in 1973, a master's degree in nursing from the University of Pittsburgh in 1976 and a Ph.D. in medical sociology from Kent State University in 1992. She worked as a hospital nurse before becoming an instructor at Penn State Shenango in 1978.

The Novosel Award was established in 1996 in memory of Shirley Novosel, a past president of the Penn State Nursing Alumni Society. It is presented annually to an alumnus/alumna who exemplifies the spirit of nursing and the Penn State School of Nursing's ideals and philosophy. To be considered, alumni must be currently active in the nursing profession and demonstrate a caring, professional style and commitment to the profession.

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The following colleges and universities will be at the fair: Clarion University, Edinboro University, Gannon University, Geneva College, Point Park University, Robert Morris University, Seton Hill University, Slippery Rock University, University of Pittsburgh, Westminster College, Youngstown State University, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and Penn State World Campus.

If you are a student who is already in the process of applying to graduate schools and would like to have your personal statements reviewed, Laurie Verost, assistant director of Career Services from Penn State University Park campus will be on hand to review your essays and make recommendations.

Lunch will be provided for all participants. No registration is required.

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The top three winners were Nathan White from Hadley, Pa. (Commodore Perry High School); John Erdesky III from Hermitage, Pa. (Physician Assistant for Dr. Derloni--urologist); and Kody Cropp from Clarks Mills, Pa. (Commodore Perry High School).

Check out pictures from the day on Penn State Shenango's Facebook page.

For full results from the day's event go to http://www.runhigh.com/2012RESULTS/R100612HA.html

The following colleges and universities will be at the fair: Clarion University, Edinboro University, Gannon University, Geneva College, Point Park University, Robert Morris University, Seton Hill University, Slippery Rock University, University of Pittsburgh, Westminster College, Youngstown State University, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and Penn State World Campus.

If you are a student who is already in the process of applying to graduate schools and would like to have your personal statements reviewed, Laurie Verost, assistant director of Career Services from Penn State University Park campus will be on hand to review your essays and make recommendations.

Lunch will be provided for all participants. No registration is required.

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These and other questions will be addressed at Penn State Shenango Business Club's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fest on Saturday, October 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Sharon Hall room 108 on Penn Avenue in downtown Sharon, Pa. Please join us for an opportunity to connect and obtain knowledge from seasoned professionals for one or all workshops held throughout the day—the event is free and open to the entire community.

Schedule of events include refreshments and a welcome at 9 a.m. followed by a presentation on "Marketing Yourself for Your Next Job Opportunity" by Adam Devine of Devine Inspirations. At 11 a.m., a Grant and Proposal Writing Workshop will be offered by Rhonda Williamson, coordinator for Continuing Education at Penn State Shenango, followed by lunch break and speed networking opportunity—the campus' Lions' Den will be open to purchase food. The afternoon workshops will begin promptly at 1 p.m. with a presentation on Self-employment by Derek Vasconi from Sakura Publishing. The event will conclude with a Resume Workshop at 2 p.m. presented by Heidi Friedrich, coordinator/counselor for Career Services at Penn State Shenango, and Larry Gorski, senior vice president, Human Resources, F.N.B. Corporation.

The event is being sponsored by Penn State Shenango, First National Bank, Quaker Steak and Lube, Penn State Shenango Alumni Society, Flynn's Tire and Auto Services and AVI Food Systems.

Also included in the day's activities will be the Penn State Shenango Information and Technology Club's annual fall Computer Recycling event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the faculty parking lot located on Penn Avenue next to the Penn State science building—personal computers less than 10 years-old will accepted. Old-style "cathode ray tube" computer monitors will be accepted for a $20 fee.

Note: Along with the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fest and the Computer Recycling Event, the Penn State Shenango Business Club, in conjunction with the eCenter@LindentPointe, will be hosting its inaugural Lions' Den Elevator Pitch Competition (formerly the NW PA College Elevator Pitch Competition). Students from Penn State University, Youngstown State University, Westminster College, and Grove City College will be participating in the competition.

For more information, contact the Penn State Shenango Student Affairs Office at 724-983-2836.

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The evening's program will include "Los Requiebros" from Goyescas—Enrique Granados; and every man shall see his maker *world premiere—Ferruccio Germani (instructor of music at Penn State Shenango); Fanfare for the Common Man—Aaron Copland; "Andante Cantabile" from Symphony No. 5—Peter Ilich Tschaikovsky/arr. Forbes; Rhapsody in Blue—George Gershwin/arr. Toshinobu Kinoshita, Christopher Guzman, piano; Dobbs (2011)—Drew Bonner; and Struttin' with Some BBQ—Lillian Armstrong/arr. Velvet Brown.

Velvet Brown enjoys a professional career as an international soloist, chamber ensemble performer, recording artist, conductor, and orchestral player. She has made regular appearances throughout Europe and Asia as well as the United States. Brown is currently the principal tubist of the Altoona Symphony Orchestra and the New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra.

Prior to joining the faculty at Penn State in 2003, she taught at Bowling Green State University (Ohio), Ball State University (Indiana), and served as an associate director of University Bands at Boston University. Many of her successful students have won prestigious playing and teaching positions and were prizewinners at various regional, national and international competitions.

She has released four solo CDs and has collaborated on several other recordings as a soloist and ensemble member. Notable is her interpretation of John Williams' Tuba Concerto on Albany Records.

Christopher Guzman regularly performs for audiences throughout North America, Europe and Asia, while maintaining an active teaching schedule. He is a multiple prize winner in many international competitions. Guzman garnered the grand prize (Blanche Selva) and several special prizes at the 10th Concours International de Piano d'Orléans in Orléans, France. This major European prize will allow him to record a CD of modern music in France, as well as tour the country giving master classes and performing recitals.

Guzman has performed as soloist with many large ensembles and has performed concerti with the Juilliard Orchestra in several international halls. He has also appeared in recital in such varied venues as Carnegie's Weill Hall, Boston's Jordan Hall, and Spoleto's Teatro Caio Melisso.

An avid chamber musician, performing in various venues and continually performs with members of the world's finest orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonie, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, and the New York Philharmonic, to name a few.

The Pennsylvania State University Tuba Euphonium Ensemble, formed in the fall of 1987, has achieved success performing regionally, nationally and internationally. The group performs outstanding traditional, contemporary, and popular literature composed or transcribed for the tuba/euphonium ensemble. This highly select ensemble is comprised of the finest euphonium and tuba players on campus by audition. The group has garnered praise for many featured performances, including the CBS "Good Morning Show", the 1995, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012 International Tuba and Euphonium Conferences, the 2011 Northeast Tuba and Euphonium Conference, as well as others.

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"Inclusion on the 2013 list of Military Friendly Schools ® shows Penn State Shenango's commitment to providing a supportive environment for military students," said Sean Collins, Director for G.I. Jobs and Vice President at Victory Media. "As interest in education grows we're thrilled to provide the military community with transparent, world-class resources to assist in their search for schools," said Sean.

The Military Friendly Schools ® media and website, found at www.militaryfriendlyschools.com, feature the list, interactive tools and search functionality to help military students find the best school to suit their unique needs and preferences. The 1,739 colleges, universities and trade schools on this year's list exhibit leading practices in the recruitment and retention of students with military experience. These schools have worldclass programs and policies for student support on campus, academic accreditation, credit policies, flexibility, and other services to those who served.

Penn State Shenango Chancellor Fred Leeds stated, "As a student-centered campus, Penn State Shenango boasts individual service and personal attention to all our students, especially our veterans who have given so much for their country. These adult students come to the Shenango campus because of our reputation as a quality educational institution and our friendly, family-like atmosphere.'"

Now in its fourth year, the 2013 list of Military Friendly Schools ® was compiled through extensive research and a data-driven survey of more than 12,000 VA-approved schools nationwide. The survey results that comprise the 2013 list were independently tested by Ernst & Young LLP based upon the weightings and methodology established by G.I. Jobs. Each year schools taking the survey are held to a higher standard than the previous year via improved methodology, criteria and weightings developed with the assistance of an Academic Advisory Board (AAB) consisting of educators from schools across the country. Complete survey methodology is available at www.militaryfriendlyschools.com/methodology.

A full story and detailed list of 2013 Military Friendly Schools ® will be highlighted in the annual G.I. Jobs Guide to Military Friendly Schools ®, distributed in print and digital format to hundreds of thousands of active and former military personnel in early October.

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Planning for Life After High School is designed to provide students and their families with overall guidance on how to transition from high school to adulthood. The workshop emphasizes the importance of developing a vision and a person-centered plan. Such areas as employment, recreational activities, friendships, communication, continuing education, transportation and rights and responsibilities will be discussed. Personal stories of both successful and unsuccessful student transitions will be shared and discussed.

Participants will also receive information on resources available to them from the Social Security Administration, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, the Office of Developmental Programs, and the Housing Authority.

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The four Diver sisters from Bundoran, Donegal County, spend much of their time captivating and entertaining audiences between New York City and Donegal. Since an early age, the sisters have been singing and playing traditional Irish music as their mother's back-up band in Ireland. Once they hit their teenage years, they formed their own rock band—the Screaming Orphans.

While the sisters have never forgotten their roots in traditional Irish music, the group has absorbed many influences over the years and is renowned for their trademark spine-tingling four-part harmony which has led them to collaborations with such artists as Sinead O'Conner, Joni Mitchell, The Chieftains, Baaba Maal and the Afro Celt Sound system.

Their energetic live shows combine elements of both pop and traditional Irish music, which has been described as a "collision of gravel and honey," creating a unique show that has audiences captivated and wanting more.

For more information, contact the Student Affairs Office at 724-983-2836.

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Sharon, Pa.—Penn State Shenango will hold an inaugural Dr. Jane A. Williams Memorial 5K Run/1.5 Mile Walk on Saturday, October 6, 2012, beginning at 9:00 a.m. on the Shenango campus located in downtown Sharon, Pa. The event is in honor of Williams, who was employed at the Shenango campus for 25 years until she passed away this past May after a brief illness. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Jane A. Williams Memorial Fund.

According to Stephanie Chastain, interim director of Student Enrollment and Engagement at Penn State Shenango, "The idea for a 5K to be held in Jane's honor was sparked by the memory of Jane's spirited nature, her love for Penn State, and her enthusiasm for walking and running. We are anticipating a great turnout."

Registration forms are available in the Student Affairs Office, Sharon Hall room 103 or online at shenango.psu.edu/jane5k. The pre-registration deadline is Friday, September 14. For more information, contact the Student Affairs Office at 724-983-2836.

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The front of the shirt features the blue ribbon logo for child abuse awareness as well as the words “2012 Blue Out – Stop Child Abuse!” The back of the shirt says “We are…One Team, One School, One Heart, One Promise” and features the PCAR website.

For information, please contact Patty Bobbie or Kelly Spence in the Shenango bookstore at pgp1@psu.edu or  kxs45@psu.edu or 724-983-2851, respectively.

Read the article written by The Chautauquan Daily. Also, check out his entire talk on YouTube.

http://chqdaily.com/2012/08/22/nash-as-with-a-bomb-drop-presidential-decisions-full-of-moral-gray-areas/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_R6zHUFdKg

Sharon, Pa. – The community is asked to bring can goods and non-perishable food items to the Mercer County Band Night to be held at Sharon High School stadium on Wednesday, September 12, between 6 and 8 p.m. (The rain date is September 19.) Penn State Shenango staff and faculty will be collecting the goods and items for the Mercer County Community Food Warehouse. Look for Penn State Shenango banners and the Nittany Lion mascot to drop off your items.

This is the third year that the Shenango campus has held the collection. For the past two years, volunteers were impressed by the generosity of the community and high school bands and are anticipating another very successful food drive.

For more information, please contact Karen Zoccole at Penn State Shenango at (724) 983-2806.

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