Attending were, from left: David Rider of Fayette County Behavioral Health Administration, Erica Usher of Fayette County Drug and Alcohol Commission, Jana Kyle of Fayette County Drug and Alcohol Commission, Alisa King of South Allegheny School District, Attorney Mariah Balling-Peck, Joseph Segilia of Penn State Fayette, Janet Ritenour of Penn State Fayette, Carmen Capozzi of Sage’s Army, parent Kristen Ranker, Jill Oblak of Penn State Fayette, Liz Crutchman of CPP Behavioral Health, and Brittany Locke of A Child’s Place.
Attending were, from left: David Rider of Fayette County Behavioral Health Administration, Erica Usher of Fayette County Drug and Alcohol Commission, Jana Kyle of Fayette County Drug and Alcohol Commission, Alisa King of South Allegheny School District, Attorney Mariah Balling-Peck, Joseph Segilia of Penn State Fayette, Janet Ritenour of Penn State Fayette, Carmen Capozzi of Sage’s Army, parent Kristen Ranker, Jill Oblak of Penn State Fayette, Liz Crutchman of CPP Behavioral Health, and Brittany Locke of A Child’s Place.
The Outreach and Continuing Education department at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus brought together a group of local educators, business people, government officials, parents, and activists Feb. 2 for a roundtable discussion on opioid abuse. The meeting morphed into a planning session, with eager participants ready to get to work on fixing the problem through education.
A group at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus took part in the Feb. 14 One Billion Rising global protest of violence against women and girls. Attending were, from left, bottom row: Jenn Soisson, Haley Brothers, Samantha Thompson, London Taylor, Judi Hough, and Amanda Wolfe. Middle row: Kyle Slavic, Colton Layhue, Sarah Earnesty, Jennifer Anto, and Janet Kowalczyk. Top row: Rachel Mitchell, Justin Tater, and John Marcolini.
In a Valentine’s Day demonstration of love, students, staff, faculty, and community members gathered in Swimmer Hall at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, to take part in "One Billion Rising," a global action to end violence against women. Though participants across the world can employ various forms of protest for this event, dancing has been the mode of choice at the Fayette campus, which has hosted it for the past three years in conjunction with Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern PA.
The wrestling team of Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus defeated grapplers from the University’s other campuses in the PSUAC-USCAA wrestling championships Feb. 11 to earn the PSUAC championship title. In addition, several members of the squad placed highly in the USCAA portion of the tournament, with Nathan Spinetti and Ethan Kenney placing first in both. Pictured following the tournament are, from left: Josh Godzin, Zaria Chitan, John Fedorek, Assistant Coach Kyle Martin, Ethan Kenney, Nathan Spinetti, Assistant Coach Mike Simon, Coach Jerry Simon, Michael Perdomo, Caitlyn Williams, Pedro Tavarez Jr., Lucas Baranski, and Cody Maurin.
David Meredith, an associate professor of engineering at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, is the author of "Metals through History," which examines how these natural resources have affected our lives and world. Initially, his book was only available in an electronic format, but its recent publication in print has allowed Meredith to begin using it this semester as the textbook for his STS 150/Out of the Fiery Furnace class.
This month, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus is introducing Back2College Information Sessions so that adult, veteran, and transfer students can learn how to balance work, school, and family while earning a bachelor’s or associate’s degree. At the sessions, attendees will find out about programs and services at the Fayette campus that help to ensure nontraditional students’ academic and personal success. Admissions office representatives will be on hand to answer questions and explain how to apply for grants, loans, and scholarships to pay for college.
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus will present The Anatomy of Hate; A Dialogue to Hope Feb. 15 at 12:15 p.m. in Swimmer Hall, on the lower level of Williams Building. This award-winning documentary reveals the shared narratives found in individual and collective ideologies of hate, and how we as a species can overcome them.
