Each year, Penn State recognizes outstanding faculty and staff with annual awards in teaching and excellence. The invitation-only ceremony for the 2018 awards was Tuesday, April 3, at University Park.
Six Penn State faculty members have received the 2018 George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching — Fred Aebli, information sciences and technology program co-coordinator and lecturer at Penn State Worthington Scranton; Elaine S. Barry, associate professor of human development and family studies at Penn State Fayette; Mary Connerty, senior lecturer in English at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Dennis Decoteau, professor of horticulture and plant system health in the College of Agricultural Sciences; Fred Fonseca, associate professor of information sciences and technology in the College of Information Sciences and Technology; and Michael Janik, professor of chemical engineering in the College of Engineering.
The Center for Community and Public Safety (CCPS) at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, in cooperation with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the Fayette County Emergency Medical Services Council, will offer free first aid training to local law enforcement in support of the “Stop the Bleed” campaign.
In the next installment of the Advocacy Series, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus will host Phyllis Stackhouse, retired certified registered nurse practitioner, for a presentation about eating disorders at 12:15 p.m. on Monday, April 9, in the Swimmer Hall auditorium of the Williams building.
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus will host Dr. Quintin B. Bullock, president of the Community College of Allegheny County, at 12:15 p.m. on April 18 in the Student Center of the Williams Building on campus. Bullock's visit is part of the campus' CEO Conversations series.
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus hosted Future4U: An Exploration of STEAM Career Opportunities for Women on March 7 for the fifth consecutive year.
The Steel Dragon Kung Fu and Lion Dance team will perform at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus at 12:15 p.m. April 5 in the lower level of the Williams Building.
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus hosted Jayme Fullerton, 1999 Uniontown High School graduate, on Monday, Feb. 19, in the Magerko Auditorium on campus in celebration of National Engineers Week.
Students of Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus have generated $67,861 in donations for the annual Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON), held Feb. 16 to 18 in the Bryce Jordan Center at University Park.