A cohort of three students from Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus have completed the second-annual mentorship program at the Fayette LaunchBox powered by Penn State.
Fayette LaunchBox powered by Penn State has received a pledge of $50,000 from the Garlow Family. Penn State will make a 1:1 matching contribution to create a new endowment valued at $100,000 to support Fayette LaunchBox programming in perpetuity.
Carlos Rodriguez, a financial management professional with more than 20 years of experience in governmental budgeting, has been named assistant vice president and executive director of budget and planning for Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses, effective Aug. 23.
Due to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 conditions around the country and in Pennsylvania, effective immediately (Aug. 4), Penn State will require all students, faculty, staff and visitors — including those who are vaccinated and unvaccinated — to wear masks indoors at all campuses. Within the last 24 hours, many counties that are home to Penn State campuses have shifted to “orange” status, warranting an immediate adjustment to the University’s on-campus masking requirement.
Recognized student organizations may return to holding in-person activities, including meetings, tabling, and other events for the fall semester. Students are expected to follow all current masking requirements on their campus during these activities.
Richard L. Trumka, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the largest organization of labor unions in the country, died on Aug. 5 at the age of 72. He was an alumnus of Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus.
The Penn State Fayette and United Bank 4.0 Club was established in 2011 to recognize students from 18 regional high schools who have completed their sophomore, junior, or senior years with a cumulative grade-point average of 4.0 or higher.
In a move designed to limit the spread of COVID-19 on Penn State campuses, the union representing about 2,600 technical service employees, has agreed to follow University requirements for mask-wearing, regardless of vaccination status. The agreement goes into effect immediately.
Penn State students, faculty and staff who are not vaccinated for COVID-19 and those who have not shared with the University that they are fully vaccinated will be required to test weekly for COVID-19 throughout the fall semester, or until they share with the University that they have been fully vaccinated.