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Mark Kempic and Robert Conti

Columbia Gas executive returns to Fayette campus

The fall 2016 CEO Conversations series at Penn State Fayette, the Eberly Campus, sponsored by Ford Business Machines, opened Oct. 19 with an insightful speech by a distinguished alumnus, Mark Kempic, who spoke about the University’s impact on his career and life.

Alexander `Nick’ Nichols to speak at Fayette campus

The CEO Conversations series at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus will feature on Nov. 16 Alexander “Nick” Nichols, the recently retired chief operating officer of the Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council (EMSDC). EMSDC’s mission is to develop business opportunities for minority-owned businesses by certifying and linking them to corporations and public agencies.
Bob Brooks, Dr. Charles Patrick, and Martin Barbie

Boy Scouts honor Fayette campus chancellor

Scouting has played a significant role in the life of Charles Patrick, chancellor and chief academic officer of Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus — from his youth, when he was a Cub Scout and a Boy Scout, to adulthood, when his two sons began Scouting and he served as a leader. So it was very fitting that the Westmoreland Fayette Council of the Boy Scouts of America chose to honor Patrick at its annual Distinguished Citizen Dinner, held Oct. 27 at the Historic Stone House restaurant.
Constable Rocky Younkin (standing, right), an instructor with the CCPS, trains Wilkinsburg Police Officers Brandon Rourke, (laying), Doug Yuhouse (center), and William Coffee (left) to become certified as patrol rifle instructors.

Fayette campus’ CCPS leads in law-enforcement training

When Doug Yuhouse, head of training for the Wilkinsburg Police Department, and two fellow officers recently needed to become certified as patrol rifle instructors, he turned, once again, to the Center for Community and Public Safety (CCPS) at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus.

Local holiday traditions on exhibit at Fayette campus

The Coal and Coke Heritage Center at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus will feature “Christmas in the Coal Patch” Dec. 2 through Jan. 9 between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. This mini-exhibition shows how Christmas was celebrated by the Slovakian, Polish, Carpatho-Rusyn, and Italian immigrant families living in the mining company towns of southwestern Pennsylvania.
Fayette Engineering faculty member Nate Bohna instructs Darlene Means and Jerry Manchas, employees of Uniontown’s Machine Fabricating and Weight Equipment Shop, in the use of Solidworks software, which they will use to create images of manufactured parts.

Local manufacturer sends workers to Fayette campus

Employees of Machine Fabricating and Weight Equipment Shop of Uniontown spent several Saturdays this fall at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, learning about specialized software used for rendering 3D CAD images of parts the company manufactures.
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Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters

This week, we recognize eight people who go above and beyond what's asked of them in their work at the University. We're sending a "We Are!" to Penn Staters with World Campus, Penn State Fayette, Penn State Altoona, the College of Arts and Architecture, Undergraduate Education, the College of Health and Human Development, Commonwealth Campuses and the Office of Research Protections.