The Penn State Smoke Free/Tobacco Free Task Force, in an effort to enhance the health of the entire Penn State community, has concluded its evaluation of options and is recommending to make Penn State a tobacco-free University.
Penn State is moving toward a University-wide health insurance requirement for the 2018-19 academic school year. In preparation for the new requirement, University Health Services (UHS) will begin collecting student health insurance information in May 2017.
On Saturday, Jan. 21, Mont Alto alumni, Advisory Board members, and guests gathered in the beautiful Pegula Ice Arena at University Park to watch the Penn State Nittany Lion men’s ice hockey team take on the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Nick Jones, executive vice president and provost, and Madlyn Hanes, vice president for Commonwealth campuses, visited Penn State Mont Alto with a team of Penn State administrators on Jan. 19. The visit is the first of 19 campus visits planned by the provost throughout the spring term.
The Penn State Office for General Education is pleased to announce an opportunity for faculty interested in developing a new Integrative Studies General Education course.
On July 8, more than sixty colleagues, friends, and family members gathered on the Penn State Mont Alto campus to formally dedicate the Debra K. Creager Memorial Garden that sits adjacent to the historic Emmanuel Chapel.
Penn State Mont Alto’s Randall Ackerman, director of campus development, and Brandi Biesecker, development assistant, were recognized by Penn State’s Division of Development and Alumni Relations with the Teamwork and Collaboration Award during the division’s quarterly meeting May 23 in the grand ballroom of The Nittany Lion Inn.
Money saved on Black Friday can be put to good use on Dec. 1, #GivingTuesday, when anyone making a gift to the Penn State Mont Alto Athletics Fund will be matched by Craig and Page Nitterhouse and Matt and Tana Oyer up to $6,000. Mont Alto Athletics is one of three matching gift challenges available to Penn Staters during #GivingTuesday. University Libraries and Intercollegiate Athletics also offer matching gifts. To learn more or make a gift go to giveto.psu.edu/givingtuesday.
About 400 scholarship donors and student recipients attended the Penn State Mont Alto 20th annual Scholarship Celebration in the Multipurpose Activities Center on Oct. 16.
