Penn State Mont Alto will honor the legacy of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when African-American storyteller Dylan Pritchett comes to campus on Jan. 20 to celebrate Dr. King’s speeches and writings. The event begins at 2 p.m. in Wiestling Hall. It is open to the public and free of charge.
Penn State Mont Alto Associate Professor of English Kevin Alexander Boon continues to build on his success in film and writing. In January, his screenplay, “An Unmarked Grave,” won Best Screenplay in the Horror Genre during the 2016 Table Read My Screenplay Competition sponsored by the International Screenwriters’ Association (ISA).
During the Gettysburg Rocks event Feb. 4–6, the live performances of more than 172 bands in and around Gettysburg will help conquer childhood cancer by assisting children treated at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital and their families. Admission is free at all venues with 100 percent of the donations going to the Four Diamonds Fund in care of Penn State Mont Alto benefiting THON.
An event held in the Heritage Room of the Millstream Café was attended by more than 80 students over the lunch hour on Jan. 27, when Penn State Mont Alto joined the University-wide launch of Stand for State — an initiative that promotes bystander intervention and provides the tools to prevent sexual and relationship violence.
Penn State Mont Alto will launch its Spring 2016 Colloquy Series on Feb. 10 with the first of three events when Angela Hissong, Penn State Mont Alto’s Occupational Therapy Program director presents “Engaging Mind, Body, and Spirit in Meaningful Occupations.” All colloquy events begin at 2 p.m. in the University Library.
Penn State Mont Alto launched a Veterans’ Mentoring Program that connects veteran students with former military faculty and staff volunteers in January. The program will provide support to and mentor the student veterans transitioning to higher education and for future civilian careers.
Penn State Mont Alto will celebrate Black History Month with a performance by the Zuzu African Acrobats at 7 p.m. on Feb. 17 in the Multipurpose Activities Center on campus. The Zuzu African Acrobats show features high-energy, fast-paced acrobats from Mombasa, Kenya, in feats of pyramid building, limbo, contortion, tumbling and balancing. The public is invited to attend the event free of charge.
Penn State Mont Alto’s Housing and Food Services (HFS) staff donated $420 on Feb. 17 to the campus’ Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon group, affectionately called THON. The funds were collected throughout the 2015-16 fall and spring semesters from staff members who donated $2 each Wednesday for the benefit of swapping their uniforms for Penn State T-shirts and blue jeans.
The Penn State Mont Alto International and Intercultural Programs Office invites the public to experience authentic performances from a variety of world cultures this spring. An array of dance and entertainment events will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the General Studies Auditorium on the Mont Alto campus. They are open to the public and free of charge. Light refreshments will be served.
Eleven Penn State Mont Alto forest technology students joined forestry instructors Beth Brantley, Craig Houghton and Peter Linehan at the Allegheny Society of American Foresters Winter Meeting Feb. 18 in Baltimore, Maryland. Highlighting the day was the students’ participation in the annual Quiz Bowl, which tested their forestry knowledge against other participating schools.
