Commencement ceremonies for fall 2017 graduates were held Thursday evening in Hiller Auditorium at Penn State DuBois. Chancellor M. Scott McBride presided over the ceremony and conferred degrees. Professor of Chemistry Arshad Khan served as campus marshal, and 2017 DuBois Educational Foundation Educator of the Year Jessica Clontz offered the commencement address.
DEF Educator of the Year Jessica Clontz, and instructor in Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State DuBois, delivered the commencement address on Thursday evening in Hiller Auditorium.
Members of the Penn State DuBois Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) Club have made efforts to make the holidays brighter for some area residents. The club members packed up and delivered care packages on Thursday to four organizations that serve people in need, including people who are homeless, those going through a crisis, and youth being counseled at a residential youth center. Those organizations are Haven House in DuBois, Capsea in Ridgway, Pentz Run in DuBois, and Crossroads in DuBois and Punxsutawney.
Assistant District Administrator with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Mike Jacobson demonstrates new technology that can help people to complete tasks at work, or at home, at Penn State DuBois on Nov. 9.
Nearly 40 men from Penn State DuBois stepped into high heels Sept. 27 for the "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" event. The men's march is meant to raise awareness of the battle against rape, sexual assault and gender violence, and to get more men involved in the fight.
For the fourth year in a row, a national robotics competition for middle and high school students is taking place at Penn State DuBois. An official kickoff for the 2017 BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) Robotics Competition took place in the student union Sept. 9. The competition is set for Oct. 20-21 in the campus gymnasium.
A total of 146 new freshmen, plus their faculty and staff group leaders, reached out to communities throughout the region Aug. 18 for Penn State DuBois Outreach Day. Each year, as part of New Student Orientation, new students volunteer at various charitable and community oriented organizations in the area, giving students a look at the importance of service, while lending a hand to local charities.
