Education briefs
April 14, 2002 Society to sell ice cream
The Penn State Fayette Alumni Society is holding its annual Penn State Creamery Ice Cream Sale.
Orders must be placed by April 24. The pickup date is Saturday, May 4 from 1-2 p.m. Advance sales only; no ice cream can be bought on the pick up day. All proceeds from the sale benefit the Penn State Fayette Alumni Society Student Award.
For more information, call 724-430-4190.
Pitt holds book sale
As part of its annual celebration of National Library Week April 14-20, the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Millstein Library will offer a special sale of selected books and records for $1 each.
For more information, call 724-836-9689.
Scholarships available
The Foundation for Free Enterprise Education, founder of Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week, announced the availability of scholarships for its summer program.
Each high school student participant receives a $350 scholarship from a business or organization in his or her community to cover all related expenses of the economic education program.
This summer, PFEW will host the students at Lycoming College in Williamsport. Students have the choice of four weeks in July and August during which to attend the program. Interested students can contact their high school guidance counselors, or the foundation directly at -814-833-9576. The Web site is www.pfew.org
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Students join project
Several local residents joined a recent spring break project of the Saint Vincent College Campus Chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
The campus Habitat group spent a week building a house for the Habitat Collegiate Challenge at Pawleys Island, S.C.
The Saint Vincent students who participated included Ryan Maher of Bear Rocks, Nicole Franczyk of Uniontown, John Wohar of Brownsville and Jason Smereczniak of Belle Vernon.
Projects exhibited
Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, will host Senior Research Exhibition Nights on Monday and Tuesday in the Westmoreland and Foundations rooms, second floor, Placid Hall, on the college campus from 7 to 9 p.m.
About 50 research projects will be featured at the special exhibition which is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Walter at begin cwalter@stvincent.edu cwalter@stvincent.edu end
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Trunks available
Seton Hill College’s National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education, Greensburg, announced that two Holocaust Curriculum Trunks will be available for area teachers in Reeves Memorial Library.
The trunks, on loan from the Pittsburgh Holocaust Center, have been designed especially for use by educators of students in middle and high school. Teachers from public and parochial schools can borrow the materials that are available during normal library hours.
For more information, contact Marcia Pietrala at 724-838-4291.
Summer classes ready
West Virginia University’s summer schedule has nearly 2,000 classes to choose from.
They can select from hundreds of classes in Morgantown, W.Va.; visit a foreign country; explore the state’s wilderness; or earn credits at home with classes on the Web.
The most up-to-date information on summer courses can be found at www.wvu.edu/~summer
. Printed schedules can be obtained from the Office of Admissions and Records at 304-293-2121 or 1-800-322-WVU1 (9881).
Photographer to speak
An acclaimed Associated Press photographer, Richard Drew, who took the controversial yet compelling photos of people jumping and falling from the World Trade Center Towers on Sept. 11, and an acclaimed reporter, Richard Pyle, who covered the event, will speak Monday at West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.
The WVU Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism will present “Covering Terror: The Images And Stories From Ground Zero” at 7 p.m. in Room G24 Eiesland Hall on the downtown campus. The public is invited to attend.
Their discussion is part of Ogden Newspapers Visiting Professor Dr. George Esper’s “The Role of the Journalist in War” class.
Safety Bug to visit
The Pennsylvania Driving Under the Influence Association and Students Against Destructive Decisions will demonstrate the Safety Bug impaired driving simulator Friday morning at Albert Gallatin Area High School.
The Safety Bug will visit the school through the contributions of the Fayette County Drug and Alcohol Commission and fund-raising by SADD members. The car is a 1999 Volkswagen Beetle that has been equipped to demonstrate the loss of control one would experience if operating a vehicle while in an impaired state.
Workshops available
California University of Pennsylvania’s Teacher Enhancement Center invites teachers to participate in any of several upcoming workshops.
With registration and attendance of any of the workshops, Act 48 professional education requirements will be met and forwarded to the state Department of Education.
The first workshop is Wednesday on the topic of classroom discipline. All sessions begin at 9 a.m. at various campus locations. Registration is $40 per workshop. Contact Barbara Webb at 724-938-5956 for information.
Conference scheduled
California University of Pennsylvania’s Applied Engineering Technology Department will hold its 35th Annual Spring Technology Conference Thursday.
Cal U President Dr. Angelo Armenti Jr. will start the event with a welcome at 9 a.m. in Room 110 of the Eberly Science and Technology Building. Guest speakers include Robin Shoop, Cal U alumnus and teacher and education director at Carnegie Mellon University National Robotics Engineering Consortium, as well as Patrick Rowe, a robotics researcher at the consortium.
For more information, call Dr. Stanley Komacek at 724-938-4085.
Forum to be held
Three area residents will present research on gender-related issues during a spring forum at California University of Pennsylvania.
Sarah Addis of Canonsburg, Jennifer Nickeson of Eighty Four and Stacy Ann Wright of Bradford will speak Monday, April 22 at 6 p.m. in the Eberly Science and Technology Auditorium.
The forum is sponsored by the Office of Women’s Studies and is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the office at 724-938-4251 or e-mail womenstudies@cup.edu.