Education briefs
Enrollments accepted The ECHO Child Development Centers Inc. is now accepting enrollments for the Brownsville, Connellsville, Masontown and Uniontown locations.
Parents can contact the ECHO main office at 724-583-2780 or toll free at 1-888-324-3246 for detailed information on availability of openings and rates.
The preschool classes are held Monday through Friday at each location. Classes are structured to young preschoolers, ages three to four, and a pre-kindergarten class for ages four to five years.
Part- or full-time service can be scheduled.
In addition, after school service is available at all sites for parents needing child care. Parents who have children under age three can explore the early childhood daycare service. In addition to the preschool classes, children are offered a free daily meal.
Orientation planned
West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va., will welcome incoming freshmen and returning students beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, Aug. 16, when residence halls open on the Evansdale and downtown campuses.
If students are unable to arrive by that time or need additional information about their housing assignment, they can call 304-293-4372, ext. 15750.
WVU’s Jump Start Academy also begins Friday, Aug. 16, and assists new students in making the transition from high school to the university.
New Student Convocation, the official welcome to the university and Morgantown, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Coliseum, preceded by a picnic. All incoming freshmen and transfer students with fewer than 29 credit hours are required to attend as part of the University 101 orientation class. Following Convocation, residence hall students will attend their first-floor meeting.
Representatives from student services offices will be located in the Mountainlair Ballrooms from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16; from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17; and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19 – the first day of the fall semester. The annual FallFest concert also takes place Monday evening on the Mountainlair Plaza. Students and parents with questions about housing should call 304-293-4372, ext. 15750.
Book published
The Center for Economic and Policy Education at Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, recently announced the publication of “Courts and the Culture Wars,” a book based on lectures delivered at a conference of the same name held at Saint Vincent College in April 2001.
The conference was sponsored by the center, an interdisciplinary public affairs institute of Saint Vincent College’s Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government.
The conference was directed, and the book edited and introduced, by the center’s fellow in politics and culture, Dr. Bradley C.S. Watson.
Copies of “Courts and the Culture Wars” can be ordered from the publisher, Lexington Books, at www.lexingtonbooks.com, or by contacting the Center for Economic and Policy Education at 724-537-4597.
Reunion scheduled
Saint Vincent College and Saint Vincent Prep, Latrobe, will hold their annual alumni reunion weekend Aug. 9-11 with a variety of activities.
For more information, call the alumni office at 724-537-4568 or e-mail rrossi@stvincent.edu.
A separate registration form is required to take part in the Bearcat Open Golf Invitational. Information is available through alumni affairs associate Tom Harbert at 724-537-4595 or tharbert@stvincent.edu.
Online classes available
Students who wish to earn college credit at a distance may select from an expanded line-up of online courses offered by Westmoreland County Community College during the fall term that begins Thursday, Aug. 22.
Students who would like to see if online courses are right for them should visit a sample course at the Web site http://wccc.blackboard.com and click on “Frequently Asked Questions.”
To register for online courses, visit the college Web site at wccc4me.org.
New or returning students may call 1-800-262-2103.
Scholarship awarded
Brandon Takacs of Morgantown, W.Va., a doctoral student in the occupational safety and health program at WVU, has been awarded a $5,000 Industrial Hygiene Scholarship from 3M Corp.
He was recognized during the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition in San Diego, Calif., in June.
As a graduate intern with WVU Safety and Health Extension, Takacs worked on the Small Business Safety Outreach Program, providing safety and health consulting services to small businesses in West Virginia.
While at WVU, Takacs served as president of the WVU Industrial Hygiene Student Association.
He is the son of Joseph and Patricia Takacs of Cheat Lake, W.Va., and the grandson of Mike and Laura Takacs of Masontown, John Mrazeck of Masontown and Jennie Mrazeck of Morgantown, W.Va.
Liberty graduates listed
Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va., announced that the following local residents are recent graduates:
David Walter Huebner of Uniontown received a bachelor of science in religion.
Douglas James Stewart of Uniontown received a bachelor of science in sport management.
Joshua Robert Werkman of Uniontown received a bachelor of science in biology.
Degrees earned
Shippensburg University announced several local residents earned degrees at the spring 2002 commencement.
The local graduates are Lynn Colcombe of Marianna, bachelor of science in education; Ryan Golembiewski of Waynesburg, bachelor of science in business administration; Derek Johnston of Belle Vernon, bachelor of science in business administration; Jeffrey Mlakar of Belle Vernon, bachelor of science in business administration; Mary Sloan of Uniontown, bachelor of science in business administration.
Dean’s list attained
Several local residents achieved the dean’s list for the spring 2002 semester at Shippensburg University.
It is an honor roll of full-time students have achieved academic excellence as evidenced by earning a semester quality point average of 3.30 or better; or part-time students who have earned a quality-point average of 3.30 or better in the last 15 or more consecutive credits.
Honored were Krista Garstecki, Scottdale; Ryan Golembiewski, Waynesburg; Danylle Paulovich, Uniontown; Mary Sloan, Uniontown; Lori Wisniewski, Everson.