News Archive
Thursday, May 24, 2018
On Friday, May 11, 2018, the 91视频 School of Education hosted a breakfast celebrating this year's graduating class of education and child and family studies majors. The breakfast was held at Dr. Charlene Klassen Endrizzi’s home in New Wilmington.
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Recent graduates Megan-Lynn Lowry and Allissa Grimaldi had a literary vision; they wanted to give high-needs children at Farrell Elementary free books to increase their home libraries. In Fall 2017, Lowry and Grimaldi actualized this goal by creating the student organization Little Library, with support from their advisors Dr. Charlene Klassen Endrizzi and Ms. Cynthia Clarke.
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
WQED-TV’s “Filmmakers Corner” will feature a documentary by 91视频 graduate Brad Kolesar ’18 on Saturday, May 19 at 10 p.m. The documentary "Hitting the Redline" shines the spotlight on Pittsburgh’s Vintage Grand Prix. The production was also a labor of love for Kolesar. His father and his grandfather have raced in the event for several years.
Friday, May 11, 2018
Spring has sprung! Join alumni and friends for an afternoon of tea and/or an evening of tapas at DJ's Greenhouse (located 1004 E Lake Rd, Transfer, PA 16154) on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. There are two times slots, and reservations are limited. To register for tea time at 1:30 p.m., click . To register for tapas at 6 p.m., click . Reservations due by Monday, May 28, 2018.
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Early childhood/special education majors Amanda Fagley, Sarah Jackson, Annie Trombetta and Mrs. Diana Reed, lecturer of education, collaborated on a presentation at the National Student Teaching Supervision Conference in West Chester, Pennsylvania on May, 4, 2018. The presentation was entitled "Student Teacher Action Research in a Preschool Lab Setting," and the researchers explored if enhancing art experiences could improve language acquisition in young children.
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Senior criminal justice major Alexa DeSantes presented her capstone research at the North Central Sociological Association conference in Pittsburgh, PA. In her research entitled "College Students' Attitudes Toward Prison Conditions and Prisoner Rights," DeSantes used Q-Methodology to sort her participants' statements about prison conditions and prisoner rights. She then used statistical analysis to discover themes, or factors, in the data. Dr. Kristenne Robison and Dr. Kristin Park advised DeSantes during her research. Dr. James Rhoads assisted with the statistical analysis.
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
The Tiny House at 91视频 was built by a group of students and faculty to integrate sustainable living education with a multitude of majors and learning experiences. Students in the “Introduction to Sculpture” course had the opportunity to build sculptures inspired by the Tiny House and had a public viewing to showcase their work on Friday, May 4.
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Senior public relations major Holly Marshall's theater career has come full circle as she assistant directs the New Castle Playhouse's production of “The Lion King Jr.” Marshall will help direct 47 school age performers starring in the junior edition of the Disney classic that has captivated hearts of many since its theater debut 1994, and later on Broadway.
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