An annual tradition at Penn State DuBois leading up to the conclusion of THON season, the THON sendoff dinner and hair auction were held on Wednesday, Feb. 12, to celebrate this years’ dancers from the campus and to make a final push toward achieving the campus' donation goal.
The 19 interdisciplinary research teams that received funding include more than 75 researchers who are affiliated with 10 colleges and research units across seven Penn State campuses.
For students, spring break is often seen as a time in which they can take time away from class, campus and perhaps travel to an exotic destination to relax. However, several students from Penn State DuBois and Penn State Greater Allegheny took their spring break trip to another level through the alternative spring break program.
WPSU celebrates the 70th anniversary of the birth of educational television — at a 1952 conference at the Penn State Nittany Lion Inn — by handing out free ice cream from Berkey Creamery and commemorative laptop stickers at the University Park, DuBois and Altoona campuses.
The 2022 Dancer Sendoff and Hair Auction raised $12,455 for the fight against pediatric cancer, breaking the record for money raised during this single event. This also brings the current campus total of dollars raised to $25,355 for the year.
Bud Jones of Symmco Inc. in Sykesville, Pennsylvania, will offer the program "Welcome to the Center for Powder Metallurgy Technology" at 6 p.m. Monday, June 14, via Zoom. Jones is president of the Center for Powder Metallurgy Technology representing the Metal Powder Industry Federation.
Penn State DuBois recently celebrated donors and scholars alike at the 2021 Scholarship Celebration. Held virtually via Zoom this year, the event recognizes both those who make scholarships possible, as well as those who achieve their dreams of obtaining a higher education through the use of these funds.
The Penn State DuBois for THON team surpassed their fundraising goal of $23,000 this year, raising a total of $23,540 for the cause, helping the overall Penn State total of funds raised reach $10,638,078.62 during the virtual event.
In a challenging time filled with virtual events, the Penn State DuBois Hair Auction to benefit THON still ended the night with $7,615 raised to support children battling cancer. This puts the overall campus goal to support THON 2021 at $19,441.77.
Four Penn State DuBois students will represent the campus as the official THON Dancers at this year’s Penn State Dance Marathon. Charis Martell, Brianna Shaw, Sarah Voris, and Haley Rummel are this year’s official Penn State DuBois THON dancers, and will be celebrated through a virtual send-off event at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 10, via Zoom at http://psu.zoom.us/j/99160171680
