There are lots of exciting things happening at Penn State York. Check out the information below to find out the details.
View Penn State York's Web cam and watch the progress of the construction on the campus' new library and performing arts center.
The building is set to be completed in spring 2005.
Penn State York demonstrates its commitment to the future by reaching out to area youth with a wide variety of quality educational programs. Our youth programs, which are divided into the categories of academic, athletic, and special programs are designed to provide a stimulating, hands-on learning experience in a college setting.
Find more information on how you can schedule for a summer camp at Penn State York.
| Music Camps | |
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| Feel The Beat Drum Circle | July 25 - 29 |
| Science Camps | |
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| Mad Scientists II! | July 11 - 15 |
| Robotics (Introductory) | July 18 - 22 |
| Robotics (Advanced) | July 25 - 29 |
| Do You Have the Time? | August 15 |
| Computer Camps | |
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| Junior Webmaster | July 11 - 14 |
| Introduction to 2D Game Design | July 25 - 29 |
| Study Skills | |
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| SAT Prep | July 18 - 21 |
| Brain Game | August 22 |
| Early Success | August 23 |
| Other Camps and Programs | |
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| Poetry, Just for Fun! | July 25 - 29 |
| Soccer Camps | |
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| Ages 5-7 | July 18 - 22 |
| Ages 8-13 | July 25 - 29 |
Fall 2005 Schedule of Courses Now Available
The Fall 2005 schedule of courses is now available on the web.
Please use the following online resource to view or print the fall 2005 Penn State York schedule.
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Penn State York Offers Summer SAT Prep Courses
High school students getting ready to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) can find help through two SAT Preparation courses being offered at Penn State York this summer. The two four-session courses for Verbal and Math SAT's are designed to help students improve their SAT skills. Each class meets in four sessions over four days on July 18, 19, 20, and 21 in the Main Classroom Building at the campus.
Students participating in the Preparation for Your Verbal SAT (9:00 - 11:00 a.m.) will review important skills assessed in the verbal section and have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the format and type of questions on the Verbal SAT. Participants will also practice test-taking in simulated exam conditions. Cost for the Preparation for Your Verbal SAT course is $95.
Noel Sloboda, Ph.D., instructor of English at Penn State York, is the course instructor. Sloboda earned his doctorate in English from Washington University. Sloboda was honored recently by the campus with the 2005 James H. Burness Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has received numerous other honors and awards and has been published in "Studies in Humanities." He is also involved in many language associations and has been a judge for the Lancaster Scholastic Writing Awards. Currently Sloboda is writing a book on Edith Wharton and Gertrude Stein.
Preparation for Your Math SAT (11:05 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.) will familiarize students with the SAT format, and then review SAT math topics including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, graphs, measures and quantitative comparisons. Please bring a calculator to the first class. Cost for the Preparation for Your Math SAT course is $70.
Bruce Babcock, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics at Penn State York, is the instructor. Babcock earned a doctorate in mathematics from Michigan State University and is a former winner of the prestigious AMOCO Foundation Outstanding Teaching Award. He was also honored with the Outstanding Teaching Award at Penn State York in 1991 and has authored numerous study guides for the University's Independent Learning Program.
Register for both sessions at $155 and save $10. The course fee includes the book The Official SAT Study Guide: for the New SAT by the College Board. For a brochure or more information, please call Penn State York at 771-4050 or visit the campus at 1031 Edgecomb Avenue
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Penn State York Offers New Bachelor's Degree in American Studies
Collison examines a gravestone
Flexibility and choice are at the heart of a new four-year Penn State degree in American studies offered at Penn State York beginning fall 2004. The bachelor of arts in American studies is an interdisciplinary major administered by the Department of English that explores the patterns of life and thoughts of American people, past and present. American studies is the study of culture, ranging from classic literary works and political documents to the popular music, pictures, and slogans surrounding us daily. The diversity of ethnic groups contributing to American culture is the special focus of some courses and a working assumption in all.
Gary Collison, Ph.D., professor of American studies and English at Penn State York, is the program coordinator for the new degree. A Pulitzer prize nominee for his book about a fugitive slave, Collison is just one of the Penn State York faculty with expertise in a wide range of subjects including American film, music, literature, religion, African American and popular culture, and material culture which includes architecture and ceramics.
For information on the American studies major, please contact Collison at 717-771-4029, send an e-mail inquiry to glc@psu.edu, contact the Penn State York Admissions Office at 717-771-4040 or 1-800-PSU-6227, or visit the American Studies web site.
Cheer on your favorite Penn State York varsity team. The campus offers six varsity sports -- coed soccer, cross-country, men's basketball, team tennis, women's basketball, and women's volleyball. Learn more about the campus athletic programs.
Penn State York Adds Baseball and Women's Softball
Starting this fall, students at all Penn State York will have the opportunity to play two additional varsity sports, baseball and women's softball. This brings the number of varsity sports at the campus to eight including men's and women's basketball, soccer, team tennis, cross-country and women's volleyball. For spring, students are playing an exhibition season in baseball and softball to generate interest and to let high schools know about the new opportunities. Next fall, the baseball team will play a full schedule in the newly restructured Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSU-AC). The softball team will plan a full schedule in spring 2006. Students interested in baseball should contact Ronald K. Workinger at 717-771-4036 or rkw2@psu.edu. Students interested in softball should contact Mary Ann Dellinger at 717-771-4036 or mxs276@psu.edu.
The news of two new sports at the campus comes on the heels of an announcement that starting this fall, students at all Penn State campuses will be eligible to compete in varsity athletics for four full years in the same sport in the PSU-AC. This change adjusts the guidelines of the current Commonwealth Campus Athletic Conference (CCAC) to coincide with the campuses' expansion of degree offerings from two to four years. As a result, athletes will be able to stay with the same sport for four years instead of having to change to a different sport, a requirement that had existed because some of the opponents were two-year schools.
Although Penn State athletics are best known for NCAA Division I competition by University Park teams, intercollegiate competitive opportunities attract an even-higher percentage of undergraduates at the campuses outside University Park. Two of these locations, Penn State Altoona and Penn State Erie, already compete against NCAA Division III teams, while Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley is on its probationary period at that level.
Another 13 Penn State campuses -- Abington, Beaver, Delaware County, DuBois, Fayette, Hazleton, McKeesport, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Schuylkill, Wilkes-Barre, Worthington Scranton and York -- plus Penn College belong to the CCAC. Penn State Harrisburg is expected to join them in the PSU-AC in the near future.
These teams currently compete in 10 sports: men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, baseball, men's and women's cross country, golf, men's soccer, team tennis and softball. This move builds on a two-year pilot program where four-year eligibility had been expanded to men's basketball, women's volleyball and team tennis.
For information on the wide range of athletic opportunities at Penn State York, call Kerry Magni, athletic director, at 717-771-4036.
Penn State York's New Library and Performing Arts Center Opens August 25
August 25 marks an exciting moment in history for Penn State York when the campus unveils its new building featuring the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center, the Lee R. Glatfelter Library and the John T. and Paige S. Smith Atrium. The ribbon cutting is set for 2:00 p.m. followed by tours of the building and interactive entertainment from 3 – 5:00 p.m., an art exhibit highlighting twelve local artists, and then a free performace by the CTO Orchestra/Fifth Avenue beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center. The day of festivities is free and open to the public. Penn State University President Graham Spanier and a number of other University and local officials, alumni, students, and members of the community will take part in the opening ceremony.
Construction on the 71,000 square foot facility began just over a year ago and completion of the building has been highly anticipated by the campus and community. The $11.9 million facility is being constructed with state funding through the Department of General Services in Harrisburg. The new building overlooks the City of York from the top of the hill on the southside of the campus near the Main Classroom Building.
The performing arts center has seating for 1,000 and will offer full theater capabilities. Students, faculty, staff, visitors, and guests will enjoy the intimacy of a smaller theater with the seating capacity of a larger venue because of the balcony that is part of the architectural design. "We will have a fully equipped theatre with state-of–the-art lighting and sound and one of the largest stage houses in the area. There's a full fly tower which allows us to bring in tours and traveling shows of all kinds," said Holly L. Gumke, director of business services at the campus, who has worked closely with contractors on the project. "The campus has already booked "42nd Street," the touring Broadway show for September 28 at 8:00 p.m., notes Gumke. For ticket information on the performance, contact Gumke at 771-4100.
Artist's Rendering
This section of the building will also house art classroom space and offer programming flexibility not currently available on campus. The performing arts center will allow the campus to bring in a variety of entertainment and educational programming that will compliment the offerings of other venues in the area. "We will try to provide cultural and educational experiences to the community that appeal to a wide audience and are not currently available," notes Gumke. In addition to cultural events, the performing arts center will also be used for commencement, a film series, and a variety of other activities. The performing arts center will also be home to four resident companies - the York Youth Symphony Orchestra, York Junior Symphony Orchestra, York County Honors Choir, and the York County Junior Honors Choir – who will rehearse and perform there. The library portion of the facility will be two separate levels and include group study rooms, stack space, instructional space, and special collections rooms. More seating space will be available in the new library and visitors will have a spectacular view of Memorial Park, the City of York, campus, and the woods.
The library doubles in size from just 9,000 square feet in the old facility to almost 20,000 square feet in the new one. "The whole internal environment of the library will be remarkably different than what library users are currently used to," said David B. Van de Streek, assistant librarian at Penn State York. "In addition to a larger, more spread out space, there will be a generous amount of natural light through the library's many windows, and the general acoustics should be far better than those experiences in the old library." The library will also have its own computer lab. The performing arts center and the library are connected with an atrium/lobby space designed to be open to floors above and below. There will be ample use of glass to take advantage of natural light and the vistas to the north. Sparky and Clarks, a popular local café, will have a location in the atrium and the café will be open during the day for students, faculty, staff, and visitors as well as during events at the performing arts center.
In addition to the paid performances in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center, the campus will continue its free cultural arts series sponsored in part by the York Newspaper Company. Free programs already booked for the performing arts center include Cheryl Wheeler, folk singer, Friday, November 4, 7:30 p.m.; Komplex, Spoken Word Poet, Thursday, January 19, 2006, 7:00 p.m.; Chinua Hawk, R&B singer, Thursday, February 9, 2006, 7:00 p.m.; The Healing Force, Thursday, February 23, 2006, 7:00 p.m.; Great Jazz Divas, Thursday, March 23, 2006, 7:00 p.m.; and Val Mazzenga, The Untold Story, lecture, Thursday, April 6, 2006, 7:00 p.m.
"Penn State York invites students, faculty, staff, and the local community to the opening of this highly anticipated new building," said Dr. Joel M. Rodney, campus executive officer at Penn State York. "Come and celebrate with us." Lobar Associates is the general contractor for the project and the architectural firm Murphy and Dittenhafer of York is the design professional for the project. Check out progress on the new building by visiting our live Web cam.