Investment in student success is a priority, not just for faculty and staff, but for the community at large. Scholarships continue to be established at Penn State DuBois, with awards totaling over $650,000 for the 2020-21 academic year.
The Penn State DuBois program received a 100% pass rate by students taking exams through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy in 2021.
Three students from Penn State DuBois engineering programs had the chance to share their passion for work in their field with a group of around 30 high school students at an event hosted at the NCPA LaunchBox in Downtown DuBois on Feb. 24.
Betty McFadden Freemer, and her husband, Mark Freemer, both of DuBois, have pledged an additional $50,000 to the Jordan Andrulonis Trustee Scholarship at Penn State DuBois. This scholarship was established by the couple in 2012 with an initial $50,000 pledge to honor Betty’s son, Jordan Andrulonis.
Penn State DuBois undergraduates Scot Coble and Jacob Feldbauer are researching a new process for manufacturing powder metal parts that is impacting the global industry, and has caught the attention of a major industry publication.
Penn State DuBois has announced the campus dean’s list for the fall 2021 semester. In recognition of academic excellence, students who maintain a grade-point average of 3.50 or higher are named to the dean's list each semester.
Longtime campus supporter Robert Johnson has committed $800,000 from his future estate to establish the Robert G. Johnson Scholarship at Penn State DuBois.
The new accounting option and data analytics option will provide students with a broadened education in specialized areas, preparing them to find success in a workforce hungry for professionals with their qualifications.
Four Penn State students, including Altoona campus student Jazzmine McCauley, presented their undergraduate research at the annual meeting for the American Society of Criminology in November.