Penn State Mont Alto

The seventh annual Penn State Mont Alto Academic Festival begins at noon Wednesday, April 11, in the Multipurpose Activities Center. This event displays some of the academic works, which have been researched, developed, and created throughout the 2011-12 academic year by Penn State Mont Alto students. Individual and group projects to be featured cover a wide range of topics, including English, engineering, forestry, human development and family studies, nursing and information sciences.

For students at Penn State Mont Alto and residents in the surrounding area, Tuesday's sentencing of convicted child sexual abuser Jerry Sandusky brought reaction ranging from a sense of closure to a feeling that the sentence was not harsh enough. A judge ordered Sandusky to serve at least 30 years in prison Tuesday. “What he got is what he deserved, and the victims can sleep better knowing he can't hurt anyone anymore,” Waynesboro, Pa., resident Camie Biggs, 19, said. “The sentence is fair.” Despite what is effectively a life sentence for Sandusky, the 68-year-old former defensive coordinator for Penn State's football program, Matthew Gossert, 20, of Waynesboro felt the sentence was not long enough.

Two people kicked in the door at a home near Penn State Mont Alto on Monday morning and stole $5,000 from a woman, Pennsylvania State Police said in a news release. One of the male suspects held a gun to the 24-year-old victim's head during the 8:30 a.m. robbery in the 7300 block of Slabtown Road, police said. The college campus issued a warning that individuals stay inside and lock their doors. That warning was later lifted, and classes were to be held as regularly scheduled, according to Penn State Mont Alto's website.

Penn State Mont Alto will change its nursing program from a two-year degree to a four-year degree beginning in the fall of 2014. “Hospitals are changing their employment pattern. They aren't hiring associate degree nurses like they had in the past. They are looking for the entry-level professional, which is the bachelor's degree,” said Carranda Barkdoll, Penn State Mont Alto's coordinator for nursing. As the health care delivery system increases in complexity, more education is needed to support the nurses who must navigate it, Barkdoll said.

· 83 percent of students are from Pennsylvania, but students from 16 other states also attend. · 58 percent of students are female. · Students range in age from 15 to 65, and 20 percent are 24 or older. · 71 percent of students are full time. Source: Penn State Mont Alto

As Nicole Glaze of Waynesboro, Pa., fiddled with her cap and gown before Saturday's spring commencement at Penn State Mont Alto, she remembered the obstacles she faced to achieve her dream. “I've worked really hard to get here. I got pregnant when I was 16,” said Glaze, now 20. So many teens give up on their dreams when that happens, she said. But she vowed to herself not to let anything stop her from an education. “To be able to graduate from college is a big thing for me,” she said.

Penn State Mont Alto gets a lion of its own MONT ALTO, Pa. - It may not roar, but Penn State Mont Alto's new 2,135-pound solid fiberglass Nittany Lion should become the most photographed icon on campus. The 8-foot lion, unveiled in a brief Monday afternoon ceremony, sits atop a knoll overlooking the campus entrance. At seven-eighths scale, it is a slightly smaller version of the 21-foot lion that graces Penn State's main campus in University Park. The original Nittany Lion was carved from a single block of Indiana limestone in 1942 by Heinz Warneke, a German-born sculptor.

By RICHARD F. BELISLE / Staff Writer, Waynesboro photo: RICHARD T. MEAGHER / staff photographer MONT ALTO, Pa. - Penn State Mont Alto students, faculty and staff are getting an early start this week preparing for the campus' 150th anniversary. It falls in 2053. cont. from news page They are building a time capsule with the hope it will tell their successors about campus life at the end of the 20th century. Many of the students who are contributing to it should still be around when it's opened in the middle of the 21st century.

MONT ALTO, Pa. - Penn State Mont Alto welcomed its first-year class on Friday, as 249 students wheeled and carried their belongings on to campus for move-in day. Although this year's first-year class of 461 is smaller than last year's class of 505, an increase in returning students and students who do not live within commuting distance caused the campus to search for more off-campus housing, said Holly Cieri, public relations manager for the...

Fallen magnolia leaves make a colorful backdrop for tulips on the Penn State Mont Alto (Pa.) campus near Perry Hall.

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As Nicole Glaze of Waynesboro, Pa., fiddled with her cap and gown before Saturday's spring commencement at Penn State Mont Alto, she remembered the obstacles she faced to achieve her dream. “I've worked really hard to get here. I got pregnant when I was 16,” said Glaze, now 20. So many teens give up on their dreams when that happens, she said. But she vowed to herself not to let anything stop her from an education. “To be able to graduate from college is a big thing for me,” she said.

Two people kicked in the door at a home near Penn State Mont Alto on Monday morning and stole $5,000 from a woman, Pennsylvania State Police said in a news release. One of the male suspects held a gun to the 24-year-old victim's head during the 8:30 a.m. robbery in the 7300 block of Slabtown Road, police said. The college campus issued a warning that individuals stay inside and lock their doors. That warning was later lifted, and classes were to be held as regularly scheduled, according to Penn State Mont Alto's website.

Penn State Mont Alto will change its nursing program from a two-year degree to a four-year degree beginning in the fall of 2014. “Hospitals are changing their employment pattern. They aren't hiring associate degree nurses like they had in the past. They are looking for the entry-level professional, which is the bachelor's degree,” said Carranda Barkdoll, Penn State Mont Alto's coordinator for nursing. As the health care delivery system increases in complexity, more education is needed to support the nurses who must navigate it, Barkdoll said.

Sunday, April 7, 2013 COLLEGE BASEBALL Hagerstown 11, Chesapeake 5 Garrett Sprankle had two hits and four RBIs for Hagerstown Community College in a victory over Chesapeake on Sunday. The Hawks (22-17) rallied for six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to break a 5-5 tie. Cooper Ayers had three hits and an RBI for HCC, while Drew DeShong had two hits and two RBIs, Tyler Walter had two hits and an RBI, Eric Schanzenbacher had two hits and starter Tanner Partlow (7-1)

The second annual "Blue and White" 5K will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, on the campus of Penn State Mont Alto. At 8 a.m., children between the ages of 6 and 12 are invited to join the Penn State Nittany Lion for the "Little Lion" Run, a free one-mile trip across campus. Participants will have an opportunity to win prizes, which will be awarded in four categories, including men and women 30 years old and younger, and men and women 30 years old and younger. Each of the top three finishers in each category will receive a medal and a VISA gift card.

The Mont Alto Film Project is seeking actors for "Ghosting," a full-length independent feature film. Auditions are from noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 23 and March 16, at Penn State Mont Alto, General Studies Building, One Campus Drive, Mont Alto.  This is a non-union production of the Mont Alto Film Project in conjunction with Third Child Productions under the auspices of Penn State Mont Alto. Auditions are open to all actors. Check-in is in Room 110 on the first floor of the General Studies Building; Auditions will be held in the building's auditorium.

Monday, November 5, 2012 GIRLS SOCCER Boonsboro's Cronise earns all-state honorable mention Boonsboro senior defender Emily Cronise was the only Washington County girls player selected for the Maryland Association of Coaches of Soccer all-state team. She was an honorable mention. Cronise helped lead the county-champion Warriors to an 8-4-4 season, which included 10 shutouts. COLLEGE WRESTLING Burrs one of three Mont Alto champs VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - North Hagerstown graduate Kenneth Burrs was one of three Penn State Mont Alto freshmen who won titles at Virginia Beach Nationals over the weekend.

For students at Penn State Mont Alto and residents in the surrounding area, Tuesday's sentencing of convicted child sexual abuser Jerry Sandusky brought reaction ranging from a sense of closure to a feeling that the sentence was not harsh enough. A judge ordered Sandusky to serve at least 30 years in prison Tuesday. “What he got is what he deserved, and the victims can sleep better knowing he can't hurt anyone anymore,” Waynesboro, Pa., resident Camie Biggs, 19, said. “The sentence is fair.” Despite what is effectively a life sentence for Sandusky, the 68-year-old former defensive coordinator for Penn State's football program, Matthew Gossert, 20, of Waynesboro felt the sentence was not long enough.

Penn State Mont Alto honors veterans with a memorial Penn State Mont Alto and its student Veterans Club joined forces to install a memorial on campus to recognize U.S. military veterans. Brian Hall was one of the students who initiated the development of a permanent site to honor and remember members of the armed forces. “It was important for us to recognize and honor the support of all the veterans that served and attended Penn State Mont Alto since ... World War II,” said Hall, who is a veteran and president of the campus student Veterans Club.