Penn State University Park News

Having finished their studies, the graduates enjoyed the moment with their families and friends, exchanged hugs, posed for photographs and kept up the college's tradition by signing the big green rock which had been painted for the occasion.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of William and Beverly McGeer of Forty Fort. She is the granddaughter of the late Ann and Tug McGeer, Kingston and the late James and Louise Cole, Kingston.

It isn’t the first country. It isn’t even the second country. And it’s not the first time she has been on her own.

Thirteen candidates are vying for four seats on the Baldwin-Whitehall School Board during May 21's primary election, including Karen Brown .

Women at Pennsylvania State University either haven't made progress or have lost ground when it comes to being represented in several key areas, including leadership positions and enrollment, according to a new report from a university commission.

A study conducted at Penn State University found that college students who communicate with their parents exercise more and eat more fruits and vegetables.

From The Kent Multimedia WorkshopThe Kent Multimedia Workshop was founded by faculty members at Kent State in 2012 to provide low-cost training to journalists and students from Ohio.

In the only magisterial district judge race this primary election, incumbent T.R. Williams is being challenged by local businesswoman Ginger Rowe.

Six Pulaski County residents were among 41 students in the 2013 associate degree nursing class at New River Community College who received their nursing pins and associate degrees at a ceremony recently held at the college.

Every parent with a college-age child worries about the spiraling cost of education.

The Nittany Lion Shrine at Penn State University has been closed for renovations.

Gov. Tom Corbett is putting a new face on his often-unpopular education policies -- nominating a new secretary of education -- while keeping the current secretary in a newly created position as a special adviser on higher education.

Joy Pollock, a member of the Rydal-Meadowbrook Civic Association , has been an Abington resident for a little over ten years.

Rocquan Eubanks gets high-fives from Pittsburgh Brashear High School staff members after announcing that he was going to attend Community College of Allegheny County after graduating.

Representing thousands of peers is no easy job. Just ask Andy Dessel, of Chambersburg, Pa., a senior public policy major and communications minor at Penn State Harrisburg.

Senior Scientific Advisors Dr. Susan M. Dallabrida and Dr. Jill Platko of PHT Consulting Services will conduct a new webinar, "Effective Use of Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes in Migraine and Headache Patient Populations," June 12, at 10-11am and 2-3pm EDT.

LockHavenUniversity Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Donna Wilson has named Dr.

Good Shepherd Academy, Kingston, recently announced Lia Fredericks, left, and Eamon Tuttle, right, as winners of the school's annual spelling bee.

After nearly four hours of total debate, local school students were able to pass draft legislation during Senator David G. Argall's third annual "Senator for a Day" program on Thursday.

Joseph Sestak, former congressman and retired U.S. Navy three-star admiral, has been named as the 2013-14 recipient of the General Omar N. Bradley Chair in Strategic Leadership.