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Active and engaged: Student sees college as a way to get involved, meet people

During high school, John Bunting was an introvert who didn’t get involved in many activities. That has changed now that he is in college and taking as many opportunities as come his way. Now in his second year at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Bunting is the president of Student Government Association and is involved in other clubs and campus activities. He balances those activities with his studies in cybersecurity and is also considering a business minor.
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Penn State Alumni Association announces $20,000 match for Renaissance Fund gifts

The Penn State Alumni Association (PSAA) has announced a $20,000 matching commitment that will grow the scholarship endowment recently established in honor of 2024 Renaissance Fund honorees Roger Williams, retired PSAA executive director, and his wife, Karen Magnuson, retired assistant director of University marketing. In recognition of the Renaissance Fund’s 55th anniversary, the PSAA will match gifts of $550 or more to any named Renaissance Fund with an equal contribution to the Roger L. Williams and Karen L. Magnuson Renaissance Fund.
A woman at left holds a yoga mat while a woman at right holds a light-up panda.

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Meredith Cosgrove, personal counselor and Health and Human Development lecturer, and Auraleah Grega, Learning Center and Disability Services coordinator, have a variety of ways to help students feel comfortable.

Penn State University Libraries’ Teaching and Learning with Technology is working with faculty as part of the 2024 Faculty Engagement Awards focusing on the theme of “Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Teaching.”

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Penn State University Libraries’ Teaching and Learning with Technology is working with faculty as part of the 2024 Faculty Engagement Awards focusing on the theme of “Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Teaching.”