GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: Thiel College graduate Audra Franley '17 is serving as Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion and interim Coordinator for Campus Ministries at the College. Franley graduated from Thiel College in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and earned her Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School in 2020. At Harvard, she focused her studies on women, gender, and sexuality within biblical and cont  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news on June 14, 2024: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute crimes on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) public transit system in Philadelphia, as mandated by Pennsylvania Act 40 of 2023. Act 40 was passed by the legislature and signed into law by the governor in December and required the Off  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Pennsylvania College of Technology held a groundbreaking ceremony today for two projects funded, in part, by a $2 million U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration grant: construction of an 1,800-square-foot Clean Energy House and renovations at the Carl Building Technologies Center on main campus. The grant focuses on attracting and upskilling the curren  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Montoursville Area High School student Mason Morrow won first place - and the grand prize of a $10,000 scholarship to Pennsylvania College of Technology - in the 2023-24 Dream-Learn-Pitch competition. Dream-Learn-Pitch, administered by nonprofit Brighter Financial Futures/Pennsylvania Council on Financial Literacy, provides high school and middle school students with an opportunity to innov  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * Senator Lindsey M. Williams released this statement following the Supreme Court decision restricting the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) ability to protect workers exercising their rights. "As someone who was illegally fired for attempting to form a staff union and who had to go to the National Labor Relations Board to uphold my rights, I'm appalled but not sur  more

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- Slippery Rock University issued the following news: Slippery Rock University's council of trustees elected new officers and approved meeting dates for the 2024-25 academic year at the council's quarterly business meeting, June 14, at the Russell Wright Alumni House and Conference Center. Angele Stoebener and Elise Michaux will serve as council chair and vice chair, respectively, while Charli Severo, a dual political science and philosophy major from Albi  more

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: Thiel College is expecting about 75 scholastic cheerleaders as part of the National Cheerleaders Association camp the College is hosting on June 24-26 in Beeghly Gymnasium. Student-athletes from five Pennsylvania teams and one from Ohio high and their coaches are expected to participate in the only NCA summer camp in the state being held west of Shippensburg. Cheerleaders will learn material provided by NCA w  more

WAYNESBURG, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- Waynesburg University issued the following news on June 14, 2024: Waynesburg University's Entrepreneurial Leadership Program is proud to announce that it has received the Excellence in Student Engagement in Entrepreneurship Award at the Deshpande Symposium 2024. This award recognizes an institution that encourages student leadership and engagement in developing innovative extra- and co-curricular activities that support the development of entrepreneurial awa  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Pennsylvanians are calling out Connecticut hedge-fund CEO and mega-millionaire David McCormick for investing millions in Chinese military companies and lying about living in Pennsylvania. Here's What Pennsylvanians Are Saying: PennLive Op-Ed: We need leaders who can stand up to the threat from China * As a veteran and voter in Pennsylvania, I am shocked by a new report that shows [...] McCormick  more