Category Archives: Student Achievements

Penn State Reads Essay Contest

Penn State Reads invites first-year students to participate in an essay contest. Winners will receive a $100 Penn State Bookstore gift card and have the opportunity to meet Eggers during his campus visit in October! Responses submitted as attachment to: … Continue reading

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Third Year EMS THON First Among General Organizations

“The last four hours were a real struggle for me,” said Sarah Bademan (B.S. ENENG ‘13) a Penn State Dance Marathon (THON) dancer for the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS). “But when the time came for the totals … Continue reading

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EMS LEAP Pride Travels to Jamaica to Study Sustainability

Preparing raised agricultural beds, learning about organic farming, and witnessing permaculture principles first hand is the way 14 freshmen started their Penn State college experience this summer. Students traveled to Ocho Rios, Jamaica for eight days as part of an… Continue reading

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GRUNDY HAVEN WINNERS 2011!

Six students from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) earned top awards in the annual Grundy Haven paper competition. The aim of the paper competition is to foster excellence in communicating science to the public.Andrew Dzambo, (meteorology) won… Continue reading

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Earth and Mineral Sciences Exposition Has Large Turnout

Holding jet fuel, hand-blown glass, and a piece of Marcellus Shale in his hands as props to illustrate the diverse study opportunities available to students of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS), Dean William Easterling kicked-off the College’s… Continue reading

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EMS THON First Among General Organizations AGAIN!

Glenn De Angelis, a senior energy engineering student, put on his lucky SpongeBob arm bands that he wore last year when he successfully danced for the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon and headed to the Bryce Jordan Center (BJC). As… Continue reading

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WPSU Needs YOU!

The WPSU-FM Fall Pledge Drive, taking place through October 22, 2011, got a little extra help from two community-minded Earth and Mineral Science undergraduates: Annie Tamalavage (junior, geoscience) and Zak Khayat (sophomore, material science). Although new to the idea of… Continue reading

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Here’s $1,000.00 for YOUR Spring Break: Grundy Haven Paper Competition

Do you need $1,000.00 for spring break? Enter the Grundy Haven Paper Competition, and you might win money and get published on our EMS website! You don’t have to wait until next semester to submit your entry. Right now you… Continue reading

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2010-2011 Winners of Grundy Haven Paper Competition

pictured from left to right: Thomas Rauch, Daniel Mills, Lindsay Kromel, Patrick Ritsko, Robert Lydick, and Daniel PollakThe six winners of the 2010-2011 Grundy Haven paper competition wrote on study breaks, weekends, late at night, and even while procrastinating… Continue reading

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EMEX 2011 Attracks a Crowd

It was the reason I came to Penn State. I loved how students felt connected to the College,” says Steven Curtis, student council president, remembering the influence the Earth and Mineral Sciences Exposition (EMEX) had on his college-choice decision…. Continue reading

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