Archive for November, 2019

For more than 25 years the College of Engineering has been involved in the Toys for Tots campaign. This wonderful organization provides hope and joy to needy children who might otherwise miss the things that many of us take for granted.  The simple gift of a toy during the holiday season may be the difference to a child between happiness or feeling bereft.  Some would say that it is only a toy, but the Marine Corps Reserve has learned over the past 71 years that it is more than that!

If you would like to participate, please drop off any unwrapped, new toys to the Dean’s Office in the Hammond Building.  We will be collecting toys until December 16th.  Thank you in advance for being a part of this worthwhile cause!

The Leonhard Center is pleased to announce the title of its December workshop, “Mentoring and Supporting Engineering Graduate Students.”

Ever find it difficult to mentor the graduate students in your research group? Feel like you need more support to support your graduate students? You are not alone! Come join the Leonhard Center and your fellow colleagues on December 12^th from 12-1:30pm in 202 Hammond to learn from each other and discover new strategies to better enable graduate student success. This round table discussion will be focused on providing some specific strategies to answer your questions about mentoring as well as common concerns raised by other faculty.

When: Dec. 12 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch will be provided

Where: Stavely Conference Room (202 Hammond)

Please RSVP by clicking here to make sure we have enough lunch for everyone!

We are pleased to announce that Tim Shuey will be starting on Monday, November 25^th as the new Financial Officer for the College of Engineering.  Tim has been with the University for 20 years serving in a variety of roles, most recently as the FO for Global Programs and previously as the FO for Enterprise IT.  Tim earned his MBA from Penn State and is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Please join us in congratulating Tim and welcoming him to the College of Engineering!

Benefits Open Enrollment – Deadline to enroll is TODAY, Nov. 15 at 5:00 pm

Log-in to Workday to complete your Benefits Open Enrollment. You should go through the open enrollment options even if you are making no changes.

Click here to access important information regarding the Benefits Open Enrollment period.

Please contact HR Services at 814-865-1473 if you have any questions about your benefits as the College HR team will not be able to assist you.

The College of Engineering is holding a 50-50 raffle to benefit the Centre County United Way.

The drawing will be on Monday, Dec. 16.  The winning number(s) will be announced via email. Tickets are $1 each, $3 for five, and $5 for an arm’s length. Cash and checks will be accepted.

To purchase tickets, contact Angie Lesko (axf124@psu.edu), Jetta Mcclenahan (jym11@psu.edu) or Lisa Petrine (lap31@psu.edu). Trips to departments may be scheduled.

You must keep your ticket to claim your winnings.  Any pot unclaimed within one week of announcing will have additional drawings until a winner comes forward.

Visit www.ccunitedway.org to see the wonderful things that the Centre County United Way does to help our community.