Westminster College earns 2015 STEM Jobs Approved status
Westminster College is named a 2015 STEM Jobs Approved College by Victory Media for strong STEM programs and high placement rates. The school notes its $1 million NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship grant to boost STEM secondary educator pipelines in western Pennsylvania and highlights future student placement in high-need districts.
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Westminster College
Victory Media
Jane Wood
National Science Foundation
Robert Noyce
Pennsylvania
Daniel Nichols
Stem Jobssm
Westminster.edu
VictoryMedia.com
Army officer helps Afghan boy reunite with class at PA school
In Clarks Summit Elementary School Bilal Sharif 9 born with bladder outside his body greeted Maj. Glenn Battschinger a civil affairs officer who helped bring him to the United States for corrective surgery. Bilal praised the officer as his best friend and said he wants to become a doctor in Afghanistan.
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Clarks Summit
Pennsylvania
Army
United States
Bilal Sharif
Scranton
Glenn Battschinger
Times-Tribune
Bilal
Ed Bilal
Afghanistan
Battschinger
New York
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Africa
Pittsburgh Mayor Goes Undercover on CBS Reality Show
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto joined city workers incognito for CBS Undercover Boss. The Democrat wore a wig and beard and worked as a garbage collector carpenter and forestry worker in an episode airing Dec 21. He sought unfiltered feedback and spotlighted the Steel City.
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Pittsburgh
Bill Peduto
CBS
Pedato
Calendar Highlights Featuring Exhibits and Holiday Events
Calendar lists Expressions of Courage and Icelandic Journals exhibits at Hoyt Center and Jameson Hospice fundraising sale with a scroll tribute, plus Christmas in the Park and Cascade of Lights at local venues. Auditions for Disney Peter Pan Jr at New Castle, The Tenors at Westminster, nativity displays, tea party, decorating contests, holiday concerts, book signing, Santa visit, and Toys for Tots drive. Proceeds support local arts, hospice, and charity programs.
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Hoyt Atrium
Jameson Hospital
Wilmington Ave
Peggy Lynn Cox
Hoyt Center For the Arts
E. Leasure Ave
Friends of Jameson Hospice
Jameson
Jameson Friends of Hospice
Ewing Park
Ellwood City
Trefoil Lodge
Cascade Park
Nick’s Auto Body
Disney
New Castle Playhouse Annex
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Westminster
Sata
Tor
Ncnewsonline.com
Audrey Shaffer Douglas
Mrs. Douglas
Darlene Douglas
Vance Rager
Jocelyn Rager Belski
Christopher Belski Jr
Atre
Long Avenue
Orr Auditorium
Villa Maria Community Center
Villa Drive
New Bedford
Silk Road
Silk Road Market
N. Market St
New Wilmington
Chewton-New Beaver-Wampum Area
Wampum Area
Scottish Rite Cathedral
E. Lincoln Ave
Scottish Rite Cathedral Organ Restoration Fund
Lawrence County Historical Society
N. Jefferson St
Loren DiGiorgi
The
Historical Society
Lawrenceds.com
Wilmington Road
Kim McCormick
Little Kings & Queens
American Cancer Society
National
Ovarian Cancer Coalition
Santa
Jefferson St
Laura Ruppersberger
First United Methodist Church
Decker Drive
Lawrence County
Aliprorolloll
Perry
Volant
Martin Meyer
Julie Uran
Vocational & Psychological Services
BCBA
Pigase
Decembe
E. North St
New Or
Vesdoes
New Castle
Slippery Rock
Castle
Butler
Sharon
Federal Credit Union
NCAA
Cascade Galleria
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