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Pa. Highlands plans open houses
JOHNSTOWN -- Pennsylvania Highlands Community College will host Fall Admissions & Athletics Open Houses on Monday, Oct. 13, and Tuesday, Nov. 11.
The events will take place at the college's Richland Campus, as well as its locations in Altoona, Bellefonte, Ebensburg and Somerset.
Each open house will have two sessions:
2:30 and 5:30 p.m.
Those who wish to attend can RSVP by visiting www.pennhighlands.edu/openhouse/.
The events are also open to the public.
Altoona native does internship
SLIPPERY ROCK -- Jason Serbin of Altoona, a junior computing major at Slippery Rock University, spent his summer programming innovative quality assurance solutions for Pine Instruments in Grove City.
Serbin, a graduate of Altoona Area High School, began his relationship with Pine two summers ago at the suggestion of Sam Thangiah, professor of computing and security.
Since then, Serbin worked as summer help in the company's IT department.
After seeing his performance in his IT position, his supervisors at Pine liked Serbin so much that they asked him back for an official internship, working on their enterprise resource planning system.
In his internship, Serbin programmed a system to automate Pine's defect reporting system, a necessary element for quality control of the circuit boards that Pine produces.
Serbin said that the programming skills that he used for the system he created were skills that he learned in his classes at SRU.
He also added that the practical use of those skills over the summer will serve as a good steppingstone for the higher-level, project-based programming classes at SRU that he has on the horizon, particularly an artificial intelligence class he's taking this year that requires him to propose a project as his final.
In addition to developing his programming skills at Pine, Serbin also got to advance his interpersonal skills such as communication and meeting the needs of a team.
An internship has proven to bean excellent opportunity for students like Serbin to bridge the gaps between their classroom studies and their future careers, and Serbin looks forward to continuing to do just that with renewed confidence in his abilities.
BJU names University Singers
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Bob Jones University has named its University Singers.
The University Singers will perform at
5:30 p.m. Nov. 12 in Stratton Hall on campus.
They include Madeline Ayers of Huntingdon and Bethany Suttles of Alexandria, both freshmen majoring in graphic and digital design.
All students at BJU are welcome to audition for choirs and are placed in a choral group according to their classification and abilities.
Singers are re-auditioned periodically to determine proper placement.
The choral program at BJU is a developmental program comprised of graded choirs.
Performances include concerts of standard choral literature, sacred service music and
the annual opera and oratorio performances.
Each participant will have the opportunity to learn to use music for the service of God
and to reach their individual technical and artistic choral potential within a program that strives for the highest level of musical excellence.
Student part of honors program
KUTZTOWN -- Kutztown University announced that 351 students will be part of the university's Honors Program in 2025-26, including Miranda Shiley of Williamsburg.
The Honors Program provides high-achieving students with opportunities to engage in scholarship, leadership and service. The program, which is undergraduate in nature and open to full-time students, is comprised of a minimum of 21 credits in Honors courses including a senior Honors capstone project.
The 21 Honors credits count toward the students' minimum of 120 credits that are regularly required for graduation. Honors students select specially designed Honors courses, course-by-contracts, independent studies and internships to earn Honors credit. Students are also required to complete 30 hours of community service before graduation.
Student named resident assistant
ANNVILLE -- Alli Rodkey of Alexandria is one of 42 resident assistants at Lebanon Valley College for the 2025-26 academic year.
Rodkey, a graduate of Juniata Valley High School, is pursuing a bachelor of science in early childhood education at The Valley.
LVC selects resident assistants from the student body who live in the residence halls and serve as mentors and role models. An RA oversees a floor or wing in a residence hall, serving as a resource for residential students and providing a residential environment conducive to their overall development.
LVC is a residential college that offers a range of housing options and guarantees housing for all four years. First-year students live in traditional residence halls, which allow them to learn about themselves, meet many people and make friends.