Author: Joseph Copple
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Edinboro Celebrates Homecoming with Weekend of Parades, Reunions, and a Win over the California Vulcans
Students and alumni came together to eat, drink and celebrate Pennsylvania Western University Edinboro’s 2025 Homecoming from Oct. 9 to Oct. 11. “Homecoming is one of our most treasured traditions,” said Amanda Brown Sissem, associate president of Alumni Engagement and Edinboro campus administrator. “The festivities bring together students, alumni and the entire community to celebrate…
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PennWest Promotes 22 Faculty Members
PennWest has promoted 22 of its faculty for the 2025-2026 academic year. Among those promoted are one faculty member to assistant professor, 12 to associate professors, and nine to full professors. Dr. Jennifer Camille Dempsey, Professor of Educational Technologies and Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies, was among those promoted. She…
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The Addams Family Opens Academy Theatre Season in Meadville
The 2025-2026 season at the Academy Theatre in Meadville is in full swing, and it premieres with the production of The Addams Family. The Addams Family is a musical comedy. I won’t spoil the story of the musical by giving it away, but I will say the talent of its cast makes it excellent. The…
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Fighting Scots Wheelchair Basketball Takes on Michigan
PennWest Edinboro’s wheelchair basketball team is set to tip off in Michigan this weekend. For its first tournament of the 2025-26 season, the team heads north to St. Clair County Community College for the 5th Wolverine Invitational, which brings together some of the top Division I and intercollegiate programs from across the United States and…
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PennWest Opens Experiential Learning Center
PennWest has expanded its Internship Center with a new https://career.pennwest.edu/channels/elc/Experiential Learning Center (ELC) to provide additional support for students looking to gain meaningful hands-on work experience before graduation. “The ELC is a new initiative housed within the Career Center, designed to help students connect classroom learning with real-world experiences,” said Rhonda Gifford, the executive director…
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Expanding Adapted Athletics at PennWest Benefits both Athletics and the University
Imagine dedicating yourself to your sport—putting in hours of practice, overcoming obstacles, and representing your university with pride—only to find your team barely mentioned in school media, passed over for funding, and left out of the broader athletic conversation. That’s the reality many college adapted athletes face. Adapted sports are an important component of PennWest’s…
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Catch All the Best Picture Nominees with the Oscar Week Festival Pass
If you like movies, are as excited about the Oscars as I am, or just want to watch this year’s Best Picture nominees for fun, here’s a deal: Cinemark’s theaters will be screening them during its Oscars Movie Week from Feb. 24 to March 2. A $40 Festival Pass will enable movie fans to watch…
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Penn West Offers Accelerated Master’s Program in Exercise Science
Penn West students are now able to earn undergraduate elective credits that also count toward a Master’s degree in exercise science. In a press release, Dr. Barry E. McGlumphy, coordinator of the exercise science graduate program, said the accelerated online Master’s degree program is designed to serve students who are passionate about fitness and health,…
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Baron-Forness Library Extends Hours for Finals Week
PennWest Edinboro’s Baron-Forness Library is extending its hours and rolling out additional services to support students as they prepare for finals week. From Dec. 2. through December 12, the library will remain open late, with hours running from 7:45 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday. Weekend hours have also been adjusted to ensure students have…