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ĢƵ academy’s EMTs at 25 before Foxtrot class tests this week
(Butler, PA) The 12 adults enrolled in ĢƵ’s sixth EMS Academy financed by Butler County will take certification examinations July 29 and July 31.
ĢƵ students seeking CPA careers recognized with $1K awards
(Butler, PA) Three ĢƵ students from Butler County who intend to become certified public accountants have received from a Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization $1,000 scholarships that recognize their academic achievem...
ĢƵ student 1 of 63 statewide to earn CPA foundation scholarship
(Butler, PA) A 36-year-old who works 40-plus hours between part-time jobs and runs 25 miles each week — and who volunteered this spring with the DuBois Area High School track and field teams — is also a ĢƵ student...
Academic success nets $1K award for ĢƵ honors grad
(Butler, PA) A New Castle resident and honors graduate in ĢƵ’s Class of 2026 has received from a Philadelphia nonprofit organization a $1,000 scholarship that recognizes her academic achievements.
ĢƵ VP picked to serve on national commission
(Butler, PA) The American Association of Community Colleges’ board of directors has appointed Dr. Belinda Richardson to a 40-member panel charged with advising the advocacy organization about policies and practices that support rural and under-resourced...
41 Butler County residents latest to earn diploma through ĢƵ
The 41 Butler County adults who in the past year obtained their commonwealth secondary school diplomas through a free ĢƵ program marking its 40th anniversary will, like their predecessors, experience “brighter futures,”...
Record 328 students apply for record 166 ĢƵ scholarships as July 1 deadline nears
(Butler, PA) The 125-year-old Italian Society of Butler County will perpetually support students pursuing criminology or registered nursing degrees at ĢƵ.
Former DA first new ĢƵ trustee in 6 years
(Butler, PA) Sheryle Long helped patients as a critical-care nurse in cities such as Los Angeles, established a first-responder program at a higher education institution near Miami, earned a law degree, was elected as Butler County’s first female...
ĢƵ graduates record 104 in registered nursing
(Butler, PA) Jujuan Wiley decided to pursue a career as a registered nurse because of “an overwhelming need for my life to have meaning through making sure others feel seen, cared for and that there is someone who has them and isn’t going to...
ĢƵ announces graduates list for spring 2026
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ is proud to announce the names of recent graduates:
ĢƵ announces dean’s list for spring 2026
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ is proud to announce the names of students who made the dean’s list for the spring 2026 semester. Students who achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 to 3.74 were named to the list following...
ĢƵ announces president’s list for spring 2026
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ is proud to announce the names of students who made the president’s list for the spring 2026 semester. Students who achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.75 or higher were named to the list...
Golfers Covert, Voloch end ĢƵ careers with lower scores at nationals
(Chautauqua, N.Y.) Mitchell Covert and Taylor Voloch on Friday ended their careers as ĢƵ golfers by finishing the 2026 National Junior College Athletic Association Division III championship tournaments with scores lower...
ĢƵ golfer Covert cuts 9 strokes in third round at nationals
(Chautauqua, N.Y.) Mitchell Covert on Thursday fired a third-round 6-over 78 to lead three ĢƵ golfers who shot their lowest scores of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III championship tournaments...
Record 31 graduate from ĢƵ @ Brockway R.N. program
(Reynoldsville, PA) Katie Maines decided to pursue a career as a registered nurse when she watched the care her brother received as a patient in a neonatal intensive care unit.
ĢƵ women’s golfer cuts 7 strokes at nationals
(Chautauqua, N.Y.) Leah McClellan on Wednesday was the only of ĢƵ’s four golfers competing in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III championship tournaments to post a second-round score lower...
ĢƵ golfers begin quest for All-American status at national championship
(Chautauqua, N.Y.) Mitchell Covert shot an 86 and ĢƵ teammate Mason Phillips an 87 in the first round Tuesday of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III men’s championship tournament at Chautauqua...
4 ĢƵ golfers to compete for All-American status
(Apollo, PA) ĢƵ men’s golfer Mason Phillips earned a chance Tuesday to compete for All-American status, as did the Pioneers’ Mitchell Covert, who also advanced to the national championship in New York by winning a...
Good buys pay dividends for Butler pupils in ĢƵ Stock Market Game
(Butler, PA) Hearing that his students were discussing hypothetical investments in another teacher’s class affirmed Rob Esposto’s impressions as an adviser in ĢƵ’s Stock Market Game.
ĢƵ’s Riv-Ell alumni top 60 with Class of 2026
(Ellwood City, PA) A Wampum resident was the youngest graduate in ĢƵ’s Class of 2026 and joined a record-tying 15 Riverside or Lincoln high school seniors who have earned a resume-building post-secondary credential...
Resilience at heart of ĢƵ student
(Butler, PA) Gina Rhoades felt her brother’s heartbeat again more than a year after he died.
Speaker to tell ĢƵ grads: Pursue snappy new days after commencement
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ’s largest graduating class in four years will hear that commencement “is not a finish line” and to “allow yourself to wonder” from an author and children’s advocate whose lifelong work has...
ĢƵ students to showcase research, artistry next week
(Butler, PA) Six ĢƵ students who since August have researched topics relevant to the academic program from which they will graduate in ĢƵ’s Class of 2026 will discuss their findings during the first of two free public...
Scholarly teen lauds ĢƵ @ Armstrong as Pioneer Night nears
(Ford City, PA) Jordan Mills would wear a plastic campaign hat that read POLICE in “big, white, bold letters” above its wide brim when as a 6-year-old she pretended to patrol campsites at her family’s getaway in Armstrong County.
Covert leads ĢƵ golfers for 7th time; Pioneers move to 5-2
(Butler, PA) Mitchell Covert fired the lowest score for the ĢƵ golf team for the seventh time in the past 20 matches as the Pioneers moved to 5-2 this spring with a split April 21 at the par-72 Lake Arthur Golf Club near...
Salata medalist with career-low 71 for ĢƵ golfers
(Latrobe, PA) Jaxon Salata finished as medalist with a career-low 71 as a ĢƵ golfer April 17 and led the Pioneers again in a spring season match in which ĢƵ improved to 4-1.
Students to showcase ĢƵ @ Brockway at Pioneer Night
(Brockway, PA) Her students will share with guests why they chose ĢƵ @ Brockway and discuss their education at ĢƵ’s most-populated additional location while leading Pioneer Night tours of its classrooms and laboratories,...
ĢƵ opens spring golf season with 2-1 mark
(Allison Park, PA) Jaxon Salata shot the lowest score on the ĢƵ men’s golf team for the first time in six matches as the Pioneers opened their spring season April 10 with a 2-1 record behind the Butler Senior High School...
ĢƵ @ Brockway student a workforce pathway scholar
(Brockway, PA) A 36-year-old mother of three preteen daughters who is pursuing an associate degree in a ĢƵ @ Brockway career program has been recognized for her classroom achievements by an international academic honor society.
ĢƵ golf team set to defend Region 20 crown
(Butler, PA) All-American Taylor Voloch, and Mitchell Covert, Jaxon Salata and Parker Worsley return to a spring ĢƵ golf team that seeks to defend its 2025 regional title and its automatic berth to the national championship...
Pioneer Nights to showcase ĢƵ’s affordability, programs
(Butler, PA) Prospective students who attend an upcoming ĢƵ Pioneer Night can explore programs, review opportunities that enabled 93 percent of the college’s Class of 2025 to graduate debt-free and learn how ĢƵ’s...
Experts to address AI at ĢƵ cybersecurity conference
(Butler, PA) Artificial intelligence will be the focus of a ĢƵ cybersecurity awareness conference that is free and open to the public and will include experts from the FBI, the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Counterintelligence...
Firefighter, military fundraiser earn ĢƵ spots on all-academic team
(Butler, PA) A ĢƵ student who volunteers as a first responder, and another as a canvasser for military care packages will earn debt-free associate degrees in May before pursuing bachelor’s degrees with full-tuition...
ĢƵ trustees ratify pact early for administrative assistants
ĢƵ trustees Wednesday approved a second four-year contract since December between the college and a collective bargaining unit and 3½ months before the current agreement expires with the union representing ĢƵ’s administrative...
ĢƵ @ Lawrence to showcase advantages during Pioneer Night
Geoffrey Bokor, 23, transferred to ĢƵ @ Lawrence when it debuted in August and after attending a regional public university, and Madison Ritter, 24, enrolled after working as a cosmetologist and as a child care provider. “I feel it’s a great...
3 ĢƵ men’s basketball players all-Region 20 stars
(Butler, PA) Nicholas DelGratta, who could become the third ĢƵ men’s basketball player since 2015 to finish a season with the highest scoring average in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Division...
Trustees approve Lifesteps to operate ĢƵ preschool
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ trustees have approved for the second time since October a motion that will enable a Butler service provider to operate on the college’s main campus in Butler Township.
ĢƵ to launch radiologic technology program in 18 months
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ will establish in August 2027 a radiologic technology career program using contributed imaging equipment that will prepare students to enter a high-priority occupation in Pennsylvania and augment the hospital-like...
ĢƵ men’s basketball squad seeks titles this weekend
(Butler, PA) The ĢƵ men’s basketball team will battle for conference and regional titles this weekend during a dual-championship tournament in ĢƵ’s Field House in Butler Township.
ĢƵ loses a “champion” with passing of 28-year trustee Miller
(Butler, PA) Glenn T. Miller’s handle on a citizens band radio as a sixth-grader was “The Pioneer,” recalls longtime friend, former CB enthusiast and fellow ĢƵ trustee Brian “The Striped Tomato” McCafferty.
ĢƵ students laud renovated cafeteria: “I love the ambiance in here”
(Butler, PA) Brian McCafferty entered the new Vintage @ ĢƵ Bistro for the first time Wednesday morning before attending a meeting with fellow ĢƵ trustees.
ĢƵ announces graduates list for fall 2025
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ is proud to announce the names of students who graduated in the fall 2025 semester:
ĢƵ announces dean’s list for fall 2025
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ is proud to announce the names of students who made the dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester. Students who achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 to 3.74 were named to the list following...
ĢƵ announces president’s list for fall 2025
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ is proud to announce the names of students who made the president’s list for the fall 2025 semester. Students who achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.75 or higher were named to the list following...
ĢƵ to launch leadership program at ĢƵ @ Brockway
(Brockway, PA) ĢƵ will expand to ĢƵ @ Brockway this winter an eight-week certificate program that provides supervisors with essential tools to successfully step into and excel in leadership roles, a college administrator...
NJCAA picks ĢƵ’s Russo, Robare as All-Americans in volleyball
(Butler, PA) The National Junior College Athletic Association’s selection of Josie Russo and Anora Robare as All-Americans in Division III gives ĢƵ’s volleyball program nine such awards in the past five years, second...
Energy exec gives alma mater ĢƵ $100K
(Butler, PA) A 1972 graduate of ĢƵ who founded an oil and gas exploration company has contributed $100,000 to the ĢƵ Education Foundation with an unprecedented request that it be disbursed in one academic year through...
ĢƵ’s practical nursing program graduates largest class in four years
(Butler, PA) A ĢƵ practical nursing program re-established 4½ years ago to address a regional high-priority occupation graduated Wednesday its largest class since 2022, some of whose members report having accepted job...
77 ĢƵ R.N. students to present research findings to public Friday
(Butler, PA) Nearly 80 students who expect to graduate in May from ĢƵ’s associate degree career program in registered nursing will present to the public and to potential employers Dec. 5 their findings about 18 health...
Guest students laud ĢƵ’s affordable Winter Session
(Butler, PA) The 14.3 percent increase in enrollment in ĢƵ’s most recent online Winter Session likely reflects ĢƵ’s affordable tuition and fees, according to guest students who earned and transferred more than 115...
ĢƵ distributes record 83 Thanksgiving meals
(Butler, PA) Without the meal package she received from ĢƵ’s food security team, Thanksgiving “would have been a hardship,” said a 39-year-old ĢƵ student from Crawford County who plans to spend the holiday with...
Lawrence County Learning Center has new home at ĢƵ @ Lawrence
(New Castle, PA) A nonprofit organization that partners with providers of courses or programs that lead to educational, occupational, professional or vocational credentials now shares a Shenango Commons suite with a ĢƵ...
Undefeated ĢƵ volleyball squad begins quest for national title Thursday
(Cedar Rapids, Iowa) The ĢƵ volleyball squad is 22-0, seeded third in the 16-team National Junior College Athletic Association Division III national championship tournament and faces Westchester Community College, Valhalla,...
High-scoring ĢƵ men’s basketball team moves to 2-0
(Butler, PA) The ĢƵ men’s basketball team has scored the most points in consecutive games in at least 10 seasons with 230 and moved to 2-0 on Tuesday night with a 114-108 victory against Owens Community College, Perrysburg,...
ĢƵ’s virtual programs in spotlight during video-conference open house
(Butler, PA) A 39-year-old part-time paraprofessional raising 11-year-old twin sons said it was time to invest in herself when she resumed pursuit of an associate degree in August 2024.
Virtual programs, ĢƵ @ Cranberry to be showcased
(Butler, PA) Prospective students can learn about ĢƵ virtual programs whose enrollment has more than doubled since their fall 2023 rollout, and about visual communications majors offered only at ĢƵ’s most-populated...
ĢƵ men’s basketball team opens season with win
(Pepper Pike, Ohio) Nick DelGratta in his debut with the ĢƵ men’s basketball team led the Pioneers with 34 points, 12 rebounds and 10 steals and to a 116-103 victory over Bryant & Stratton College on Monday night at...
ĢƵ volleyball team earns automatic berth to nationals, wins 500th match for coach
(Butler, PA) The ĢƵ volleyball team Saturday secured a second consecutive trip to the national championship tournament for the first time in program history by winning a fifth and deciding set against a higher-ranked...
Guests can tour ĢƵ @ Lawrence during open house Nov. 5, apply free
(New Castle, PA) ĢƵ @ Lawrence is “a welcoming school,” said Gina Shearer, who selected ĢƵ’s new location in Shenango Township to begin her pursuit of a nursing career.
ĢƵ @ Brockway student receives $1K scholarship toward R.N. studies
(Brockway, PA) The academic achievements of a 35-year-old single mother pursuing a registered nursing degree at ĢƵ @ Brockway while raising three daughters have been recognized with a $1,000 scholarship from the Chime Scholars Foundation, San Franci...
ĢƵ student with 4.0 GPA receives $1,500 scholarship
(Butler, PA) The academic achievements of a 24-year-old Ellwood City resident and ĢƵ student with a 4.0 grade-point average have been recognized with a $1,500 scholarship from the Pennsylvania Certified Public Accountant...
ĢƵ receives largest gift of kind through tax-credit program
(Butler, PA) The ĢƵ Education Foundation has received the largest Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit contribution since its first in 2012 and from the Cranberry Township-based MSA Safety, an international...
ĢƵ volleyball squad wins 2 crowns, advances to district title match
(Johnstown, PA) The fourth-ranked ĢƵ volleyball team Saturday had 39 kills and 20 service aces in limiting Pennsylvania Highlands Community College to 17 points and by winning the dual conference and regional title match...
No. 4 ĢƵ volleyball team finishes 2nd regular season in row unbeaten
(Pittsburgh) The fourth-ranked ĢƵ volleyball team Wednesday evening finished the program’s second consecutive regular season without a loss and at 20-0 will compete Saturday for its 10th conference and seventh regional...
Vintage Coffeehouse to begin operations at ĢƵ on Nov. 3
(Butler, PA) Mia Marcarelli has up to two hours between classes. Cory Killian, 1½ hours, Richard Tutich one and Alora Lynch, just 10 minutes. The students attending ĢƵ’s main campus in Butler Township said they are...
ĢƵ volleyball squad jumps to No. 4 ranking, moves to 19-0
(Highland Hills, Ohio) Marly Koleno, Sarah Lucas and Molly Bissell had career-high performances Tuesday night as the fourth-ranked ĢƵ volleyball team moved to 19-0 with a 3-1 victory against Cuyahoga Community College.
ĢƵ @ Armstrong to highlight affordability, high-tech facility during Oct. 22 open house
(Ford City, PA) Prospective students can explore ĢƵ @ Armstrong’s state-of-the-art facility, review associate degree career and transfer programs and learn about its affordability during an open house Oct. 22.
ĢƵ to highlight affordability during Oct. 21 open house
(Butler, PA) Economizing prospective students intent on minimizing or avoiding higher education costs can learn how 93 percent of ĢƵ’s Class of 2025 graduated debt-free by attending information sessions during ĢƵ’s...
Trustees OK downtown coffeehouse as food-service provider on ĢƵ’s main campus
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ trustees today approved an agreement that will allow a downtown coffee shop to operate, manage and provide food services at a cafeteria and café on ĢƵ’s main campus in Butler Township through May 2029.
No. 5 ĢƵ volleyball team wins pair, moves to 18-0
(Youngwood, PA) Anora Robare and Sarah Lucas had career-high efforts in the first match and also led the ĢƵ volleyball team in the second as the fifth-ranked Pioneers moved to 18-0 with victories Saturday against the...
ĢƵ golfer Covert rallies, finishes 2nd in WPCC championship
(Apollo, PA) ĢƵ golfer Mitchell Covert rallied from a first-round 79 with a field-leading 1-over 73 in the second to place second for a second time in the Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference championship Monday...
No. 5 ĢƵ volleyball team moves to 16-0 with 15th sweep
(Butler, PA) All-American Josie Russo and Dakota Weldon had nine kills each, Anora Robare 27 assists and Sarah Lucas nine digs as the fifth-ranked ĢƵ volleyball team moved to 16-0 on Tuesday evening with its 15th sweep...
Health care focus to kick off ĢƵ @ Brockway’s open house week
(Brockway, PA) ĢƵ @ Brockway will highlight its health care programs Monday, its business, education and psychology programs Wednesday and waive its $25 application fee for prospective students each day next week.
ĢƵ prof to match funds for scholarship
(Greenville, PA) A ĢƵ faculty member from Greenville and breast-cancer survivor says she will match dollar-for-dollar community contributions up to a total of $500 by Oct. 31 to fund a ĢƵ Education Foundation scholarship...
Covert ĢƵ medalist, top seed in championship that begins Monday
(Salix, PA) ĢƵ golfer Mitchell Covert fired a 72 on Friday and earned medalist honor as the Pioneers swept two opponents in advance of seeking their fifth consecutive postseason conference championship this week.
Insistent husband saved my life, ĢƵ breast cancer survivor says
(Butler, PA) Jayme Steighner was gathering her husband and two daughters for a photograph in front of the touristy Pineapple Fountain in Charleston, S.C. The cellphone within her purse began to ring near noon Aug. 9, 2022, not long before the vacationing...
Sixth-ranked ĢƵ volleyball team 13-0 after 12th sweep
(Johnstown, PA) The ĢƵ volleyball team for the first time this season had three players reach double digits in kills and setter Anora Robare had 34 assists and four service aces as the sixth-ranked Pioneers swept Pennsylvania...
Phillips medalist for first time as ĢƵ golfers move to 7-2
(Wexford, PA) In his fourth match as a first-year ĢƵ golfer, Mason Phillips on Friday won medalist honor and led the Pioneers to a 7-2 fall record.
ĢƵ, distinguished alumni to exchange praise Oct. 4
(Butler, PA) The inaugural recipient of a lifetime achievement award presented by a central Pennsylvania business magazine and the former head coach of college basketball programs that won 282 games will join as ĢƵ distinguished...
Four to share stories of addiction, recovery at ĢƵ event
(Butler, PA) The testimonials of area residents in long-term recovery from substance use will inspire crowd members in early recovery and others during the most popular of ĢƵ’s Hope Night events, a ĢƵ administrator...
ĢƵ volleyball squad 12-0 with 11th sweep, jumps to No. 6 national ranking
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ’s volleyball team is 12-0 for the fourth time in the past nine seasons, has advanced to a No. 6 national ranking and is 10 victories shy of presenting Rob Snyder with his 500th victory as the Pioneers’...
ĢƵ’s No. 1 ranking “impressive,” “amazing” and “cool,” students say
(Butler, PA) Students from Butler and other counties, states and countries said ĢƵ’s latest ranking as the No. 1 community college in Pennsylvania validates their decision to pick ĢƵ to pursue careers as behavioral...
ĢƵ @ Armstrong student praises ĢƵ’s ranking as No. 1 community college in state
(Ford City, PA) Taygen Hill, 19, a Vandergrift resident and part-time employee at a home improvement store in Kittanning, said ĢƵ’s ranking as the No. 1 community college in Pennsylvania informed her decision to choose...
ĢƵ @ Brockway student: “Input of others says a lot” as ĢƵ ranked No. 1 in state
(Brockway, PA) Julianna Test, a 30-year-old certified medical assistant, phlebotomist and mother of children ages 15 and 10, said ĢƵ’s rankings as the No. 1 community college in Pennsylvania informed her decision to...
ĢƵ @ Lawrence student lauds ĢƵ’s ranking as No. 1 community college in state
(New Castle, PA) Darrin Salzano, 27, a New Castle resident who has worked for the U.S. Postal Service for six years, said ĢƵ’s rankings as the No. 1 community college in Pennsylvania informed his decision to choose...
Married couple sets 5K records at ĢƵ’s third Pioneer Pursuit
(Butler, PA) A Venango County couple married for just longer than three years and competing in the ĢƵ Pioneer Pursuit 5K race for the first time won male and female divisions with record times in the event and with others...
No. 7 ĢƵ volleyball team sweeps CCAC, moves to 11-0
(Butler, PA) Anora Robare tied a career high with five service aces and All-American Josie Russo reached double digits in kills for the fifth consecutive match as the seventh-ranked ĢƵ volleyball team swept the Community...
Seventh-ranked ĢƵ volleyball team moves to 9-0
(McKeesport, PA) All-American middle hitter Josie Russo had 18 kills and a career-high 15 digs, and setter Anora Robare had at least 30 assists for the second time in three matches as the seventh-ranked ĢƵ volleyball...
ĢƵ men’s golf team falls 310-319
(Latrobe, PA) Luke Andrechak fired an even-par 70 on Monday to lead the Westmoreland County Community College men’s golf team to a 310-319 victory over ĢƵ at Glengarry Golf Links.
No. 7 ĢƵ volleyball team sweeps Penn State DuBois
(DuBois, PA) All-American middle hitter Josie Russo had 12 kills, setter Anora Robare 26 assists and defensive specialist Sarah Lucas nine digs as the seventh-ranked ĢƵ volleyball team moved to 8-0 on Tuesday by defeating...
ĢƵ volleyball team wins pair after moving up to No. 7 ranking
(Butler, PA) Outside hitter Dakota Weldon had 11 kills in the first sweep and All-American middle hitter Josie Russo 16 in the second as the ĢƵ volleyball team Saturday defended its jump to No. 7 nationally with two victories...
ĢƵ to help adults attain diploma, increase earnings, self-esteem
(Butler, PA) Adults seeking to increase their earning potential or self-esteem by attaining a commonwealth secondary school diploma can register now for free ĢƵ instruction and begin after attending an orientation session...
ĢƵ volleyball team now 5-0, jumps to No. 7 ranking
(Butler, PA) The ĢƵ volleyball team, which jumped to a No. 7 ranking in the latest National Junior College Athletic Association Division III poll, moved to 5-0 on Tuesday with its fourth sweep of the season.
ĢƵ’s third Pioneer Pursuit to benefit college’s athletics programs
(Butler, PA) A race, a walk and a dash Sept. 13 will raise funds to support ĢƵ intercollegiate athletic programs that since December have turned graduates of Freeport, Seneca Valley and Moniteau high schools into All-Amer...
10th-ranked ĢƵ volleyball team 4-0 after third sweep of season
(Butler, PA) Dakota Weldon had 10 kills and All-American Josie Russo nine, and Molly Bissel recorded six service aces as the 10th-ranked ĢƵ volleyball team moved to 4-0 on Friday with its third sweep of the season.
ĢƵ men’s golf team splits in fall season opener
(Butler, PA) Parker Worsley and Jeremy Scheidt shots 81s on Friday as the ĢƵ men’s golf team opened its fall season with a split at the par-72 Lake Arthur Golf Club.
No. 10 ĢƵ volleyball team moves to 3-0 with 2nd sweep
(Butler, PA) Anora Robare had at least 20 assists for the 13th time as the ĢƵ volleyball team’s setter and All-American middle hitter Josie Russo added 17 kills Tuesday as the 10th-ranked Pioneers recorded their second...
10th-ranked ĢƵ volleyball squad opens season with 2 wins
(Butler, PA) All-American Josie Russo had a career-high 20 kills and nine blocks and Anora Robare tied a career-high with 31 assists in the second of two matches Saturday as the 10th-ranked ĢƵ volleyball team opened its...
ĢƵ golf outing raises near-record $110K
(Ellwood City, PA) A golf outing whose proceeds benefit ĢƵ raised Aug. 1 the second-highest amount in its 30-year history, introduced to its 31 competing teams an opportunity to capitalize on the accuracy of a ĢƵ All-American...
Moretti new executive director of ĢƵ Education Foundation
(Butler, PA) A 31-year-old ĢƵ Education Foundation administrator assiduous in pursuing financial contributions used to combat student food insecurity and community opioid addiction has been appointed as leader of the...
Workforce Development training debuts at new ĢƵ @ Armstrong
(Ford City, PA) Volunteer firefighters inspired to aid ill or injured patients are benefiting from ĢƵ’s first Workforce Development training course to be held at ĢƵ @ Armstrong in Ford City, an Armstrong County official...
A degree of familiarity
(Butler, PA) The instructor is a ĢƵ assistant professor.
ĢƵ adds 2 more All-Americans in golf
(Chautauqua, N.Y.) Jacob Marquardt and Taylor Voloch have joined five other ĢƵ golfers in the past three decades who after stellar performances at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III national...
Out of the rough
(Butler, PA) At age 8, Taylor Voloch’s world went dark in a third-grade classroom at Dassa McKinney Elementary in West Sunbury — her brain and life threatened by a tumor the size of a baseball. She would face two surgeries, a year of chemotherapy,...
Riv-Ell students pitch plans, earn ĢƵ certificate
(Ellwood City, PA) Caitlin Kreitzer goes fishing up to 20 times a year for bass, catfish and trout in creeks, ponds and rivers – “anywhere,” the 17-year-old Lincoln High School senior said, “I can get my line in the water.”
ĢƵ @ Brockway grads in R.N. reach 90 in six years
(Reynoldsville, PA) A two-year ĢƵ registered nursing program instituted at ĢƵ @ Brockway in 2018 to address a regional high-priority occupation has now graduated 90 students since 2020.
ĢƵ golf team wins again, to contend for national championship
(Apollo, PA) ĢƵ men’s golfer Jacob Marquardt on Tuesday became the lowest-scoring Region 20 medalist in program history, and the undefeated Pioneers qualified for the national championship tournament in western New...
ĢƵ presents pins to R.N. Class of 2025
(Butler, PA) Amber Barger, of Butler, received the clinical excellence award and its financial gift toward funding her state licensing examination during a ceremony Thursday evening in which ĢƵ presented pins to its Class...
460 to earn degrees or certificates in ĢƵ’s Class of 2025
(Butler, PA) Timothy L. DeFoor, the state auditor general, will deliver the keynote address and Class of 2025 graduates Molly Milich and Lana Stewart will speak to an audience expected to exceed 1,200 during ĢƵ’s 57th...
77-year-old to take center stage at ĢƵ commencement
(Butler, PA) Karen Sue Barkley’s diabetic father, Charles McClymonds, died when she, a chestnut-haired, stuffed-animal-lover, was 9. She, her mother and three siblings lost their home.
ĢƵ to induct three into Pioneer Hall of Fame
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ will induct May 3 into its Charles W. Dunaway Pioneer Hall of Fame a dual record-holder in women’s basketball and history-maker in 2019, a sergeant who returned from warfare and scored more than 1,000...
ĢƵ Education Foundation to offer record 164 scholarships in 2025-2026
(Butler, PA) The ĢƵ Education Foundation will have available to ĢƵ students in the 2025-2026 academic year the most named scholarships in its 40-year history.
Students praise ĢƵ’s practical learning opportunities
(Butler, PA) Prospective students and their families can explore the latest hands-on learning environments at ĢƵ, examine two-year associate degree and short-term certificate programs and discover how they can minimize...
2 ĢƵ students to receive full-tuition scholarships to complete bachelor’s degrees
(Butler, PA) Two 20-year-olds who expect to graduate debt-free from ĢƵ with associate degrees in May will receive full-tuition scholarships toward completing a bachelor’s degree as part of an international academic...
Current, ex-FBI agents to speak at ĢƵ’s free cybersecurity conference
(Butler, PA) Current and retired FBI agents and other experts will address emerging cybersecurity threats and strategies to protect data during a free public conference from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 10 in Founders Hall on ĢƵ’s...
Coval appointed as ĢƵ’s ninth president
(Butler, PA) Megan M. Coval on Thursday will become the ninth president of ĢƵ in its 60-year history.
ĢƵ picks its 30-year controller to serve as a VP
(Butler, PA) William “Jake” Friel, who for nearly 30 years as ĢƵ’s controller has managed the finances of more than $50 million in construction projects, helped to shape an operating budget that today is nearly...
NexTier Bank’s $25K gift to support ĢƵ programs
(Butler, PA) A $25,000 gift from NexTier Bank will benefit a ĢƵ program that enables sophomores through seniors to earn affordable and transferrable credits in college courses instructed at their high school or learning...
Free ĢƵ program can give job-seekers edge with manufacturers
(Butler, PA) An open-enrollment industrial equipment technician program that debuts in March at ĢƵ will provide an edge to applicants seeking to enter one of the top industries in western Pennsylvania and to employees...
ĢƵ’s smoky burn building gets a breather
(Butler, PA) A three-story ĢƵ burn building used to train tristate firefighters to save lives and property is undergoing a $76,000 project to replace about 1,150 interior haydite blocks degraded by temperatures ranging...
Upcoming ĢƵ clinics to help girls gain volleyball skills
(Butler, PA) Girls as young as fifth-graders can develop skills in volleyball by attending ĢƵ clinics directed by a ĢƵ head coach whose players have won 475 matches and earned 14 All-American awards.
22 ĢƵ students newest members of international honor societies
(Butler, PA) Twenty-two ĢƵ students representing Armstrong, Butler, Clearfield, Elk, Lawrence and Mercer counties are the newest members of the college’s chapters of international honor societies.
ĢƵ gathering aims to help those in recovery, treatment during holidays
ĢƵ’s “Hope for the Holidays” gathering in downtown Butler will support those in recovery from substance abuse and encourage patients in residential treatment this month, a ĢƵ administrator said.
Russo named ĢƵ ninth volleyball All-American since 2017
(Butler, PA) Josie Russo, a high school state champion who as a freshman this fall helped to lead the ĢƵ volleyball team to its most victories in two decades and to a national championship tournament, has become the program’s...
ĢƵ’s Class of 2024 in practical nursing largest since program’s return
(Butler, PA) A ĢƵ practical nursing program re-established 3½ years ago to address a shortage in the high-priority occupation graduated its largest class Tuesday with 11 students from five western Pennsylvania counties.
65 ĢƵ R.N. students to showcase research
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ registered nursing students from eight western Pennsylvania counties will present to the public and to employers their findings about 14 health care topics Dec. 6 on ĢƵ’s main campus in Butler Township.
ĢƵ distributes record 78 Thanksgiving meal packages
(Butler, PA) Alone, Erin Conliffe will play her favorite Christmas carols on her laptop computer because, she said, she can’t afford cable or a streaming service to watch Thanksgiving parades or specials on television.
ĢƵ @ Cranberry art club salutes military veterans
(Cranberry Township, PA) Students in an art club resurrected at ĢƵ @ Cranberry one year ago after disbanding during the COVID-19 pandemic sat elbow-to-elbow Thursday around a studio table littered with colored pencils, markers, paints and heavyweight...
“ĢƵ enabled me to take my education off the back burner”
(New Castle, PA) A 27-year-old full-time emergency medical technician, foster and stepmother and nondirected organ donor has long wanted to resume pursuit of a college degree.
“You can feel the energy at Shenango Commons”
(New Castle, PA) ĢƵ @ Lawrence Crossing, founded to serve a Pennsylvania county under-represented by higher education and recognized since for its economic impact, will relocate next summer to a new home being developed in Shenango Township.
ĢƵ picks 2 grads for “incredibly special honor”
(Butler, PA) So devoted to his community is Jeff Geibel that the former ĢƵ student-veteran has stooped to pluck the defiant weed encroaching a sidewalk in his hometown where he has volunteered to feed health care workers,...
Community helps ĢƵ to raise $10K-plus to support ĢƵ athletics
(Butler, PA) Teenagers Gavin Gardner and Elliette Smith were overall winners, a 9-year-old’s time was the fastest in an 18-and-under age group and 5K runners from six western Pennsylvania counties helped ĢƵ to raise...
Descent into addiction, ascent to sobriety
(Butler, PA) Hope Charlton at 36 was unaware her children’s get-well notes were piling daily on her hospital nightstand as she lay unresponsive on life support after attempting to kill herself with an overdose of sleeping pills.
Draft notice: Ale sales to support ĢƵ underway
(Butler, PA) Cheers, Pioneers. Frontier Beer. Pioneer Beer. And, as a tribute to the former Oak Hills Golf Course upon which ĢƵ has been educating students for nearly 60 years, Oakey-Doke.
ĢƵ debuts English course with AI focus, new programs
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ this week debuts a new version of an English course focusing on the ethics of artificial intelligence-powered text generators and a virtual option to medical coding and billing specialist, ĢƵ’s most-popular...
ĢƵ academy formed to counter shortage nets first 8 EMTs
(Butler, PA) Eight Butler County residents have become certified emergency medical technicians through an inaugural and accelerated ĢƵ EMS Academy formed to confront what a county commissioner calls a shortage of the...
"Nothing was going to stop her"
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ employees and a longtime leader of a service organization that has raised at least $72,000 for ĢƵ’s Adult Literacy program are praising the perseverance of a 25-year-old woman who overcame three failed...
Assistant prof appointed to lead ĢƵ academic division
(Butler, PA) An assistant professor at ĢƵ who has conveyed her experiences as a former elementary school teacher to a generation of students pursuing a career in educating children will become leader of her academic division...
2 ĢƵ students picked from national applicants for projects at CMU, UMass
(Butler, PA) For the first time since the National Science Foundation began to fund residential programs, two ĢƵ students have been chosen in the same year and bring to five the number picked by faculty members of host...
A oui bit of ĢƵ coming to Paris Olympics
(Butler, PA) Joe Lewandowski will open his luggage in a hotel in Paris, set aside his Team USA athletics wear and select one of his ĢƵ polo shirts embroidered with the Pioneers’ logo near his heart to wear on his walk...
ĢƵ students earn most scholarships in 10 years from CPA foundation
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ students have received more scholarships from the foundation of a professional organization than have students attending nearly 40 other public or private four-year colleges or universities in Pennsylvania...
ĢƵ selects longtime college dean as new VP
Dr. Josh Novak, who has served in progressive dean of students positions at ĢƵ since August 2011, will become the college’s vice president for student affairs and enrollment management July 9. Novak, of Slippery Rock,...
Bikers roar onto ĢƵ’s main campus to mark scholarship
utler, PA) A succession of seven motorcycles interrupted the still of a July midafternoon, military veterans or relatives of those who protected the United States since Vietnam steering Harleys and Hondas and BMWs toward ĢƵ...
Instrumental scholarships
(Butler, PA) A rare associate degree program in metrology provided by ĢƵ has now a record 11 scholarship opportunities applicable to its students as they learn to make precise chemical, electrical and dimensional measurements...
“This Father’s Day will definitely feel different”
(Butler, PA) In a procession of graduates inching toward a stage in ĢƵ’s Field House, 6-foot-6 Roger Walker Jr. stopped, stepped aside and stooped.
Student-veterans laud ĢƵ’s priority registration
(Butler, PA) It is the opportunity to schedule courses first that ĢƵ student-veterans say they appreciate about the eight-time Military Friendly School’s respect for those who served in the U.S. armed forces.
ĢƵ @ Brockway sets record with 24 R.N. graduates
(Reynoldsville, PA) So numerous was ĢƵ @ Brockway’s record-setting Class of 2024 in registered nursing that a pinning ceremony honoring graduates had to be moved to a social hall, where a crowd estimated at 200 applauded the 24 students who completed...
Riv-Ell ideas: Food trucks, mobile florists, special-service funeral homes
(Ellwood City) Eleven seniors at Lincoln High School and four at Riverside presented business plans April 25 as the capstone project in a Riv-Ell Entrepreneurship program and in pursuit of a 16-credit ĢƵ workplace certificate...
Record 15 Riv-Ell students pitch business plans
(Ellwood City, PA) A record 15 high school seniors profiting from a yearlong Riv-Ell Entrepreneurship program pitched business plans April 25 that impressed Ellwood City area leaders and in pursuit of graduating from ĢƵ...
ĢƵ’s Class of 2024 may reach 491 graduates
Olivia Vissari, left, of Renfrew, Daniel Hamilton, of Zelienople, and Amber Maurer, of Cowansville, are shown Wednesday, May 1, 2024, on ĢƵ’s main campus in Butler Township, and will participate in ĢƵ’s 56th commencement...
2 ĢƵ students make All-PA Academic Team
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ students pursuing futures as an adolescent therapist and as a business owner have been recognized for their achievements in academics and for their dedication to ĢƵ and will receive full-tuition scholarships...
ĢƵ students to serve community in projects funded by $20K grant
(Butler, PA) A free fitness event for intellectually and developmentally challenged individuals will be the first of four community-service projects intended to be led or assisted by ĢƵ students through early July and...
State legislators honor ĢƵ prof Huseman
(Butler, PA) Pennsylvania state and U.S. flags flown atop the Capitol in Harrisburg recognized David C. Huseman’s 40-year dedication to financial literacy and extended an honor the longtime professor received from ĢƵ...
Family’s $200K pledge to create Dr. Robert L. Paserba lab at ĢƵ
(Butler, PA) The kindergartner extending her tennis shoe toward Hannah Lindsay changed the 17-year-old Moniteau High School cheerleader’s life.
ĢƵ to expand Pioneer Pantry to additional locations as part of $20K grant
(Butler, PA) A ĢƵ food security program for low-income students will receive a $20,000 grant that will in part expand a 4½-year-old main campus Pioneer Pantry to ĢƵ additional locations in Armstrong, Butler, Jefferson...
ĢƵ awards pins to Class of 2023 in practical nursing
(Butler, PA) A ĢƵ practical nursing program reestablished in partnership with Concordia Lutheran Ministries in response to a shortage in the high-priority occupation graduated its second consecutive class Tuesday night...
ĢƵ names Center for Economic Education after longtime director
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ has recognized with a named space the leader of programs that teach economic concepts to students as young as fourth-graders and who is the longest-serving employee in ĢƵ history.
10 ĢƵ students receive financial awards funded by Dept. of Defense
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ has awarded $7,500 this fall to 10 students in programs that emphasize cybersecurity education and that have collectively grown in enrollment by 32 percent since January.
NJCAA selects 3rd, 4th ĢƵ All-Americans for 2nd year in row
(Butler, PA) All-American awards for two volleyball players brings to four the number earned by ĢƵ student-athletes in 2023 and for an unprecedented second year in a row.
ĢƵ’s College Within the High School program sets 3 records
(Butler, PA) A 26-year-old ĢƵ program that offers qualified high school sophomores through seniors the opportunity to earn reduced-cost, transferrable college credits has set records this fall in enrollment, in seats...
ĢƵ R.N. students showcase research
(Butler, PA) Nearly 80 students who intend to graduate in May from ĢƵ’s career program in registered nursing will present research findings on 18 topics to the public this week in the state-of-the-art Victor K. Phillips...
ĢƵ to provide 57-plus with Thanksgiving meal packages
(Butler, PA) She’ll slide the round, dark-wood table from the living room, where she and her intellectually disabled 24-year-old son will have watched the morning parades on television, into the dining room.
Former ĢƵ ESL student enters 2nd of college’s honor societies
(Butler, PA) An Arabic- and French-speaking Moroccan seeking to return to steel industry leadership has progressed from ĢƵ’s adult literacy courses in English as a second language to its business management career program...
Women receive record 5 scholarships designated for ĢƵ student-veterans
(Brookville, PA) It’s a Saturday in October. Just before 4 a.m. Clerk Kelsey Warren has put in a 40-hour workweek at a convenience store in her hometown of Brookville.
ĢƵ volleyball team captures WPCC, Region 20 championships
(Butler, PA) Aryana Girvan had 18 digs and nine kills Saturday as the ĢƵ volleyball team opened the postseason with a dual championship and is a home victory away from becoming an unprecedented third ĢƵ squad to reach...
Community enrichment classes debut at ĢƵ @ Armstrong
(Ford City, PA) Registration ends at 3 p.m. Friday for the first of two noncredit community enrichment classes to debut at the new $6.5 million ĢƵ @ Armstrong facility in Ford City and as part of ĢƵ’s Lifelong Learning...
ĢƵ’s 2023 distinguished alumni dedicated to suicide prevention, marginalized groups
(Butler, PA) A Mars resident who volunteers with suicide prevention coalitions in western Pennsylvania and a Butler resident who advocates for marginalized populations in the greater Pittsburgh area will be honored Saturday as Butler County Community...
2 ĢƵ students among 19% in U.S. picked for Coca-Cola scholarships
(Butler, PA) One day, Mya Slomers said, she wants to comfort surgical patients before they receive anesthesia and one day, Bailey Bevington said, she wants to counsel children as they discuss having been abused.
Making the grade: Students laud ĢƵ’s free tutoring
(New Castle, PA) Thirty-six-year-old Samantha Grieve stared at the 1.5-inch-thick textbook before ĢƵ @ Lawrence Crossing’s spring semester began in January 2022.
ĢƵ earns 9th No. 1 ranking in 9 years
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ, which this year received the largest financial gift in its history, opened two state-of-the-art learning facilities and marked the 10th anniversary of an additional location established to serve students...
“ĢƵ is truly the best,” ĢƵ @ Armstrong student says
(Ford City, PA) A Ford City resident attending a $6.5 million state-of-the-art facility ĢƵ opened in March in his hometown is among students praising ĢƵ’s selection as the No. 1 community college in Pennsylvania for...
Guests to be “in awe” of ĢƵ’s newest facility
(Butler, PA) Jason Adamson and Luke Veon measured each other’s leg lengths and arm heights near parallel bars, treatment tables and a hospital bed rigged with a patient lift.
ĢƵ program with “phenomenal” individual attention sets fall lineup
(Butler, PA) Marcella Rogers was “mortified” on that February day when she began classes to prepare for tests to earn a commonwealth secondary school diploma.
Participation in ĢƵ’s KEYS program expected to be at 9-year high
(Butler, PA) Her hands once cuddled her newborn.
ĢƵ, PSU consider colocation of Mercer County sites
(Butler, PA) Executives of two institutions of higher education in Mercer County today announced the launch of a feasibility study that could result in the first Pennsylvania community college site to be located on a Penn State University Commonwealth...
ĢƵ praises employees for dedication to excellence
(Butler, PA) Three ĢƵ employees were recognized Thursday for their dedication to excellence and received 2023 Above and Beyond Awards in the Succop Theater on ĢƵ’s main campus in Butler Township.
ĢƵ outing draws record 128 golfers, raises $108K
(Ellwood City, PA) The ĢƵ Education Foundation, which assists “students from all walks of life,” according to its executive director, raised $108,000 on Aug. 4 during a golf outing supported by 41 sponsors and a record...
$3M gift to ĢƵ largest in college history
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ today received a $3 million gift, the largest in its 58-year history and the seventh of at least $1 million in the past nine years.
6 ĢƵ student-athletes repeat on NJCAA all-academic squad
(Butler, PA) Six student-athletes who helped to lead ĢƵ athletics programs to championships or national tournament appearances in the past two years have again been recognized for their academic performances by the National...
3rd ĢƵ student in 3 years picked to conduct research
(Butler, PA) For the third time in three years, a ĢƵ student has been selected from national candidates to attend a residential summer research experience funded by the National Science Foundation.
“Truly, truly amazing” ĢƵ @ Brockway turns 10
(Brockway, PA) Microphone in hand, 20-year-old student Jordan Miller turned from the former state senator, the business executive, the president of ĢƵ and others seated under a canopy tent and glanced over his left shoulder...
Application deadline nears for record 155 ĢƵ scholarships
(Butler, PA) Six scholarships administered by the ĢƵ Education Foundation will debut in the 2023-2024 academic year and increase to 155 the record number of named financial awards available to ĢƵ students, a college...
ĢƵ nursing student driven to succeed
(Butler, PA) Thirty-three-year-old Crawford County resident Joseph V. Geiser stayed in his midsized sedan – and more recently, in his roomier ambulance – while pursuing for three years an associate degree in ĢƵ’s...
ĢƵ golfer Loughry rebounds, repeats as first-team All-American
(Chautauqua, N.Y.) Troy Loughry’s last round Friday as a ĢƵ golfer, and in the finale of the high-stakes National Junior College Athletic Association national championship tournament, fortified his legacy as a Pioneer.
ĢƵ Stock Market Game attracts nearly 1,300 in Grades 4-12
(Stoneboro, PA) Ten-year-old Penn Brocklehurst kept patting the gold-colored medallion draped around his neck and under his light jacket.
ĢƵ @ LindenPointe graduate seeks career helping children
(Hermitage, PA) ĢƵ’s 464-member Class of 2023 included a 20-year-old Mercer resident who graduated from ĢƵ @ LindenPointe with honors and from a program she chose because “I have a really big heart.”
DuBois woman, 33: “ĢƵ @ Brockway is such an incredible school”
(Brockway, PA) ĢƵ’s 464-member Class of 2023 included a 33-year-old convenience store clerk who earned her first post-secondary credential at ĢƵ @ Brockway because, Stephanie Null said, “I need something more for...
2023 photography grad focuses on freelancing
(Cranberry Township, PA) A Canonsburg resident who experimented with a camera as a hobby during her teenage years enrolled in ĢƵ @ Cranberry’s associate degree career program in photography, relied on her academic training this spring when preparing...
Biz owners among 37% of ĢƵ nontraditional grads in 2023
(Butler, PA) Thirty-seven percent of ĢƵ’s 464-member Class of 2023 were age 25 or older, including a 46-year-old chamber of commerce member who earned his first post-secondary credential and graduated with honors.
Neshannock Township resident graduates with honors from ĢƵ
(New Castle, PA) Seventy-five percent of ĢƵ’s 464-member Class of 2023 graduated debt-free, including a 20-year-old Neshannock Township resident who completed the college’s most-popular transfer program with academic...
ĢƵ @ Brockway’s R.N. grads most senior since program addressing shortage debuted
(Brockway, PA) Graduates of a two-year career program in registered nursing at ĢƵ @ Brockway represent in 2023 four Pennsylvania counties, report job offers in the high-priority occupation with signing bonuses reaching $15,000 and are on average...
Record 74 earn registered nursing degrees from ĢƵ in 2023
(Butler, PA) For her fellow classmates graduating from ĢƵ’s two-year career program in registered nursing, “The world is your oyster,” 25-year-old Meredith Morrison said.
Riv-Ell students pitch business plans to crowd of 25
(Ellwood City, PA) Aliya Garroway says she needs $600,000 to make her idea become a reality.
Financial awards to increase for ĢƵ networking and cybersecurity students
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ expects to increase to at least $15,000 the amount in U.S. Department of Defense-funded financial awards to be allocated next fall to students enrolled in programs that emphasize cybersecurity education.
ĢƵ softball team wins two titles, advances to district championship on Long Island
(Saxonburg, PA) Marra Patton knocked in four runs in Game 1 and Kristen Woolstrum five in Game 2 as the ĢƵ softball team swept Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in a best-of-3 series May 6 to win combined conference...
25-year-old ĢƵ program sets 3 records this spring
(Butler, PA) Teacher Jim Murphy says ĢƵ courses instructed at DuBois Central Catholic High School in Clearfield County accommodate his students’ “desire to talk about ideas.”
ĢƵ inducts 3 into sports hall in first ceremony since Dunaway’s passing
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ will induct a head coach, a former head coach and a former college president into its Charles W. Dunaway Pioneer Hall of Fame on Saturday in the first ceremony since the passing of the former ĢƵ athletics...
Free public events showcase ĢƵ students’ research, talents
(Butler, PA) Students representing 10 of ĢƵ’s 56 associate degree programs will showcase their academic research or artistic talents during free public events next week on ĢƵ’s main campus or at ĢƵ @ Cranberry.
History-making ĢƵ men’s basketball team nets All-American
(Butler, PA) A freshman who in March helped to lead the ĢƵ men’s basketball team to its only berth in a national championship tournament in 55 years has been named a National Junior College Athletic Association All-Amer...
ĢƵ @ Armstrong ceremony “A day to remember Jeff”
“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit.” (Ford City, PA) The eyes of his daughter, he who died at age 58 seven months earlier, welled with tears as she spoke the Greek proverb.
Community grand opening showcases new ĢƵ @ Armstrong facility in Ford City
(Ford City, PA) The bluish-green eyes of a college student who foresees a career in marine biology opened wide, she said, upon scanning its tan slatted wall to the right, its white geometric-shaped panels above and its asymmetrical blue chairs with...
First Grove City College students to earn R.N. degrees from ĢƵ
(Butler, PA) The first Grove City College juniors are expected to earn an associate degree in a ĢƵ career program that will enable them to work in the high-priority occupation of registered nurse as they complete a bachelor’s...
2 ĢƵ students to receive scholarships toward completing a bachelor’s degree
(Butler, PA) Two ĢƵ students recognized by the college for academic achievements in the past three semesters will also receive full-tuition scholarships toward completing a bachelor’s degree at a Pennsylvania public...
ĢƵ @ Armstrong’s move to $6.5M Ford City facility days away
(Manor Township, PA) Faculty member Karlee Holmes’ midterm exam asked a question about cellular respiration.
7th-ranked ĢƵ men’s basketball team to battle for first national championship
(Butler, PA) The ĢƵ men’s basketball team will compete for a national championship for the first time in the program’s 55-year history.
Symposium at ĢƵ on March 7 addressed addiction recovery
(Butler, PA) More than 75 people were treated for a drug overdose, then released from Butler Memorial Hospital’s emergency department in 2022, and 51 were admitted, a spokesperson said.
ĢƵ student who stays in camper has 4.0, earns scholarship
(Butler, PA) An Elk County resident who stays in a 28-foot-long camper near ĢƵ’s main campus to avoid a round-trip commute of four hours as she pursues an associate degree from ĢƵ has received a $500 scholarship from...
ĢƵ women’s basketball team claims sixth WPCC crown with 30-point victory
(Butler, PA) Sophomore All-American Aslyn Pry on Saturday led the ĢƵ women’s basketball team to the program’s sixth Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference championship in eight years and to its ninth victory by...
County health care consortium to again honor ĢƵ students
(Butler, PA) For the fourth time in five years, a consortium promoting the industry that employs the most workers in Butler County will honor students excelling in ĢƵ’s most-popular career program.
ĢƵ experts engaged audiences in 2022
(Butler, PA) “It’s not necessarily the impact you have in your state capitol,” a futurist who predicts the decentralization of higher education said in 2017 to an audience that included Dr. Nick Neupauer, president of Butler County Community...
ĢƵ employees assisted students, organizations in 2022
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ employees in 2022 served students on ĢƵ’s main campus and at its additional locations, and as leaders with professional and community organizations.
Australians seek ĢƵ prof’s expertise amid historic flooding
(Butler, PA) Recent headlines: “Hundreds rescued by helicopters and boats after heavy rainfall sparks floods in Australia”
ĢƵ graduates six in practical nursing
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ on Dec. 13 graduated six students who earned a practical nursing certificate through a selective-admissions program that addresses a regional shortage of employees in the high-priority occupation.
Riv-Ell Entrepreneurship program returns with most number of students
(Ellwood City, PA) Reflected points of light slide across white hard hats as heads turn left and right.
ĢƵ helps Butler High senior “chase dream”
(Butler, PA) He arrives alone, 45 minutes before the volleyball game begins, seeks his script, rehearses pronunciations of visiting players, and takes his place at a scorer’s table whose black skirt facing the crowd reads, in white and blue letters,...
$5K raised by ĢƵ, community to provide free holiday meals
(Butler, PA) A ĢƵ campaign to which employees, students and community members contributed $5,145 in September will provide free holiday meals to ĢƵ Pioneer Pantry patrons and in boxes decorated with paper hearts painted...
ĢƵ men’s basketball squad tallest in 10 years, seeks 7th WPCC crown
(Butler, PA) With players averaging nearly 6 feet 4, the 2022-2023 ĢƵ men’s basketball team is the program’s tallest in at least 10 years, and will look up to a ĢƵ All-American with three gold medals who is entering...
ĢƵ women’s basketball squad returns All-American for first time
(Butler, PA) The ĢƵ women’s basketball team returns an All-American for the first time in program history and who last season was a national leader in rebounding and in scoring.
ĢƵ volleyball squad’s season ends with two titles, 19-4 record
(Butler, PA) The ĢƵ volleyball team ended its 2022 season at 19-4 after setbacks Saturday that included a loss to the three-time-defending national champion in a district tournament in North Carolina.
Horror-thriller takes ĢƵ stage
(Butler, PA) A ĢƵ English professor inspired to write his first horror-thriller novel by watching a neighbor’s oak tree being felled near Halloween will read from “Who Holds the Devil” during a Northern Appalachia...
ĢƵ volleyball squad wins Region 20 crown, earns berth to North Carolina
(Butler, PA) On her final pass in her last home game, All-American Morgan Jack set up the kill Saturday that sent the No. 1-ranked ĢƵ volleyball team to a district championship tournament in North Carolina and the setter...
Pioneers’ All-American sets assist record on tourney-clinching play
The No. 1-ranked ĢƵ volleyball team celebrates after it swept Howard Community College, Columbia, Md., in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Region 20 championship tournament Saturday, Oct....
ĢƵ volleyball setter nears program record
(Butler, PA) The ĢƵ volleyball team, ranked No. 1 this season for the first time in program history, chases a fourth consecutive region title Saturday behind an All-American setter who is chasing a nearly two-decades-old...
Top-ranked ĢƵ wins unprecedented 7th WPCC volleyball crown in row
(Butler, PA) All-American Morgan Jack had 28 assists and Madison Raypush 23 digs as the No. 1-ranked ĢƵ volleyball team won an unprecedented seventh consecutive Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference championship...
ĢƵ hosts two free lectures by suicide prevention activist
(Butler, PA) He was 19. He got on the bus. He had bipolar disorder. He hadn’t been taking his prescribed medications. He was experiencing auditory and visual hallucinations. He was convinced no one cared, no one loved him. He got off the...
ĢƵ’s Loughry wins 2nd WPCC crown; Pioneers claim 8th title since 2013
(Apollo, PA) ĢƵ All-American golfer Troy Loughry won his second consecutive Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference individual men’s title Saturday and the unbeaten Pioneers captured their eighth crown since 2013...
ĢƵ Pioneer Pursuit raises $16K to benefit scholarships in memory of recent nursing grads
(Butler, PA) More than 200 runners, walkers and other community members from at least nine western Pennsylvania counties Sept. 24 helped ĢƵ in an inaugural event to raise more than $16,000 for scholarships that include...
Mars mayor, former ĢƵ administrator honored as ĢƵ distinguished alumni
(Butler, PA) A former ĢƵ student elected three times as mayor of Mars and another who as a ĢƵ administrator increased the number of named scholarships at the college by 165 percent will become ĢƵ distinguished alumni...
ĢƵ among first in PA to be designated as Hunger-Free Campus
(Butler, PA) The frozen chicken wings, fresh sweet potato, boxed pasta and bottled juice Kelly Heckert wheels with other foods in a red wagon from ĢƵ’s Pioneer Pantry will provide supplemental nutrition for the adult...
ĢƵ selects Mack as dean of business division
(Butler, PA) A ĢƵ graduate instrumental in the creation of summer enrichment camps for children at ĢƵ who later earned master’s degrees in fields that include business administration has been named dean of the college’s...
ĢƵ students laud college’s 8th No. 1 ranking since 2015
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ’s eighth ranking since 2015 as the No. 1 community college in Pennsylvania affirms its commitment to students, said those studying to become social workers, high school teachers and registered nurses...
Father of 4-year-old earns diploma, pursues associate degree at ĢƵ
(Butler, PA) Roger Walker Jr. sat inside the red sedan he drives to his job at a fast-food restaurant after realizing he had achieved a commonwealth secondary school diploma through ĢƵ’s free adult literacy program,...
ĢƵ president receives inaugural leadership excellence award
(Butler, PA) Dr. Nick Neupauer, an Ellwood City native and the longest-serving chief executive officer in the 57-year history of ĢƵ, will receive an inaugural leadership award named after a longtime Lawrence County reside...
ĢƵ business student, grads earn scholarships totaling $6K
(Butler, PA) A current student in and recent graduates of the most popular program in ĢƵ’s largest academic division have received scholarships totaling $6,000 from the foundation of a professional organization.
Butler Eagle squad wins Cup 3rd time in ĢƵ Education Foundation golf outing
(Ellwood City, PA) A team representing the Butler Eagle won a third Champions Cup on Aug. 5 in a ĢƵ Education Foundation golf outing that raises unrestricted funds to support student scholarships, adult literacy, first...
ĢƵ introduces 3 STEM programs this fall
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ’s three new programs this fall are within its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics division and include two intended to lead to a doctor of pharmacy degree from Duquesne University.
Construction of state-of-the-art ĢƵ @ Armstrong progressing
(Ford City, PA) It’s 81 degrees Fahrenheit, the humidity oppressive at 69 percent, as an electrician and an electrician apprentice find refuge in the abundant shade under a maple tree during their 15-minute break.
Nursing and allied health building rising above ĢƵ’s main campus
(Butler, PA) Dylan Stitt places one sized-10 work boot directly in front of the other as he steps along a 4-inch-wide steel girder toward its edge atop the Victor K. Phillips Nursing and Allied Health Building under construction at Butler County...
Penn Highlands Healthcare, ĢƵ @ Brockway forge partnership
(DuBois, PA) Penn Highlands Healthcare on July 28 announced it will help to expand ĢƵ @ Brockway’s registered nursing program by sponsoring tuition for select students who sign an employment agreement, and by providing annual operating funds and...
Financial adviser, 23, youngest director in ĢƵ foundation board history
(Butler, PA) A 23-year-old recognized in 2022 for having the fastest-growing practice of all first-year Northwestern Mutual financial advisers nationwide has become the youngest director with the ĢƵ Education Foundation...
ĢƵ student 1 of 11 in U.S. picked for “fantastic opportunity”
(Butler, PA) Educators at James Madison University have selected for the second time in two years a ĢƵ student from applicants nationwide to attend a residential National Science Foundation-funded research program in...
Loughry becomes ĢƵ’s first first-team All-American in golf
(Chautauqua, N.Y.) Freshman Troy Loughry yanked blades of grass from the tee box of his 18th hole and, protecting the two-stroke lead between finishing a national championship tournament as a first-team All-American or a second-teamer, watched the...
ĢƵ golfer Loughry on cusp of first-team All-American
(Chautauqua, N.Y.) Troy Loughry met with ĢƵ golf coach Bill Miller on Wednesday night to discuss Loughry’s highest-scoring round at ĢƵ, one that earlier in the day cost the freshman five places in the standings of...
Loughry first ĢƵ golfer to be in top 10 midway through national tournament
(Chautauqua, N.Y.) ĢƵ freshman Troy Loughry on Wednesday became the college’s first golfer to be in the top 10 halfway through the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III national championship tournament,...
ĢƵ @ Brockway honors largest class in Nursing, R.N.
(Brockway, PA) A crowd of approximately 90 guests watched May 9 as ĢƵ @ Brockway recognized its largest class of graduates in a Nursing, R.N., career program that debuted in 2018 to address a high-priority occupation in the six-county North Central...
ĢƵ pins 55 nursing grads from 6 counties
(Butler, PA) One by one each crossed the stage of ĢƵ’s Succop Theater, 55 graduates in the college’s main campus Class of 2022 in Nursing, R.N., and residents of six counties who can enter the high-priority occupation...
ĢƵ Hope is Dope participants to help enhance city’s only skate park
(Butler, PA) Individuals helped by a ĢƵ initiative will in turn help the community May 28 by enhancing the city’s only skate park, one that drew at least 50 visitors on a recent afternoon, the president of a nonprofit...
ĢƵ softball squad, Bronx team to battle for berth in national tourney
(Butler, PA) The ĢƵ softball team will host a squad from the Bronx in a best-of-3 series whose winner will earn a berth in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III national championship in Syracuse,...
3-sport star, All-American 2022 inductees into ĢƵ sports hall
(Butler, PA) A three-sport star who helped ĢƵ’s volleyball program to win its first two state championships and who has won consecutive governmental elections since, and an out-of-state transfer who helped ĢƵ’s men’s...
Free public events showcasing ĢƵ students’ work begin Monday
(Butler, PA) Visitors to ĢƵ’s free public events next week can discuss topical research exhibits with presidential scholars, hear student authors read from their recently published works on a stage decorated in a coffeehouse...
ĢƵ named Military Friendly School for 7th time since 2013
(Butler, PA) Student-veterans at ĢƵ “are given a certain level of respect immediately from all the faculty and staff,” said a former gunner on Army vehicles who transported fuel, water and other supplies from a base...
ĢƵ alum picked for April 20 Northern Appalachia Reading Series event
(Butler, PA) Her great-aunt Martha had given Angel Rosen a journal containing dotted-lined pages, a gift the autistic child assumed was intended for drawings.
ĢƵ teaches dual-enrollment students importance of financial literacy
(Butler, PA) The average debt for Generation Z in the United States – those ages 18 to 23, according to a cnbc.com report in October – is just over $16,000, and for their immediate elders, the millennials, almost $87,500.
Pry selected as ĢƵ’s third All-American since December
(Butler, PA) Aslyn Pry, a freshman on the ĢƵ women’s basketball team and the leading rebounder in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Division III in the 2021-2022 season, has become the college’s...
Excitement building for ĢƵ health care building
(Butler, PA) Site preparation is under way for what the general contractor calls the “eye-popping” centerpiece of the largest construction project in ĢƵ history – a state-of-the-art, hospital-like facility that...
DEI topic of ĢƵ Lunch & Learn workshops on Wednesday, in April
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ opens its 2022 series of catered Lunch & Learn professional skills workshops in downtown Butler on Wednesday by assisting business representatives seeking diversity, equity and inclusion strategies for...
ĢƵ softball team seeks 6th WPCC crown
(Butler, PA) While his ĢƵ softball program has not played since a rain-shortened 2019 season, coach Dan Beebe is encouraged by the experience on the Pioneers’ 2022 roster.
ĢƵ educator selected to lead Growth Collaborative initiative
(Butler, PA) A ĢƵ faculty member has been hired to lead a Butler County Growth Collaborative initiative intended to address a workforce shortage by providing training to residents who face barriers to employment and by...
ĢƵ student selected to speak in “HER-story” women’s conference
(New Castle, PA) A Portersville mother who raised three children and calls her enrollment at 44 in ĢƵ’s new practical nursing program “my time” has been selected to speak Saturday at a conference whose goal, the...
ĢƵ student, grad to receive full-tuition scholarship toward bachelor’s degree
(Butler, PA) A ĢƵ student who while living in Nicaragua helped to create an association that assists the deaf and their families, and a recent graduate who overcame communication difficulties to teach university hockey...
Construction of ĢƵ @ Armstrong in Ford City begins
(Ford City, PA) State Sen. Joe Pittman drove to the site this month, as did ĢƵ President Dr. Nick Neupauer.
ĢƵ women’s basketball team wins 5th WPCC championship
(Butler, PA) Aslyn Pry scored 29 points in the Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference championship Saturday night to lead the ĢƵ women’s basketball team to a 60-42 victory against Westmoreland County Community College...
Enrollment in ĢƵ’s Butler County ESL program at all-time high
(Butler, PA) A free ĢƵ adult literacy program in English as a second language helps students to achieve independence, serves as a social outlet for those who may feel lonely in their new culture and, Khadija Akhouad said...
Congressman views plans for new ĢƵ @ Armstrong
(Ford City, PA) U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson puts on eyeglasses before examining a floor plan whose edges nearly hang over the dark conference table upon which it’s spread.
ĢƵ leaders shared insights, learned from other experts
(Butler, PA) They learned. They helped others to learn. They were recognized, they advanced, they inspired and they led.
Seven from ĢƵ graduate from leadership institute
(Butler, PA) The institute, Dr. Ryan Kociela said, “provided insight into the very broad scope of effective leadership in community colleges.”
“Unprecedented”: 2 ĢƵ volleyball players earn All-American status
(Butler, PA) Breanna Reisinger and Morgan Jack, players who helped to lead the ĢƵ volleyball squad to conference, regional and district titles and to a national championships appearance in Minnesota, are the first teammates...
ĢƵ prof receives “one of the top awards you can get”
(Butler, PA) A former 22-year-old divorced mother who pursued an associate degree in physical therapist assistant to help patients “get back to doing what they liked” has been recognized for outstanding achievement in clinical practice, community...
ĢƵ volleyball team finishes sixth in national championships
(Rochester, Minn.) The ĢƵ volleyball team finished the 2021 season with the program’s 12th consecutive winning record and first national ranking since 2016, titles in its conference, region and district, and a sixth-place...
Neupauer to become ĢƵ’s longest-serving president
(Butler, PA) Dr. Nick Neupauer next week will become the longest-serving president in the history of western Pennsylvania’s first community college.
ĢƵ volleyball team wins opener in national championships
(Rochester, Minn.) Breanna Reisinger had 10 kills, including six in the third set, and Morgan Jack had 29 assists as the ĢƵ volleyball team swept Rockland Community College on Thursday afternoon in the first round of...
ĢƵ’s College Within High School sets records in seat count, credits pursued
(Butler, PA) A ĢƵ dual-enrollment program this fall has set records in seat count and in ĢƵ credits pursued by high school sophomores through seniors across seven counties in western Pennsylvania.
Judges “adamant” about awarding ĢƵ student’s poem
(Butler, PA) A poem written by a 19-year-old English major and student editor of ĢƵ’s annual art and literary magazine placed behind the works of only two published authors in the Writers Association of Northern Appalachia’s...
‘We’re going to nationals’
(Butler, PA) The ĢƵ volleyball team will compete for a national title in Minnesota within two weeks.
ĢƵ Lunch & Learns to focus on strategies for diversity, equity, inclusion
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ’s upcoming professional skills workshops focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion reflect requests from business representatives seeking strategies for their workplaces after attending ĢƵ’s initial...
Fifth-ranked ĢƵ volleyball team wins 3rd Region 20 title in row
(Arnold, Md.) The unbeaten and fifth-ranked ĢƵ volleyball squad’s perfect season continued Saturday with a regional title in Arnold, Md., and a berth in a three-team district tournament whose top two squads will advance...
ĢƵ breaks ground for ‘the Victor K.’
(Butler, PA) The hospital-like interior of the Victor K. Phillips Nursing and Allied Health Building, with its simulated medical-surgery and ICU rooms, will prepare students to “feel comfortable for when they get into a real situation,” Janice...
Former police department leader now guides ĢƵ students
(Butler, PA) Brandon Marshall chose a seat in the first row in his second attempt at higher education, a revival of his dream to become a state trooper.
Former D.C. VP begins executive role with ĢƵ
(Butler, PA) The former vice president of policy and federal relations for a Washington, D.C., nonprofit organization who worked with members of Congress and with the U.S. Department of Education to benefit federal student financial aid programs...
ĢƵ’s Loughry claims WPCC men’s golf crown
(Apollo, PA) ĢƵ’s Troy Loughry on Saturday won the Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference individual men’s golf championship, the Pioneers claimed the WPCC team title and ĢƵ’s Bill Miller was named WPCC coach...
ĢƵ breaks ground for relocated ĢƵ @ Armstrong facility
(Ford City, PA) They lifted a shovelful of soil near the deserted grounds of a razed century-old high school Friday to celebrate the rebirth of the Ford City property that with new life will again educate students and generate downtown commerce as...
ĢƵ volleyball coach nets 400th victory as Pioneers sweep Penn State-Beaver
(Butler, PA) Rob Snyder won his 400th career game as coach of the ĢƵ volleyball team Monday night as the Pioneers swept Penn State-Beaver at ĢƵ’s Field House.
ĢƵ ranked No. 1 community college in Pennsylvania a sixth time since 2015
(Butler, PA) For the sixth time since 2015, ĢƵ has been selected as the No. 1 community college in Pennsylvania, most recently by a third organization joining others that determine rankings after assessing institutions...
ĢƵ’s new health care science program enrolls third-most students
(Butler, PA) A new ĢƵ associate degree program that prepares students for admission to selective two- and four-year programs in health care professions has become one of the college’s highest in enrollment.
ĢƵ begins to raze 2 buildings in preparation for high-tech, $9M facility
(Butler, PA) With repeated swipes of its five 6-inch steel teeth at the end of its outstretched 38-foot-long arm, an excavator Thursday morning began to shred the roofing and tear through walls of two buildings at ĢƵ...
Motorcyclists donate another $10K for ĢƵ student-veterans
(Butler, PA) A motorcycle group from an American Legion post in Butler County has contributed another $10,000 to its ĢƵ scholarship fund, one that without another penny since its endowment in 2018 would have continued...
ĢƵ gets state approval to launch practical nursing program
(Butler, PA) The Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing has authorized ĢƵ to create a practical nursing program on ĢƵ’s main campus, an approval that will enable the college to prepare students for the high-priority occupation...
ĢƵ student 1 of 10 in U.S. picked for new National Science Foundation-funded program
(Butler, PA) A ĢƵ president’s scholar attributes her selection to a National Science Foundation-funded residential research program in Virginia to a novel genetic sequencing project required in a freshman-level ĢƵ...
Younger sister matches older sister’s golf feat at ĢƵ
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ golfer Sarah Fischer shot a second-round and career-best 95 on May 18 to win the women’s division of a spring season-ending invitational, and joined her older sister, Julia, as the only females to win...
ĢƵ lauds top youngsters in college’s Stock Market Game
(Butler, PA) “Buy low. Sell high.” Timeless advice. From an 11-year-old.
ĢƵ plans outdoor, walk-thru mini-ceremonies for Class of 2021 commencement
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ’s 53rd annual commencement May 19 will feature a series of outdoor, walk-thru mini-ceremonies for successive groups of graduates.
ĢƵ selects 2-time All-American, volleyball star as 2021 hall inductees
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ’s only two-time All-American in golf and its all-time leader in volleyball assists will be recognized as 2021 inductees into ĢƵ’s Charles W. Dunaway Pioneer Hall of Fame.
ĢƵ to award 11 new scholarships
(Butler, PA) The ĢƵ Education Foundation will award 11 new named scholarships to registered students for the 2021-2022 academic year.
ĢƵ single mom could receive $17K in Soroptimist scholarships
(Butler, PA) A 31-year-old ĢƵ student’s essay about overcoming a past of physical abuse, of witnessing and blaming herself at 10 for her cousin’s accidental death, of a crash that left her partially paralyzed and...
ĢƵ nursing students gain “once-in-a-lifetime” experience serving community during pandemic
(Butler, PA) Nearly a year after ĢƵ donated personal protective equipment to healthcare workers at the outset of a global pandemic, its registered nursing students are gaining “once-in-a-lifetime” experience – experience...
Butler High seniors can earn free college credits through new program with ĢƵ
(Butler, PA) Seniors at Butler Area Senior High School can earn free, transferrable college credits at ĢƵ through a Butler Area School District Early College Pioneers pilot program that begins this fall.
2 ĢƵ students selected to All-PA Academic Team
(Butler, PA) A ĢƵ student who wants to teach children about the alphabet, shapes and colors, and another whose goal is to help adults manage mental health challenges will receive full tuition scholarships toward completing...
ĢƵ effort to assist food-insecure students turns 2
(Butler, PA) A ĢƵ initiative to confront food insecurity this month marks its second anniversary, not from its original snack rack, not from its subsequent cramped room behind a kitchen, but from a spacious classroom...
Health care consortium picks 2 ĢƵ nursing students for 2021 honor
(Butler, PA) A single mother of three who contemplated nursing studies for a decade, then decided to return to her alma mater and join her 19-year-old daughter in ĢƵ’s career program, and a ĢƵ scholarship recipient...
Gifts to ĢƵ’s Pinkerton scholarship hit $60K
(Butler, PA) It’s a Friday morning in mid-January, and Millie Pinkerton is shuffling through the day’s mail, the bills and the unsolicited promotions, and glances out the kitchen window through which she and her husband of 59 years would watch...
Scholarship in honor of slain ĢƵ grad tops $13K
(Butler, PA) A legacy scholarship established Dec. 17 to honor the memory of Caitlyn Kaufman has exceeded $13,000 in the weeks following the shooting death of the 26-year-old ĢƵ Nursing, R.N, graduate.
ĢƵ receives $2.22M in public-private support for Ford City site
(Butler, PA) Armstrong County commissioners today approved a memorandum of understanding with ĢƵ that pledges $250,000 to ĢƵ toward the construction of an approximately 12,500-square-foot facility in Ford City to succeed...
ĢƵ to laud 3 athletes in Hall of Fame ceremony
(Butler, PA) ĢƵ will induct into its Charles W. Dunaway Pioneer Hall of Fame the college’s second All-American in golf, a men’s basketball point guard who led ĢƵ to a 39-7 record over two years and a volleyball middle...
ĢƵ grads help Team USA stay hot in Winter Games
(Butler, PA) The fingerprints on the hottest clothing in what might be the coldest Winter Olympics in 30 years can be traced to at least three former ĢƵ students, among 17 employed by Butler Technologies, which designed,...