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At York College of Pennsylvania, we believe that a life of passion and purpose is built by learning and experiencing every day. At York College, our approach to education is practical and experiential, focusing on real-world experiences that allow students to apply their learning beyond the classroom walls; and taught by faculty who bring firsthand experience and empowering support into the classroom. Founded in 1787, we pride ourselves on our long-standing commitment to making quality education affordable and accessible. With state-of-the-art facilities, major courses available from their first year, abundant internship and high-impact learning opportunities, and an active, supportive community of peers, YCP students have all the tools they need to build successful and fulfilling careers – from day one. 

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At York College of Pennsylvania, we believe that a life of passion and purpose is built by learning and experiencing every day. At York College, our approach to education is practical and experiential, focusing on real-world experiences that allow students to apply their learning beyond the classroom walls; and taught by faculty who bring firsthand experience and empowering support into the classroom. Founded in 1787, we pride ourselves on our long-standing commitment to making quality education affordable and accessible. With state-of-the-art facilities, major courses available from their first year, abundant internship and high-impact learning opportunities, and an active, supportive community of peers, YCP students have all the tools they need to build successful and fulfilling careers – from day one. 

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Maddie Sweitzer to present at National Council on Undergraduate Research 2023

A presentation by Maddie Sweitzer, "The Challenging of Gender Norms in Pride & Prejudice," has been accepted for presentation at National Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2023 in April on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
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Achievement (Other) - 2023 Jan 30

More than 1400 Students Named to Dean's List for Fall 2022 Semester

More than 1400 students were named to the Fall 2022 Dean's List at York College of Pennsylvania. To be eligible for this honor, a student must be registered for at least 12 academic credit hours and earn a semester GPA of 3.50 or higher.
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Dean's List - 2023 Jan 17

York College Students To Be Inducted Into Sport Management Honor Society

Four York College students will be inducted into the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) Chi Sigma Mu Honor Society at the organization's 2023 conference in February in Tampa, Fla.
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Honor Society - 2022 Dec 12

York College Student Earns Scholarship from Rock Lititz

A York College student was chosen to receive a scholarship from Rock Lititz.
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Scholarship - 2022 Nov 28

York College Student to Present Research at Middle States Conference

A York College student has been chosen to present her research during the Middle States Commission on Higher Education's annual Student Poster Session.
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Research / Grant - 2022 Nov 17

York College Students Produce Podcast as Part of Course

Three York College students are producing Season 12 of the Rough Draft podcast as part of the Publications Management course.
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Experiential Learning - 2022 Nov 16

York College Civil Engineering Student Earns Scholarship

A York College Civil Engineering major was selected to receive the Central PA Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers Student Award, which comes with $2000.
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Scholarship - 2022 Nov 11

York College students perform in annual production of A Christmas Carol

Several York College students are playing starring roles in the annual production of A Christmas Carol.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Nov 14

York College Student Presents Research at National Diversity in STEM Conference

A York College biology major presented research she conducted with a faculty mentor at the National Diversity in STEM Conference in Puerto Rico.
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Research / Grant - 2022 Nov 11

Students Present Research Posters at National Diversity in STEM Conference

Four York College students presented posters on their research, conducted alongside faculty, at the National Diversity in STEM Conference in Puerto Rico.
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Research / Grant - 2022 Nov 11

Nursing Students Earn Scholarships from the Nursing Foundation of Pennsylvania

Three York College Nursing students earned scholarships from the Nursing Foundation of Pennsylvania.
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Scholarship - 2022 Nov 9

York College Student Publishes Op-ed on Elections in York Dispatch

Nathan Leakway published an op-ed in the York Dispatch as part of a course.
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Work Experience - 2022 Nov 8

York College welcomes nearly 750 first-year and transfer students

Nearly 750 first-year and transfer students arrived at York College of Pennsylvania for the opening of the Fall 2022 semester.
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Enrollment - 2022 Sep 29

Two Students Serve as First Summer Research Interns in York College, WellSpan Program

Two students enrolled in a health-related academic program had the opportunity to serve as the first research interns in a collaborative program between York College and WellSpan Research.
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Internship - 2022 Aug 19

York College Student Selected as Campus Sustainability Champion

Reginald Sullivan was selected as a 2022 Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium (PERC) Campus Sustainability Champion. The PERC Sustainability Champions program recognizes students, faculty, administrators, and staff of Pennsylvania colleges and universities who have made meaningful contributions toward environmental sustainability on their campus, in their community, or in society at large.
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Achievement (Other) - 2022 Jun 30

York College Student Selected as Campus Sustainability Champion

The Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium Campus Sustainability Champions program recognizes students, faculty, administrators, and staff of Pennsylvania colleges and universities who have made meaningful contributions toward environmental sustainability on their campus, in their community, or in society at large.
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Achievement (Other) - 2022 Jun 30

More than 1400 Students Named to Dean's List for Spring 2022 Semester

More than 1400 students were named to the Spring 2022 Dean's List at York College of Pennsylvania. To be eligible for this honor, a student must be registered for at least 12 academic credit hours and earn a semester GPA of 3.50 or higher.
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Dean's List - 2022 Jun 17

Nearly 700 Student Graduate on May 14

York College's Class of 2022 was the first to enjoy the typical outdoor commencement exercise since the Class of 2019. Nearly 700 graduates - earning associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees - were recognized during the May 14 ceremony.
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Graduation - 2022 Jun 15

York College of PA student earns funding for business from Weinstock Student Venture Investment Fund

Kaitlin Dannenberg of Mechanicsburg, a sophomore environmental horticulture major at York College, is the most recent recipient of funding from the College's Weinstock Student Venture Investment Fund. Dannenberg's company, KRAM, is developing innovative new systems for home hydroponics that allow individuals to legally grow medical marijuana, in their own home, at a significant savings compared to other sources. The Weinstock Student Venture Investment Fund, a program of York College's J.D. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship, is specifically designed to help York College students take their business from idea to implementation through funding, education, mentorship, and strategic networking opportunities. Norm Weinstock, 1958 York College graduate and founder of the Weinstock Student Venture Investment Fund, believes Dannenberg has expertise and drive to make her business a success.
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Business/professional - 2022 Jun 21

Nearly 700 Graduate on May 14

York College's Class of 2022 was the first to enjoy the typical outdoor commencement exercise since the Class of 2019. Nearly 700 graduates - earning associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees - were recognized during the May 14 ceremony.
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Graduation - 2022 Jun 15

Supply Chain Operations Management Major Chosen for Scholarship

A York College student was one of ten college students chosen as the recipient of the North American Rail Shippers scholarship.
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Scholarship - 2022 Jun 10

Student Recognition Ceremony Awards

More than 70 York College students were presented with awards during the annual Student Recognition ceremony.
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Achievement (Other) - 2022 May 24

York College of PA Engineering Student Earns Third Place in National Drone Racing Competition

York College's Alex Suarez, a sophomore Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering major from Frederick, Md., earned a third-place finish in the 2022 Collegiate Drone Racing Championship (CDRC) at the University of North Dakota. Eleven colleges and universities competed, including the University of North Dakota, Emory-Riddle Aeronautical University, Virginia Tech, Northeastern University, the U.S. Air Force Academy, Purdue University, and the University of Maryland. His participation was sponsored by the Engineering departments at York College. "It felt really cool representing York, all these big schools and here I am racing at the same level," said Suarez. "For all other sports our schools would never compete. Drone racing is still new enough in which schools are not picking pilots, pilots are picking the school." The race was scored on an individual level and a school/team level. The minimum number of pilots per team is two, according to Suarez. "However, as an individual, I got York into 8th out of 11 teams. There were only two individual teams - York and Purdue. If York were to get more drone racing pilots, we would be even more competitive on the team level." Ever since his first Blue Angels airshow, Suarez has been hooked on aviation. He began with flying model planes in 2012, then moved on to quadcopters because "I could keep it in the air and control it much better than a model plane." Quadcopters are drones that fly using four rotors. Suarez flew quadcopters - he even did a science fair project with them - and later learned to build them. In 2016, he discovered there were races for quadcopters, so he did some research and built his first race quad a year later. "And I've been building and racing them since," he said. "In 2020, I was ranked 227th in the world; last year 2021, I was ranked 178th in the world; and now I finished 3rd at the Collegiate championships." Suarez's hobby has gained him notoriety, but it has also put into practice the engineering skills he has learned at York College. One of the main and most important components of a racing drone is the frame, according to Suarez. "I raced with a custom frame, which was designed with SolidWorks (3D CAD software) skills I learned from York," he said. "I was also able to design it with a better understanding of how the forces from crashes would interact with the frame and how durable it would be. Some of the components on the frame are new and never seen before in drone racing. I remember showing my frame to some of the other competitors, and some of them were doubtful of the changes I made, but at the end several of them asked me when I'm going to start selling it after they saw how it held up in the race."
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Student Competition - 2022 May 5

Student Awarded PA Public Relations Society Communications Scholarship

Clara Weber of Reading, a sophomore Mass Communications major at York College of Pennsylvania, was awarded the the $1,000 Pennsylvania Public Relations Society's Communications Scholarship. The recipient must be a full-time communications and/or public relations student and an upcoming junior or senior, a legal Pensylvania resident and full-time student, involved in extracurricular activities, and a strong writer with at least a 2.75 GPA.
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Scholarship - 2022 May 24

Annual Juried Student Exhibition

Fine Arts and Graphic Design majors at York College were recognized for their work during the Annual Juried Student Exhibition.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 May 2

A Mysterious Illness Leads to Student's First Publication

York College of Pennsylvania Nursing Student Anna Crawford '22 coauthored an article with faculty member, Professor of Nursing Lisa Ruth-Sahd '83, on sarcoidosis for the journal Nursing.
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Achievement (Other) - 2022 Mar 9

Presidential Research Fellow's Presentation on American Dream Accepted for Undergraduate Research Conference

York College of Pennsylvania Literary and Textual Studies Senior and Presidential Research Fellow Sophia "Sophie" Barnes had her abstract, "The Fragility of the American Dream," accepted for presentation at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2022 @Home in April, 2022.
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Achievement (Other) - 2022 Mar 8

Sport Management Junior Receives COSMA Scholarship, Attends 2022 Conference

York College of Pennsylvania Sport Management junior Kayla Carr was awarded a $750 scholarship from the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) that went toward college tuition. COSMA also covered her airfare, hotel accommodation, and registration for the 2022 conference in Houston, Texas, in February.
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Scholarship - 2022 Feb 28

Biology Senior Recognized as a Big Sister of the Year 2021 for Big Brothers Big Sisters

York College of Pennsylvania Biology/Pre-Med track senior Rachael Huebler has participated in the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) program since her first year at the College. As part of National Mentoring Month in January, The BBBS program named her as a Big Sister of the Year for 2021.
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Community Service - 2022 Feb 22

Over 1400 Students Named to Dean's List for the Fall 2021 Semester at York College of Pennsylvania

Over 1400 York College of Pennsylvania Students Were Named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2021 Semester
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Dean's List - 2021 Dec 20
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