NORMAN, Oklahoma, Aug. 10 -- The Golf Coaches Association of America issued the following news on Aug. 10, 2023: Sacred Heart (NCAA Division I), Florida Southern (NCAA Division II), Kentucky State (HBCU), Carleton (NCAA Division III), South Carolina Beaufort (NAIA), Andrew (NJCAA Division I), and South Mountain (NJCAA Division II) were all named 2022-23 Academic National Champions for finishing with the top GPA in their respective divisions, announced today by the GCAA. 266 schools across six  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Aug. 10 -- The Golf Coaches Association of America issued the following news: 2022-23 GCAA All-America Scholars for NCAA Division I have been announced. To be eligible for GCAA All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically in NCAA Division I, II, III, and NAIA, or receiving their Associate's Degree and in their last year of athletic eligibility in the NJCAA. In addition, they must participate in 50% of   more

MEDIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University's Brandywine Campus issued the following news: Megann Hedgecock has transitioned to a full-time lecturer role in Penn State Brandywine's engineering department after serving as an adjunct professor for five years. She earned her bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Lehigh University and a master's degree in structural engineering from Cornell University. Hedgecock began her career at Brandywine in August 2018, working part-tim  more

DUBOIS, Pennsylvania, Aug. 12 -- Pennsylvania State University's DuBois Campus issued the following news on Aug. 11, 2023: Continuing and Community Education at Penn State DuBois will offer several courses during the 2023-24 academic year to help those who work within human resource (HR) management. The sessions include: * Generative artificial intelligence; supporting work and maintaining EEOC compliance * Society of human resource management learning system * Society of human resource mana  more

CENTER VALLEY, Pennsylvania, Aug. 10 -- DeSales University issued the following news: A numb, spine-tingling feeling. That's how Kelley Kenney describes her first visit to Africa, standing at the site where the slave trade was born. Kenney, Ed.D., director of the graduate program in higher education, visited Ghana in June with a group that included her youngest daughter and longtime friend and colleague Tina Richardson, Ph.D., chancellor of Penn State Lehigh Valley, who has been to the countr  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: * * * NBC Sports and Peacock Kick Off on September 2 * * * NBCUniversal celebrates the inaugural "B1G Day" this Thursday, Aug. 10, with integrations across NBC Sports, NBC News, NBC Entertainment and Universal Parks, engaging with fans through interactive social posts, and giveaways. NBC Sports, which kicks off its Big Ten football coverage on NBC and Peacock on Saturday, Sept. 2,   more

CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 5 -- The National Football League issued the following news: By Eric Edholm, Lead Draft Writer Call it the Archie Griffin Curse, if you'd like. For whatever reason, Griffin remains the only man in college football history to win the prestigious Heisman Trophy award twice, doing so in 1974 and '75 as a star tailback for Ohio State. Several big-name winners have won the award with college eligibility remaining -- including Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford, Johnny Manziel, Lamar Jackso  more

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 -- The National Football League issued the following news: By Judy Battista, Senior National Columnist Last Friday, the New England Patriots unveiled to a crowd of season ticket holders and local residents an enormous videoboard. To emphasize its vastness, they first played some highlights in a diminutive section of the screen that represented the size of the old board. They were scenes already etched into New England lore -- snowy nights, raucous fans, explod  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro spoke at the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences' Ag Progress Days to highlight the critical investments the 2023-24 bipartisan budget makes in the future of Pennsylvania agriculture. Pennsylvania's agriculture sector is a major economic driver for the Commonwealth, contributing $132 billion a year to the economy and supporting over 580  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: In the midst of Penn State's Ag Progress Days and with federal negotiations underway regarding the 2023 Farm Bill, members of the Senate and House Agriculture and Rural Affairs committees joined for an informational meeting yesterday to discuss with stakeholders the potential impacts the impending legislation will have on Pennsylvania. Senate committee leaders, Majority Chair Sen. Elder   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: The Senate Aging and Youth Committee, chaired by state Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) and Sen. Maria Collett (D-12), held a hearing today to gather information about the critical roles played by children's advocacy centers across Pennsylvania. Children's advocacy centers (CACs) coordinate the investigation, treatment, and prosecution of child abuse cases by utilizing teams of prof  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State has appointed George M. Zimmerman as assistant vice president for enrollment management and executive director of Undergraduate Admissions, effective Sept. 18. Zimmerman comes to Penn State from West Virginia University, where he also held the role of assistant vice president of enrollment management. "George is a seasoned enrollment management professional who has direct experience wor  more

MEDIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 5 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University's Brandywine Campus issued the following news: Laura Guertin, distinguished professor of Earth science at Penn State Brandywine, celebrated National Ocean Month in June in a most appropriate way -- she spent two weeks aboard a research vessel in the Gulf of Alaska. Guertin joined the expedition through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Teacher at Sea program. The Teacher at Sea program provides teach  more

MONT ALTO, Pennsylvania, Aug. 10 -- Pennsylvania State University's Mont Alto campus issued the following news: The University Staff Advisory Council (USAC) began its new term for the 2023-24 year on Aug. 1, with new leadership, committee chairs and 12 new members joining the slate of existing council members, the council now has 30 members. Rachel Galloway, assistant director of the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Development, is chair for 2023-24. Serving alongside her as secretary is Nive  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 4 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Ed Bengtson, formerly the department head of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education and Health Professions, is leading the graduate education efforts of the Graduate School and International Education as its associate dean effective Aug. 1. In his role, Bengtson will work to develop and promote graduate education on campus, advocate for graduate students, support graduate student success ini  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- West Virginia University issued the following news: Five students, each deeply passionate about their education and research, are receiving funding from the Ruby Scholars Graduate Fellows program to aid in their future academic endeavors at West Virginia University. This year's fellows are Christopher Anderson, Jessica Hovingh, Annalisa Huckaby, Nicole Krahulik and Travis Rawson. Each student will receive a $34,000 stipend, a $2,000 travel grant an  more