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New members join Penn State Beaver Advisory Board  

Penn State Beaver has welcomed two new members to its advisory board, Julia McDowell and Scott Mayhew. McDowell, a Penn State Beaver alumna, is vice president of the Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence for Highmark. Mayhew is the maintenance, turnaround and construction director for Shell Polymers at the company's Monaca site.
Four people work with shovels and rakes to prepare an area of mulch.

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A patch for a small forest is being prepared on campus in front of the Gary B. Keefer Wellness Center. Preparing the patch are, from left, Autumn Sabo, assistant professor of biology at Penn State Beaver, Jeff Karwoski, founder and executive director of Reforest Our Future, student Pete Stanko and student Keegan Cypher. 

Four people work with shovels and rakes to prepare an area of mulch.

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A patch for a small forest is being prepared on campus in front of the Gary B. Keefer Wellness Center. Preparing the patch are, from left, Autumn Sabo, assistant professor of biology at Penn State Beaver, Jeff Karwoski, founder and executive director of Reforest Our Future, student Pete Stanko and student Keegan Cypher. 

Four people work with shovels and rakes to prepare an area of mulch.

Patch Project creates 'mini forests' in Beaver County community

The Patch Project, an initiative between Penn State Beaver and local nonprofit Reforest Our Future, aims to restore natural elements to the local landscape. Ten small patches of forest will be planted around Beaver County. The project is being completed with funds from the inaugural Commonwealth Campus Undergraduate Community-Engaged Research Award.  
A photo of the Extension offices including a wall holder with various pamphlets and a sign that says Penn State Extension.

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The Penn State Extension office in Beaver County has relocated to Penn State Beaver campus in Monaca. The new offices are located on the lower floor of the Ross Administration Building.

Two students sit at a table and work on a board game they designed

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Mark Kentsalo and Dany Mascher design a board game in Ashu Kumar's class as part of a hands-on project that teaches students how to use Generative Artificial Intelligence.