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Prospective Penn State Students Welcomed Saturday: Students interested in attending Penn State's campus in McKeesport can attend Penn State Day on Saturday.

The program at the Greater Allegheny Campus, located near the intersection of O'Neil and Eden Park boulevards, includes academic and career exploration, campus tours with Lion Ambassadors, and a tailgate lunch tied to Saturday's football game between the Nittany Lions and Michigan.

Panels will provide information on education abroad, students sharing their views on student life at Greater Allegheny Campus, and a "parents only" session.

Interested students will have the opportunity to complete a Penn State admissions application with assistance from admissions counselors.

Penn State Greater Allegheny applicants who bring their official copy of their high school transcripts will be eligible to have their $50 application fee waived.

All events take place in the Student Community Center.

For more information and to register, call (412) 675-9010.

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'All That Jazz' Nets $50K: More than $50,000 was raised by the sixth-annual "All That's Jazz" event at Penn State's Greater Allegheny Campus in McKeesport, a spokeswoman says.

The final tally from the Oct. 3 event was $50,141, which brings the total raised for the campus' scholarship fund $264,000 since 2004.

Entertainment was provided by McKeesport native Tamara Tunie, star of Broadway, film, and the TV show, "Law and Order: SVU" and her husband, Gregory Generet. More than 200 people attended the event in the Student Community Center.

Photos taken by Galen Grimes, associate professor of information science and technology, can viewed on the university's website.

"The entertainment, fare, and ambiance added to the excellent achievement of the evening," Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter said. "Everyone who contributed to this event should be extremely proud. We will have the funds available to help students pursue their educational goals here at Penn State Greater Allegheny."

Two student speakers, Barblin Essien, of Torino, Italy, and Ryan Novosedliak of Harrison City, explained to the crowd how their student scholarships benefited them and how without that financial support their educational goals would not be possible.

"All That's Jazz" was organized by event chair Mark Gruskin; sponsorship chair Clifford Wise; Nancy Seifert and David Pellow, entertainment co-chairs; Jan Pokrifka and Brian Hohman, auction co-chairs; Amy Michaliszyn and Bill Flanagan, publicity co-chairs; and Porter.