The clean-up crew! From left: Mary Ellen Hibbs, admissions assistant, transcripts and supporting materials; Christine E. Atkins, identity and access management specialist; Georgia R. Laudenslager, librarian associate professor; Dawn Storms, college relations event assistant; Crystal J. Rice, library operations/public services coordinator; Mattie L. Pulizzi, manager of employee engagement and wellbeing; Beth M. Bittenbender, executive director, operations/special projects, workforce development; Katie M. McNamee, physician assistant and paramedic office assistant; Jess M. Boyd, people and culture specialist; Kimberly R. Cassel, college relations director; and Tina R. Strayer, coordinator, physician assistant studies. (And the helper behind the lens: Rob Hinkal, social media specialist.) They are holding flags from the “Cache In Trash Out” environmental initiative supported by the geocaching community, which encourages the cleaning up of trails while geocaching.
Each semester, Penn College faculty and staff give back to the community through acts of service.
“In honor of Earth Day, faculty and staff volunteered their time to clean up litter and debris along the Lycoming Creek and Old Lycoming Bike Path (part of the Lycoming Creek Bikeway),” explained Mattie L. Pulizzi, manager of employee engagement and wellbeing. “In total, the group filled 11 garbage bags in under two hours!”
Pulizzi notes the professional development effort was supported through Susquehanna Greenway Partnership, a local leading nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the Susquehanna Greenway within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.