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Enhancing
the Campus Experience
President Spectar and PJ the Mountain Cat show their Mountain Cat Spirit with
members of the Mountain Cat Maniacs.
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They’re Maniacs!
The number of maniacs, Mountain
Cat Maniacs, on campus is growing!
An organization designed to create
school spirit and pride started three
years ago with only 300 members.
Today, the number of Mountain Cat
Maniacs is 850 strong. Maniacs, in
their signature gold t-shirts, lend
their enthusiasm at basketball games
and a variety of special events.
There’s ALWAYS
Something to Do!
A common cry on college campuses
is “there’s nothing to do.” That
certainly doesn’t hold true at Pitt-
Johnstown. In addition to
membership opportunities created by
the 85 student organizations, the
RealWorld Action Program and
RealWorld Interest Groups continue
to engage students at record levels.
During the most recent academic year,
1,656 students were involved in at
least one student organization Last
year, more than 293 events were held
on campus for students, representing
a more than 40% increase in events
from the previous year. Among the
PITT-Johnstown
programs offered were the Sepia
Fashion Show, Exploration of World
Religions, the Iron Chef Competition,
and the Diversity of Experience Art
Show. Day trips were also offered to
locations including Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York City, and
Washington, DC.
Serving Our Communities
Pitt-Johnstown’s students’
commitment to service has earned the
campus a place on the President’s
Higher Education Community Service
Honor Roll. The highest federal
recognition a college or university can
receive for its commitment to
volunteering, service-learning and
civic engagement, the honor is
bestowed upon schools based on a
series of selection factors including
the scope and innovation of service
projects, percentage of student
participation in service activities,
incentives for service, and the extent
to which the school offers academic
service-learning courses.
This distinction represents the more
than 10,000 hours of service that Pitt-
Johnstown students performed
throughout the year. Clubs and
organizations partnered with 33
different agencies last year including
Cambria County Habitat for
Humanity, the United Way of the
Laurel Highlands, and the Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society. Many
students spent their Spring Break
working on behalf of Habitat for
Humanity, and logged more than
4,000 hours at four sites in Alabama,
Florida, and Georgia. Pitt-Johnstown
ranked seventh in the country for
participation in the 2010 Habitat for
Humanity Alternative Spring Break.
Improving
Mind, Body & Spirit
Realizing the increasingly
important connection between the
mind, body, and spirit, Pitt-
Johnstown has introduced a Healthy
Campus Initiative through the Office
of Health and Wellness Services.
Through the initiative, educational
programs are offered on a variety of
topics ranging from weight loss,
cancer prevention, and smoking
cessation. Counselors within the area
of Health and Wellness Services are
also available to work with students
on an individual basis to help them
achieve a balance between three
dimensions of wellness. Increased
programming will be available upon
completion of the new Wellness
Center. Theresa Horner, executive
director of Health and Wellness
Services, is leading the initiative.