Nishi Gupta, a 1982 graduate of Penn State Behrend, has created the Gupta Family Educational Equity Scholarship, which will benefit students at Behrend. She retired from IBM in 2016.
Zabrina and Sam Epps have created the Zabrina and Sam Epps Educational Equity Scholarship, which will benefit students at Penn State Behrend. Sam Epps is a 1995 graduate of the college; he is the political director of UNITE HERE Local 25, the union of hotel, restaurant and casino workers in the Washington, D.C., metro area.
Zabrina and Sam Epps have created the Zabrina and Sam Epps Educational Equity Scholarship, which will benefit students at Penn State Behrend. Sam Epps is a 1995 graduate of the college; he is the political director of UNITE HERE Local 25, the union of hotel, restaurant and casino workers in the Washington, D.C., metro area. He also serves on the Alumni Council, the governing board of the Penn State Alumni Association.
Penn State has decided to delay the start of in-person classes and transition to a fully remote learning environment for the beginning of the spring 2021 semester at all campus locations. This decision was made following extensive analysis and scenario planning given worsening virus conditions nationally and across the state indicating predictions of rising hospitalization rates in the coming weeks.
Three leaders of Erie’s health and business communities have been appointed to the Board of Directors for Penn State Behrend’s Council of Fellows, which advises Chancellor Ralph Ford and the campus leadership team on strategic direction for the College.
Three new members have joined the board of directors for Penn State Behrend's Council of Fellows: Ed Auslander, retired president and CEO of LORD Corporation; Dr. Halina Zyczynski, chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at UPMC Hamot; and Dr. Christopher Clark, president of AHN Saint Vincent Hospital.
Plans for Penn State’s Spring 2021 semester, announced Oct. 4, include a later start in January; continuation of the current flexible instructional modes, including in-person; the elimination of spring break; and completion of instruction for all undergraduate and graduate students by April 30. The University will maintain its observance of Martin Luther King Jr. day on Jan. 18 for students and faculty, when no classes will be held and Dr. King’s legacy will be celebrated through a number of virtual events.
Ed Auslander, the retired president and chief executive officer of LORD Corporation, has endowed an early career professorship at Penn State Behrend. The gift will honor the late faculty member Chester "Chet" L. Wolford.
