The multi-campus research team of Ashkan Negahban, Omar Ashour and Sabahattin Gokhan Ozden received a three-year, $831,276 grant for research on immersive simulation-based learning models.
Following a three-month comprehensive planning process, Penn State officials have determined that the University can meet or exceed the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s guidelines for colleges and universities, and look forward to welcoming back faculty, staff and students to resume on-campus, in-person classes and other activities this fall in a limited fashion.
Penn State Behrend alumnus Justin R. Bloyd and his company, RB Sigma, LLC, have made a gift of $25,000 to the college's Student Hardship Fund. Bloyd also gave $10,000 to the Black School of Business, where he has served as an Executive in Residence.
Penn State Behrend alumnus Justin R. Bloyd and his company, RB Sigma, LLC, have donated $25,000 to the college's Student Hardship Fund. Bloyd gave another $10,000 to the Black School of Business, where he has served as an Executive in Residence.
Linda and Clifton Merchant met at Penn State Behrend and were married for 58 years. A new endowed legacy fund honors Linda Merchant and her time at the college.
Linda and Clifton Merchant met at Penn State Berhend in the mid-1950s and were married for 58 years. "It was a really good marriage, and it all started at Behrend," Clifton Merchant said.
Due to the economic challenges facing Pennsylvania and the nation, Penn State President Eric J. Barron announced plans today (April 23) to freeze tuition rates for all students University-wide for the 2020-21 academic year. The plan, which will be presented to the University’s Board of Trustees for final approval at its July meeting, would mark the third consecutive year that Penn State has held tuition rates flat for Pennsylvania resident students.
In the face of severe financial impacts to the University brought on by the global coronavirus pandemic, on April 23 Penn State President Eric J. Barron announced some salary adjustments; a 3% across-the-board cut to university budgets in the next fiscal year; and his intention to work with the Board of Trustees to freeze tuition for the 2020-21 academic year to limit student costs.