The new season of Penn State Behrend's Music at Noon: The Logan Series will begin with an Oct. 18 livestream performance by Boston Brass. The event is designed to support music programs, including the Logan Series, that have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new initiative, the Consortium for Planetary and Exoplanetary Sciences and Technology, will focus efforts at Penn State on studying how planets form, evolve and become habitable, and on searching for life in the cosmos.
A new Penn State online bachelor’s degree program and a Penn State finance professor have been recognized with awards from the Mid-Atlantic Region of UPCEA, a leading higher education association.
The Marcus Santos Ensemble will perform a socially distanced concert at Penn State Behrend's Ben Lane Plaza on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The performance is part of the college's Rhythms of Life series.
Urologist Dr. Autumn Bridger couldn't find a good silicone cover for the foot supports on her exam table. So she designed one herself, with help from students at Penn State Behrend's Innovation Commons.
Penn State Behrend's Oct. 14 Finance Day program will feature C-suite executives and alumni from across the country. The program, which will be held on Zoom, will include a virtual career fair, with recruiters from Vanguard, Federated Hermes and First National Bank.
The presidential campaigns won’t end when the polls close on Nov. 3, former Gov. Tom Ridge says on the new episode of the “Behrend Talks” podcast. Both candidates are likely to seek leverage in the courts during a lengthy vote count, he says.
Penn State Behrend's Oct. 10 open house will be a virtual event, with Zoom rooms featuring Chancellor Ralph Ford, a panel of current students, and the college's admissions and financial aid staff.
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.