Samiha Choudhury, a senior majoring in political science at Penn State Behrend, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Ralph Dorn Hetzel Memorial Award. Named for Penn State’s 10th president, the Hetzel Award recognizes a combination of high scholastic attainment together with good citizenship and participation and leadership in student activities.
“Unissued Diplomas,” a new display at Penn State Behrend’s John M. Lilley Library, highlights the hopes, dreams and unmet goals of college-age Ukrainians who have died in the war.
The annual STEAM Fair at Penn State Behrend featured more than 100 hands-on activity stations, where area youth experimented with robots, bottle rockets, plasma balls and other technology.
The Penn State Behrend women’s water polo team opened the Collegiate Water Polo Association Regional Tournament with a win over Wheaton. Marley Persch, a junior from Hudsonville, Michigan, scored her 100th career goal.
Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses and the state’s community colleges have announced a new collaboration aimed at expanding educational opportunities in Pennsylvania and removing barriers to degree completion among college students. The collaboration builds upon long-standing relationships between the campuses and the community colleges and a shared commitment to access and affordability in higher education.
The Penn State Behrend women’s basketball team claimed the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship with a 73-54 win over La Roche. The Lions will face Catholic in the first round of the NCAA Division III tournament.
Eleven Penn State student teams using artificial intelligence (AI) for good to solve real-world problems in the areas of health, environment, education and humanitarianism are in the final phase of 2024 Nittany AI Challenge.
Penn State student organizations and units at campuses across the commonwealth will offer events in honor of National Women’s History Month in March. The theme this year is "Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion."
