Julius Rosenwald, the former chief executive officer of Sears, donated more than $50 million through fellowships and other giving. That funding often came with conditions, which limited the careers of the fellows, said Emily Masghati, an assistant professor of history at Penn State Behrend. She was recently awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant to write a book about the fellowship program.
“You can be an introvert and still be a leader,” said Gabi Watson, a December graduate of Penn State Behrend and winner of the 2023 ATHENA Young Professional Award.
With the first shot of the game — a pull-up jumper against Pitt-Bradford — Majewski, a junior from Erie, scored her 1,000th point for Penn State Behrend. Tommy DiRienzo, a senior from Pittsburgh, scored his 1,000th point three days later, in a win over Penn State Altoona.
A dozen students from the Global Boarders Living Learning Community at Penn State Behrend attended the “We Are the World” showcase, where they learned about sustainable travel and the importance of acting locally.
The Penn State Behrend wrestling team won its home opener against Waynesburg, taking eight of the night’s 10 matches. Heavyweight Matthew Caldwell, a freshman from Wheatfield, New York, earned his sixth pin of the season.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 13 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Seven Penn State campuses have created the Commonwealth Arboreta Network, a network that will inventory trees and plant life while sharing research and teaching resources, with the eventual goal of creating an arboretum at each of the University's 24 campuses.
The construction of a high tunnel at Penn State Behrend has extended the growing season for the Student Garden, which now provides fresh produce to the Lion’s Pantry and the Parade Street Fresh Food Farm Stand.
Seven Penn State faculty earned 2023-24 Teaching Transformation and Innovation Grants from the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence to experiment, test or implement a teaching innovation that addresses an important instructional concern.