The Sam and Irene Black School of Business at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, has maintained its accreditation by AACSB International – the highest standard of achievement in business education.
The school was first accredited in 2003. No other program in the Erie region has met the standards of AACSB, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Layoffs at GE Transportation, the largest employer in Erie County, could raise the county's unemployment rate by 0.6 percent, said Jim Kurre, professor of economics at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and director of the Economic Research Institute of Erie.
The “Pride of PA” battalion of the U.S. Army ROTC – a unit that includes students from Penn State Behrend – has won a General Douglas MacArthur Award for excellence. The unit outperformed 40 others to earn the honor.
Layoffs at GE Transportation, the largest employer in Erie County, could raise the county’s unemployment rate by 0.6 percent, said Jim Kurre, professor of economics at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and director of the Economic Research Institute of Erie.
A NASA-led team of astronomers has discovered five new planets, two of which are a habitable distance from their star.
“It’s the system that most resembles the Earth’s,” said Justin R. Crepp, assistant professor of physics at the University of Notre Dame and a 2003 alumnus of Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. “These are the smallest planets we have found so far in a habitable zone.”
A timing system for an autocross race course and a gearbox that allows someone to steer a wheelchair with just one hand were among the senior design projects that students at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, presented April 27 at the Richard J. Fasenmyer Engineering Design Conference.
More than 200 students showed their work. Most of their research was sponsored by industry partners, including Lord Corp., Northrop Grumman, Dresser-Rand and Bayer Material Science.
The Sam and Irene Black School of Business at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, has maintained its accreditation by AACSB International – the highest standard of achievement in business education.
Senior Ryan Jacobs pitched a perfect game on April 14 – the first in the history of Penn State Behrend baseball.
Layoffs at GE Transportation, the largest employer in Erie County, could raise the county’s unemployment rate by 0.6 percent, said Jim Kurre, professor of economics at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and director of the Economic Research Institute of Erie.
The door to Rob Weissbach’s dollhouse is wired with a buzzer and a bright LED light – protection against any Weebles that might wobble in.