Faculty members at Penn State Behrend are using custom Zoom backgrounds to increase student engagement during this period of remote learning. "I wanted to do something that would make this a little more fun," said Charlotte de Vries, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering.
A look behind the scenes as Penn State President Eric Barron and Vice President and Provost Nicholas Jones hosted the streaming of the University's virtual 2020 Spring Commencement ceremony, live from studios at WPSU-TV on May 9.
Three Penn State Behrend students recently received the University Libraries' Undergraduate Research: Excellence in Information Literacy Award for their work with Behrend faculty members.
Seven former student-athletes -- all graduates of the Class of 2010 -- have been named to the Penn State Behrend Athletics Hall of Fame. They will be inducted in the spring, at a ceremony that also will honor Robert Wittman, who coordinated intramural and club sports at Behrend for nearly 30 years.
The Smith Creative Writers Reading Series is produced by Penn State Behrend’s B.F.A. in Creative Writing degree program with support from the Clarence A. and Eugenie Baumann Smith Fund.