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Ralph Ford, Rebecca Olanrewaju and Tim NeCastro pose at the announcement of the Excelerate program at Penn State Behrend.

Erie Insurance boosts student scholarship program

The Excelerate program will provide scholarships and research stipends for as many as 50 Penn State Behrend students every year.

A man in an industrial setting looks through a virtual-reality headset.

VR simulations help students see 'the big picture'

Researchers in the School of Engineering are developing immersive virtual-reality environments to better teach industrial engineering systems.

A student talks with a recruiter at the Penn State Berhend fall Career and Internship Fair.

Record attendance boosts Behrend career fair

More than 180 companies collected résumés at the college's fall career fair. Several returned to campus to interview candidates.

Two students dance during move-in day at Penn State Behrend

Home suite home

With the addition of Trippe Hall, Penn State Behrend can now house nearly 2,000 students on campus. That's good news for the Class of 2022, which includes students from 20 foreign countries.

Behrend professor completes 10-week NASA research fellowship

"Every child wants to be an astronaut at some point," Charlotte Marr de Vries says. She got closer than most.

NASA astronaut and Pittsburgh native Mike Fincke to visit Penn State Behrend

Astronaut Mike Fincke will discuss his experience with NASA at an Open House Night in Astronomy at Penn State Behrend on Thursday, Nov. 1. His presentation, “Space Exploration: the International Space Station, the Moon and Beyond,” will begin at 7 p.m. in room 180 of the Jack Burke Research and Economic Development Center, 5101 Jordan Road.

Penn State hosting webinars for National Distance Learning Week

Online learning experts from Penn State will offer a series of free webinars to mark National Distance Learning Week from Nov. 5-9.

This past summer, Penn State Behrend senior Sean Wither interned with Delaware North, a global food service and hospitality company that supports several of the country’s professional sports teams.

Concessions work leads Behrend student to 'Big-League' opportunity

This past summer, Behrend student Sean Wither interned with Delaware North, a global food service and hospitality company that supports several of the country’s professional sports teams. Wither was stationed at Target Field in Minneapolis, home of Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins.

Penn State Behrend’s fifth annual Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Art Show will open Monday, Nov. 5, with a “Meet the Artists” reception in the Lilley Library gallery from 6 to 7 p.m.

Fifth annual Behrend Faculty, Staff and Alumni Art Show opens Nov. 5

Penn State Behrend’s fifth annual Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Art Show will open Nov. 5 with a “Meet the Artists” reception from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Lilley Library gallery.

A Penn State Behrend water polo player throws the ball.

Behrend water polo team finishes third at CWPA Eastern championships

Sophomore Matt Olimski scored with just two seconds left in the game to lead the Penn State Behrend men’s water polo team past Washington and Jefferson, 12-11. The win earned the Lions a third-place finish at the Collegiate Water Polo Association's Division III Eastern championships.

Erie Insurance CEO Tim NeCastro talks at a podium.

New Behrend partnership will provide scholarships and research stipends

Erie Insurance has partnered with Penn State Behrend to create scholarships for first-year students and funding for upper-level students to work with local businesses and nonprofits. In its first year, the $4 million program, called Excelerate, is expected to provide scholarships and stipends for as many as 50 students.

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