On the Cover

The cover of this issue of Behrend Magazine features a collection of memorabilia from the college’s 70-year history. These items from the Behrend Archives reflect the evolution of the college from Behrend Center in 1948 to Behrend College in the 1970s to today’s Penn State Behrend. Among the items pictured: The Cub, a yearbook from 1950; a felt Behrend College banner; a freshman dink, worn to identify a first-year student in the 1940s; photos of Ernst and Mary Behrend; the Behrend Medallion awarded to Mary; and a 1980s-era notebook depicting Glenhill Farmhouse. Read more about Behrend’s history in this magazine.

Join Us to Celebrate

You’re invited to join in the celebration of our 70th anniversary. Make plans now to come to campus September 21-23 for Parents, Families & Alumni Weekend. 

From this Issue

  • Briefs
    • Students spend spring break in service
    • Need for nurses leads to expansion
    • Behrend Professor Chosen as Penn State Laureate
    • Executive in Residence program grows
    • Energy University Partnership established
    • New director selected for School of Engineering
    • In Memoriam: Larry Smith, Myron Jones, Ethel Kochel

Vol. 35 No. 2 Penn State Behrend Magazine is published twice a year and provided free to alumni and friends of Penn State Behrend by the Office of Strategic Communications. Executive Editor: William Gonda, [email protected]. Editor: Heather Cass, [email protected]. Contributors: Robb Frederick ‘92, Steve Orbanek, Christine Palattella. Photos: Rob Frank ‘06, Matt Kleck, Tim Rohrbach. Change of address/Unsubscribe: Development and Alumni Relations at 814-898-6159 or [email protected]. Correspondence: Behrend Magazine, 207 Glenhill Farmhouse, 4701 College Drive, Erie, PA 16563-1902. Phone 814-898-6419. Copyright ©2018 Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. This publication is available in alternative media on request.

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