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Behrend Magazine: Spring 2019

On the Cover:

Rebecca Olanrewaju, a sophomore Plastics Engineering Technology major, is representative of the students who will benefit from a new partnership between Penn State Behrend and Erie Insurance to expand the college’s Pathways to Success: Summer Start Program, or PaSSS, with scholarship funding for nearly fifty additional students. The six-week PaSSS program, which began in 2017, allows students to begin their classes early, with a minimum of $2,000 in scholarship funding in each of their first two summers of study. Students who complete the two-year program are eighteen credits ahead of schedule by the start of the fall semester of their sophomore year. Learn more about the Erie Insurance-Penn State Behrend partnership, called Excelerate, on page 6.

From this Issue:

  • Chancellor's Message
  • Briefs
    • 2018 research activity totals more than $4 million
    • Silver honored for journal work
    • Jana Goodrich ’95 named a Penn State Alumni Fellow
    • Behrend's Ihab Ragai named ASME fellow
    • High school poetry contest draws 1,500 entries
      • Winner of the 2017 Lake Effect National Poetry Competition
    • Sustainable Food Systems Program expands to Behrend
    • School of Business accolades and achievements
  • Features
    • Scholarships to "Excelerate"
    • Social Media Shapes Marketing Career
    • A Widening Gulf in Washington
    • Global Boarders Live and Learn
    • Inspiring Young Minds
    • Student Success
    • When You Give an Engineer a Problem…
    • Students Set a Place for Women in History
    • Tools of the Trade
    • One Short Life Has Long-Lasting Impact
    • Athletics Season Report
    • Pride of the Lions
    • Alumni News
    • Parting Pix
    • 70 Years and Growing
  • The Impact of Giving
    • Investing in a growth opportunity
    • Every gift makes a difference
    • Open Doors Program Generates $7 Million in New Scholarship Funding
      • Paul Hoffman Scholarship
      • William and Wendy Korb Scholarship
      • Myron and Marlene Jones Scholarship
      • Benjamin A. and Carolyn A. Lane Scholarship
    • Open Doors
    • Let Us Be Your Memory Keeper
    • Impact the world
    • Hirtzel Foundation Supports Nursing Facilities Enhancements
    • Software Gifts Advance Student Learning
      • Siemens Tecnomatix suite of software
      • RoboDK simulator platform
      • Riskalyze risk analysis software
    • Create transformative experiences
    • Schlaudecker Scholarship Helps Adult Learners
    • Rees Foundation Gifts Provide Support Two Ways

Behrend Magazine - Spring 2019 Cover

Vol. 36 No. 1 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 814-898-6089 or [email protected]. Correspondence: Behrend Magazine, 207 Glenhill Farmhouse, 4701 College Drive, Erie PA 16563-1902. Phone 814-898-6419. Copyright ©2019 Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. This publication is available in alternative media on request.

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