On the Cover:

Brady Smith, at right, a high jumper on Behrend’s track-and-field team, was always a standout jumper for the Behrend Lions, but he reached new heights this year, thanks to another high-flying teammate, Sam Hetrick, at left. The teammates’ friendly rivalry generated some impressive results. The two finished the indoor track season ranked third (Smith) and fifth (Hetrick) overall in the NCAA Indoor Track Championship, earning All- American honors. They each had a final mark of 2.03 meters. Read more about Behrend’s top leaping Lions.

From this Issue:

  • Briefs
    • Dr. Bendapudi visits Behrend
    • U.S. News ranks engineering programs among nation’s best
    • Innovation Commons gets $2.13 million and a new name
    • $6 million investment will expand economic impact of Knowledge Park
    • Tune in to chancellor-hosted podcast
    • Erie Hall “Topped Off”
    • Susan Hirt Hagen CORE complete
    • STEAM Fair returns to Junker Center
    • Esports program begins play
    • Save the date for the Women’s Engagement Council 5K run for women
    • Professor Estremera is on the run
    • New Center for Family Business launches
    • Housing and Food Services honored
    • In Memoriam
Behrend Magazine Summer 2022 Cover

Volume 39, 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.

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