As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 21 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
This year’s Envision Blind Sports camp brought 84 vision-impaired athletes to Penn State Behrend. “Some of these kids have been sidelined their entire lives,” the camp’s founder, Wendy Fagan, said.
William Walker, a molecular biologist at the Magee-Womens Research Institute and an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh, has been named director of the new Women’s Health Innovation and Science Translational (WHIST) Center at Penn State Behrend.
“Vision & Resilience,” by Joseph Beilein Jr., a professor of history at Penn State Behrend, tracks the growth of the college under the leadership of John Lilley and Jack Burke.
To further the University’s strategic plan to champion health care education and address the increasing demand for highly qualified nurses, the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing is extending its second-degree option to the Penn State Behrend campus.
Jack Holl, a center forward for the Behrend men’s water polo team, has joined the Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s Student-Athlete Advocate Program, which supports injured veterans, first responders and their families.
Penn State Behrend's summer College for Kids program cloaks learning in immersive play: The classes, which continue through July 25, feature storm-chasing, cake-baking, sandcasting and slime science.
Penn State Behrend has received a new Carnegie Classification as a “Higher Earnings” institution — a reflection of the return on investment for Behrend graduates.
Penn State Behrend awarded more than 600 degrees at the college’s spring commencement program, held May 9 at Erie Insurance Arena. Tim NeCastro, president and CEO of Erie Insurance, gave the commencement address.
Members of the Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team set three program records at the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference Outdoor Championships in Williamstown, Mass.
