Oleksiy Goncharenko, a member of Ukraine’s parliament, visited Penn State Behrend on April 24 for a talk as a guest of the Public Policy Initiative. He discussed the war in Ukraine, the need for U.S. military support and the future of NATO.
Penn State Behrend recognized more than 150 students for excellence in scholastic achievement and engagement at the college’s 75th Honors and Awards Convocation, which was held in McGarvey Commons.
The Penn State Behrend softball team won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference regular-season championship with a sweep of Pitt-Greensburg on April 28. The Lions will host the AMCC tournament, which begins May 9.
The Penn State Behrend men’s tennis team won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship on April 21, defeating Penn State Altoona, 5-4. The win earned Behrend its third consecutive championship.
Penn State Behrend has been awarded $2.5 million in federal funding to develop a battery-testing facility in the college’s Knowledge Park, where a planned Center for Manufacturing Competitiveness will support the transition to battery-powered heavy-haul equipment in the rail, marine and mining industries.
KYOCERA AVX has started construction of a 49,000-square-foot manufacturing and design center in Penn State Behrend’s Knowledge Park. The facility will annually produce more than 1.2 million high-precision crystal oscillators for use in aerospace, military, autonomous vehicle and commercial drone applications.
Jenna Seigworth, a senior at Penn State Behrend, has been distinguished with the 2024 John Roe Sustainability Impact Award for her outstanding leadership in sustainability efforts. Seigworth's deep-seated commitment to a greener, more equitable world has positively impacted both the Penn State Behrend community and the surrounding Erie area.
The Penn State Behrend men’s tennis team split a double-header with Penn State Altoona on April 14. Both teams were named co-champions of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference regular season.
Penn State's Rock Ethics Institute has announced the winners of the 2024 Stand Up Awards for Undergraduate Ethical Leadership: Triniti Freeman, a nursing major at Penn State Schuylkill; Vancie Peacock, a biological engineering major at Penn State University Park; and Jenna Seigworth, an English major at Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Sustainability has announced the 2024 recipients of its sustainability awards. These accolades, including the John Roe Sustainability Impact Award, the Student Sustainability Advisory Council Tree Award, and the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium Campus Sustainability Champion Award, commend the extraordinary contributions of students in spearheading sustainability initiatives.