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U.S. News ranks engineering programs at Penn State Behrend among nation's best

New rankings by U.S. News & World Report place the School of Engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, among the top 40 undergraduate engineering programs in the nation in the category of schools whose highest engineering degree offered is a bachelor's or master's. The college is at No. 35 on the list, which was released Sept. 10.
Two Penn State Behrend soccer players celebrate after scoring a goal.

Behrend women win opening round of Herb Lauffer Memorial tournament

The women’s soccer team at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, defeated Baldwin Wallace for the first time since 2014, earning a spot in the final at the Herb Lauffer Memorial Soccer Tournament. The Behrend men’s team also was in action last week, as were the college’s volleyball, golf, tennis, cross-country and water polo teams.

Alumna and poet Jen Town to read at Penn State Behrend

Alumna Jen Town will read from her poetry collection, “The Light of What Comes After,” on Thursday, Sept. 20, when she visits Penn State Behrend as part of the college’s Creative Writers Reading Series. Her 6 p.m. reading and the reception preceding it are free and open to the public. Both events will be held in the Larry and Kathryn Smith Chapel.
Jared Yates Sexton, an associate professor of creative writing at Georgia Southern University, pictured.

Truth is stranger than fiction for creative writer Jared Yates Sexton

Jared Yates Sexton will read excerpts from both his nonfiction book and fiction works on Thursday, Sept. 6, when he visits Penn State Behrend to open the college’s Creative Writers Reading Series. We caught up with him in advance of his visit to discuss his newfound fame and how he’s juggling the writing of both fiction and nonfiction on a regular basis.