At an event held on Oct. 31, leaders from the Student Philanthropy Network announced that the class of 2024 has voted to create the University Park Undergraduate Association Basic Needs Endowment as their class gift. The fund will provide sustained support for students facing hardships in pursuit of their degree.
Penn State Behrend alumni, family members and friends are invited to a “Cider & Cheer” tailgate event at the women’s volleyball match on Thursday, Nov. 2.
It’s our people gathered here–and many more–who make Behrend such a great place. Thanks to the 230+ members of the Behrend team who gathered in the new Erie Hall on Penn State Behrend’s Founder’s Day to mark our milestone in person—literally. Watch the photo come together.
Penn State Behrend’s cross country teams won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championships in Buffalo, New York, on Oct. 28. The men’s team placed eight runners in the top 10; the women posted five of their field’s ten fastest times.
From left, Mary (Good) Lawrence, a 2001 Mechanical Engineering graduate, Tim Kurzweg, Dave Johnson, and Chancellor Ralph Ford. Lawrence is deputy manager of the International Space Station Vehicle Office at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
