Travis Sheetz, the president and chief operating officer of Sheetz Inc., talked about the family-based culture of the company during a visit to Penn State Behrend’s Center for Family Business. “It’s important to me to still have the first generation involved,” he said, “but it can be challenging, because this used to be their baby.”
Penn State Behrend’s new Erie Hall, the culmination of more than a decade of planning and preparation and eighteen months of construction, opened this spring.
Mary (Good) Lawrence, pictured here giving the college’s 2019 spring commencement speech, was recently chosen to receive the Behrend Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.
Nicole (Frisbee) Gailey, pictured here with Chancellor Ralph Ford, was recently honored as one of seven Penn State Alumni Achievement Award recipients.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 11 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
The architect and author James B. Garrison will discuss the architectural significance of Penn State Behrend’s Glenhill Farmhouse in a talk at Metzgar Center on Oct. 30.
The Penn State Board of Trustees's Committee on Academic Affairs, Research and Student Life met on Oct. 19 to learn more about the challenges and opportunities posed by artificial intelligence.
