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College Adds NCAA Wrestling and Women's Bowling Teams

College Adds NCAA Wrestling and Women's Bowling Teams.

Increased enrollment at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will soon bring two new additions to the college’s athletics offerings: a wrestling team and a women’s bowling team.

Wrestling returns to campus after a 38-year absence. Penn State Behrend offered NCAA wrestling from 1967 until 1978, using Erie Hall for practices and home matches. Wrestlers will again use that space beginning in the fall of 2017.

Ralph Ford

Jefferson Lecture Series features Penn State Behrend Chancellor Ralph Ford

An active network of innovators and entrepreneurs backed by educational, industry and government partners can do more than make some companies money. According to Penn State Behrend Chancellor Ralph Ford, it just might revive Erie's economy. Ford outlined a model for entrepreneurial support at a Sept. 27 program in the Jefferson Lecture Series. Here, he revisits some key points from that presentation.

Jefferson Lecture Series Features Chancellor Ralph Ford

If you own a smartphone, you’ve likely contributed to what business experts call an “innovation ecosystem,” a network of companies that work together – and, at times, with competitors – to develop new products, markets and technologies.

It’s called the app store.

Update Your Wireless Setup by October 11

There have been issues where individuals have not been able to connect successfully to Penn State wireless. This issue has been addressed and requires that students, faculty, and staff (at all campus locations) update their wireless setup. This needs to be done on all of your devices—laptops, tablets, smartphones or other wireless-enabled devices—prior to October 11.  

Individuals who use Android devices do not need to update their wireless setup.