New rankings by U.S. News & World Report place the School of Engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, among the top 50 undergraduate programs in the nation. The college appeared at No. 42 on U.S. News' "Best Colleges" list for 2017.
The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team won the Woodcliff Hotel and Spa Tournament at St. John Fisher with a basket at the buzzer: Malquan Pullium, a senior from Erie, tipped the ball in for the 72-71 win.
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, has reached a 10-year agreement with three local taxing bodies to provide annual payments in lieu of taxes for property in Knowledge Park, a 106-acre innovation complex owned and operated by the campus.
Michael A. Woycheck '97, who was the Farewell speaker at the commencement where he was awarded a B.S. in Management Information Systems, gave the Commencement Address at the December 16 ceremony in Junker Center.