Ralph Ford, former director of the School of Engineering and associate dean for industry and external relations at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, has been named chancellor of the college. He had served as interim chancellor since July 1.
Ford was selected following a national search. As chancellor, he will serve as the chief academic and administrative officer for the college.
Ralph Ford, former director of the School of Engineering and associate dean for industry and external relations at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, has been named chancellor of the college. He had served as interim chancellor since July 1.
Ford was selected following a national search. As chancellor, he will serve as the chief academic and administrative officer for the college.
2015 was a special year for Penn State Behrend. Most notably, we welcomed more than 1,200 first-year students, we launched new academic programs, and construction began on the Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Center.
We also had a couple significant guests this year as television and music stars Kunal Nayyar and Lee Brice were among those who visited campus.
Join us as we look back on just some of the many highlights from 2015.
Penn State Behrend awarded 172 bachelor’s, master’s and associate degrees during its fall commencement ceremony on Dec. 18. The program was held in the Junker Center on campus.
Daniel S. Mead, former president and CEO of Verizon Wireless, delivered the commencement address. Interim Chancellor Ralph Ford and Council of Fellows Chairman Scott McCain also offered remarks.
The upcoming holiday season offers the perfect distraction for stressed-out students. In this last week of classes, we found plenty of holiday cramming going on with every area from Housing and Food Services to Student Activities to the School of Engineering fitting in some festive merrymaking before the semester ends.
The following op-ed was written by Eric W. Corty, interim director of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, in response to an incident of hate speech on campus:
Lindsey Chase was ready for the rain, wind, cold and hunger. That back pain though, now that caught her off guard.
“We didn’t realize our backs would hurt,” she said. “For the people that live like this, you realize that they’re hungry and cold, but their bodies must hurt as well.”
A comprehensive national search has identified three finalists for the position of Chancellor at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Each finalist will meet with key constituencies, including students, faculty members, staff members, the college’s Council of Fellows and administrators in both Erie and at University Park. Campus interviews have been scheduled for Dec. 2, Dec. 14 and Dec. 15.
Penn State Behrend will begin construction of a $25 million, 250-bed residence hall in the spring of 2017. The building, which will be located near Ohio Hall, at the southwest corner of campus, is scheduled to open at the start of the fall 2018 semester.
Lindsey Chase was ready for the rain, wind, cold and hunger. That back pain though, now that caught her off guard.