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174 Student-athletes Earn 3.0 GPA or Better in Fall Semester

Garrett Fiscus was one of 174 Penn State Behrend student-athletes to earn a grade point average of 3.0 or greater during the fall semester.Garrett Fiscus has won two Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Championships, advanced to two NCAA Tournaments and started sixty-four games while playing soccer at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.

Yet, his greatest accomplishments are of a different nature.

Penn State Behrend to Offer Master’s Degree in Professional Accounting.

Penn State Behrend to Offer Master’s Degree in Professional Accounting.

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, has developed the region’s first master’s degree in professional accounting. The 30-credit program will satisfy the educational requirements that are needed to become a Certified Public Accountant in Pennsylvania and most neighboring states.

A formal curriculum proposal will be presented to the Penn State Board of Trustees in July.

Conference Showcases Undergraduate Student Research

Students from 13 area colleges and universities presented their research at the 23rd annual Undergraduate Student Research and Creative Accomplishment Conference at Penn State Behrend on Saturday, April 12. More than 200 students explained projects that advance a wide range of topics, including:

Shane Shafferman, a senior at Penn State Behrend

Penn State Behrend students develop video maze game

A video game created by students at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, is generating buzz on Steam Greenlight, a PC-gaming website with more than 40 million users. Support on the site could position the game for success on Steam's commercial portal, where, at any given time, the top titles are being played by more than 600,000 gamers.