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.
A video game created by students at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, is generating interest on Steam Greenlight, a PC-gaming website with more than 40 million users. The site allows game developers to seek feedback and build an audience for games that are still in development.
Brian Seelinger, an M.B.A. student at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, was among the top five scorers in the Americas region for the February 2014 version of the Bloomberg Aptitude Test (BAT).
Erie-region employers have added 2,800 jobs since December 2012, pushing total employment in the county up 2.2 percent. That’s better than the national growth rate, which was 1.7 percent over the same period.
The Erie Leading Index, a quarterly snapshot of the region's economy, surged to a record high in the final quarter of 2013. Six of eight key indicators increased, said Jim Kurre, professor of economics at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and director of the Economic Research Institute of Erie.
The Penn State Board of Trustees has approved construction of a $15.6 million Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Center in Knowledge Park. Work on the site is expected to begin in May.
There’s a bit of Gidget in “Psycho Beach Party,” the beach-blanket B-movie satire at the Studio Theatre at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, beginning April 4.
Roz Fornari, the head women's basketball coach at Penn State Behrend for the last 21 years and winningest coach in program history with more than 300 career wins, has announced her retirement.
New rankings from U.S. News & World Report list the master’s degree in business administration at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, among the nation’s top graduate programs. Penn State’s online MBA program, which is administered by Penn State Behrend through the university’s World Campus, is listed as well, ranked among the top 20 online programs.
John Gamble Jr., distinguished professor of political science and international law, has received the 2014 Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching.
The award recognizes excellence in teaching and student support among tenured faculty who dedicate a major portion of their duties to undergraduate teaching. Milton S. Eisenhower was the brother of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower; he served as president of Penn State from 1950 to 1956.
Brian Seelinger, an M.B.A. student at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, was among the top five scorers in the Americas region for the February 2014 version of the Bloomberg Aptitude Test (BAT).
Roz Fornari, the head women's basketball coach at Penn State Behrend for the last 21 years and winningest coach in program history with more than 300 career wins, has announced her retirement.