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:
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.
While many people agonize over choosing the right career path, Ian Campbell found his early, as a freshman in high school.
“That’s when I had my first chemistry class,” he said. “I excelled at it, and I really enjoyed it. I knew then that I was going to major in chemistry or materials science.”
Lori and Traci Tapani, sisters and co-presidents of the precision sheet metal fabrication company Wyoming Machine, will speak at Penn State Behrend on Thursday, Nov. 12, for the School of Engineering’s Fall 2015 Speaker Event.
Lindsey Chase was ready for the rain, wind, cold and hunger. That back pain though, now that caught her off guard.
“Ssscccrrrunnch!”
