The Confederate Rebel yell — a yowling holler, equal parts hog call and Indian war whoop — unnerved Civil War soldiers, who heard the threat before they could pinpoint its direction. A new book by Craig Warren, an associate professor at Penn State Behrend, traces the origin and evolution of the yell, which continued long after the war had ended.
All October, we’re asking students, alumni, and members of the Penn State Behrend community to post photos of Penn State and Behrend-themed jack-o-lanterns to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for a chance to win great prizes! By submitting a photo, you’ll automatically be entered in a drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card. Additional prizes will be given to the best submissions. Here's how to enter:
Four engineering programs at Penn State Behrend have been reaccredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, the recognized accreditor of university programs in applied science, computing, engineering and engineering technology. The college’s engineering technology programs also hold accreditation by ABET.
Five students will represent Penn State Behrend’s Black School of Business at the 2016 Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Research Challenge. They will produce a detailed financial report and valuation of Dick’s Sporting Goods, the nation’s largest sports apparel, footwear and equipment retailer, and present their findings to a panel of high-profile financial analysts.
Corporate computer security tends to be reactive: When threats are detected, system managers work to limit the damage by strengthening firewalls and patching vulnerable sections of code. It’s hacker Whac-A-Mole.
The inaugural class of Penn State Behrend's Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program in Pittsburgh held its graduation ceremony this past spring at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association, 4215 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh.
A double-digit increase in international student enrollment at Penn State Behrend and a Pennsylvania requirement that all education students learn to teach English Language Learners (ELL) led two Penn State Behrend professors to join forces and give students a unique opportunity to practice their communication skills.
With the bed made and the clothes folded away – thanks, Mom – the Class of 2019 turned to posters and trophies and throw rugs and Keurigs and bubblegum-colored rubber rain boots, all of which said: This is who I am.
As a child, Katie O’Neill always had a keen interest in writing and creative expression. This affinity continued when she got to grade school, and it was not long before others started to notice.
“I had a teacher when I was in first grade who told my mom to get me a journal,” O’Neill recalls.
That would seem to have been excellent advice. As O’Neill has grown up, her passion for writing has become a defining characteristic.
It's back! Get ready because the September Photo Challenge is here!