The Erie region’s economy appears to have hit a plateau, said Ken Louie, director of the Economic Research Institute of Erie and an associate professor of economics at Penn State Behrend’s Black School of Business. Though six of the eight economic indicators he tracks with the Erie Leading Index showed growth in the second quarter of 2015, the index itself rose by just 0.05 percent.
The Erie region’s economy appears to have hit a plateau, said Ken Louie, director of the Economic Research Institute of Erie and an associate professor of economics at Penn State Behrend’s Black School of Business. Though six of the eight economic indicators he tracks with the Erie Leading Index showed growth in the second quarter of 2015, the index itself rose by just 0.05 percent.
Craig Warren first heard the Rebel yell at Kings Dominion, an amusement park in Virginia. He was sitting near the back of a wood-track roller coaster, gripping the lap bar as the cars clattered into a tunnel, where everyone screamed.
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.
