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Fall Career Fair Draws Record Number of Recruiters

All that “My name is…” business at Wednesday’s Career and Internship Fair felt a bit like speed-dating: Every conversation was shortened by the fact that someone else was waiting.

This year’s fair was the largest ever: More than 1,000 students attended. They lined up for 160 different companies, including Microsoft, Target, Coca-Cola and ExxonMobil.

Seven former Lions inducted into Hall of Fame

Penn State Behrend inducted seven individuals into the College’s Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday. Pictured, from left, Andy Laver ‘04, Paul Benim '92 (Penn State Behrend's head baseball coach), Jennifer Detelich Crooks ‘00, Ryan Seyler ‘03, Danielle Bemis '04, Jacob Hordych ‘04, and Chris Shearer ‘02.

Three championship winning teams were inducted, too: the 1993-94 women’s basketball team, 1978 men’s soccer team, and the 2003 men’s soccer team.

Team members selected for CFA investment research challenge.

Team members selected for CFA investment research challenge.

Five students will represent Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, at the 2014 Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Research Challenge. They will produce a detailed financial report and valuation of PPG Industries, a top global supplier of paints, coatings, optical products and glass, and will present their findings to a panel of high-profile financial analysts selected from the membership of the CFA Society of Pittsburgh.

Team Selected for CFA Investment Research Challenge

Five students will represent Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, at the 2014 Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Research Challenge. They will produce a detailed financial report and valuation of PPG Industries, a top global supplier of paints, coatings, optical products and glass, and will present their findings to a panel of high-profile financial analysts selected from the membership of the CFA Society of Pittsburgh.

College Adds Major in Childhood and Early Adolescent Education

Young studentAmerica’s classrooms are changing in many ways, but there are constants, too. Regardless of economic, technological and demographic shifts, our youngest learners need teachers who are able to design and deliver high-quality instruction in a thoughtful, age-appropriate manner.

New Major: Project and Supply Chain Management

Project and Supply Chain Management majors learn how to manage complex assignments across business functions, understand the critical components of supply chains, and apply business analytic methods to fully integrate supply chain practices throughout an organization. These skills may be used to develop new products and services, schedule and coordinate resources, monitor and control projects, and coordinate procurement and project delivery systems.