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Yingxin "Cindy" Wu

Wu named 2023 Hetzel Award recipient for leadership

Yingxin "Cindy" Wu, a senior majoring in nursing at Penn State Behrend, has been named recipient of the 2023 Ralph Dorn Hetzel Memorial Award. Named for Penn State’s 10th president, the Hetzel Award recognizes a combination of high scholastic attainment together with good citizenship and participation and leadership in student activities.
A portrait of Melanie D. Hetzel-Riggin, director of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Penn State Behrend.

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Melanie D. Hetzel-Riggin, director of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Penn State Behrend, will lead a training session about how best to support victims of interpersonal violence on March 22 at 7 p.m.

A Penn State Behrend women's water polo team player prepares to throw the ball.

Behrend women’s water polo team beats Utica

The Penn State Behrend women’s water polo team beat Utica, 14-7, on the final day of the Collegiate Water Polo Association’s regional tournament. Eleven players scored in the win — the team’s first victory of the season.