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New Coach to Lead Penn State Behrend Women's Basketball Team

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, has selected Christine Slater, a three-time All-PAC first-team choice, to coach the women’s basketball team. She becomes the sixth coach in the program’s history.

“I am thrilled and honored to be the head coach at Penn State Behrend,” Slater said. “I look forward to continuing the tradition of excellence.”

Open lab: With success comes growth, opportunities.

Open lab: With success comes growth, opportunities.

You may have heard the term ‘open lab,’ but do you know what it actually is? It’s not just a buzzword or vague concept. It’s a formal partnership between industry and academia in which faculty members and students work with engineers, scientists, and technical personnel on applied research projects sponsored and, ultimately owned, by the companies involved.

Why do you love Penn State Behrend?

Why do you love Behrend?

 We want to highlight the many reasons our students, alumni, faculty and staff members, and community love Penn State Behrend in a story in the next Behrend Magazine. Tell us why you love Behrend -- The gorge? The chicken wraps? Your favorite professor? The sense of community? Anything goes!

Email [email protected].

Photos are welcome, too!

Penn State offers new online accredited bachelor’s degree in finance

Adult learners interested in careers such as personal financial planning, portfolio management, risk management and more can enroll in a new online bachelor’s degree in finance through Penn State World Campus and Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. The degree program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.