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Hannah Schneidewind poses for a photo behind a Disney castle and a statue of Mickey Mouse to the left of her

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Hannah Schneidewind is an associate industrial engineer in the Planning and Industrial Engineering Department at Walt Disney World. In January she enrolled in the Doctor of Engineering program online, which allows her to work full time while completing her courses in her free time. “My time so far has consisted of identifying my project and learning how to apply academic rigor to a work-related project,” Schneidewind says. 

A headshot of Tony Wong

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Tony Wong is an electronics engineering manager in the power and control department of a global aerospace and security company. He graduated with a master's in engineering in 2021. “I have been able to apply the tools I learned and knowledge I gained in my master's program into my job. I have modernized the existing analytical approach on circuit simulations and failure mode analyses up to today's standards. They help to improve the product delivery schedule and increase operational efficiency.” 

An undergraduate student gives a demo to students of the additive manufacturing and design master's program in an engineering lab with equipment on a table.

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Students in the Master of Engineering in Additive Manufacturing and Design degree program visited the University Park campus in 2022. They toured College of Engineering lab facilities, and they participated in hands-on demonstrations, a team design challenge, and a poster session.

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.