Greg Filbeck is the director of the Black School of Business at Penn State Behrend and the Samuel Patton Black III Chair in finance and risk management at the college.
Greg Filbeck is the director of the Black School of Business at Penn State Behrend and the Samuel Patton Black III Chair in finance and risk management at the college.
The regional Science Olympiad tested students' knowledge in 35 events, including "Storm the Castle," where students used model trebuchets to launch a rubber ball toward a bucket.
A piece of wood breaks off a model bridge during a competition at the regional Science Olympiad at Penn State Behrend. Teams tested the strength of their bridges by pouring sand into a bucket that hung from the structures.
Team members adjust the tension on a model trebuchet during the "Storm the Castle" event at the regional Science Olympiad at Penn State Behrend. "There is a lot that can go wrong," Zahraa Alamerie said.
George Looney, distinguished professor of creative writing and English at Penn State Behrend, will read from his work at the annual Behrend Reads program on March 16.
