The War of 1812 is a relatively little-known part of American history, but Penn State Behrend history majors are working to change that, writing a series of opinion editorials about the war that have been published in the Erie Times-News and other newspapers.
“Most Americans today are at best only vaguely aware of why the War of 1812 was fought,” said junior Erik Rizzo. “History Student Sees Parallels Between War of 1812, Now,” published iin the Erie Times-News on January 25.
The Penn State Behrend women’s basketball team has received the 2012-13 Donna Ledwin Sportsmanship Award, which recognizes “the highest degree of sportsmanship, character and ethics among players, coaches and spectators.”
The team also won the award for the 2009-10 season.
Coach Roz Fornari values the award, which measures a skill that is not often reflected on the scoreboard.
Students in the master of business administration program at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, scored in the top 3 percent on the most recent ETS Major Field Test, a national assessment of university programs. Read full story here.
Three teams from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, topped preseason polls for the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. Competition begins Friday, when the men’s soccer team hosts Bethany at the Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament.
The soccer team has the benefit of experience: Five seniors and three juniors will start for the squad, including senior Eric Hackworth, the AMCC Defender of the Year for 2012.
Students in the Master of Business Administration program at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, scored in the top 3 percent on the most recent ETS Major Field Test, a national assessment of university programs.
Students take the exam during their final year of study, after completing most of a program’s required courses. Many of the questions are based on case-study scenarios and require knowledge of marketing, management, finance and managerial accounting.
New students had plenty of fun before classes got underway. Check out our Facebook album with 100 photos from this weekend's activities—zip line, ice cream social, design-your-own-T-shirts, smoothie bar, and much more. Thanks to our student photographer Sarah Jelinek!
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