The Penn State Behrend men’s tennis team won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship, defeating Penn State Altoona, 4-1. The win earned the team its fifth consecutive AMCC title.
The J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School at Penn State is now accepting nominations for the second round of Fox Endowment scholarships, created to support graduate students pursuing academic excellence and scholarly impact at the highest levels.
A $100,000 gift from Matt and Becky Totzke will create new scholarships for students in the nursing programs at Penn State Behrend. The first scholarships will be awarded this fall.
The Mary Behrend Impact Award has been presented to Jana G. Goodrich, president and CEO of Seaway Manufacturing Corporation and a longtime supporter of Penn State Behrend and its students.
The Penn State Behrend men’s tennis team won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference regular-season championship, finishing the season 15-4. The Lions were 8-0 in conference action.
Penn State students participated in the CFA Society Pittsburgh local challenge in the CFA Institute Research Challenge, a global equity research competition, competing against students from top universities.
Penn State Behrend’s History baccalaureate program, through the program learning assessment process, has implemented targeted course revisions and plans to pursue additional improvements informed by student learning evidence.
Penn State Behrend’s new strategic plan deepens the college’s commitment to the Open Lab model of learning, which emphasizes relevant, real-world engagement through internships, sponsored industry projects and undergraduate research experiences. The five-year plan also leverages Behrend’s expertise in artificial intelligence, creating a dynamic AI learning hub that supports workforce training and collaborative community projects.
Six Penn State faculty members have received the 2026 George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching. They are Brianna Blackburn, instructor in nursing in the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing; Lisa Goguen, program coordinator and associate professor of psychology at Penn State Hazleton; Joseph Houck, teaching professor of chemistry in the Eberly College of Science; Lisa Mangel, assistant teaching professor of biology and elementary and early childhood education programs at Penn State Behrend; Michael Mashtare, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Elizabeth Womack, associate professor of English at Penn State Brandywine.
Six University faculty members have received 2026 Faculty Scholar Medals for Outstanding Achievement: Amy Bridger, assistant research professor of higher education strategy at Penn State Behrend; Cui-Zu Chang, professor of physics in the Eberly College of Science; Alexander Hristov, distinguished professor of dairy nutrition in the College of Agricultural Sciences; Michelle Newman, professor of psychology and psychiatry in the College of the Liberal Arts; Xingjie Ni, associate professor of electrical engineering in the College of Engineering; and David Witwer, distinguished professor of American studies and history at Penn State Harrisburg.
