Hundreds of students have benefited to date from scholarships created by alumni and friends during the University’s recently concluded campaign, “A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence.” Structured around the three key imperatives of a modern land-grant institution, the campaign’s top priority was opening the doors of higher education to students from every background, and Penn State donors rose to the challenge, creating a total of 2,045 new scholarship endowments — an increase of more than 35% over the course of the six-year effort.
Move-in day at Penn State Behrend begins a full week of programming, including academic convocation, the formal start of the academic year. Classes began Aug. 22.
“If I can take a box of stuff up to their room for them and talk to them for a few minutes and make them a little more comfortable about being here, why wouldn’t I do that?” asked Josiah Burkett, at right.
Nearly 1,000 new and transfer students joined the Penn State Behrend community this week. They had help moving in: More than 100 Welcome Week leaders and resident assistants carried boxes, clothes and totes to the new students’ rooms.
More than 100 Welcome Week leaders and resident assistants helped carry boxes, clothes and totes to new students’ rooms. “It shows them what Behrend is all about,” said Farran Parker, a resident assistant.
