At Penn State Behrend’s Math Options Career Day, middle-schoolers programmed robots and built spaghetti-noodle bridges. “This showed me that math and science are in a lot of the world,” one student said.
The Sustainable Labs Program provides educational support and networking opportunities to labs across Penn State, helping them implement changes to become more energy and resource efficient. Actions taken by participating labs are estimated to result in over $155,000 in savings for the University and reduce about 490 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually.
Penn State Behrend’s baseball and softball teams exited the NCAA Division III regional tournaments with losses to Catholic and Dominican, respectively. The baseball team closed its season with a 29-13-1 record. The softball team finished its season 33-10.
Penn State Behrend’s baseball and softball teams won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championships. The baseball team defeated La Roche, 7-1, and the softball team defeated Mt. Aloysius, 5-2.
Penn State Behrend’s summer College for Kids program cloaks learning in immersive and imaginative play: Students become storm chasers, champion cake bakers, Olympic athletes and cryptozoologists.
“Music is a visceral thing,” said Gary Viebranz, a teaching professor of music at Penn State Behrend and the longtime director of "Music at Noon: The Logan Series." “It can make us happy or provide an outlet for pain or grief.”
Student leaders and student-run clubs and organizations were recognized for their work at Penn State Behrend’s annual Excellence in Student Leadership and Service Awards.
Penn State campuses across Pennsylvania were sites of celebration and recognition May 3-5 as the University awarded more than 14,000 degrees during 2024 spring commencement ceremonies held statewide. Revisit the excitement of commencement with this gallery of photos from Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses.
The Penn State Behrend track and field teams won the United East Outdoor Championships, which were held at Behrend on May 4 and 5. Head Coach Greg Cooper was named Coach of the Year.
