Junker Center is named in honor of the Junker family for their long-standing commitment and generosity to Penn State, and especially their support of Behrend's athletics program.
Recognized as an arboretum through its membership in the American Public Gardens Association, the Penn State Behrend campus is home to more than 200 species of native and exotic trees.
The Behrend Lions have twenty-four NCAA Division III varsity athletic teams including men’s and women’s cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field.
The Jack Burke Research and Economic Development Center houses the Black School of Business and the School of Engineering at Penn State Behrend in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Tom Noyes, fiction writer and professor of English and creative writing at Penn State Behrend, will participate in the Smith Creative Writers Reading Series.
Three new members have joined the board of directors for Penn State Behrend's Council of Fellows: Ed Auslander, retired president and CEO of LORD Corporation; Dr. Halina Zyczynski, chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at UPMC Hamot; and Dr. Christopher Clark, president of AHN Saint Vincent Hospital.
Jerry App, a history major at Penn State Behrend, has been painting kriegsmodelle figures for 10 years. "It's been a great hobby to have during the lockdown," he said.
