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A Penn State Behrend professor explains a math problem while standing in front of a chalkboard.

Courtney Nagle (NSF math grant)

Courtney Nagle, associate professor of mathematics education at Penn State Behrend, will oversee a five-year, $1 million study of teacher shortages in Erie County school districts. She hopes to develop a pipeline of highly qualified mathematics teachers who are committed to teaching in "high-need" districts.

A student shakes a recruiter's hand at the Penn State Behrend fall Career and Internship Fair.

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Penn State Behrend's fall Career and Internship Fair is open to all students at the college. Some come looking for jobs or internships; others are trying to practice their interactions with potential employers.

A student talks with a recruiter at the Penn State Behrend fall Career and Internship Fair.

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The recruiters at Penn State Behrend's fall Career and Internship Fair are seeking applicants for full-time, part-time, co-op and internship positions. Several companies returned to campus the following day to interview candidates.

A recruiter talks with students at the Penn State Behrend fall Career and Internship Fair.

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The Penn State Behrend fall Career and Internship Fair is the largest in Erie County. The program is open to current students at each of the county's colleges and universities.

A student talks with a corporate recruiter at the Penn State Behrend fall Career and Internship Fair.

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Students at the Penn State Behrend fall Career and Internship Fair met with recruiters from 175 companies and non-profit organizations -- 21 of which were represented at the fair for the first time.

A corporate recruiter shows a product to a student at Penn State Behrend's fall Career and Internship Fair.

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More than 1,250 students attended the fall Career and Internship Fair at Penn State Behrend. The fair is coordinated by the college's Academic and Career Planning Center.

A total of 21 new companies were in attendance at Penn State Behrend's Fall Career and Internship Fair.

Fall Career Fair 2019

A total of 21 new companies were in attendance at Penn State Behrend's Fall Career and Internship Fair. Overall, 175 companies and 1,250 students attended the event, held Sept. 25 in the college’s Junker Center.

Darren Williams will discuss why rocks from space sometimes fall from the sky on Thursday, Oct. 17, when Open House Night in Astronomy returns to Penn State Behrend.

Asteroid Crash

Darren Williams will discuss why rocks from space sometimes fall from the sky on Thursday, Oct. 17, when Open House Night in Astronomy returns to Penn State Behrend. His presentation, “Cosmic Calamity: Threat Of Asteroid and Comet Impacts on Earth,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in room 101 of the Otto Behrend Science Building.